The relative influences of peers and parents on the choices of careers by Nigerian adolescents: a case study of Plateau State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorEzeani, Samuel Ikechukwu
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-13T16:54:17Z
dc.date.available2023-05-13T16:54:17Z
dc.date.issued1985
dc.description84pen_US
dc.description.abstractThe controversial issue of which socialising model parents or peers exert greater influence on the adolescents' choice of careers has remained unresolved, Some problems which teenagers, and even adults, encounter in choosing unrealistic careers such as the inability to cope with courses in their chosen fields and ultimate lack of satisfaction in the world of work has persisted. This study investigated the relative influences of peers and parents on Nigerian adolescents' career choices. Students Background Information Questionnaire (S.B.I.Q.) and Parent-Peer Orientation Questionnaire (P.P.O.Q.) were administered to 600 adolescents. Four hypotheses were proposed and tested. One of the hypotheses confirmed that there was no significant difference between male end female adolescents in their orientation toward their peers in choice of careers. Another indicated that there was no difference between urban and rural adolescents in their orientation towards their peers in choice of careers. The remaining two hypotheses were rejected. These are the ones that speculated that adolescents are significantly more peer-oriented than parent-oriented in their choice of careers and that there is no significant difference between urban and rural adolescents in their parental orientation in career choices. Thugh more parent-oriented than-peer-oriented, 3.51 and 2.77 mean scores respectively, only 0.08% of the adolescents investigated indicated willingness to pursue their parents' occupations The study strongly recommends that career services be introduced in Plateau State Post-Primary institutions. Schools should be staffed with teachers who are exposed to adolescent psychology as opposed to the present situation where most of the teachers in that state - Indians, Pakistanis, Philipinos, Ghanians and Nigerians - lack this orientation. Since parents exert overwhelming influence on their adolescents' career choices, it is also recommended that school authorities should endeavour to use the avenues provided by the parents-teachers association meetings to educate parents on the existence of individual differences in talents and capabilities, thus increasing the probability that parents would become more realistic and tolerant about their wards career choices.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.oauife.edu.ng/123456789/5399
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherObafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjectCareeren_US
dc.subjectParenten_US
dc.subjectPeeren_US
dc.subjectSocialisingen_US
dc.subjectSatisfactionen_US
dc.subjectOrientationen_US
dc.subjectParents' occupationsen_US
dc.subjectLiving standarden_US
dc.titleThe relative influences of peers and parents on the choices of careers by Nigerian adolescents: a case study of Plateau State, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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