Career Guidance Based on Krumboltz's Social Learning Theory to Develop Students' Career Decisions

Abstract

Career decisions influence individuals in achieving success and satisfaction in their careers. Making career decisions is one of the important issues for adolescents in determining the direction of their future careers. A career decision is defined as a conscious process in which individuals use their skills, knowledge, and thinking to make career choices. The purpose of this study is to develop an effective career guidance model based on Krumboltz's social learning theory to improve students' career decision-making. This research adopts a positivist paradigm associated with a quantitative research approach, using an experimental method with a quasi-experimental design. The sample selection was conducted using purposive sampling, based on classes with the lowest grades, and data were collected using a career decision-making instrument questionnaire that had been developed and tested for validity. The data analysis technique employed was inferential statistics with a non-parametric statistical test, the Mann-Whitney U test. The results of the study showed a significance value (2-tailed) of 0.008 < 0.05, indicating that career guidance based on Krumboltz's social learning theory is effective in developing students' career decision-making. The conclusion of this study is that career guidance based on Krumboltz's social learning theory can be utilized in career guidance at the high school level. The implication of this study's findings is that Guidance and Counseling teachers can use career guidance based on Krumboltz's social learning theory to enhance students' career decision-making.