Factors influencing career choice decisions of form four students in Kenya: a case study of Kiambu district
| dc.contributor.author | Mungai Njambi, Lilian | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-24T09:37:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-07-24T09:37:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-12 | |
| dc.description | A Research Dissertation Report Submitted To The Faculty Of Education As A Requirement In Partial Fulfillment of The Award Of A Bachelor’s Degree Of Arts With Education Of Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Form four class has been identified as a critical decision point in the career choice making process of students. In form four the students are faced with the tasks of career decision. In this class students will have to make choices about their imminent future - A review to major theories relating to career determination will be undertaken. Decision making theories have identified age range 16-18 years, as being one of the critical decision periods for an adolescent. Most of the students in form four fall under this age bracket. The target population for this study will be the form four students from different government sponsored secondary school in Kiambu district and will be given questionnaires designed to probe students on the factors to consideration in decision making on career choice. A four-point likert scale will be used to assess these factors as they relate to students. Respondents will be asked to indicate the level of importance of the # of statements describing potential influences within their decision making process. The information gained from the questionnaires will be analyzed as tabled. The data will then be presented in graphs and charts. Comparative analysis on data collected will be done based on gender to establish the difference in anchored on development theories of career choice. These include Lent, Bronx and Hackett's social cognitive career theory (1987) Super's Theory of vocational choice (1954), Holland’s career Typology (1959) and lent, Brown and Hackett's social cognitive career Theory (1987). Descriptive-qualitative approach will be taken in the analysis of the data. This study intends to be a resourceful reference material to guidance and counseling department of secondary schools in Kenya parents and students who have to make decisions on their future career. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/11073 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning | en_US |
| dc.subject | Career choice decisions | en_US |
| dc.subject | Form four students | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kenya | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kiambu district | en_US |
| dc.title | Factors influencing career choice decisions of form four students in Kenya: a case study of Kiambu district | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |