DETERMINANT OF CAREER CHOICE AMONGSECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
Postgraduate
Abstract
Career selection is one of many important
choices students will make in determining future plans; this decision will
impact them throughout their lives. This has constituted a problem as students
often make wrong choice. But presently there is scanty research on the
influencing factors such as gender, home background and student learning outcome
on choice of career among secondary school students. Hence, this study was
prompted by the present problems of change of subjects and course among
students and undergraduates in the secondary schools and universities
respectively. The aim of the investigation is to find out if there exists some
significant relationship between gender, home background and student learning
outcome on student’s choice of career. It is also the intension of the
researcher to identify some of the parental factors that influence student’s
educational aspiration, such as: Educational and professional background,
Economic factor, occupational and cultural factors. To accomplish the task,
questionnaires were distributed and data collected. The total number of 110
student, were administered to in the four school used for the study.
Information concerning student’s career choice and parent’s occupation and
educational background, Economic status and cultural background were derived
from the questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using mean and frequency
analysis. Students with involved parents no matter what their income and
background are more likely to make more rational career choice. Also parents
who are actively involved in their children education, helps to guide the children
career choice. Parents should not allow their professional and educational
background to overwhelm their children intellectual abilities in making choice of
career. Parents should not encourage their children to choose high rated
occupation because of its or their Economic Status but should engage more in
guiding them to choose courses that suit their intellectual abilities.
Intelligent children from poor socio-economic background should be encouraged
by the government to take professional courses through scholarship, which will
help them, enhance to a brighter future. Teachers should also be allowed to
identify the best course for each child through continuous assessment and career
counselling. Orientation workshops and seminars should be organized for parents
and students aimed at changing their mind set on gender streaming. Sources of
influence, such as parents or mentors, should be brought into a circle of
counselling and discussion to help the student form a comprehensive career
plan. Industries should invest resources for the purpose of training students,
while still in secondary schools. Students should follow a career plan of informed
decision-making, rather than one of hypothesis. Teachers should also avoid
being gender-biased in their appraisal of performance in class.
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