EFFECT OF COUNSELLING AND CHOICE PATTERN OF VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS BY SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN UHUNMWODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
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EFFECT OF COUNSELLING AND CHOICE
PATTERN OF VOCATIONAL SUBJECTS BY SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN UHUNMWODE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE
ABSTRACT
The
aim of the research was to examine the effect of counselling and choice patter
of vocational subject by senior secondary school students. Questionnaires was
used to elicit information from the students of SS I in public and private
schools of Uhunmwode local government area, Edo State. A total of 100
questionnaires (25 each from four schools) were used. The analysis of the
investigation was carried so as to show may be the research questions should be
accepted or not. The following are the major findings:
1.
Factors such as parental education
talent, counselling and prestige attached to job influence the choice pattern
of vocational subjects.
2.
Counselling in school involves early
stage of advice at the time when decisions have to be made regarding the choice
of specification subjects.
3.
Counselling impact positively on
students giving accurate information about what occupation are available.
4.
Students perform well when they
choose vocational subjects, from the findings of the study, it is obvious that
counselling has great impact on the choice patter of vocational subject.
Factors such as parental education, prestige attached to a job, talent also
affect choice pattern of vocational subject.
Based
on the outcomes of the findings, the following recommendations were made:
1.
Educational counselling should be
introduced to all schools for students to get accurate information about
occupation.
2.
Guidance services should start from
the tentative period (age 12-18) before realistic stage (age 19-25).
3.
Every school should have a well
trained counsellor.
TABLE
OF CONTENT
Chapter
One
Introduction
‘
Background
of the study
Statement
of problem
Purpose
of the study
Research
questions
Research
hypothesis
Significance
of the study
Scope
of the study
Definition
of terms
Chapter
Two
Review
of related literature
Counselling
and vocational subject
The
students and subject choice pattern
Developmental
theory
Factors
responsible for vocational choice of subject.
Effect
of counselling on the choice
Pattern
of vocational subject.
Chapter
Three =
Methodology
Design
of study
Population
Sample
and sampling techniques
Research
instrument
Reliability
of instrument
Administration
of instrument
Analysis
of data
Chapter
Four=
Data
analysis, result and discussion
Type
of counselling students received in secondary school
Counselling
impact on students ‘
Factors
that influence choice patter of vocational subject
Students’
performance and choice of vocational subject
Chapter
Five=
Summary,
conclusion and recommendations
Summary
Conclusion
Recommendations
References
=
Questionnaires=
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
OF THE STUDY
Vocational education is an important component in a nation where there is a low
level of technical I know how, it has its primary goals, the training and
imparting necessary skills to who shall be to who shall be self reliant
economically, provision of technical knowledge and skills necessary for
agricultural, commercial and economic development and provision of manpower in
the applied science, technology and business, particularly art craft, advance
craft and technical level. Obudo (2007) opined that at the secondary school
level, vocational education is expected to give the students a full blown
vocational education. In actualize its goals, the national policy on education
(2004) observed that students who complete junior secondary school shall be
streamed into senior secondary school, technical college, and act of school
training centre and apprenticeship scheme, and streaming shall be based on the
result of text to determine academic ability attitude and vocational interest.
The goals as pointed out cannot be actualized with particular reference to self
exploration, interest and accurate information that are available. Most Nigeria
senior secondary school students experience problems conflicts and interest
conforms and disappointment in living up to the demand of their subject
especially vocational subjects in senior secondary school level. Such problems
could sometimes lead to no low academic performance of the students or failure
in life. Significant factors know to play a major influence on the academic
performance of the students with particular performance to choosing of
vocational subject are counselling, sex, status, of parents, prestige attached
to the job, school subject and interest. In the case the senior secondary
school subject should be prepared to meet the challenges of the changing labour
market and therefore vocational development should be a priority. However, if
left unguided in the choice of vocational choice particular some youths choose
wrong and regret all their lives but a right choice result I a happy
progressive and fulfilled, while a wrong choice may make the future progress of
an individual.
