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Socio-cultural Factors Influencing Student's Career Choice
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1.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Although
career choices are important for young people, they are not a matter of
life and death. In fact, most people do not get into a settled career
until their mid-20s. If a student aspires to be a doctor, lawyer or
other professional, it's a long haul - as it always has been. For
others, though, the route is likely to be much less predictable. But
before a student starts a career, they'll probably have to consider
further some socio-cultural ideals. Many recent changes have occurred in
this area.
Higher education costs money, and there is an increasing
number of part-time (often poorly paid) jobs open to students, with many
universities and colleges having reduced study hours to enable students
to earn. In terms of post-university work, employers are increasingly
looking for experience as well as academic qualifications. It is as
important that a student builds towards a body of experience as it is to
make good career choices in relation to his or her socio-cultural
background.
One of the most challenging educational issues facing
Nigeria is understanding and solving the persistent disparities in
achievement among racial and ethnic groups. while much of the focus on
this issue has centered on student achievement as measured by grades and
test scores (Jencks and Phillips, 1998; Steinberg et. al; 1992), there
has been considerable attention to understanding and explaining
differences on students career choice (Fernandez et. al., 1989; Ogbu
1989).
1.2 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
This study is attempting to
identify socio-cultural factors that influence student's career choice.
To achieve this aim, the following questions will be investigated:
1. What influences students' choice of career in any way?
2. How do parents perceive their children's course of study?
3. Do parents have influence on their children's career choice?
4. Are there any chance for parents to deciding what their children will be in the future?
5. What is/are the motivating factor(s) of student career choice?
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The objectives of the study are as follows:
1. To investigate the socio-cultural factors which influence student's career choice?
2. To discover the role of parents in the choice of career of students.
3. To explore the motivating factors that determine students choice of career.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study attempts to explain the socio-cultural factors influencing student's career choice in Kosofe Local Government area of Lagos State. The study adopted a qualitative approach. While a total of 150 respondents were selected using simple random sampling, the research instrument was a structured questionnaire having both open and closed ended questions. The social cognitive career development theory and the career development -model were used to explain the concept further. Also, two hypoth ... Continue reading---
