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The purpose of this study was to investigate influence of social factors on vocational career choices of students in Catholic-sponsored technical institutions located in the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru, Kenya. The study was guided by the research question: What is the influence of social factors on vocational career choices in the aforementioned institutions? The study was grounded on Krumboltz theory of social learning. The empirical literature covered various societal factors. A Convergent parallel mixed method design was used whereby 292 respondents participated in the study. Purposive, stratified and simple random sampling techniques were applied in sampling of institutions, administrators, teachers and students respectively. For data collection, interview guides were used for teachers and principals while questionnaires were employed to facilitate data collection from students. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences programme was used to aid analysis of quantitative data from the students while qualitative data from teachers and principals were organized into themes. Analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data were done independently then mixed at the end during interpretation. The study revealed that 91.6% of students are influenced by immediate people they interact with. It was also found that 55.6% never had prior working experience. The study revealed that as family and friends influence students in technical and vocational training institutions there is still a large number (49.3%) who make choices according to their own personal interest. Majority of the students (61.8%) perceived the courses they were pursuing as being very difficult but also marketable. Electrical installation was found to have the highest number of enrollment for national examinations followed by mechanics. The study recommended to Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development to introduce subjects at high school level that could expose students to vocational careers. It was further recommended that technical institutions should come up with guiding policies on how to help and streamline student’s choices on vocational careers.
Amity Journal of Management
VOCATIONAL FACTORS AND CAREER CHOICE OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN EKITI STATE UNIVERSITYThe study examines the influence of vocational factors on the career choice of vocational and technical education students in Ekiti State University. The study employed a survey research design with a population of (619) VTE students. The sample size of the study was (234) using the Krejcie and Morgan sample technique to select the sample size. A primary source of data was used to collect the data through the administration of a questionnaire. Crambach's alpha coefficient value of 0.816 indicates that the instrument was acceptable. The method of data analysis used is descriptive and correlation statistics to test the research questions and hypotheses. The finding revealed the correlation coefficient and P-value of parental guidance service (r=.114<P=.124 at 0.05); personal attitude (r=.225>P=.124 at 0.05) and societal stigmatisation (r=.222>P=.124 at 0.05). The implication of these findings was an indication that there was a positive significance exists between the explanatory variables on the career choice of VTE students" in Ekiti State University. Also, vocational guidance should be offered to all secondary school students in choosing the career of their choice. Based on these findings, the study, therefore, recommends that vocational guidance should not depend on parental guidance in chosen career choices. There should be public enlightenment about the VTE programme to remove the societal stigmatisation, and students with good personal traits should be encouraged to go for the career of their choice.
The aims of this research were to investigate the perceptions of Grade 10 students in Kabatan National High School toward vocational education and to understand the factors influencing students’ choice. These were considered as starting points to create plans for applicable intervention in order to progress students’ choice for Technical Vocational Livelihood (TVL) track. This study employed mixed methods design and utilized purposive sampling so it included all one hundred twenty five (125) G10 students. The data sources were a semi-structured interview guide and a self-made Perception on Vocational Education and Choice Factors questionnaire. To analyze the data collected, hypothetical range and weighted mean were used. Collective perceptions on vocational education of Grade 10 students were reflected on the agreement of the following statements with topmost weighted means of 2.98 and 2.74 respectively: (a) Vocational education is not my line of interest and (b) Vocational education is demanding in terms of effort and finances. This implied that they had false impression about the kind of education that vocational courses can provide them and had considered vocational training as tiring and costly. Parental influence was found to highly influence the G10 students not to choose vocational track with highest weighted mean value of 3.03 since their parents want them to pursue academic track. The developed action plan shall correct the misconceptions of the students and parents. It shall include a number of career advocacy activities such as career awareness caravan. All of these are for the purpose of providing opportunities for parents and students to attend lectures on TVL courses which will eventually direct them to a second look on vocational education. Key words: perception, choice, vocational education, factors, parental influence
In Kenya, the subjects that students choose in secondary schools greatly determine their career paths. This is because the subjects done at secondary schools dictate the courses they do at the post-secondary level of training. Studies show that majority of students are not aware of their career choices while in secondary schools hence they find themselves in the subjects they do either accidentally, or by being greatly influenced by other external factors other than career awareness. It is therefore paramount that subject choice guidance to students, if incorporated in career guidance programme to a great extent can help to solve the problems of students landing in wrong careers because they did not choose the right subjects while in secondary schools. This study sought to determine the extent to which the subject choice is incorporated in to career guidance programmes in secondary schools in Uriri Sub-County. The study employed ex-post facto research design. The target population in the study was 262 form three Agriculture students. 152 Agriculture students were drawn by proportionate stratified random sampling. A closed ended questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was analysed using SPSS package version 22 and presented and analysed using frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations. The study found out that information on subject choice was available to a large extent, sufficient to help secondary school students in Uriri Sub-County to make informed career choices.
