ERIC Number: EJ1378315
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-May
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-2407-9898
EISSN: EISSN-2241-7958
Relationship between Career Interest and Career Decision-Making of Grade 12 Learners in Township Secondary Schools in South Africa
Ajayi, Oluwakemi B.; Moosa, Moeniera; Aloka, Peter J. O.
Athens Journal of Education, v10 n2 p307-322 May 2023
This study examined the relationship between career interests and career decision-making of grade 12 learners in township secondary schools in South Africa. The correlational survey research design was adopted. The sample size comprised 204 grade 12 learners selected from six township secondary schools. The career interest and career decision-making scales were used to collect data from the learners. The inferential statistics such as Pearson correlation, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and regression analysis were used to analyse data. The results indicated that the correlation between enterprising career interest and career decision-making was established to be the strongest (r=0.535, n=204, p<0.001), followed by the relationship between adventurous career interest and career decision-making (r=0.465, n=204, p<0.001), but operational career interest had the least relationship with career decision-making, r (204)=0.284, p<0.001. The study concludes that the career interest model, F (9, 194)=17.403, p<0.01, is a significant predictor of career decision-making among the 12th grade learners. The study recommends that school psychologists should do early assessment of learners to ascertain their career interests.
Descriptors: Student Interests, Career Choice, Decision Making, Secondary School Students, Grade 12, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
Athens Institute for Education & Research. 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, Athens 10671, Greece. e-mail: education@atiner.gr; Web site: https://www.athensjournals.gr/aje
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Grade 12; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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