The Effect Of Family On Career Choice Of Students

 

Chapter One

 

Preface

 

Background To The Study

 

Family is a place in which children learn to interpret realities( cautious and Passman, 1996) parents serve as significant practitioners to children for information about the world and children capability( Hall, Kelly, Hansen and Vulwein, 1996) family influence is an important force in preparing scholars for their part as workers. youthful people form their station about work and career as a result of commerce with the family. Family background provides the base on which a pupil’s career planning and decision timber evolves. still, within each family, the position of involvement can veritably appreciatively or negatively.

 

Family background factor set up to be associated with career choice includes parents socio- profitable status( SES), their position of education and biogenetics factor similar as physical size, gender, capability and disposition, fear and Jepson( 1992), in a study on adolescent vocational development reported that had the most effect on education plans and occupational aspiration was education. Mortime et al( 1992) also reported that parents with post secondary education tend to pass along its significance in their children a finding reported by other studies. Montgomery( 1992) votes that scholars talented in mathematics viewed their career choice as reflective on the interest that stem from early family influence and educational openings.

 

De Piddeo( 1990) still, points out that the lower position of parents education can slacken adolescents career choice. Being born to parents with limited education and income reduces the liability of going to council or achieving a professionally and occupational pretensions and basically destined the child’s likely career choice. Family income is another aspect of family background that influences the career choice of a pupil. Mortimer et al( 1992) one reason for this may be that family with limited profitable coffers may tend to direct children first the aged children in the family giving lower stopgap and stimulant to the youngish children in the family. It’s thus accessible that the tone efficacity of scholars with respect to career openings is linked to the profitable support they can anticipate from their parents. Another family background factor set up to be associated with career choice include the parents spiritual/ health parents who love Jesus and want the stylish for their children will prompt their children to pursue a career that will bring them joy in the future. therefore sayings 226 admonished parents to pay attention to their children while the children in turn should prove themselves biddable( Ephesians 613).

 

Statement Of Problem

 

The standard of education in Nigeria moment is gradationally falling therefore leading to lots of arrangements amongst scholars civil retainers, educational itineraries etc as to what’s the immediate and remote causes of the failure and the factors hindering high standard of education, while we may condemn governments, preceptors, and children, the family which scholars comes from leave much to be asked . It’s important to note that we can not exculpate the family that a child came from when talking about the scholars choice of career in secondary academy. Family background factors set up to have influence the scholars choice of career is grounded on parents socio- profitable status, parents educational position, parents love for Jesus and family size and parents disposition.

 

Ideal Of The Study

 

The main ideal of the study is to examine the impact of family background on occupational choice of secondary academy scholars. Specific objects of the study are

 

1. To ascertain the degree in which socio- profitable status of parents impact the career choice of scholars in secondary academy.

 

2. To examine the relationship between the position of education of parents and the career choice of scholars in secondary seminaries

 

3. To determine if the size of a family have any influence on the choice of career of secondary academy scholars.

 

4. To examine the relationship between living condition at family and choice of career of scholars.

 

5. To find out if the capability and disposition of parents affect the choice of career of scholars.

 

Exploration Question

 

In order to deal with the influence of family background on the career choice of secondary academy scholars the following questions were asked

 

1. To what degree does the socio- profitable status of parents impact the career choice of scholars in secondary academy?

 

2. Is there any relationship between the position of education of parents and the career choice of scholars in secondary seminaries?

 

3. Does the size of a family have any influence on the choice of career of secondary academy scholars?

 

4. Is there any relationship between living condition at family and choice of career of scholars?

 

5. To what extent does the capability and disposition of parents affect the choice of career of scholars?

 

. Suppositions To Be Tested

 

H0 Socio profitable status of parents doesn’t impact the career choice of scholars in secondary seminaries.

 

H1 Socio profitable status of parents influences the career choice of scholars in secondary seminaries.

 

thesis 2

 

H0 There’s no relationship between the position of education of parents and the career choice of scholars in secondary seminaries.

 

H1 There’s a relationship between the position of education of parents and the career choice of scholars in secondary seminaries.

