Factors Affecting The Choice Of Home Economics As A Career

Factors Affecting The Choice Of Home Economics As A Career
Abstract
This study is carried out in order to examine the factors affects in the choice of Home Economics as career in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. And it has been observed that most students don’t like Home Economics as a career for this reason, it is the intention of the researcher to look at those factors that makes students not to choose Home Economics as career.
The investigation is based on some hypothetical questions. The analysis of the data collected emphasis in the following findings:
- That there is no significant difference between subjects studied in schools and there career aspiration of students.
- That there is no significant difference between student’s job aspiration and employment opportunities in the labour market.
- That there is no significant between teacher’s qualification and the teaching of Home Economics in secondary school.
- That finance has no significance with the choice of Home Economics as a career.
Based on these findings the researcher makes some suggestions and recommendations on how to overcome the problem in order to make students see the need for choosing home economics as a career.
Chapter One
Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
The influence of career choice has a lasting impact on an individual. It serves to be a predictor and determinant of their prospective level of income, nature of work and consequently leaves a mark on the personality, demeanour and outlook of an individual. Thus one wrong decision can change the fate of an individual. It is difficult for everyone to make a decision regarding their career. This individual action is manifested on a larger scale in the economic prosperity of a nation.
Individuals who are misfits in their workplace tend to be less productive and efficient, and therefore are unable to achieve their goals. The concept has been explained by Onyejiaku (as cited in Jones & Larke, 2005), who defines occupation as a means of living, which has the power to change personalities, determine social status, predict expected earnings, determine social groups etc. Thus its importance cannot be undermined. Given its complexity, it is then a point to ponder upon as to how career decisions are made. These are elucidated by Ipaye (as cited in Alemu, 2013) Career choice is one of the biggest dilemma and challenge in any student’s life. It involves interplay of many factors which are intricately intertwined. It is not a straightforward task and involves a difficult process of decision making. This issue is not confined to Pakistan only but is universal in nature. According to Bandura, Barbaranelli, Caprara, and Pastorelli (2001) an individual’s environment, talents, skills, and academic achievement exert an influence on career choice. In case of a wrong choice, it may lead to resultant failure and disappointment. Research shows homes, schools and the social setup influence an individual’s career choice. Financial prospects influence the career choice of men as they have to meet household expenses, whereas women show more concern for social values and utility (Sax, 1994) and other factors including aptitude, life circumstances, and academic achievement.
Gesidle S. A. (1987) defined home Economics as career sequence of occupation, Jobs and positions occupied, during a persons working life. In choosing home economics as a career, one in effect tries to secure knowledge of occupational opportunities existing in their social environment. this involves a decision not only of the bibliographical make up of the individual. But if the acquisition of the basic skills that will enable the individual to cope with the social economic change in their everyday life so as to attain there desired goal. Home economics as a career are relatively a young profession and it is still encountering difficulties in becoming established. Its major problem is employment opportunities and their rapid changing role of the family for education in Nigeria, an investigations was done on the efficiency of the system of vocational training and after which, it was recommended that boys and girls should be given equal chance to study home economics and the need was emphasized to increase and extended home economics as a career to all school and at different levels. Taking home economics as a career is in many mind, a matter of infusion that is using subject area as a means of linking academic discipline with the real world situation. Jaiye Via (1979) is of the opinion that our youth need constant guidance in their choice of career and subjects. It is common knowledge to find students choosing subject or career for which they have a passing interest but on aptitude. Such students should stand the risk of ending up with failure and of course frustration.
Makinde (1978) observed that in a simple society with little diversification, the choice of career did not require much specialized assistance parents and friends could provide adequate advice of someone who has to make a choice of career between several familiar options. In the traditional society the child learnt by limitations the parents, but today the situation has changed with formal education the understanding with formal education the understanding of most parents about the prevailing condition in schools in limited with the diversification in the number of possible career choice has become more difficult also with academics and vocational training, choice must be made with greater care to avoid the frustration, which may varies from among choice.
1.2 Statement Of Problems
Career selection decision making process is one of the key elements in an individual’s life (Alberts et al. 2003). There exist numerous problems encountered by students in their process of career selection (Olamide and Olawaiye, 2013).
