Students' Attitudes Towards Choosing Technical Education as a Career in Secondary Schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area, Edo State

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page i

Certification ii

Dedicationiii

Acknowledgement iv

Table of Content vi

Abstractx

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study1

Statement of Problem 4

Purpose of the Study 5

Research Question 5

Significance of the Study 6

Scope of the Study 6

Limitation of the Study7

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Theoretical Framework                                                                      

Summary of Literature Review48

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

Design of the Study 52

Population of the Study 53

Sample and Sampling Techniques 53

Instrumentation 54

Validity of Instruments 54

Reliability of the Instrument 55

Method of Data Collection 55

Method of Data Analysis 55

CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF RESULTS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

Answering of Research Questions57

Discussion of Findings 62

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECCOMMENDATIONS

Summary 65

Summary of Findings 66

Conclusions 67

Recommendations 67

Reference 69

Appendix I 74

Appendix ii 77

Abstract

This research was undertaken to find out the attitudes towards chosen Technical Education, Five research question was raised. Some of the factor investigated include parental, societal, Gender, peer group and students interest. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of the perceived factor into making effective career decisions in technical education. The objective was achieved by analyzing the data obtained on the sampled population, using survey research design and interval or systematic random sampling techniques. The sample consist of 150 JSS3 students drawn from five secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State. The instrument used for the survey is a questionnaire, which has two sections (A and B) and 20 items. Analysis of the data revealed that parents have been ineffective in influencing students career choice in Technical Education, society is yet to influence students career choice in Technical Education positively, gender has influence students career choice in Technical Education, peer group to some extent have been quite effective in influencing students career choice in Technical Education, and interest had greatly influenced students choice of career in Technical Education positively. From the above findings, conclusion were drawn and some recommendations were made which include that Government should assist by making provisions for materials in schools that can motivate both genders to make desirable career choice in Technical education and Parents should help student to understand themselves, know how to get on with others, learn manners and practice social skills to enhance their career choice in Technical Education programmes.