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ERIC Number: EJ996953
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Sep
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0146-3934
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Career Choices in Engineering: The Influence of Peers and Parents Implication for Counselling
Alika, Henrietta Ijeoma
College Student Journal, v46 n3 p537-542 Sep 2012
This study was designed to investigate the relationship between parental and peer group influence on career choice in engineering profession among adolescents. The research design adopted was correlational because it sought to establish the relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable. One research question and one hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. Three research instruments i.e. the students' occupational clusters preference scale (OCPS), peer pressure assessment scale (PPAS) and the parental influence assessment inventory (PIAS) were used. The population of the study comprises students in senior secondary school two (SS 2). Data were analyzed using the Pearson product moment correlation and regression analysis. The results showed that there was no significant relationship between parental and peer group influence on career choice in engineering among adolescents. It is recommended that government should emphatically ensure that guidance services is provided in all secondary schools in order to ensure that professional guidance is provided to the young adolescents in their career decision making process. (Contains 2 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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