VALUE ORIENTATION AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS CAREER CHOICE OF SECONDARY STUDENT’S IN ABI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
The study was aimed at investigating the influence of value orientation and attitude towards career choice of secondary school students in Abi Local Government area of Cross River State, Nigeria. three research questions and hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. The variables used for the study were; ethical value, cultural value and social value. The theories used to back-up the study were Holland’s Theory of Vocational Personalities by John L. Holland and Occupational Choice Theory by Anne Rose.Survey design was adopted for the study. A simple of two hundred (200) students was randomly selected from a population of (1,679) students in Abi Local Government Area. Data for the study were obtained using ‘Value Orientation and Career Choice of Secondary School Students Questionnaire’ (VOCCOSSSQ). The instruments were validated by the project supervisor and research experts in the department of guidance and counseling. The data were analyzed using simple linear analysis. All hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance.The data for the study were analyzed descriptive and instrument statistical analysis. The simple linear regression analysis was used to test the stated null hypotheses. The findings revealed that; There is a significant influence of ethical value on attitude of students towards career choice of secondary school students in Abi local Government Area. Also, there is a significant influence of cultural value on attitude of students towards career choice of secondary school student in Abi Local Government Area and There is a significant influence of social value on attitude of students towards career choice of secondary school student in Abi Local Government Area.It was recommended that a counselling department should be put in place in every secondary school to help students in making career related decisions.
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