The status of career awareness among selected Kenyan public secondary school students

Abstract/Overview

The study investigated the status of career awareness among public secondary school students in Marsabit Central district, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The target population of students was 2,259, nine guidance and counselling teachers. 250 students in the district were selected using stratified sampling technique. Six guidance and counselling teachers representing 67% of the 9 guidance and counselling teachers in the district were also randomly selected for the study. The researcher used questionnaires and interviews to elicit information from students and interview schedules to collect data from counselling teachers and principals. The findings indicated that, students’ career awareness had significant relationship with students’, (Ȥ2=56.250, df=49, p=0.001