Abstract
M.A. (Psychology)
This study has been undertaken in the belief, on the one
hand, that it will stimulate awareness among student
counsellors of the fact that factors like a third world
orientation, minority group membership, culturalism and
ethnocism has an influence on the emotional experience and
behavior of the students which have wide implications for
career maturity as well as for counseling and, on the other
hand, that it may provide guidelines for student counsellors
in their guidance and helping of students.
This study consists of two phases. The first phase, as
expounded in chapters one, two and three, is devoted to an
exploration of the situation of the student, possible
theories in career guidance and the role and function of
student counsellors in cross-cultural situations.
Chapters four, five and six deals with the second phase which
consists of an empirical investigation. An experimental
approach was followed and the crites Maturity Investigation
was used as a pre- and posttest to measure the achievement of
the students. The experimental group completed a program
based on the model of Super for the development of career
maturity.
computer analyses with the BDMP3D-program was employed to
compare the raw . scores among the experimental group and
control group. comparisons were also made among the
students of SWA/Namibia as members from a third world
orientation and the students of the RAU as members of a first
world orientation.The results were that there was a significant difference in
performance between the experimental group and the control
group, as well as between the SWA/Namibia and RAU students.
In conclusion it is recommended that a guidance
the development of career maturity in such
situation as existing at the Academy, should form
total guidance program.
program for
a complex
part of the
It is also recommended that the guidance service should be
extended and developed to make provision for a career library
and information centre as well as for the opportunity to give
ample guidance to students during the orientation period and
to pupils before entering the Academy.