Career Guidance Counseling at Dr. Juan A. Pastor Memorial National High School: Its Impact to Grade 11 Student's Career Choice

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

This study aimed to determine the impact of Career Guidance Counseling offered by Dr. Juan A. Pastor Memorial National High School to Grade Eleven students' career choice. Specifically this answered the following questions: 1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of age, sex, and strand?; 2. What is the respondents' assessment of the impact of career guidance counselling in terms of purpose, relevance, and application?; 3. How do the respondents choose their career paths?; 4. Is there any significant relationship between the respondents' assessment of the impact of career guidance counselling when grouped according to profile variables?; and 5. What action plan may be given based on the findings?

METHODS

Using the mixed method of research, the researchers gathered pertinent data to answer the questions raised.RESULTSMajority of the respondents surveyed were 16 years old, females, and under the Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) strand; that in terms of purpose, relevance, application, and general outlook in life, most of them agreed and strongly agreed that career guidance offered to them in the Junior High school helped in choosing their career paths; that most of the respondents chose their career paths as a personal choice; and that there is a significant relationship between their level of assessment on career guidance and profiles.

DISCUSSIONS

The following plan of action was recommended: 1. setting up a seminar regarding the different professions available for the students of DJAPMNHS; 2. brochure-making which contains information about the different careers for distribution to student of DJAPMNHS; 3. providing video clips to distribute to every strand to ensure suitability of chosen career paths.