Strong (1994) likened interest and ability to motor and a boat, according to
him interest determines the field interest or choice on a task have enable a
less able person to do as well if not more than an able or interested person.
From the foregoing in the assessment of the overall performance in vocational
subjects counselling and choice pattern played vital role. This therefore, goes
along way to show that vocational counselling and choice patter has a
particular influence on choosing vocational subject and academic performance of
some unguided students despite the lack of sensitization still go extra mile to
ensure that perform better reverse is also the case as can be seen in some
guided students performing lower and unguided students performing better than
their counterparts in their vocational subjects.
STATEMENT
OF PROBLEMS
Most Nigerian senior secondary schools experience problems, difficulties and
confusion in adjusting to the demand of their chooses course especially
vocational courses in institutions of higher learning. The difficulties often
experienced may ultimately lead to poor performance and poor academic
achievement, it becomes imperative therefore to determine the effect of
counselling choice patter of vocational subject by senior secondary school
students.
RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
1.
What factors influence the pattern
of choice vocational subjects?
2.
Do you (students) perform positively
when they choose vocational subjects?
3.
Does counselling impart positively
on students?
4.
What type of counselling do you
(students) receive in secondary school?
PURPOSE
OF THE STUDY
The main purpose of this study is to determine the effect of counselling and
choice pattern of vocational subjects by senior secondary school students,
specifically the purpose are to determine:
1.
If the students positively when they
choose vocational subjects.
2.
What factors (gender and parental
education) influence the choice pattern of vocational subjects?
3.
if counselling is effectively
important on senior secondary school students
SCOPE
OF THE STUDY
The study will cover the effect of counselling and choice
pattern of vocational subjects by senior secondary school students in Uhumwonde
locals government area of Edo State. Senior secondary school one (SS1) students
will be used. This is a class where the students have been streamlined to their
chosen course only public schools in Uhumwonde Local Government Area of Edo
State will be used.
SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
Choosing a course of study is one of the important discussions to make
inappropriate choice may spell ruin for the individual and the society. The
findings of this research therefore will benefit the students, counselors, and
educational planners. Counselling experts have proved that the individual may
stimulate into any appropriate occupation by mere lack, but the wise choice of
an occupation requires accurate information about what occupations are
available. The essence of this is to show the role of counselling on vocational
subjects in the academic performance and achievements of the students.
Moreover, it will also help to know how factors such as choice pattern, gender
and parental education influence the choice of student’s performance and
competency. Self confidence, self reliance and fulfillment interest motivation
and general performance of students.
It will also help teachers, counselors, mentors, collaborators as they lead the
students through the process of self attainment and produce competence and
credible manpower to the development of the country.
DEFINITION
OF TERMS
Vocational
performance:
Refers to choosing or liking occupation better than others performance are
often avert expression of interest, interest is the motivating force which
disposes one to want to know, learn or do something.
Vocational
education; refers to an aspect of education that mainly concerned with the
preparation of individual for skill performance on tasks, it is also a kind of
training or retraining, which is geared towards making the individual learners
more productive through improved performance in either paid employment or in
self employment.
Counselling; Refers to all kind of information
about occupations, their entry requirement, choosing relevant subjects given to
make a wise decisions includes society personnel education aid and vocational
counselling.
Choice: An act of choosing between two or
more possibilities, it is also seen as the range or number of different things
from which to choose.
Pattern: This refers to a regular way in
which something happen or something is done.
Educational
planners: These are
experts who are incharge of planning the educational system such that it will
benefit the individual and society at large, they are also known as curriculum
experts.
Occupation: This is defined as the kind of job
or profession an individual is doing.
Vocational
subject: This refers
to our area of knowledge of study that is directly related to vocational
occupation where a large art of its curriculum is devoted to learning specific
skills which its students is to use immediately after graduation.
Curriculum: According to Taylor (1965)
curriculum can be defined as all the learning of students which is planned and
directed by the school to attain its educational goals, in other words
curriculum deals with all the learning experiences that is given to a person or
pupils to make him develop both character, skills and learning and become
useful to himself and contribute meaningfully to his family, town (community)
nation and world.
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