Counselling Services and Career Choice among Senior Secondary School Students in Uyo Education Zone in Akwa Ibom State

Offiong J. Bassey*, Jessie Ime Edet**
* Secretary, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
** Counsellor, Secondary Education Board, Nigeria.
Periodicity:June - August'2018
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jsch.14.1.14976

Abstract

The concept of Counselling, Career Choice, Occupational Information, Appraisal Service, Vocational Guidance, Educational Guidance, and Career Day/Week were reviewed. A random sampling of 490 students selected from ten secondary schools was used. Statistics used were Pearson's Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Multiple Regression. It was found out that Occupational Information, Appraisal Service, Vocation Guidance, Educational Guidance, and Career Day/Week have significant relationship with Career Choice of Senior Secondary School Students.

Keywords

Education, Guidance and Counselling, Career Choice, Vocational Guidance, Career Day/Week

How to Cite this Article?

Bassey, O. J., & Edet, J. I. (2018). Counselling Services and Career Choice among Senior Secondary School Students in Uyo Education Zone in Akwa Ibom State. i-manager’s Journal on School Educational Technology, 14(1), 19-26. https://doi.org/10.26634/jsch.14.1.14976

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