The role of the school library in the career choices of Grade 12 female learners: a case study of a rural school in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorJiyane, Glenrose
dc.contributor.authorJiyane, Nandi
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dc.date.accessioned2025-12-04T07:55:31Z
dc.date.available2025-12-04T07:55:31Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentNameInformation Studies
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the role of a rural secondary school in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, in assisting grade 12 female learners in their career choices. Choosing the right career is becoming increasingly important in the context of limited work opportunities. Data collection was by means of a self-administered questionnaire distributed to 39 female learners and two focus group discussions with the same group of learners. Findings revealed that the learners had clear career information needs relating to their future possible careers. However, the school library lacked the necessary resources to support the female learners in meeting their career information needs. Space in and opening hours of the library were among the challenges identified. Recommendations included the need for visits by potential employers and experts from different fields to the school to offer career information to the senior learners.
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
dc.format.preprintNo
dc.identifier.citationJiyane, N. and Jiyane, G., 2019. The role of the school library in the career choices of Grade 12 female learners: a case study of a rural secondary school in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Innovation: journal of appropriate librarianship and information work in Southern Africa, 59, pp.56-75.
dc.identifier.issn1025-8892
dc.identifier.otherhttps://hdl.handle.net/10520/ejc-innovation-v2019-n59-a5
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10530/58489
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dc.issuenumber59
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dc.language.isoen
dc.pages56 - 75
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
dc.subjectCareer choices
dc.subjectCareer information
dc.subjectFemale learners
dc.subjectSchool library
dc.subjectCareer guidance
dc.subjectKwaZulu-Natal
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.titleThe role of the school library in the career choices of Grade 12 female learners: a case study of a rural school in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
dc.title.journalInnovation: journal for appropriate librarianship and information work in Southern Africa
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