EFFECTIVENESS OF CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAM

TO THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETERS OF S.Y 2017-2018

A Thesis

Presented to

the Faculty of

MAT-I NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Brgy. Mat-i, Surigao City

In Partial Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Subject

QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

ELIZA C. TORRES
AIRHEN S. GELI
October 2018
 APPROVAL SHEET

EFFECTIVENESS OF CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAM

TO THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETERS S.Y 2017-1018

ELIZA C. TORRES,2018
AIRHEN S. GELI,2018

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

subject Qualitative Research, this thesis has been reviewed

and is recommended for approval in Oral Examination.

RONALD G. PONO, MAED

Adviser

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APPROVED by the Committee for Oral Examination with the

grade of PASSED.

ROBERT F. AMPLOQUIO, LPT., MAED

Chair

JENILE ESCOPETE, MAED JESYL A. TORRECAMPO, MAED

Member Member

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CERTIFIED that the author passed the Title Hearing on

August 2018 and this thesis is ACCEPTED in partial fulfillment

of the requirements for the subject Qualitative Research this

October 2018.

ROBERT F. AMPLOQUIO, LPT., MAED

Chair
 ABSTRACT

This study determined the effectiveness of career

guidance program to the Junior High School S.Y 2017-2018 using

qualitative approach through research-made questionnaire. Data

were treated using qualitative description.

The findings revealed that male, ages 16-17 years old,

still studying and are pursuing their education in public

institution are dominant. The career guidance program was

found to be effective to the JHS completers. This career

guidance program serves as an important tool to the choice of

career of students and it helped them discover their

undiscovered selves.

The study concluded that career guidance program is truly

effective to the JHS completers of S.Y. 2017-2018. Students’

choice of career can be somewhat associated by the

effectiveness of career guidance program to them. It can be

affirmed that career guidance program really helped the

students on their career choices.

Thus, the study recommend that career guidance program

should be fully implemented to the students until the next

generation to produce a more and more globally competitive

individual. Career guidance program must still be implemented

to all institutions to tickle the interests of the students.

 Chapter 1

PROBLEM AND REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

This chapter includes the introduction, review of related

literature, statement of problem, significance of the study,

scope and limitation and definition of terms.

Introduction

For some students transistioning from high school to

post- secondary can be difficult and stressful. It seems

unnatural for young people to know what they want for their

future. When they are 15, 16,18 years or less of life

experiences draw upon. While others are able to leave high

school with the requisite skills to achieve their desired

level of success, others lack the academic, social, and

financial resources to realize their dreams. Either way,

successfully charting a prosperous life- long career path of a

JHS completer could be a daunting experience.

Preparing high school students for both college and

career is a goal that few can disagree with. But while much

attention has focused on how to prepare students academically.

For life after high school, less has been directed at the

nonacademic skills and knowledge that students need to succeed

in college and work place.

 Comprehensive, developmental guidance and counseling

programs are vital to the achievement at excellent in

education for all students. The purpose of career guidance

program modules is to help students develop basic life skills

in the areas of personal, social, career planning, and

academic development, (Pitan,2016) Career guidance is the

process of helping individuals to select a course of study

that may help them get into a job or make them employable

after college. Pitan (2016) noted that this program focuses on

career exploration, career change and career development among

others. Horby et.al (2003) suggest that guidance of students

includes helping learners either individually or in groups to

make personal, educational or vocational choices. Allen and

Robbins (2010) noted that, organized efforts from students and

parents teachers and counselors create life exploration

opportunity that engage young people in meaningful experience.

Marc (2010)point out that these organized efforts provide

completers with the necessary mind set to begin formulating

life-long professionals and personal dreams.

The resources as students and also products of CGPs

(Career Guidance Program) have experienced changes in their

lives because of CGP that was being offered by the government

together with the Department of Education. This CGP helps them

to become certain and specific in their chosen career fields.

Along with this live, this study was conducted to analyze

and determine whether Career Guidance Program is effective and

fruitful to the JHS Completers of SY 2017-2018 and how it

helps them in choosing their strands in tracks in Senior High

School as stepping stone in preparing for their college

endeavors and even in future employment.

REVIEW OF RELATTED LITERATURE

One of the serious problems that our country is facing

right now is the unemployment rate as well as job mismatch of

many Filipinos. And to eradicate or minimize this said issue,

government together with the DepEd implemented and offered

Career Guidance Program to the JHS and SHS students as a tool

in harnessing their life skills and to make them he ready to

meet for demands of the economy. It’s because (Pitan,2015) the

world of employment is always on its changing process, from

industrial age up to the trend now which is information and

communication age, often offered as knowledge-based economy.

Pitan (2016) stated that Career Guidance Program was

found to be or to have the strongest relationships with all

other components of achieving the desire goals in the career-

choosing fields. It implies that CGP plays a vital role in

line with the components of achieving the desired career

goals. Career Guidance Programs enables students to utilize

and develop their skills and knowledge gained in the process

of being a student.
 OECD (2003) points that Career Guidance Program

assist students to understand the labor market, and to reflect

on their interests, ambitions, abilities and qualifications.

