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PREDICTING VALUES OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT, PEER INFLUENCE AND SELF IN SCHOOL ON ADOLESCENT CAREER ASPIRATION

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CHAPTER ONE: Introduction                                                                                   1

1.1       Background to the Study                                                                                1

1.2       Statement of the Problem                                                                               5

1.3       Objective of the Study                                                                                    6

1.4       Research Hypotheses                                                                                      7

1.5       Significance of the study                                                                                7

1.6       Scope and Limitation of the Study                                                                 8

1.7       Operational Definition of Term                                                                      8

CHAPTER TWO: Literature Review                                                                        9

2.1       Clarification of Concepts                                                                               9

2.1.1    Concept of Career and Career Development                                                 9

2.1.2    Adolescent Career Choice and Peer Group                                                    11

2.1.3    Parent Influence and Adolescent Career Choice                                            18

2.1.4    School Context and Adolescent Career Aspiration                                        25

2.2       Review of Related Theories                                                                           28

2.2.      Self-Concept Theory of Career Development                                                28

2.2.2    Social Cognitive Career Theory                                                                     31

2.3       Review of Related Literature                                                                         34

2.3.1    Peer Influence on Adolescent Career Choice                                                 34

2.3.2    Parental Influence on Adolescent Career Choice                                           36

2.3.3    School Influence on Adolescent Career Choice                                             37        

CHAPTER THREE: Methodology                                                                            39

3.0       Introduction                                                                                                    39

3.1       Research Design                                                                                             39

3.2         Research Population                                                                                                           39

3.3               Sample and Sampling Techniques                                                                                    39

3.4         Research Instrument                                                                                                           40

3.5         Procedure for Data Collection                                                                            41

3.7         Method of Data Analysis                                                                                                    41

CHAPTER FOUR: Data Presentation and Interpretation                                          42

4.0       Introduction                                                                                                    42

4.1       Demographic Distribution of Respondents                                                    42

4.2       Testing of Hypotheses                                                                                                45

CHAPTER FIVE: Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendations                          47

5.1       Discussion of Findings                                                                                   47

5.2       Conclusion                                                                                                      48

5.3       Recommendations                                                                                          49

References                                                                                                                  50

APPENDIX: Questionnaire                                                                                        57 

Abstract

This research examined the predicting values of parental, peer influence and self in school on adolescent career aspiration. Three research hypotheses were tested in the study. The research employed descriptive survey research using questionnaire as the prime instrument. The population for the study consists of 200 students from five secondary schools in Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The findings of the study revealed that there was significant relationship between parental involvement and adolescents’ career aspiration. It showed that there was significant correlation between peer influence and adolescents career aspiration. It also revealed that there was significant relationship between self in school and career aspiration. It was recommended that vocational guidance and counselling service should be rendered in schools, with major objective of identifying and harnessing the potentials of the young adolescents.

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