International Journal of Education and Research Vol. 7 No.

8 August 2019

THE ROLE OF MASS MEDIA IN INFLUENCING CAREER CHOICE AMONG PUBLIC

SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MERU COUNTY, KENYA

*Sarah Wambeti Njogu1, Dr. Tarsilla Kibaara2 and Dr. Paul Gichohi3
1,2,3
Kenya Methodist University (KeMU)

P. O BOX 267, 60200 MERU, KENYA

*Corresponding email [email protected]
Mobile Phone +254 0722 231 028

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Abstract
The study sought to examine the impact of mass media on career choice of students in public
secondary schools in Meru County, Kenya. Descriptive survey design was used. Through stratified,
systemic and purposive sampling, 460 participants comprising 377 Form Four students, 36
principals, 36 career guidance teachers and 11 form four parents’ representatives were selected from
364 schools respectfully. Results showed that media personalities and celebrities; mobile phones,
internet and televisions influenced career path of secondary school students to a great extent. The
study concluded that there was a positive and statistically significant relationship between mass
media and the career choice of public secondary school students in Meru County. Results have
implications on career guidance practices in secondary schools in Kenya. Principals, career
guidance officers, parents and MoE should concertedly champion and promote mass media literacy,
and put up measures for assisting secondary school students to become aware, navigate and
gainfully select mass media content for appropriate career guidance information.
Key words: Career choice, career information, mass media influence, career guidance sources

1.0 Introduction
Sullivan and Baruch (2009) define career as an individual’s work-related and other relevant
experiences, both inside and outside an organization that form an individual’s lifespan. According
to Pam (2013), career choice is the act of deciding what one wants to do in life that determines ones
success in the next stages of life. Choosing a career is a defining phase in life of secondary school
students yet a difficult task to many (Kazi & Akhlaq, 2017). Nong (2016) opines that there are
many job opportunities available but limited access to reliable information hinder career choice.
Mass media has been found to bridge this gap by transforming the way people think and make
decisions since it contributes to character development, language and habit formation (Noshina,
Mian, Irfaan & Rao, 2014). Consequently, its power of influence on career choices among
secondary school students cannot be underestimated. Wanyama (2012) describes mass media as all
media technologies (internet, television, newspaper and radio) used for mass communication.
Notably, the integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education has
elevated the influence of mass media on career choice (Kaaria, 2014; Wanyama, 2012). For
example, the impact of internet in education has made students to access career information that has
raised their career awareness (Denniston, Swahn, Hertz & Romero, 2017). Career information
attained through school career programs, has shown that interaction with TV and other media
personalities can equip the students with ideas to make the appropriate decisions in their careers and
pursue the precise subject combinations needed for their dream careers (Denniston, Swahn, Hertz
and Romero, 2017).

While countries like Singapore and Australia provided useful website links that can help parents,
career guidance teachers and students to obtain relevant information on career choice (Ministry of
Education [Singapore], 2012; Dana, 2017), in Kenya utilization of ICT in teaching and learning in
secondary schools is not fully embraced; as both teachers and students were adequately incompetent
in the use of ICT (Kaaria, 2014; Mbugua, Gori & Tanui, 2015).

Although previous studies have documented a link between media characters and children
occupational beliefs (Wanyama, 2012; Adedeji, Ojelabi, Lekan and Adefarati (2017; Dana, 2017),
few studies have examined the extent to which mass media affects career choice. This study aimed
to investigate the impact of mass media on the choice of careers among students in public secondary
school in Meru County. It hypothesized that Mass media does not significantly influence choice of
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career among students in public secondary schools in Meru County, Kenya. The investigation was
guided by the following specific objectives:
 Analyze forms of mass media available to public secondary students in Meru County
 Assess how Media personalities/celebrities impact career choice
 Analyze TV programs viewed by public secondary school students in Meru County
 Examine how mass media influence career choice among public secondary school students
in Meru County.

