ATTITUDE TOWARDS CAREER COUNSELING SERVICES AMONG STUDENTS IN SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA

Journal Title: PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 3

Abstract

This paper discusses the attitude students have towards Career Counselling services in Kenyan universities including its usefulness in preparing graduates for the job market. In an attempt to examine this, a sample size of 462 final undergraduate students from two public and two private universities in Kenya and 4 Career Counsellors was used. The study was guided by the Learning Theory of Career Counselling by Mitchell & Krumboltz (1996). The study found that student's had a positive attitude towards the career counselling services. The study recommended that universities provide professionally trained Career Counsellors to help students reframe their indecision through learning experiences.

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Elsie Nyadoi Opiyo –Newa

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Elsie Nyadoi Opiyo –Newa (2019). ATTITUDE TOWARDS CAREER COUNSELING SERVICES AMONG STUDENTS IN SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA. PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research, 8(3), 48-49. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-515988