 

thesis 3

 

H0 Family size doesn’t impact the career choice of secondary academy scholars.

 

H1 Family size influences the career choice of secondary academy scholars.

 

Significance Of The Study

 

scholars succeed in academy when certain factors are put in place or put under control, some of these includes icing that the child feeds well at family, get enough rest, does his family work has his work checked by both his preceptors and parents, has his academy accoutrements , gets acceptable stimulant from their parents, useful information should be given the child to guide futures generation of choice of career. In the light of the below, the scholars will help parents to have sapience into the geste and requirements of their children. The study intends to reveal the factors that impedes or enhance the choice of scholars in secondary seminaries.

 

Compass Of The Study

 

This study is confined to secondary seminaries in Esan Central original government area of Edo State. In the consummation of analogous condition facing most scholars in other secondary seminaries in Edo State the check shall concentrate on scholars in their first time and final time of studies.

 

Description Of Terms

 

FAMILY Is a unit comprising of hubby, woman and children.

 

FAMILY SIZE The number of people in the family.

 

FAMILY SYSTEM This includes monogamy and may be nuclear or extended family.

 

HOME terrain This refers to maternal experience and bournes for children, objects and material conditions in the home for comfort and also specific behavioral processes conducive to literacy.

 

EDUCATIONAL Parenting This refers to education of children and how they perform in academics when subordinated to test or examination.

 

EDUCATIONAL STATUS This term is used for social processes in which one achieve social capability and individual growth, carried on in a named, controlled sitting which can be institutionalized as a academy or council.

 

OCCUPATIONAL STATUS Person’s trade, vocation or star means of earning living.

 

SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS This refers to position of recognition which one finds him in the society. Such a position may not be heritable but acquired through particular sweats like education, wealth, occupation and social class.

 

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE This refers to the scholars ’ achievement, scores within the class and his position relative to all those subordinated the same test.

 

EFFECTS the result or outgrowth of anything be it positive or negative.

 

HOME SITUATION This refers to prevailing atmosphere in the home whether violent, resentful or in disarray.

 

Maternal station Parents disposition to respond in a characteristics way to some encouragement in their social terrain. Some responses determine the way and manner their children are brought up by them.

 

Chapter One

Preface

1.1 Background To The Study

Family is a place in which children learn to interpret realities( cautious and Passman, 1996) parents serve as significant practitioners to children for information about the world and children capability( Hall, Kelly, Hansen and Vulwein, 1996) family influence is an important force in preparing scholars for their part as workers. youthful people form their station about work and career as a result of commerce with the family. Family background provides the base on which a pupil’s career planning and decision timber evolves. still, within each family, the position of involvement can veritably appreciatively or negatively. Family background factor set up to be associated with career choice includes parents socio- profitable status( SES), their position of education and biogenetics factor similar as physical size, gender, capability and disposition, fear and Jepson( 1992), in a study on adolescent vocational development reported that had the most effect on education plans and occupational aspiration was education. Mortime et al( 1992) also reported that parents with post secondary education tend to pass along its significance in their children a finding reported by other studies. Montgomery( 1992) votes that scholars talented in mathematics viewed their career choice as reflective on the interest that stem from early family influence and educational openings. De Piddeo( 1990) still, points out that the lower position of parents education can slacken adolescents career choice. Being born to parents with limited education and income reduces the liability of going to council or achieving a professionally and occupational pretensions and basically destined the child’s likely career choice. Family income is another aspect of family background that influences the career choice of a pupil. Mortimer et al( 1992) one reason for this may be that family with limited profitable coffers may tend to direct children first the aged children in the family giving lower stopgap and stimulant to the youngish children in the family. It’s thus accessible that the tone efficacity of scholars with respect to career openings is linked to the profitable support they can anticipate from their parents. Another family background factor set up to be associated with career choice include the parents spiritual/ health parents who love Jesus and want the stylish for their children will prompt their children to pursue a career that will bring them joy in the future. therefore sayings 226 admonished parents to pay attention to their children while the children in turn should prove themselves biddable( Ephesians 613).

