The Status of Career Awareness among Selected Kenyan Public Secondary School Students

Ibrahim, Fr Racho; Wambiya, Pascal; Aloka, Peter J. O.; Raburu, Pamela A.

doi:10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n6p301

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“…Vol.9, Issue 4 (Oct-December) 2023 (2015) assert that the majority of school career counselors are teachers who are appointed to the position of guidance and counseling teachers but without relief from their normal teaching responsibilities and with no additional pay. This brings to even one more challenge of career guidance and counseling here, which concurs with Ibrahim et al, 2014, that teachers who assume the responsibility of counsellors find themselves overloaded because they are not released from their normal teaching duties. This concurs with Arfasa and Weldmeskel (2020) who opine that in a secondary school setting, there are problems associated with counsellors' non-professionalism.…”

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Assessing Career Guidance and Counseling Activities That Foster Career Awareness Among Students in Public Secondary Schools in Misungwi District

Charles

2023

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This research investigated career guidance and counseling activities that foster career awareness among students in public secondary schools in Misungwi District, Tanzania. To achieve this objective, the study adopted the Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT), as developed by Lent, Brown, and Hackett in 1994. The research employed a mixed research approach, combining quantitative and qualitative methods, utilizing an exploratory sequential design. The sample consisted of 318 respondents, including 200 students, 90 teachers, 10 heads of schools, 10 student counselors, and 8 Ward Education officers. The researcher collected data by using questionnaires and interview. The validity and reliability of the research instruments were demonstrated by a correlation coefficient of 0.76. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics with the assistance of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21, while qualitative data were thematically analyzed. The findings revealed that although some schools provided career guidance and counseling services, the majority of these activities were not closely aligned with career guidance and counseling. Moreover, the study underscored that the effectiveness of career guidance and counseling services in public secondary schools is hindered by the absence of professional career counselors, limited knowledge and skills among teacher counselors, and a shortage of materials for conducting effective career guidance and counseling activities. In conclusion, the research recommends the enhancement of career guidance and counseling services through the employment of professional counselors and the provision of seminars, workshops, and training for teacher counselors in schools.

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Assessing Career Guidance and Counseling Activities That Foster Career Awareness Among Students in Public Secondary Schools in Misungwi District

Charles

2023

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“…Hence, they were aware of ethical principles in dealing with the college requirements. If the students know a college course, they can make a good career decision (Ibrahim et al, 2014). The findings above justify the effect of work immersion in uplifting the students' awareness of college courses.…”

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“…Awareness of a college course and career is essential to build among high school students. For instance, Ibrahim et al (2014) made a descriptive study on the status of career awareness for public high schools in Kenya. They found that students aware of their preferred career so that they can make the right career decision.…”

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Building awareness, interest, and readiness towards college course through work immersion

Insorio

Manaloto²,

Lareña³

2023

MEDITERR J SOC BEH RES

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Work immersion is required before graduation for senior high school students that aims to prepare the students for college life, particularly for humanities and social sciences (HUMSS) students. Despite the restriction in face-to-face classes and prohibiting industry-based experience, teachers need to build the students’ awareness, ignite their interest and uplift their readiness for college courses. So, teachers decided to implement work immersion via a blended modality wherein students experience school-based and online work immersion. This study aimed to build the HUMSS students’ awareness, interest, and readiness for college courses. A practical action research design was utilized to measure the variables before and after the work immersion implementation. Hence, survey questionnaires and interviews were the data collection tools employed to collect both quantitative measures and qualitative descriptions of experiences. The findings show that the students have low awareness, interest, and readiness for their preferred college courses before implementing work immersion in a blended modality. However, after two months of implementation, all variables become high and significant differences exist before and after the implementation. The work immersion using a blended modality effectively increased students’ awareness, interest, and readiness for college courses. However, they suggested having more webinars and activities, more learning materials, frequent face-to-face interactions, parents’ involvement during the webinar, and a student committee for communication.

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“…This suggests that both male and female counsellors in the target area agreed on the sustainable health counselling strategies for reducing the impact of malnutrition among preschoolers regardless of gender. Ibrahim, Wambiya, Aloka, and Raburu (2014) showed that awareness creation among secondary school students is not influenced by gender difference. This is to say that counsellors are discharging their professional roles especially as it concerns nutritive food intake among rural preschoolers (Zainuddin et al, 2013).…”

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Sustainable Health Counselling Strategies for Reducing the Impact of Malnutrition Among Rural Children in Nigeria

Ede¹,

Ugwoezuonu²,

Anowai³

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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to survey the sustainable health counselling strategies for reducing the impact of malnutrition among rural children in Nigeria. METHOD: The population of the study comprised the entire 209 counsellors. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data collected. RESULTS: The result showed found that providing information about adequate food intake for sustainable health, awareness creation, and counselling, organizing conference on healthy nutrition, providing health awareness for sustainable growth; educating preschoolers’ caregivers on fibre, knowledge of the best choice, knowledge of the sources of vitamin B12; assessing nutritional status of children; information on underweight to avoid obesity; and improving scope feeding behaviour through counselling are strategies that could reduce impacts of malnutrition among rural children in Nigeria. No significant was observed between male and female respondents with regards to sustainable health counselling strategies for reducing the impact of malnutrition among rural children. CONCLUSION/SUGGESTION: Since eating practice of the rural children is poor and counselling strategies have been suggested, there is an urgent need for implementation of those strategies. Since evidence-based literature indicated that rural children in developing countries are at high risk of malnutrition and our findings showed strategies to reduce the proportion of children suffering from malnutrition, it implies that a Nutrition Rehabilitation Programme should be introduced to educate them on best nutritional practices.

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The Status of Career Awareness among Selected Kenyan Public Secondary School Students

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Assessing Career Guidance and Counseling Activities That Foster Career Awareness Among Students in Public Secondary Schools in Misungwi District

Assessing Career Guidance and Counseling Activities That Foster Career Awareness Among Students in Public Secondary Schools in Misungwi District

Building awareness, interest, and readiness towards college course through work immersion

Sustainable Health Counselling Strategies for Reducing the Impact of Malnutrition Among Rural Children in Nigeria

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