2.0 Literature Review

Media and communication technology has engulfed modern lives by influencing ones perception of
the world and mediating personal interactions with individual and society (Hoag & Grant, 2017).
According to Wanyama (2012), all media technologies including the internet, television, newspaper
and radio which are used for mass communication are collectively referred to as mass media.
Research has shown that mass media influence career selection process by shaping personal choices
since it contributes to character development, language and habit formation (Noshina, Mian, Irfaan
& Rao, 2014; Kazi & Akhlaq, 2017). Wanyama (2012) asserts that information technology, mass
media and communication systems have resulted to high acceleration in globalization and career
trends as people try to realign themselves to cope up with the effects of globalization.
Studies conducted in countries like United States of America, Australia and Nigeria indicated that
media such as TV, radio, internet, newspapers and social media sites have contributed to students’
choice of career in librarianship and journalism (Borchert, 2010; Dana, 2017; Busayo, 2017).
Further studies by Kazi and Akhlaq (2017) and Adedeji, Ojelabi, Lekan and Adefarati (2017) assert
that high school students’ career choice was influenced by notable personalities in certain
professions as seen on television, heard on radios as well as read on print media. These results
corroborates with Wanyama (2012) who observed that 76.7% of secondary school students in Kisii
County indicated that career of people seen or read on media had influenced them a lot on the
choice of career that they had purposed to pursue. Despite the tremendous steps made by Ministry
of Education in Kenya towards the implementation of the ICT policy since its publication in 2006,
illiteracy in technology has been found to impede use of technology in teaching and learning
(Mbugua, Gori & Tanui, 2015; Kaaria, 2014). This is likely to hinder objective guidance to
secondary schools students on how to deal with extant mass media and the underlying potentials in
influencing career decisions.

Despite its significance, there is a gap in the common programs viewed in different forms of mass
media. Further, studies have revealed increased access to mobile phones by secondary school
students (John, 2013; Wanyama, 2012), yet not much was gathered on how the students were using
this garget bearing in mind that mobile phones are nowadays used as a medium to accessing all
other forms of mass media. Therefore, this study had embarked on addressing these gaps by
investigating the impact of mass media influence on students’ career choice in secondary schools in
Meru County, Kenya.

3.0 Research Methodology

This study was conducted in public secondary schools in Meru County. The study adopted
descriptive survey research design. Questionnaires and structured interview schedules were used to
collect data from form four students, career guidance teachers and principals and parents
respectively. Stratified random sampling was used naturally existing sub- counties (strata) in Meru
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County. Public secondary schools were categorized into sub-strata; girls boarding, boys boarding,
mixed boarding and mixed day secondary schools. In total, 36 secondary schools were sampled and
equal number of principals and career guidance teachers. Systemic sampling was used to sample
377 form four students while 11 parents were sampled using purposive sampling technique,
resulting to 460 respondents. Through pre-testing, questionnaires were tested for content and
construct validity while reliability was computed where Cronbach’s Alpha value (correlation
coefficient, r=0.760) was noted. Data was then analyzed using Statistical Package for Social
Sciences (SPSS) version 24 and Microsoft Excel where, descriptive statistics (mean and standard
deviation) and inferential statistic, that is, linear regression analysis was computed accordingly.

4.0 Results and Discussions

The overall response rate in this study was 92.1%.

4.1 Forms of mass media available to public secondary students in Meru County
A list of different mass media was provided to principals of public secondary schools in Meru
County requiring them to indicate how each was likely to influence career choice of students in
their schools. Responses from principals were summarized and arranged in a descending order
based on mean score as shown in Table 1

Table 1
Principals responses on likelihood of mass media influencing career choice of students of public
secondary schools in Meru County

Types of Mass Media Not Likely Somewhat Likely Mean SD

(N=33) Likely
TV 3(9.1%) 17(51.5%) 13(39.4%) 2.30 .637
Career books 4(12.1%) 16(48.5%) 13(39.4%) 2.27 .674
Newspapers and magazines 4(12.1%) 19(57.6%) 10(30.3%) 2.18 .635
Mobile phones 8(24.2%) 11(33.3%) 14(42.4%) 2.18 .808
Internet 8(24.2%) 12(36.4%) 13(39.4%) 2.15 .795
Radio 4(12.1%) 24(72.7%) 5(15.2%) 2.03 .529
Aggregate mean 2.19

The results in Table 4.1 indicate that the majority of principals of public secondary schools in Meru
County, (24, 72.8%), with a mean aggregate score of 2.19, agreed with the various assertions that
aimed to investigate how each stated mass media was likely to influence career choice of students.
TV with a mean of 2.30 and career books (mean = 2.27) were the top most influential mass media in
influencing career choice of students of public secondary schools in Meru County. It was also clear
that radio with a mean of 2.15, and Internet (mean = 2.03) were least influential mass media on
matters of career choice among students. Interview data from parents indicated that students also
access TV, mobile phones, radio, and prints media (newspapers) while at home, which was rarely
monitored. John (2013) had also observed that secondary school students in Mukaa Sub-County
Makueni County had access to mobile phones and radio (38% and 36.7%) respectively. However,
the students indicated that only 21% used the media devices to seek education related information.

