Examining Career Counseling Models and Services for Students With Hearing Impairments During Career Transitioning

Abstract

The current study aims to determine whether the perspectives of inclusive secondary school counselors regarding the use of career counseling models and services for students with hearing impairments (HI) are influenced by gender, professional experience, or school location in the Nigerian inclusive secondary school context. This study utilized a predictive correlational survey design within a positivist research paradigm. The researchers employed purposive and convenience sampling to select 26 secondary school counselors. The findings indicate that regardless of gender, professional experience, or geographical location, inclusive secondary school counselors present similar perspectives regarding assisting students with HI in their career transition (CT) process. This chapter advances the knowledge of school counselors' views on career counseling models and services for students with HI during CT from a developing country perspective.