REVIEW ON AFRICAN LITERATURE ON DONALD SUPER’S THEORY OF VOCATIONAL CHOICE: IMPLICATIONS FOR COUNSELLING

Usman Bakari

Department of Education

Taraba State University Jalingo, Nigeria.

E-mail: bakariyawo@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

This paper focused on the review of twenty five African literatures on Donald Super’s Theory of Vocational Choice from the findings of this paper result shows that, Decisions made at tender age may relate to nothing but fantasy because they are likely to learn more on needs and wants of self rather than reality factor and also the inability of youth to choose a good vocation for their life is lack of awareness of the particular vocation, several researches viewed on Donald Super’s theory of vocational choice as one of the foremost career researchers of his time, concept of vocational choice theory, self-concept theory, five life stages, life career rainbow, life roles and  span, life space were discussed, implications for counselling and consequently critique of the theory which among other things says, more segments of the theory should be empirically evaluated, especially the life space, life span of adolescents.