Determinants of career choice by hospitality management students in ,Nairobi, Kenya
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Date
2014
Authors
Mbae., Loyford B.
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
Career selection is one of the many important choices students make in determining
their future paths. Personal aptitudes, educational attainment, environmental
conditions and job market are among factors that largely influence career choice. As
such many students are unable to make or express their career choices hence, some
change their career in the course of training while others end in wrong careers that are
not in their interests. The study therefore aims to investigate the determinants of
career choice by hospitality management students in Nairobi Kenya. Specifically the
study will aim to: determine the influence of social economic factors on career choice
of hospitality management students in Kenya, evaluate the influence of school career
resources on career choice of hospitality management students, establish the extent to
which transitions in labour markets influence career choices of hospitality
management students in Kenya, ascertain the influence of personality factors on
career choices of hospitality management students. The study will also seek to
establish whether any relationship existed between socio-economic, school career
resources, transitions in labour market and personality factors and career choice of
hospitality management students in Kenya. The survey will adopt a cross-sectional
descriptive research and will be carried out in Nairobi County targeting all public
universities training hospitality careers. These universities are; The University of
Nairobi Kenyatta University, Moi University and The Technical University of Kenya.
It will target 4039 students enrolled in the hospitality management school through
joint admissions board (JAB).The sample frame of the study will be first year
hospitality management students in the four universities.384 hospitality students will
participate in the survey .These respondents will be identified by use of Kothari's
formulae (s= )(2NP (I-P) -7- d 2 (N -1) + X 2P (1- P). Open and semi closed
questionnaires will be used to collect data. Interviews will be carried out to ensure
triangulation. Pre-tests will be conducted and its validity tested for internal
consistency by use of Cronbach's Alpha with a 70% acceptance level. The data from
the field will be coded to enable the use of computer in the summarizing. Pearson
Product Correlation will be utilized to test for relationship between variables. Student
t-test and one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) will be used to test for significance
difference in the means between variables. The results will be presented on frequency
distribution tables, pie charts and bar charts. Descriptive frequency tables will be
produced using the statistical package for social sciences