TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Approval Page ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgements iv
Table of Contents vi
List of Tables ix
Abstract x
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 8
Research Questions 11
Research Hypotheses 12
Purpose of the Study 13
Significance of the Study 14
Operational Definition of Terms 16
Scope of the Study 17
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Introduction 19
Concept of Career and Career Development 20
Factors Influencing Career Choice 28
Factor Affecting Career Choices among the Students
in Secondary Schools 34
Role Model and Parental Factors 36
Guidance and Counselling in Nigeria 44
School Counsellor 48
Roles of Counsellors in Career Development 52
Appraisal of the Reviewed Related Literatures 59
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
Introduction 61
Research Design 61
Sample and Sampling Procedure 62
Instrumentation 64
Psychometric Property of the Instrument 65
Validity 65
Reliability 65
Procedure for Data Collection 65
Method of Data Analysis 67
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS
Introduction 68
Demographic Data 68
Hypotheses Testing 73
Summary of Findings 77
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION, AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
Introduction 79
Discussion 80
Conclusion 86
Implications of the Findings 87
Recommendations 88
Suggestions for Further Studies 90
References 92
Appendix 96
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Distribution of Respondents by Age, Gender,
Religion and Class Level 69
Table 2: Means and Rank Order of Responses to the
Items on the influence of guidance and
counselling services on career choice of
students 71
Table 3: Mean, Standard Deviation and t-value
of Respondents on the influence of guidance
and counselling on career choice on the
basis of gender 73
Table 4: ANOVA Result on the influence of
guidance and counselling on career choice
on the basis of Religion 74
Table 5: Mean, Standard Deviation and t-value of
Respondents on the influence of guidance
and counselling on career choice on the
basis of class level 75
Table 8: ANOVA Result on the Influence of guidance
and counselling on career choice on the
basis of age 76
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the influence of Guidance and Counselling ion career choice of secondary school students in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. This research work was to assess the extent to which influence of Guidance and Counselling has influenced in career choice of secondary school students in Ekiti Local Government Area, Kwara State.
The population sample was two hundred (200) students randomly selected from each school in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The researcher’s designed influence of Guidance and Counselling in carrier choice questionnaire (IGCCQ) was used to collect data from the respondents. Four null hypotheses were generated to guide the study.
The finding revealed that, age, gender, religious and class level of respondents has the influence of guidance and counselling in career choice of secondary school students in Ekiti Local Government, Kwara State. It was recommended that practicing counsellors from all levels of institutions should design individual and group counselling programmes for students to cater for comprehensive and effective education for all level of institutions. Through such programmes, students will be educated to appreciate good moral and stay away from deviance behaviours in the school and outside the school. Also indecent dressing should be discouraged and students should work harder and be dedicated to their studies.