ABSTRACT
This study is aimed at
identifying the factors affecting career choice among senior secondary schools
students in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The instrument used for
collection of data or information in this research is mainly the questionnaires.
The questionnaires were distributed to one hundred and sixty respondents
selected. To test the validity of the stated research questions from their
respondents it was discovered that many of the option career choice education
should be introduced in senior secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area.
Some findings were also made in this research, which will be of great benefit
to the students in the need to establish guidance and counselling facilities
centres in senior secondary schools. In conclusion, the presence of guidance
and counselling facilities centres in secondary schools will help to solve
career choice problems facing the students.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER
ONE
BACKGROUND OF THE
STUDY
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
STUDY
RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
SCOPE AND DELIMITATION
DEFINITION OF TERMS
CHAPTER
TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
CONCEPT OF CAREER CHOICE
THEORIES OF CAREER
CHOICE
FACTORS AFFECTING CHOICE
OF CAREER
SUMMARY
CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
POPULATION
INSTRUMENTATION FOR DATA
COLLECTION
VALIDITY OF INSTRUMENT
METHOD OF DATA
COLLECTION
STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA ANALYSIS,
INTERPRETATION AND FINDINGS
DISCUSSION
SUMMARY
CHAPTER
FIVE
RECOMMENDATION
CONCLUSION
RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
BACKGROUND OF STUDY
Career selection is one
of the main important choice in students plans. This choice of decision will
have impact on them throughout their lives. The essence of who the students
are, will revolve around what the students wants to do with his or her choice
of career. The oxford advanced learners dictionary, 6th edition
of current English defines choice as the right to choose or the possibility of
choosing and also defines career as a job or profession especially one with
opportunities for promotion. According to Johnson (1976) defined career as ones
lifework in order words, career is ones profession which includes a number of
occupation, vocations or jobs one person engage in during his or her working
life. Career is the course of events that constitute a life, the sequence of
occupations and other life roles which combine express ones commitment to work
in his or her total pattern of self development.
Parents’ educational and
occupational background may affect students choice of career because some
students may contemplate on whether to continue with their parents occupation
or not. What the students see in the television also may affect their career
choice some careers demand that you have the personality to match the qualities
of the occupation. For these reasons the necessity of a guidance counsellor on
schools cannot be over emphasized. A career guidance counsellor is needed to
unreliable and dangerous source in search of career information such as culture
peer groups which can lead to their graduating into armed robbery and other
criminal business unintentionally. This study will be carried out in Egor Local
Government Area of Edo State will be useful to the guidance counsellors in
assisting senior students in their career also help the ministry of education
in curriculum planning to widen the students career choice opportunities
through curriculum content of educational system.
According to National
Policy on Education, a school is incomplete without a counsellor’s office. If
you are teaching biology and the child does not understand it, there must be
problems that need to be sported out. It could be psychological problems that
are affecting the child’s concentration. Until you solve that problem, the
child may not make any progress. Both the public and private schools need
progress. Even tertiary institutions need counsellors. Everybody needs
counselling.
The factors that may
influence choice of career include;
i.
Socio economic factors
ii.
Personal or family factors
iii.
Cultural factors which include schools, peer group and age groups.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Parental influence in making right career
choices when you talk about career or career information, parent can
contribute, but the final decision is taken by the chooser. Upsurge in deviant
behaviour among pupils the blame goes to us, the mothers of these children our
mothers labored to bring the children up. Both the present generation of
mothers have allowed their homes to fall. If homes are in ruins and you engage
a counsellor in the school to talk to these children, the impact would not make
much difference. On the other hand, children from stable homes are more
disposed to gain from the school counsellor. I believe a counsellor can feel
the vacuum created by the negligence of some parents to cater for their
children, but the result is often exceptionally wonderful roles.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The main purpose of the study is an attempt to examine the effect the choice of
career among secondary school students in Egor Local Government Area of Edo
State. It will also examine what extent the factors affecting the choice of
career will aid the students positive or at times negatively.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1.
Is there any need for learning career choice in senior secondary school?
2.
Are students choice of career influenced by their peer group?
3.
Is there reasons for reading career choice in schools, is it of benefit to the
students?
4.
Does career choice affect the academic performance of students?
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The importance of this research work is to find to what extent the factors
affecting choice will influence the students choice of career and the
attendance performance of students on the subject’s that would lead them
successfully towards this occupation as a life time endeavour.
a.
It will enable the researcher give recommendations to the students on their
choice of career.
b.
It will enable the researcher make necessary recommendations to the parents about
their children mildness to advice given to them on their choice of career.
c.
It will enable the researcher make recommendations to school administrations.
d.
It will enable the researcher make concrete recommendations to the government
about the choice of career among secondary schools students especially now that
the rate of unemployment is high.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The research work limits itself to effect the choice of career among secondary
schools students in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State.
This research will cover
five randomly selected secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo
State. Four of which are public and one is private. The schools randomly
selected include the followings.
1.
Iyoba Girls College
2.
Uselu Secondary School
3.
Uwagboe Secondary School
4.
Technical College
5.
Adolor College
DEFINITION OF TERMS
CAREER - A chosen pursuit or course of business
activity or enterprise, especially one's professional life or employment that
offers advancement and honour.
EFFECT – To produce a change in somebody or
something.
INFLUENCE- The power that somebody or something has a
mark somebody or something behind a particular way of the influence a parents
on choice of career of their children.
PROSPECT: The chances of being successful good
job/employment/career prospect.
SCHOOL: The school is a place where children need to
be educated. The process of learning in a school; the time during your life
when you go to school.
EXAMINATION – A formal written spoken or practical
test, especially at school or colleges to see how much you know about a subject
or what you can do to take an exam (forma) to sit for an exam to pass so fat an
exam.
SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
STUDENTS: These students
general are in the average age range of 15-18 years and they are in SSS 1-SSS 3
classes.
GOVERNMENT: The group of people who govern a country or a
state.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0420 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 46 pages |
Methodology | Null |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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