As what Dacre Pool and Sewell (2017) stated, students need

Career Guidance Program counseling after they have acquired

knowledge, understanding and skills in School to best

determine their achievements to potential employers or even

helps them to pick the course in college and vocational

technologies that’s best suited to what they are desiring.

Effectiveness of Career Guidance Programs to The JHS

Completers

Much has been said that Career Guidance Program has been

a big help to those students who are having hard times

thinking about what Career paths are they going to take offer

completing schooling as what Pitan (2017) has been expounded.

It is important for computers to be guided to overcome

uncertainties in choosing their careers.

After completing JHS students are gonna he facing

difficulties in the unpredictable and highly competitive short

of environment (Ariffin and Saedahtinnur,2012), there is a

need for these completers to gain knowledge on the best way to

know what are demands of the economy, to identify what

opportunities that are waiting for them after college, they

will learn how to package themselves well, and how to make

their career decisions (Pitan, 2016 b.)

 Career Guidance Program helps facilitate the

development of the student self-awareness, opportunity

awareness, decisions learning and transition learning

(Learning and Walts, 2003).

Synthesis. The reviewed literature and studies have

established connections with present study as these materials

discussed the need, importance, goals, relevance and

effectiveness of Career Guidance Program to the JHS Completers

(Pitan Law and Watts, Ariffin and Saedahtinnur, Pacre Pool and

Sewell, Allen and Rubbics, Aorby). The reviewed literature

also identified a great effectiveness in undergoing Career

Guidance counseling and joining CGP. The cited materials also

elaborated some concepts regarding the need to have Career

Guidance Programs and cancelling. Differences, however can be

noted from the fact most of the reviewed materials are not the

foreign source which culture and setting are different from

what is the culture and styles in the Philippine setting.

Statement of the Problem

This study determined the effectiveness of career guidance

program to the Junior High School completers S.Y. 2017-2018.

Specifically, it sought answers to the following queries:

1. What is the profile of the respondents as to:

1.1 sex;

1.2 age;
 1.3 type of school (private and public)

1.4 strand

2. What is the extent of effectiveness of career guidance

program to the JHS completers S.Y. 2017-2018?

Profile of the
Respondents:

 Sex

 Age
Effectiveness of Effectiveness to the
 Type of school
career guidance students'
(private or
program to the JHS
private)
completers
 strand

Research Paradigm

of the Study
3. What is the extent of the effectiveness career guidance

program to the choice of school and strand of completers?

Significance of the Study

The result of the study would be a great help to the

existing pool of knowledge in implementing SHS curriculum.

Specifically, this provides help to the following individuals.

Government Officials. This study would be a great help to

the government officials in the desire to implement more

programs to help student in building their careers, and it

could help them create laws for better service of our

educational system.

School Administrator. This study could also be a big help

to the school to the school administrators to make adjustments

and improvisation on implementing this program for the

convenience of the students.

Teacher and Counselors. The result of this study could

help the teachers and counselors develop new learnings

experiences for the students and adjust these learning

experiences to arouse the interests of the students. It could

also help them find strategies for effective counseling and

guidance.

Students. Like the teachers, the students would also

benefit from the result of the study where they could able to

appreciate that career guidance program really can help them

build a brighter future.

 Researchers. The results of this study may be an

additional pool of knowledge relative to the effectiveness of

career guidance program. The results could also be a source of

information in developing concepts on the effectiveness of EGP

to the SHS completers. Scope and limitation of the study, this

study is guided by the following. The study focused on the

determination of the effectiveness of CGP to the completes and

to the choice of school and should of the students.

Scope and Limitation of the Study

This study is guided by the following:

Focus. The study focused on the determination of the

effectiveness of career guidance program to the JHS completers

of Mat-i National High School S.Y. 2017-2018.

Respondents. The respondents include the selected JHS

completers of S.Y. 2017-2018 of Mat-i National High School who

are products of career guidance program.

Place and Time. The study was conducted within Surigao

City where the selected JHS completers are located during the

academic year 2017-2018.

Definition of Terms

Career Guidance Program. This refers to the program being

implemented by the government and was introduced to both JHS

and SHS.
 Effectiveness. This pertains to the outcome of introducing

and implementing Career Guidance Program to the JHS Completers

of SY:2017-2018

JHS Completers. This refers to these who are beneficiaries of

CGP programs that finishes their first 4 years as HS students.

Strand. This refers to the chosen career of the students that

they are planning to purpose.

 CHAPTER
METHODS
This chapter presents the research design, research
environment, respondents, research instrument, ethics and data
gathering.
Research Design
A qualitative research approach was used in conducting the
study. A descriptive research design was utilized since it
describes the extend of the effectiveness of Career Guidance
Program to the JHS completers of S.Y. 2016-20. And to their
academic performance as SHS students.

Chapter 3

Results & Discussion

This chapter contain the data and discussions leading to

the answers of the problem in this study.

 QUESTIONAIRE FOR STUDENTS

Name: Age:

Sex: Student

Age