The IRMA Community
Newsletters
Research IRM
Click a keyword to search titles using our InfoSci-OnDemand powered search:
|
Role of Libraries in Career Development Among the Students
Abstract
The purpose of this chapter is to review and analyze the role of libraries and librarians in Management College student empowerment of career guidance, career counseling, and overall career development in Trichy and Pudukkottai districts. This study creates awareness about different careers among the students and librarians towards career development activities programs. This study may help to create responsiveness among the Management College and librarians to find out how to cater to their students and enhance students' personality, skills, confidence, and students' employability to develop their career. This study assists libraries to study and provide better infrastructure and programs pertaining to student needs. The 584 valid questionnaires were coded after data collection. The obtained data were tabulated and analysed using the statistical packages Microsoft Excel and SPSS. Hypotheses were tested and findings were drawn in the light of objectives of the investigation. The results were reported in the form of thesis, tables, charts, and figures used wherever necessary to make the presentations clear, simple, and easy. The study demonstrated that one-fifth of the respondents were agreed the following statement related career choice of the MBA graduates such as “I am capable of making my own career choice,” “I seek my parent's advice for career choice,” “I consult the librarian in making any career choice,” “I consult the placement officer in making career choice,” “I consult my friends before making any career choice,” “I seek advice of my seniors in making career choice,” “ I consult the alumni of my institute in making career choice,” and “I go by the market trend in deciding my career choice.” Nearly half of the respondents were neutral about the above mentioned statement, and the remaining one-third of the respondents disagreed about various career choices. Further, it is observed from the study that 49.3% of the respondents were neutral with overall level of career choice, 30.0% of the respondents disagree with overall level of career choice, and the remaining 20.7% of the respondents agreed with overall level of career choice.
Related Content
|
Wilson Chukwunedum Ochonogor, Stephen M. Mutula.
© 2020.
24 pages.
|
|
Rhodes Elias Mwageni.
© 2020.
20 pages.
|
|
Joel O. Afolayan, Roseline O. Ogundokun, Abiola G. Afolabi, Adekanmi A. Adegun.
© 2020.
25 pages.
|
|
Adeyinka Tella, Femi Quardri, Sunday Segun Bamidele, Olubukola Oluyemisi Ajiboye.
© 2020.
23 pages.
|
|
Roseline O. Ogundokun, Joel O. Afolayan, Adekanmi A. Adegun, Abiola G. Afolabi.
© 2020.
20 pages.
|
|
M. T. Bashorun, K. T. Omopupa, Garba Dahiru.
© 2020.
22 pages.
|
|
Olaronke O. Fagbola, Ambrose E. Smart, Babarotimi Opeyemi Oluwaseun.
© 2020.
25 pages.
|
|
|