Pre-service Education Students’ Commitment Level to Their Career Choice

Petronila N. Mwangi
University of Eastern Africa, Baraton, Kenya
Email: mwangip@ueab.ac.ke

Abstract: The study attempted to establish commitment level to career choice of pre-service education students in six public and private universities in Kenya. The third and fourth year pre-service education students were the respondents. Correlational research design and concurrent mixed method approach was employed in this study. Purposive, cluster and convenience sampling methods were used. Data were gathered by the use of questionnaires and interviews. In data analysis, frequencies, means, standard deviation, linear regression and Pearson product moment correlation coefficient were used. The pre-service education students were found to be moderately committed to their career choice. The study recommends Improvement of career guidance in schools so that students clearly understand and choose careers in relation to their interest and abilities because this will increase their commitment to their career choices and reduce the job hopping being experienced in the world of work.