Wrong career selection opens the door for life-long consequences (Mashige and Oduntan, 2011).Such individual’s by underperforming becomes a source of inefficiency not only for themselves, their organization but also for the economy as a whole. (Issa and Nwalo, 2008). Home economics is area of all wonder course it cover so many areas of life, sewing, home management an all. Despite the interest student have in home Economics as a career.
1.3 Aims and Objectives
This study seeks to achieve the following objectives. Whether the student are knowledgeable in jobs available in the labour market before making choice of jobs and also whether students just take any job that come their way so long as they pass their examination.
- To find out the factors affecting home economics as a career in Oredo Local Government Area.
- To find out if students take into consideration factors affecting their choice of career.
- To recommend the source of information about possible career for the students.
1.4 Research Hypothesis
Hypothesis One
- Hi: There is no significant difference between subjects studied in school and there career aspiration of students.
- Ho: There is a significant difference between subjects studied in school and there career aspiration of students.
Hypothesis Two
- Hi: Finance has no significance with the choice of home economics as a career.
- Ho: Finance is significant with the choice of home economics as a career.
1.5 Significance of the Study
The significance of the study is that it will highlight student’s occupational aspiration and the factors that affect their choice of career and factors affecting the choice of home economics as a career among secondary school teachers in universities and colleges of education and thus provide a sight to enhance the significance of subject that will make them choose the right career. This study will also bring to awareness general understanding of the process of adolescent occupational choice and shed more or some light on the amount of knowledge Nigerian adolescent have about job available in Nigeria and finally bring to awareness the department of curriculum and planning in providing meaningful educational programme so that students entering advanced training will as well have a clearer perception of what they want to do.
1.6 Scope and Limitations
This study is primary concerned and restricted to selected schools in the Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. Due to shortage of time, the research will not be able to carry out the study in the entire state.
The researcher encountered some constraints, which limited the scope of the study. These constraints include but are not limited to the following.
a) Availability of Research Material:
The research material available to the researcher is insufficient, thereby limiting the study
b) Time:
The time frame allocated to the study does not enhance wider coverage as the researcher has to combine other academic activities and examinations with the study.
1.7 Definition of Terms
For this purpose of clarity, the following term are used in this study are defined below.
Choice:
This means that the student has decided on occupation (work) or subject after rejecting certain others which hold certain attractive.
Occupation Aspiration
This refers to the occupation oan individual would like to choose assuming there is no factor limiting him or her. In this occupation career are used interchangeably here.
Home Economics
So Olaitan’s on Agusioboines home economics as education for the living that is the study of everything that involves or relates to the home and family.
Career
An occupation undertaking for a significant period of a persons life, and with opportunities to progress.
1.8 Organization of the Study
This research work is organized in five chapters, for easy understanding, as follows
- Chapter one is concerned with the introduction, which consist of the (overview, of the study), historical background, statement of problem, objectives of the study, research hypotheses, significance of the study, scope and limitation of the study, definition of terms and historical background of the study.
- Chapter two highlights the theoretical framework on which the study is based, thus the review of related literature.
- Chapter three deals on the research design and methodology adopted in the study.
- Chapter four concentrate on the data collection and analysis and presentation of finding.
- Chapter five gives summary, conclusion, and recommendations made of the study.
Chapter Five
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Introduction
It is important to reiterate that the objective of this study was the analysis of factors affecting the choice of Home economics as a career.
In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in evaluating examine the analysis of factors affecting the choice of Home economics as a career.
5.2 Summary
This study was undertaken to examine the analysis of factors affecting the choice of Home economics as a career. The study opened with chapter one where the statement of the problem was clearly defined. The study objectives and research hypotheses were defined and formulated respectively. The study reviewed related and relevant literatures. The chapter two gave the conceptual framework, empirical and theoretical studies. The third chapter described the methodology employed by the researcher in collecting both the primary and the secondary data. The research method employed here is the descriptive survey method. The study analyzed and presented the data collected in tables and the hypotheses were tested using the chi square to test hypothesis. While the fifth chapter gives the study summary and conclusion.
5.3 Conclusion and Recommendations
This study looked at those factors that make students not to choose Home Economics as career. The investigation is based on some hypothetical questions. The analysis of the data collected emphasis in the following findings: That there is no significant difference between subjects studied in schools and there career aspiration of students. we found that there is no significant difference between student’s job aspiration and employment opportunities in the labour market and that there is no significant between teacher’s qualification and the teaching of Home Economics in secondary school also that finance has no significance with the choice of Home Economics as a career.


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