ABSTRACT
Many students are faced with uncertainty and stress as they make career choices due to ignorance, inexperience, peer pressure, advice from friends, parents and teachers or as a result of the prestige attached to certain jobs without adequate vocational guidance and career counselling. Among many factors that have been discussed as predictors of career choice, several works have been done on socio-demographic, parental, peer influence, environmental factors. This study examines the predictors of career choice among senior secondary school students in Ikenne Local Government Area in Ogun State.
The research adopted a descriptive research design. The total population for the study comprised of all senior secondary school students in Ikenne Local Government Area. Random sampling technique was adopted to select two hundred students from five secondary schools that participated in the study through the administration of questionnaire.
Findings of the study revealed that personality, role model and social factor did not significantly predict the career choice of senior secondary school students; it showed that interests and self-concept significantly predict the career choice of senior secondary school students.
Among other recommendation of the study is that schools should provide guidance to learners during their high school studies in order to guide learners in making their career choices and aspirations before entering university.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction
1.1 Background to the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Objective of the Study
1.4 Research Hypotheses
1.5 Significance of the Study
1.6 Scope and Limitation of the Study
1.7 Definition of the Study
CHAPTER TWO: Literature Review
2.1 Theoretical Review
2.1.1 Trait and Factor/Actuarial Theory of Career Development
2.1.2 John Holland’s Vocational Personality
2.1.3 Anne Roe’s Personality/Need Theory
2.1.4 The Ginzberg, Ginsburg, Axelrad and Herman Theory
2.1.5 Donald Super’s Developmental/Self-Concept Theory
2.1.6 Four-Humors Theory
2.1.7 Social Cognitive Theory
2.1.8 Conceptual Review
2.1.8a Concept of Career
2.1.8b Concept of Career choice
2.1.9 Types of Career
2.1.10 Barriers to Career Choice
2.1.11 The Role of Guidance and Counselling Co-ordinator in Career Choice and Development
2.2 Empirical Review
CHAPTER THREE: Research Methodology
3.0 Method and Procedure of Data Analysis
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Target Population
3.3 Sample and Sampling Procedure
3.4 Research Instrument
3.5 Validity and Reliability of the Instrument
3.6 Reliability of the Instrument
3.7 Method of Data Collection
3.8 Method of Data Analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: Presentation of Data Analysis and Results
4.1 Data Analysis
4.2 Testing of Hypotheses
4.2.1 Personality will significantly predict the career choice of senior secondary
school students in Ikenne Local Government in Ogun State.
4.2.2 Interests will significantly predict the career choice of senior secondary school
Students in Ikenne Local Government in Ogun State.
4.2.3 Self-concept will significantly predict the career choice of senior secondary
schoolstudents in Ikenne Local Government in Ogun State.
4.2.4 Role model will significantly predict the career choice of senior secondary school
students in Ikenne Local Government in Ogun State.
4.2.5 Social support will significantly predict the career choice of senior secondary
school students in Ikenne Local Government in Ogun State.
CHAPTER FIVE: Discussion of Findings and Recommendations
5.1 Discussion of Findings
5.2 Recommendations
5.3 Suggestion for Further Studies
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