The study focused on modelling the factors that influence Polytechnic students’ career choice of technical and vocational courses. A stratified sampling technique was used to select a total of 430 students. The researcher developed factor analytically derived questionnaire. Items one to three dealt with the bio data of the respondents. Items four and five sought after the parental occupation of the respondents. Item six examined how the respondent’s career choice was influenced by close relations on a five point Likert scale and the last item on the questionnaire examined the level of importance attached to various factors influencing the career choice of technical and vocational students in the polytechnics on a seven point Likert scale. Multivariate factor analysis method was used in the analysis. The results showed that there are three salient factors that influence career choice of technical and vocational students in the Polytechnics. These were Job security factor, Gender and close family relations factor as well as Financial and societal influence factor. This results confirmed earlier researches that sought to investigate the factors that influence students’ choice in Technical and Vocational courses. It is therefore recommended that entrepreneurship mindset and independent decision should be emphasized in career counselling programs for Technical and Vocational students in their course selection. KEYWORDS: Technical and Vocational Education, Influence, Decision, Commonalities, Salient factors.
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478)
Dr Reengineering mass career acquisition through technical vocational education training counseling in KenyaVocational and Technical Education forms a very key foundation in enabling a nation to achieve aspired MDGs and SDG. Kenya as a country highly depends on technical skills to achieve the Vision 2030 and Sustainable Development Goals. However, this can only be achieved through proper and realistic career counseling information provided by the counseling teachers at the secondary school level. According to KCSE results released every year, the majority of the candidates score below grade C+ especially in 2016 and 2017 though above D- which is the requirement for entrance for proficiency level for TVET courses. However, the majority of students do not join Vocational or Technical Education due to a missing link between the natures of career counseling services offered at the secondary school level. Counselors have expectations and premise that the majority of the candidates join training at university levels thus package their counseling information on the few ignoring other students. ...
__________________________________________________________________________________________ Abstract Career choice is a complex decision for students since it determines the kind of profession that they intend to pursue in life. As students try to make career choice while in secondary school, they face problem of matching their career choices with their abilities and school performance. In Kenya every year form four secondary school students make career choices before sitting for their final examination (Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations) however, studies indicate that most students enter into careers that are totally different from the ones they chose while in secondary. The purpose of this study was to examine factors influencing career choice among form four secondary school students in Kisumu municipality, Kenya. The study was conducted using descriptive survey design with a population of 332 students. The data for this study was collected using questionnaire and interview schedules. The findings of this study indicate that availability of advancement opportunities and learning experiences are the most influential factors affecting career choices among students. While males reported learning experiences and career flexibility as the most influential factors, females however reported availability of advancement opportunity and opportunity to apply skills as the most influential factors. However, no variance was reported for persons influencing career choice by gender __________________________________________________________________________________________
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The purpose of this study was to determine the factors determining Students’ career choice in Kenya. The study sought to determine the influence of factors of opportunity and personality on career choice among students in Kenyan universities. The study adopted descriptive survey design and targeted 3,000 students in the faculty of Arts at the University of Nairobi. A simple random sampling was used to draw a sample of 500 respondents. Data was collected by use of questionnaires. Data was analyzed using SPSS (version 23). A total of 457 questionnaires were filled by the respondents. The findings showed that opportunity factors influence student’s career choices. Such includes perception of ideal job, mentorship opportunities and education opportunity. Personal factors also influenced student’s career choices. Such factors included personal interest personal value and personal skills. The study concludes that students require mentorship so as to develop ideas regarding their careers a...
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Individual and Institutional Determinants of Trainees’ Enrolment in Public Technical Vocational Education and Training Institutions in Nakuru County, KenyaThe purpose of this study was to investigate the individual and institutional determinants of trainee enrolment in public, technical vocational, education and training (TVET) institutions in Nakuru County, Kenya. The study was informed by the large number of secondary school graduates idling in the community and efforts of government of Kenya to raise enrolment in TVETs for skill training to actualise vision 2030. The study sought to investigate whether trainees’ attitude had influence on enrolment in public TVETs in Nakuru County, Kenya. The study was guided by the Social Learning Theory of Career Decision Making (SLTCDM) by John D. Krumboltz (1976). The theory focuses on developing career readiness through implementation of learning theory in school-to-work programs. This study employed descriptive survey research design. The sample size consisted of 12 TVETs, 30 trainers and 331 trainees drawn from the target population of 24 public TVETs, 150 trainers and 2385 trainees from enti...
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