| dc.description.abstract | The research problem is that there is insufficient provision of career guidance services in secondary schools in Kenya. The purpose of the study has been to examine the factors that hinder the effective implementation of career guidance and counseling programmes in public secondary schools in Vihiga District. The target population was 5,200 form three students and 82 career teachers. The sample of the study was 357 respondents (336 students and 21 career teachers) Six research questions were formulated to guide the study. Research question one sought to assess the teachers' attitude towards implementing career guidance and counseling programmes in schools. Research question two sought to establish whether public secondary schools career teacher/teacher counselors possessed the necessary training and skills. Research question three sought to determine whether there were enough resources availed in schools for providing career guidance and counseling to students. Research question four was aimed at establishing the time allocated for guidance and counseling programmes in schools to effectively implement career guidance and counseling. Research question five sought to establish what activities the teachers have developed in order to effectively provide career guidance and counseling services in Vihiga District and the last research question sought to identify factors that hinder effective implementation of career guidance and counseling in schools in Vihiga District.
The method used for the study was questionnaires. There were two sets of questionnaires designed for this study, one for the career teachers and the other for
the students. Both questionnaires sought information on career teachers' and
students' opinion on factors that affected effective implementation of career guidance and counseling services in schools. It also sought information on the
areas teachers and students feel need to be improved on so as to enhance effective
provision of career guidance in schools.
The following were the major findings of the study:
A significant number of teachers were unwilling towards being assigned responsibility of being career teacher counselor could be a hindrance towards effective implementation of career guidance and counseling programmes in schools. Lack of training in career guidance and counseling was a hindrance to proper implementation of career guidance counseling programme in schools. Lack of enough duration of training was a hindrance to proper implementation of career guidance and counseling in schools.
That most schools did not have special rooms for guidance and counseling which hindered proper implementation of career guidance and counseling in schools. Lack of occupational information to the students was a hindrance to proper implementation of career guidance and, counseling in schools. Lack of adequate time, funds and resources were the major problems that hindered career guidance
and counseling services in schools. Lack of appraisal and follow-up programmes for students and school leavers respectively was a hindrance to proper implementation of career guidance and counseling to schools. That parents were involved to some extent in career guidance of the students where many were involved in being invited to give talks on career to students.
Based on the findings, it was concluded that there were various factors which hindered proper implementation of career guidance and counseling in schools. Therefore there is need for addressing those factors to ensure that career guidance and counseling was well implemented in schools.
In the light of the research findings the researcher made the following recommendations:
1. That all teachers charged with responsibility of career guidance and counseling should undergo training before they are assigned that duty.
11. That career guidance and counseling should be given enough time in the schools time table.
Ill. That the Ministry of Education should put mechanism in place to provide regular in service training in career guidance and counseling to school teachers. | en |