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4.2 Media personalities / celebrities and their impacts on career choice

The study was further interested in knowing whether the career path of student is also influenced by
media personalities or celebrities to which many answered in affirmative as shown in Figure 4.1

Figure 4.1 Response on whether media personalities or celebrities influence future career path
of public secondary school students
Information gathered from students indicated that media personalities and celebrities influences
career path to a great extent (109, 31.3%). Slightly above quarter of students (108, 31%) also said
that media personality and celebrities have a moderate influence on their future career path. This
solidifies the notion that, what people see and hear has capacity to influence ones attitudes and
perception. These findings are consistent with Adedeji, Ojelabi, Lekan and Adefarati (2017) who
observed that notable personalities in a certain profession had a significant influence (mean =4.03)
on career decision of secondary school students in Nigeria.

4.3 TV programs viewed by public secondary school students in Meru County

Public secondary school students are usually allowed access some famous TV programs. As heads
of academic leaders in public secondary schools, principals were asked to rate the importance of
such TV programs where, 1 = Not Important; 2 = Of Little Importance; 3 = Of Average Importance;
4 = Very Important; and 5 = Absolutely Essential. Their responses were summarized and arranged
in a descending order based on mean score as shown in Table 2

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Table 2
Principals’ responses on importance of programs aired on Television set (TV) to public
secondary school students in Meru County.

Programs (N=33) 1 2 3 4 5 Mean SD

Sports 2(6.1%) 2(6.1%) 7(21.2%) 15(45.5%) 7(21.2%) 3.70 1.075
Drama 1(3.0%) 2(6.1%) 14(42.4%) 13(39.4%) 3(9.1%) 3.45 .869
Game shows 0 7(21.2%) 10(30.3%) 10(30.3%) 6(18.2%) 3.45 1.034
Reality shows 1(3.0%) 4(12.1%) 13(39.4%) 10(30.3%) 5(15.2%) 3.42 1.001
Music 3(9.1%) 6(18.2%) 8(24.2%) 7(21.2%) 9(27.3%) 3.39 1.321
News Bulletin 1(3.0%) 9(27.3%) 10(30.3%) 6(18.2%) 7(21.2%) 3.27 1.180
Comedies 1(3.0%) 6(18.2%) 10(30.3%) 16(48.5%) 0 3.24 .867
Soap Operas 7(21.2%) 7(21.2%) 5(15.2%) 6(18.2%) 8(24.2%) 3.03 1.510
Documentaries 4(12.1%) 10(30.3%) 8(24.2%) 8(24.2%) 3(9.1%) 2.88 1.193
Movies and series 5(15.2%) 8(24.2%) 11(33.3%) 9(27.3%) 0 2.73 1.039
Aggregate means score 3.26

According to the majority principals of public secondary schools (21, 65.0%), the TV programs that
are usually accessed by students were termed as moderately important (mean = 3.26). The most
important program according to principals were sports (mean = 3.70) followed by drama (mean =
3.45), game shows (mean = 3.45), and reality shows (mean = 3.42) in that order. Documentaries
with a mean of 2.88, and movies & series (mean = 2.73) were the least important TV programs.
The results show that although TV is the most accessed and influential mass media in public
secondary schools, although programs watched are moderately important to students. This implies
that most programs that are aired via TV are not completely essential to public secondary school
students and hence their influential role on career choice and their reliability as sources of
information on careers may not be guaranteed. A similar study by John (2013), revealed that TV
was highly available to students at 65% while at home and available at 35% while in school, yet a
majority of the students used it for music and plays, movies and news bulletins (76.7 %, 67.3%, and
32.3%) respectively. The news bulletins scored lowest according to this study while music and play
had highest score, yet these were least essential as far as career guidance matter is concerned.
However, in programs such as music, plays and movies, there are media personalities and
celebrities involved and this explains the reason why these programs drew a high rating. This
observation relates with Kershwa (2018) in UK who noted that children aspirations were based on
gender stereotyping or what they had seen in the media, TV and films.
Apart from the aforementioned mass media, the use of mobile phones was also noted to have gained
popularity among students of public secondary schools; either at schools or at home. This study
took cognizance that mobile phones are nowadays used as a medium of accessing all other mass
media. Subsequently, the influence of mobile phones on career choice could not be under estimated.
In this study, students were asked to indicate how much time they spent on mobile phones in
carrying out each activity that was provided. Their responses were summarized and arranged in a
descending order based on mean score as shown in Table 3

