Abstract
Deciding on the educational path to pursue to arrive at one’s preferred career destination is important. Based on a survey that adapted Germeijs and Verschueren’s (2006) Study Choice Task Inventory (SCTI) to gather relevant data from 1,006 senior high school student respondents, this research assesses the decisional process of how senior high school students choose programmes of study in higher institutions and explores the career guidance and counselling services senior high schools in Ghana provide for their students. Our findings showed that high school students in Ghana were well-oriented about the study choice task and quite decided about the programmes of study to pursue in higher education. The study also found that senior high schools lack the career guidance and counselling infrastructure needed to support students in their efforts to make informed educational career decisions. Also, to a large extent, students relied on themselves for information as they consider the options available in their choices of programmes to study in higher education. Keywords: Career choice, high school students, Ghana, guidance and counselling, decisional tasks DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-10-10 Publication date: April 30 th 2021
Highlights
Career choice options have become broad and at one point, students will face the challenge of deciding about this important aspect of their upward progression on the academic and professional ladder
Based on a survey that adapted Germeijs and Verschueren’s (2006) Study Choice Task Inventory (SCTI) to gather relevant data from 1,006 senior high school student respondents, this research assesses the decisional process of how senior high school students choose programmes of study in higher institutions and explores the career guidance and counselling services senior high schools in Ghana provide for their students
Our findings showed that high school students in Ghana were well-oriented about the study choice task and quite decided about the programmes of study to pursue in higher education
Summary
Career choice options have become broad and at one point, students will face the challenge of deciding about this important aspect of their upward progression on the academic and professional ladder. The senior high school level is a point in the Ghanaian education system where critical decisions are made to pursue further studies towards the realisation of a chosen profession or career. Kidd (2006) observed that providing adequate information to individuals at the right time usually makes a big difference in their career planning. This knowledge goes beyond mere awareness but includes gaining a deep understanding of distinctive character and personality traits and how that relates to career preferences. It includes understanding the processes involved in making such decisions and the various array of career options available to make informed decisions
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