Contribution of career guidance received at secondary school on choice of careers by female students in institutions under TEVETA in Lusaka province, Zambia.
| dc.contributor.author | Munyati, Malambo Phillip | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-28T10:07:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-28T10:07:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description | Thesis of Doctor of Philosophy in Guidance and Counselling. | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study sought to investigate the contribution of career guidance received at secondary school on choice of careers by female students in institutions under TEVETA in Lusaka province, Zambia. The investigation serves as a springboard to establishing a strategy framework that may be used to assist female students in secondary schools in making appropriate career choices. The study used an intrinsic case study research design. Typical case purposive sampling procedure was used to select both the study institution and the 20 first year female students. Semi structured interview and non-participant observation guides were used to collect data. Trustworthiness of the data collected was assured through rigorous adherence to credibility, transferability, dependability, confirmability and flexibility quality criteria of qualitative study. The study revealed that while at secondary school the female students received show casing competences, instructive guidance and strategic decision as types of career guidance services. The study revealed family (bonding relations), education institutions, Intermediary Crafted Sources and peers as the sources of career guidance for the female students while at secondary school and family as the leading source among them. The study also revealed that work motivation and expectation had an influence on the choice of study programmes by the first-year female students at the TEVETA accredited institution. This was seen in them alluding to the fact that they were motivated to choose the study programmes they were pursuing as it was an avenue for them to be able to acquire property, have stability and survive and perform social responsibilities. The study further revealed that gender role socialization did not play any role in motivating female students to choose careers as both female and male students were competing in the same study programmes with same interest. The study also revealed that structure of opportunity influenced the choice of study programmes by the female students as it brought about demographic divide and compromise on quality in terms of college entry requirements. The study recommended a first-degree training for individuals to give career guidance to girls at secondary school and the introduction of career guidance as a subject. It was also recommended that only trained career guidance personnel be allowed to deal with career guidance issues in schools. Lastly, the study also recommended a career guidance strategy framework to be used in helping girls make appropriate career choices. Keywords: Sources of Career guidance, School career guidance, Work Motivation, Work expectation, TEVETA | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.unza.zm/handle/123456789/9297 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | The University of Zambia | |
| dc.title | Contribution of career guidance received at secondary school on choice of careers by female students in institutions under TEVETA in Lusaka province, Zambia. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |