INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL FACTORS ON CHILDREN'S CAREER DEVELOPMENT: A CASEOF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ISINYA SUB-COUNTY, KAJIADO

Esther Njenga (), Dr Zipporah Kaaria () and Doreen Katiba ()

European Journal of Philosophy, Culture and Religion, 2018, vol. 2, issue 1, 17 - 26

Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which some selected parental factors influence career development among form four students in Isinya Sub-County.Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive survey. The population of the study was all the 572 form four public school students in Isinya Sub-County. The study focused on all the nine public secondary schools from Isinya Sub-County to carry out the survey while proportional random sampling technique was used to sample the students. The researcher used a sample of 114 students from the target population. Questionnaires and interview guides were used as the instruments for data collection. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software was used to analyse the data. Pearson correlation was test relationships between variables and their significanceResults: Results indicate that the father's education level was significant and negatively correlated with the students career choice (r = -.067, p = 0.0445) at 0.05 significance level. Parent child relationship is of paramount importance as it reinforces positive affirmations on the students that help them excel in life. Thus, most parents / guardians of told the students that they are proud of them. Majority of the parents encouraged students to ask questions about different careers.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study recommends that parent child relationship should be embraced as it is of paramount importance in reinforcing positive affirmations on the students that help them excel in life. Parent child relationships influences students attitude positively and gives them confidence in their career choice.

Keywords: Parents' level of education; parent-child relationship; career development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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