This study turns to Social Learning Theory of Career Decision Making (SLTCDM) and Systems Theory as the theoretical framework to discuss the process that learners take in making both short-term and long-term career choices. Individual decisions are made on the basis of personal experiences that occur in social settings. Additionally, schools and educational institutions also provide an environment that can be influential shaping the career decisions. These theories outline the conceptual framework of this study and it captures the numerous and impressionable experiences of individuals to map out their career journey.
Decision about career are not an overnight decision process, careful thinking, planning and preparations take time. Krumboltz’s Social Learning Theory of Career Decision Making (SLTCDM) provides an insight into the behavioral actions and rationalization process of making important …show more content…
Qualitative research studies provide a unique viewpoint of inductivity data analysis in which these studies are normally performed in a natural location familiar to the participant and their experiences and their meaning are thoroughly examined. Furthermore, case studies provide a unique collection of evidence as constructed and experienced by individuals around a singular social phenomenon. In short, the comprehension of human behavior cannot be understood “isolated axioms of scientific inquiry” Erlandson, Harris, Skippper & Allen (1993, p 8) however, case studies do allow for a better understanding of human behavior utilizing the tools provided by case