Osakinle, E. O. (2010). In-School Adolescents And Career Choice: The Case Of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Journal Of College Teaching & Learning, 7(9), 43-46.
Purpose and Hypotheses of the Study
The purpose of the study by E.O Osakinle was to show the correlations between the parent influence on the adolescents choice of career , and that family values will have an influence on adolescents in their career choices. The adolescent will learn work habits and values from their parents but it is more likely they learn it from a Father-Son perspective other than a Mother-Daughter one. The other purpose of this study was to also show that gender has a correlation between the adolescent and the career he/she will or will not choose. It showed that the woman will base their career on family matters. The woman will either have a family then start their career or have their career set then start a family, but the woman will face that rather than the man.
Sample
The sample started in Ekiti State that has 16 governments and four of them were selected at random to complete the study. The parents and all of their children in secondary school attended. There was 200 of them in all in the sample. The study was self constructed titled. Career Choice among Adolescents and their Parents (CCAAP). It consisted of three sections A, B, and C. The bio-data of the samples was labeled A. The adolescents had the letter B, and the parents were C. The feedback had 40 items that sought information on their career choices. The instrument had a validity coefficient of 0.76 and a co-efficient of 0.85. It was scored on a 2-point scale. Two for yes and one point for no.
Methods and Procedures
This was a cross-sectional study, There was teenagers starting at the ...
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...ld push to make their adolescent be something they want them to be instead of letting them decide on their own. This reflects largely on me because one day I will become a parent and this study has taught me me to not force your children to do something that you as a parent want. Instead let them decide. Growing up I had a father and mother who still to this day support me on everything I do in life, but when I was at a young age they kind of pushed me towards the football route and I started playing at the age of five and did not finish playing till my Senior year of high school when I broke my leg, but I think over time they realized that I was not going to become a professional athlete and now they tell me to do whatever I want but whatever you do give it your all, but it has always been encouragement to me and I try and give it my all at everything I do in life.
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... much from their kids and the child feels they can’t achieve to their parents’ expectation, then it causes them to have a negative look at school, academics and left with no motivation to do well.
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