Abstract:
The research has clarified the meaning of the concept career orientation and
explored the relation between career orientation and interests. This study has
shown that it is essential to plan a career and to guide according to a full
evaluation of interest over a period of time. This enables the counsellor to predict
more accurately and leads to better self-knowledge of the candidate.
THE PRIMARY AIMS OF THIS STUDY ARE:
to clarify the nature of the concept career orientation;
to clarify the nature of the concept interest;
to provide guidelines for effective interest evaluation in the career planning
programme in the secondary school; and
to indicate the value of continuous interest evaluation for career orientation.
Chapter 1 clarifies the title as well as the meaning of relevant concepts such as
interest evaluation and career planning. In this chapter the research problem is
stated, a theoretical statement is made and aims are formulated.
The second chapter deals with perspectives on the concept career orientation and
the value of using the process approach. Different indicators for effective career
planning are investigated and a theoretical model for career planning on secondary
school level is proposed.
Chapter 3 aims at providing a theoretical and historical perspective on the concept
interest.
The fourth chapter is mostly applied to the evaluation and the use of different
interest tests.
In chapter 5 a summary of the study is given and the findings are established.
Recommendations for further research are also made.
