SOCIO CULTURAL FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENT’S CAREER CHOICE
ABSTRACT
This study attempts to explain the socio-cultural factors influencing student’s career choice in Kosofe Local
Government area of Lagos State. The study adopted a qualitative approach. While a total of 150 respondents were
selected using simple random sampling, the research instrument was a structured questionnaire having both open
and closed ended
questions. The social
cognitive career
development theory and the
career development -model
were used to explain the
concept further. Also, two hypotheses were tested in the course of the study. The finding reveals that there is no
significant relationship between socio-cultural background and student career choice, and there is a significant
relationship between parental influence and student career choice. The study recommended that there should be
better effort put into counseling and guidance on career choice by the government, and that parents should
endeavour to identify personal qualities in their ward and encourage them to pursue a career along that line.
SOCIO CULTURAL FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENTS CAREER CHOICE