Mathew, Gabriel2021-11-112021-11-112020Mathew G,(2020) Career guidance and counseling practices in folk development colleges in Njombe region,Tanzania,Masters dissertation,University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam.http://41.86.178.5:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/16438Available in print form, East Africana Collection, Dr.Wilbert Chagula Library, class mark (THS EAF BF636.T34M37)Career guidance and counseling practices in folk development colleges in Njombe region,Tanzania Gabriel Mathew MA (Applied Social Psychology) University of Dar es Salaam, School of Education, 2020 This was a study of Career Guidance and Counseling Practices in Folk Development Colleges in Njombe Region, Tanzania. The study specifically dealt with (i) identifying career guidance and counseling practices available in FDCs (ii) examining tutors' and students’ awareness on career guidance and counseling in FDCs (iii) assessing career guidance and counseling environment in FDCs and (iv) exploring challenges facing career guidance and counseling practices in 1 DC s and ways of addressing them. The study was guided by social cognitive theory' by Bandura. The study was conducted in FDCs in Njombe region. Purposive and Quota sampling were employed in getting 47 respondents, these included FDC Board members, FDC Principals, FDC tutors, FDC students and the surrounding community members who had children studying in FDCs. The research used qualitative approach informed by the case study design in order to achieve objectives of the study. Data for this study were collected through semi-structured interview, observation and Focus Group Discussion. The collected data were analyzed by the use of thematic analysis in order to produce a report. The findings revealed that tutors were aware on CGC as a profession, some had skills on career counseling but not given the task of conducting CGC services; other tutors had no skills on career counseling. The task of providing CGC services was given to training coordinators who were also not skillful enough to provide the service as they lacked training on career guidance and counseling. The CGC environment in the FDCs was not in good quality as there were no rooms for career counseling, shortage of computers as compared to the available number of students; and other FDC had no internet services. The revealed challenges hindered CGC services in FDCs included unplanned career counseling activities, computer illiteracy among training coordinators, FDC economic constraints, parents and peer pressure in choosiim a student’s career, and economic problems among parents. The suggested ways of combating challenges included the plan for establishing modern programmes and buying modem machines, to involve the community in decision making and advertising the FDCs in the nearby school graduation ceremony and in the village meetings. The study’s conclusion is based on making career guidance and counseling a special unit in order to help more FDC students. It is recommended that the MoEST and the surrounding community should work together to help the funds: also the MoEST should implement ways of assessing CGC services in FDCs as recommended by the vocational education policy. FDCs were recommended to use small projects in providing training on career counseling to training coordinators and other tutors; also the frequent review of the FDC curriculum is recommendenConselling ,Vocational guidance,Falk development colleges,Njombe region,TanzaniaThesis