ABSTRACT
The study was to find out the nurture experiences that influence JHS Students
career aspirations, where students seek career information, the levels of students’
knowledge on career alternatives and measures students adopt to achieve their
career aspirations in Berekum Municipality.
The study covered a sample of 303 respondents randomly selected from
students of five Junior High Schools in Berekum Municipality. Descriptive
survey method was used for the research design. Questionnaires were used to
collect the data. It was used to examine how parents, teachers, friends, peers,
counsellors, siblings and extended family members influence students’ career
aspiration decisions in Berekum Municipality. The data were analyzed by using
research questions based on percentages, frequencies and mode.
The study reveals that most Junior High School (JHS) students in Berekum
Municipality have clear idea about their future career aspirations. The main
sources of career information to JHS in the municipality are teachers, parents and
the mass media. The major influence of JHS students in the Municipality are
parents, teachers, peers and siblings, but parents are the most influential factor.
Majority of the students discuss their future career aspiration decisions with
parents and friends. Nursing is the career most JHS students in the Municipality
aspire to. The study clearly recognizes that counsellors have very insignificant
influence on JHS students’ future career aspirations in all aspects.
There is an urgent need for policy makers, especially GES to provide regular
in-service training and workshops on career related issues to all teachers.
TAKYI, M (2021). NURTURE EXPERIENCES AND CAREER ASPIRATIONS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BEREKUM MUNICIPALITY. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/nurture-experiences-and-career-aspirations-of-junior-high-school-students-in-berekum-municipality
TAKYI, MATTHEW "NURTURE EXPERIENCES AND CAREER ASPIRATIONS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BEREKUM MUNICIPALITY" Afribary. Afribary, 02 Apr. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/nurture-experiences-and-career-aspirations-of-junior-high-school-students-in-berekum-municipality. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
TAKYI, MATTHEW . "NURTURE EXPERIENCES AND CAREER ASPIRATIONS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BEREKUM MUNICIPALITY". Afribary, Afribary, 02 Apr. 2021. Web. 27 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/nurture-experiences-and-career-aspirations-of-junior-high-school-students-in-berekum-municipality >.
TAKYI, MATTHEW . "NURTURE EXPERIENCES AND CAREER ASPIRATIONS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BEREKUM MUNICIPALITY" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 27, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/nurture-experiences-and-career-aspirations-of-junior-high-school-students-in-berekum-municipality