Career Development Needs of the Basic Education Learners of St. Mary's College, Quezon City: Basis for a Proposed Career Guidance Curriculum

Abstract

This research study aimed to gauge the needs of the pupils/students of St. Mary's College, Quezon City in terms of the main areas of career development, namely, Personal Management, Learning and Work Exploration, and Career Building. A total of one thousand five hundred thirty-six (1,536) Grade School and High School Students of St. Mary's College, Quezon City School Year 2014-2015 were the respondents of the study. A survey questionnaire was utilised as the instrument of this study. Frequency distribution, percentage, and mean scores were used as statistical measures in treating the data gathered. Based on the findings, the respondents' showed an Average Need for the three areas of Career Management: Personal Management, Learning and Work Exploration, and Career Building. For Cluster (Grades 4-6) 1, the respondents expressed their need to understand themselves, identify their unique skills and abilities, and make decisions based on occupational choices through work-based learning experiences. Meanwhile, Cluster 2 (Grades 7-10) respondents manifested the need to acquire knowledge on securing and maintaining work, to make career enhancing decisions, and to engage and manage career-building processes. A comprehensive career guidance curriculum will be developed based on the result of this study.