How Parents Influence African American Students' Decisions to Prepare for Vocational Teaching Careers

Hairston, Jewel

doi:10.21061/jcte.v16i2.547

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“…In this regard Parham and Austin (1994); Otto (1989) also observed that family members particularly parents are the most influential determinant of career plans, occupational aspirations and occupational expectations. The findings also agreed with Ferry (2006); (Hairston, 2000) who stated that through educational expectations and perceptions of occupational opportunities, parents were found to have key roles in shaping career choices by aiding in the discovery of aptitudes related to vocational subjects and students' decision to prepare for a career. Therefore, parental influence on students' choice of occupational area will be very strong, especially where most parents would want their children to pursue a particular profession for the sake of prestige or they may want children who will step into their professions when they grow old (Olayinka, 1983, Gesinde, 1986.…”

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“…And whether the child internalizes those aspirations is greatly determined by numerous values found within the home. That is, the occupational orientations of the parents familiarize children with occupational roles, while the value orientations of parents provide the learning environment that motivates the aspirations of the children (Hairston, 2000;Lee, 1984). In addition, parents were found to have key roles in shaping career choices of their children through educational expectations and perceptions of occupational opportunities as well as providing early exposure to vocational matters thereby aiding in the discovery of aptitudes related to vocational subjects (Ferry, 2006;Hairston, 2000).…”

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Factors Influencing Choice of Occupational Area among Technical Education Students with Differing Entry Qualifications

Amasuomo¹

2014

Mak. J. High. Edu.

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This study investigated the factors that influenced choice of occupational area of two groups of students admitted into the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) Technical Programme who had Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSSC) and National Technical Certificate (NTC) respectively. Third year Technical Education students of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Omoku, Nigeria comprising 40 and 30 students with SSSC and NTC respectively were used for the study. Arithmetic mean and t-test were used to analyse the data. Reliability of the t-test results was ascertained by the use of ftest of homogeneity of group variance. Interest in study area; perceived availability of job opportunities related to area of specialization; simplicity of area in training and in employment; and perceived affordability of equipment for self-employment were found to influence choice of occupational area among the two groups.

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Factors Influencing Choice of Occupational Area among Technical Education Students with Differing Entry Qualifications

Amasuomo¹

2014

Mak. J. High. Edu.

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“…Even though the choices should be guided, it is however pertinent that students tow the career line in which they possess great passion and potentials. This work is in line with the works of Keller (2004) wherein it was stated that support, love, communication and honesty between young adolescents and their parents are important for career development; Hairston (2000) and Otto (1989) also established the fact that of all the factors that influence career choice, parents are the most influential determinants of career plans. Adeokun and Opoko (2015) explored the link between students' commitment to architectural education and their subsequent willingness to remain within the profession.…”

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A Study on Students’ Choice of Programme in the University

Ajibola¹,

Emeghe²,

Oluwumi³

et al. 2017

Journal of Educational and Social Research

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“…Generally, (Hairston, 2000) parents' career aspirations aid children in selecting occupational goals, influence their knowledge of occupations, and familiarize them with occupational roles and requirements. Whether the child internalizes those aspirations is greatly determined by numerous values found within the home.…”

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Effects of Parental Influence on Adolescents’ Career Choice in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria

Isaac¹,

Olusakin²

2014

IOSR-JRME

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of parental influence on adolescents' career choice on secondary schools students in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. The sample consisted of three hundred respondents who were randomly selected from ten purposely selected secondary schools (3 Model Colleges, 4 Non-Model Colleges, and 3 Private Colleges). The instrument used was a questionnaire which was administered to the respondents personally by the researcher. Five (5) null hypotheses were formulated and tested. Chi-square, using analysis of contingency table was used to test the hypotheses. All hypotheses were tested at the 0.05 level of significance of variable of sex, class of school, and type of school as to the effects of parental influence on adolescents' career choice on secondary schools students in the Local Government Area. The findings of the study showed that 48.36% of the respondents agreed to parents influencing their career choice. On the average, 21.5% of the respondents agreed that their parents' line of business influenced their career choice, while 78.5% disagreed. On the whole, 30% of the respondents agreed that they chose the family career because they need to sustain the family business. In addition, three (3) out of the five (5) null hypotheses tested were accepted because there were no significant differences in the variables compared. These were hypotheses 1, 3, and 5. Hypotheses 2 and 4 were rejected as there were significant differences in the variables compared. The results of these findings seem to indicate that adolescents in secondary schools in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State have some form of independence in making career choices.

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How Parents Influence African American Students' Decisions to Prepare for Vocational Teaching Careers

Cited by 20 publications

References 11 publications

Factors Influencing Choice of Occupational Area among Technical Education Students with Differing Entry Qualifications

Factors Influencing Choice of Occupational Area among Technical Education Students with Differing Entry Qualifications

A Study on Students’ Choice of Programme in the University

Effects of Parental Influence on Adolescents’ Career Choice in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria

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