Abstract
Career services provision include all actions which deal with giving students information and psychological assistance that may directly affect their decisions and choices which these individuals are about to make on their schooling and employment. The purpose of this study was to examine the status of career services provision and its role on career decision making among high school students in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by comparing career services provision in government and international schools. Specifically, the study intended to identify the career programs available to students in schools, students’ career knowledge and the contribution of career programs and career knowledge to students’ career decision making. The study was conducted in six secondary schools using a sample of 322 students. The data from students were collected through a structured questionnaire and focus group discussions. The results revealed that students in international schools had access to many career programs and they have better knowledge on careers as compared to students in government schools. It was therefore concluded that, career services provision in international schools is to some degrees a reality as opposed to government schools where career services provision is still a dream. It is suggested that, future research can observe the role of career services provision in secondary schools to students’ ability to make relevant course choices in higher learning institutions.
Highlights
Careers emerge to individuals through the interaction between an individual agency and the experience, constraining and enabling forces of the social context Kidd (2006)
The results revealed that students in international schools had access to many career programs and they have better knowledge on careers as compared to students in government schools
This was evident in the fact that, the majority of high school students in government schools had less exposure to career programs and limited sources of career information
Summary
Careers emerge to individuals through the interaction between an individual agency and the experience, constraining and enabling forces of the social context Kidd (2006). Every individual makes a choice of career to pursue in life so as to meet physiological, biological, and social needs. This action promotes individual’s emotional satisfaction and sense of belonging (Kimbrell and Vineyard, 1992). Kidd (2006) argues that, career services provision involves the provision of career skills and knowledge about work and educational choices He explains further that, school leavers face many difficulties in career decision making due to inadequate career information, knowledge and skills. Focusing on the status of career services provision and career decision making among individuals in Africa, Biswalo (1996) reports that, inadequate career services available to youth have affected their ability to make informed career decision, a situation which has caused serious unemployment problems in the continent in recent years
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