PARENTAL INFLUENCE ON THE CAREER CHOICE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENT IN CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA.
Abstract
THe study was undertaken to examine parental influence on the career choice of secondary school students' in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study, three null hypotheses were formulated to direct the study. Survey research design was adopted to this study and a sample of (120) one hundred and twenty respondents were used for the study. The selection was done through simple random sampling technique which was employed for transparency. Questionnaires was the main instruments used for data collection. To test the hypotheses, Pearson product moment correlation analysis was adopted. The result of teh analysis revealed that there exist significant relationships between socio economic status of parent, parental educational attainment, and family structure of parent and secondary school student's career choice. It was recommended amongst others that government should ensure that they make adequate provision for facilities to schools in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State.
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