1.2 Statement Of Problem

The standard of education in Nigeria moment is gradationally falling therefore leading to lots of arrangements amongst scholars civil retainers, educational itineraries etc as to what’s the immediate and remote causes of the failure and the factors hindering high standard of education, while we may condemn governments, preceptors, and children, the family which scholars comes from leave much to be asked . It’s important to note that we can not exculpate the family that a child came from when talking about the scholars choice of career in secondary academy. Family background factors set up to have influence the scholars choice of career is grounded on parents socio- profitable status, parents educational position, parents love for Jesus and family size and parents disposition.

1.3 Ideal Of The Study

The main ideal of the study is to examine the impact of family background on occupational choice of secondary academy scholars. Specific objects of the study are

1. To ascertain the degree in which socio- profitable status of parents impact the career choice of scholars in secondary academy.

2. To examine the relationship between the position of education of parents and the career choice of scholars in secondary seminaries

3. To determine if the size of a family have any influence on the choice of career of secondary academy scholars.

4. To examine the relationship between living condition at family and choice of career of scholars.

5. To find out if the capability and disposition of parents affect the choice of career of scholars

1.4 RESEARCH QUESTION

In order to deal with the influence of family background on the career choice of secondary academy scholars the following questions were asked 1. To what degree does the socio- profitable status of parents impact the career choice of scholars in secondary academy? 2. Is there any relationship between the position of education of parents and the career choice of scholars in secondary seminaries? 3. Does the size of a family have any influence on the choice of career of secondary academy scholars? 4. Is there any relationship between living condition at family and choice of career of scholars? 5. To what extent does the capability and disposition of parents affect the choice of career of scholars?

1.5. Suppositions To Be Tested

H0 Socio profitable status of parents doesn’t impact the career choice of scholars in secondary seminaries. H1 Socio profitable status of parents influences the career choice of scholars in secondary seminaries. thesis 2 H0 There’s no relationship between the position of education of parents and the career choice of scholars in secondary seminaries. H1 There’s a relationship between the position of education of parents and the career choice of scholars in secondary seminaries. thesis 3 H0 Family size doesn’t impact the career choice of secondary academy scholars. H1 Family size influences the career choice of secondary academy scholars.

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

scholars succeed in academy when certain factors are put in place or put under control, some of these includes icing that the child feeds well at family, get enough rest, does his family work has his work checked by both his preceptors and parents, has his academy accoutrements , gets acceptable stimulant from their parents, useful information should be given the child to guide futures generation of choice of career. In the light of the below, the scholars will help parents to have sapience into the geste and requirements of their children. The study intends to reveal the factors that impedes or enhance the choice of scholars in secondary seminaries.

1.7 Statement Of The Study

This study is confined to secondary seminaries in Esan Central original government area of Edo State. In the consummation of analogous condition facing most scholars in other secondary seminaries in Edo State the check shall concentrate on scholars in their first time and final time of studies.

1.8 Description Of Terms Family Is a unit comprising of hubby, woman and children.

FAMILY SIZE The number of people in the family.

FAMILY SYSTEM This includes monogamy and may be nuclear or extended family.

HOME TERRAIN

This refers to maternal experience and bournes for children, objects and material conditions in the home for comfort and also specific behavioral processes conducive to literacy.

EDUCATIONAL PARENTING This refers to education of children and how they perform in academics when subordinated to test or examination.

EDUCATIONAL STATUS This term is used for social processes in which one achieve social capability and individual growth, carried on in a named, controlled sitting which can be institutionalized as a academy or council.

OCCUPATIONAL STATUS Person’s trade, vocation or star means of earning living.

SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS This refers to position of recognition which one finds him in the society. Such a position may not be heritable but acquired through particular sweats like education, wealth, occupation and social class.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

This refers to the scholars ’ achievement, scores within the class and his position relative to all those subordinated the same test. goods the result or outgrowth of anything be it positive or negative.

HOME SITUATION

This refers to prevailing atmosphere in the home whether violent, resentful or in disarray. Maternal station Parents disposition to respond in a characteristics way to some encouragement in their social terrain. Some responses determine the way and manner their children are brought up by them.

 

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