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Table 3

Use of mobile phones by public secondary school students in Meru County

Activities Not much Little Somewhat Much A great Mean SD

(N=348) deal
Listening to 33(9.5%) 62(17.8%) 45(12.9%) 100(28.7%) 108(31.0%) 3.79 1.242
music
Chatting on 25(7.2%) 61(17.5%) 43(12.4%) 102(29.3%) 117(33.6%) 3.65 1.299
WhatsApp
Taking 49(14.1%) 63(18.1%) 35(10.1%) 90(25.9%) 111(31.9%) 3.43 1.448
pictures /
photos
Chatting on 77(22.1%) 68(19.5%) 57(16.4%) 69(19.8%) 77(22.1%) 3.00 1.473
Facebook
Making calls 67(19.3%) 99(28.2%) 43(12.9%) 77(22.1%) 62(17.8%) 2.91 1.429
Betting 81(23.3%) 85(24.4%) 45(12.9%) 80(23.0%) 57(16.4%) 2.85 1.429
Accessing 99(28.4%) 73(21.0%) 50(14.4%) 59(17.0%) 67(19.3%) 2.78 1.498
you-tube and
videos

Playing 94(27.0%) 93(26.7%) 43(12.4%) 56(16.1%) 62(17.8%) 2.71 1.464

games /
gaming
Recording 97(27.9%) 92(26.4%) 59(17.0%) 58(16.7%) 42(12.1%) 2.59 1.365
videos
Listening to 111(31.9%) 67(19.3%) 60(17.2%) 77(22.1%) 33(9.5%) 2.58 1.378
the radio
Surfing the 131(37.6%) 65(18.7%) 58(16.7%) 57(16.4%) 37(10.6%) 2.44 1.404
Internet
Searching 118(33.9%) 113(32.5%) 54(15.5%) 29(8.3%) 34(9.8%) 2.28 1.121
information
on careers
Doing School 140(40.2%) 75(21.6%) 55(15.8%) 56(16.1%) 22(6.3%) 2.27 1.306
Assignment
Chatting on 160(46.0%) 83(23.9%) 57(16.4%) 21(6.0%) 27(7.8%) 2.06 1.251
Twitter

Results are showing top three priority uses of mobile phones among students of public secondary
schools in Meru County. These are: listening to music with a mean of 3.79, chatting on WhatsApp
(mean =3.65), and taking pictures / photos (mean = 3.43). It was clear that many students
moderately use mobile phones for chatting on Facebook (mean = 3.00), making calls (mean = 2.91),
and betting (mean = 2.85). The least uses of mobile phones among students of public secondary
schools are in searching information on careers (mean = 2.28), doing school assignment (mean =
2.27), and chatting on Twitter (mean = 2.06). These results agreed with David, Brickman, Ran, and

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Curtis (2015); Kuznekoff, &Titsworth (2013) who observed that mobile phones have become
distractive devices to learners.
The study noted with concerns the growing trends of betting among students of public secondary
schools in Meru County, where, approximately half (198, 57%) use of mobile phones for betting.
Similar observations were made by Kershaw (2018) in UK who noted that the place of TV and
movie stars have been replaced by online celebrities and you-tube gaming bloggers. Betting is
purely non-academic and may lead to a hard-to-abandon behavior among students; something that
may give rise to other social problems such as stealing of money, using school fees for betting
among others. A study by Mwadime (2017) revealed that 35.5% participants used mobile phones
for betting, where, over 72.4% where young adults below 30 years of age. From the same study,
50% were betting once a week and the motivation behind betting were for money, enjoyment and as
a way of leisure (70%, 15% & 3%) respectively. However, over 90% lost in the gambling games yet
55% indicated that they had borrowed money and another 26% had stolen from parents and
relatives. Further, 58% respondents in the study concurred that the money obtained through betting
was used for alcohol, smoking and having funs (Mwadime, 2017). Survey findings reported by
Kershaw on the independent newspaper on 19th January, 2018 in UK indicated that social media and
gaming was ranked 4th most popular career choice for children since children are influenced by
what they see in the media. Going by the figures above, there is a worrying trend that requires
urgent intervention to save current and future generations from social and economic problems. This
calls for curriculum developers to promote media literacy so that students can critically analyze type
of content they expose themselves to.

