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Researchers should widen their exploration of career planning through career guidance activities among children. Studies and researches have been done linked to career planning from childhood will have an impact on their career choices in future. This study aimed to explore the impact of career planning by children through their career guidance activities. This study is conducted on 12-year-old children who have issues with their career planning process. The findings show that there are four themes that have been successfully identified, namely the understanding of career, sources of career information disclosure, career choice and understanding of employment through parents’ occupation.
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To Cite this Article: Nordin, M. H. A., & Seng, H. C. (2021). Exploring Children’s Career Planning Through Career Guidance Activities: A Case Study. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 10(2), 754–765.
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