Impact of Administration of Students’ Career Choice on Achieving the Objectives of Secondary Education in Jigawa State

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Impact of Administration of Students’ Career Choice on Achieving the Objectives of Secondary Education in Jigawa State.

ABSTRACT

Many students choose a career by accident due to lack of adequate information about the job.  This research set objectives among which were to assess the impact of students career choice by decision making and producing an increasing number of primary school pupils to higher education in Jigawa state.

It also examined the impact of maintenance of facilities meant for students’ career choice for equipping students to live effectively in modern age of science and technology.  The population of the study consisted of 100 principals, 30 ministry of education officials, and 150,000 students of all the senior secondary schools in Jigawa state.

Ten percent of the population was used for the study. The data for the study were collected through the use of questionnaire.  The data was analyzed using t-test statistical method at 0.05 significant levels. In addition, the research among other things discovered that there was shortage of trained career masters in secondary schools in Jigawa state.

Inadequate supply of materials for career choice; and that students were mostly not guided while choosing courses of study in institutions of higher learning. 

It is therefore, recommended that career choice officers should be created in schools where they do not exist; a policy be made to provide more trained career masters to schools; funds for career choice should be increased, planning and statistics department should be sit up in discharging their responsibilities.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page – – – – – – – – – i

Declaration – – – – – – – – iii

Certification – – – – – – – — iv

Dedication – – – – – – – – – v

Acknowledgements – – – – – – – vi

Abstract – – – – – – – – – vii

Table of Contents – – – – – – – viii

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background to the Study – – – – – 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem – – – – – 5

1.3 Objectives of Study – – – – – – 8

1.4 Research Questions – – – – – – 9

1.5 Hypotheses – – – – – – – 10

1.6 Basic Assumptions – — – – – – 11

1.7 Significance of the Study – – – – – 12

1.8 Scope of the study – – – – – – 14

CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Introduction – – – – – – – 15

2.2 Concept of Career Choice – – – – – 15

2.3 Conceptual Frame Work – — – – – – 16

2.4 Super Theory – – – – – – – 17

2.5 The Impact of Career Choice on Students – – 26

2.5.1 The Role of Managers in the Selection of Effective

Career Choice in Schools – – – – – 27

2.5.2 Career Choice Development-a Shared Responsibility – 32

2.6 Influence of Leadership Style on Career Choices – 36

2.7 Factors Affecting Career Choices among

Secondary School Students – – 41

2.8 Position of the School Managers – – – – 45

2.9 Causes of Poor Career Choices among

Secondary School Students – – – – – 45

2.10 The Role of Educational Agencies on

Career Choices in Secondary Schools – – – 47

2.11 Summary – – – – – – – 49

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Introduction – – – – – – – 50

3.2 Research Design – – – – – – – 50

3.3 Population – – – – – – – – 51

3.4 Sample and Sampling Techniques – – – 52

3.5 Instrumentation – – – – – – 53

3.6 Validity and Reliability of the Instrument – – 54

3.7 Pilot Test – – – – – – – – 54

3.8 reliability of the Instrument – – – – – 55

3.9 Administration of the Instrument – – – – 55

3.10 Method of Data Analysis – – – – – 56

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1 Introduction – – – – – – – 57

4.2 Presentation of Tables and Interpretations – – 57

4.3 Hypotheses Testing – – – – – – 90

4.4 Table Summary of Tested Hypotheses – – 98

4.5 Summary of Major Findings – – – – – 100

4.6 Discussion of the Major Finding – – – – -100

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Summary – – – – – – – – 101

5.2 Conclusion – – – – – – – – 101

5.3 Recommendations – – – – – – 106

5.4 Suggestions for Further Studies – – – – 107

References – – – – – – – –

Appendixes – – – – – – –

INTRODUCTION

Jigawa State is one of the 36 States in Nigeria that was created on the 27th of August, 1991 by the then President and Commander – in – Chief of the Armed Forces Federal Republic of Nigeria General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. It was created out of Kano State and currently comprises of five (5) Emirates namely Hadejia, Kazaure, Gumel, Ringim and Dutse Emirate.

Jigawa State has Twenty-seven (27) local governments. Jigawa State geographical location lies between 11o 00o N to 13o 00o and 8o 00o E 10o 35o and covers a total land area of about Twenty-two Thousand, four Hundred and Ten (22,410 Sq Km) Square kilometers.

To the North it has a common boundary with Katsina State and Niger Republic respectively. To the South it shares boarder with Bauchi and to the West is Kano State. East of Jigawa is Yobe and Niger Republic.

According to 2006 census Jigawa State has a total population of about 4,348,649= people. About 96% of the State population is Hausa Fulani and Muslims by Religion.

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CSN Team.

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