4.4 The influence of mass media on career choice among public secondary school students in
Meru County
In ascertaining the influence that mass media had on career choice among students of secondary
schools in Meru County, a linear regression analysis was conducted where dependent variable
(career choice) was regressed on the independent variable (mass media). This also helped to
determine the prediction value of mass media on career choice by students. The results are
presented in three Tables; 4, 5 and 6.

Table 4
Influence of mass media on career choice: ANOVA Results

Model Sum of Squares df Mean Square F Sig.

Regression .830 1 .830 6.988 .009b
X1 Residual 41.119 346 .119
Total 41.949 347
a. Dependent Variable: Y
b. Predictors: (Constant), X1

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Table 5
Influence of mass media on career choice. Model Summary
Model Std. Error of the
R R Square Adjusted R Square Durbin-Watson
Estimate
X1 .141a .020 .017 .34473 1.890

a. Predictors: (Constant), X1
b. Dependent Variable: Y

Table 6
Influence of mass media on career choice: Regression Weights

Model Unstandardized Standardized Collinearity

Coefficients Coefficients t Sig. Statistics
B Std. Error Beta Tolerance VIF
(Constant) 3.321 .072 45.969 .000
1
X1 .064 .024 .141 2.644 .009 1.000 1.000
a. Dependent Variable: Y

Results in ANOVA Table 4 shows that model is significant in predicting the variations in the
dependent variable where, P =.009 which is less than the alpha value of 0.05; F (1,346) = 6.988,
while Pearson correlation results between dependent and independent variable in Table 5 indicates
coefficient correlation r =.141**. The results show that there is a positive and significant relationship
between mass media and the career choice of students of public secondary schools in Meru County.
Consequently, the null hypothesis that, mass media does not significantly influence career choice
among secondary school students in Meru County Kenya was rejected and concluded that mass
media statistically and significantly influence career choice among secondary school students in
Meru County Kenya.

Table 6 shows a VIF value of 1 which helps to rule out multicollinearity between elements of the
study variables hence the model was fit for data analysis and interpretations (Salmerón Gómez,
García Pérez, López Martín & García, 2016). The results also show the coefficient values
(regression weights) of the predictor variable (mass media) and the corresponding level of
significance. These findings correlates with those of Noshina, Ahmed, Irfan and Rao (2014) that
observed that a partial but statistically significant correlation of 0.331, (p<0.05) between mass
media and career choice of first year university students in Pakistan. A major contributing factor to
this influence is the massive transformation in the world of education as a result of digital
revolution (Collins & Halverson, 2009). This revolution has altered not just the lives of students but
the entirety of modern society.

6. Conclusion and Recommendations

6.1 Conclusion
The study concluded that there was a positive and significant relationship between mass media and
the career choice of students of public secondary schools in Meru County. TV, career books,
newspapers, magazines and mobile phones were the most influential mass media. While at home
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students have access to TV, mobile phones, radio, and prints media (newspapers), to which parents
and guardians rarely monitor. It also emerged that media personalities and celebrities exert great
influence on career choice among secondary school students. The emergence of online information
and social networks has brought new ideas and world views that have influenced students
understanding of themselves and the world of work, and hence, helped them in career decision
making. The use of mobile phones to access other mass media peripherals were noted in this study
as very influential in career choice. Mobiles phones are distractive to secondary school students and
are used for non-academic information. There is a growing trend of betting among students of
public secondary schools in Meru County; something that may give rise to other social problems
such as stealing of money and using school fees for betting among others. The study noted
distractive and persuasive power of mass media hence its significant influence on career choice
among students of secondary schools in Meru County Kenya.

6.2 Recommendations
Mass media was not only found to be distractive and persuasive, but also statistically significant in
influencing career choice among students of secondary schools in Meru County. Consequently, the
study recommends need for all stakeholders to be aware of this development and hence launch
campaigns to promote media literacy and gainful utilization of mass media among students of
secondary schools. Secondary school management, teachers, parents and MoE should develop
measures for monitoring and guiding the use of mass media by students of secondary schools. This
will enable students to critically analyze mass media for career guidance information and for gainful
academic related information. Results of this study have implications on career guidance practices
in secondary schools in Kenya.

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