The role of career guidance in young people's futures
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In January, the HSRC's Zimingonaphakade Sigenu interviewed past students of public secondary schools in Engcobo, a small rural town in the Eastern Cape. The fieldwork, which was part of The Imprint of Education study, highlighted concerns about the poor quality of career counselling in rural schools. Sigenu argues that learners with insufficient exposure to relevant career guidance are at risk of making ill-informed educational and career choices. Without an adequate awareness of their intellectual abilities, current opportunities, and the structural challenges to employment or livelihoods, the challenges of transitioning to post-school education and the world of work become insurmountable.
Source: Figshare
DOI: 10.14749/28650095
Author: Human Sciences Research Council
Language: English
Subfield: Safety Research
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Human Sciences Research Council
OpenAlex ID: W6923758390
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