Abstract
This study sought to find out the views students have on the effectiveness of career days in assisting them to choose a career. Data were collected, through the use of a questionnaire, from a sample of eighty ‘O’ and ‘A’ level students from Chipadze High School in Bindura. All the respondents who participated in this research attended the careers day session organized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare. A questionnaire was used to collect data. The data were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed. The data revealed that most students benefited from attending the careers day sessions. Organizations that made their displays and presentations provided useful information that enabled the high school students to identify potential careers of their choice. The career day sessions were therefore quite useful. The study however, recommends that more and diverse players from industry, commerce and law need to be invited to attend careers days to provide high school students with information and thus assisting them to choose a future career from an informed perspective. There is need to introduce career guidance and counselling programs in secondary schools and having trained counsellors who assist students in career choices.
Highlights
According to Nicholas (1995) in Bojuwoye and Mbanjwa (2006), youths graduate from schools with a high level of career indecision
A survey is a kind of ‘snap-shot’ approach which depends crucially on choosing a representative, non-biased sample.”. This approach allowed the researchers to gather snap-shot data at a career day session that was conducted at Chipadze Secondary School
The researchers tried to ascertain some of the reasons why students attended the career day
Summary
According to Nicholas (1995) in Bojuwoye and Mbanjwa (2006), youths graduate from schools with a high level of career indecision. There appears to be no serious career focus based on adequate career knowledge. As they traverse personal career paths, there is need for those of us who are involved in the education of the young to induct them into the world of work. Career choice is a factor of personality, interest, self-concept, cultural and environmental factors (Kelke 2000). Students in high school lack information about occupational opportunities which enables them make a career choice (Edwards and Migunde 2011). Career days are some of such events that help induct our children into choosing a career.
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