IMPACT OF ADMINISTRATION OF STUDENTS’ CAREER CHOICE ON ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN JIGAWA STATE.
IMPACT OF ADMINISTRATION OF STUDENTS’ CAREER CHOICE ON ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN JIGAWA STATE.
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2012-08
Authors
KAZAURE, RABIU SALEH
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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.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA – NIGERIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER
DEGREE IN EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND
CURRICULUM.
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA – NIGERIA
Keywords
ADMINISTRATION,, CAREER CHOICE,, ACHIEVING THE OBJECTIVES,, SECONDARY EDUCATION,, JIGAWA STATE.