DETERMINANTS OF CAREER MATURITY AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGERIA
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Interaction with penultimate year students and some final year high school students show a mixed
message or attitude concerning a future career choice. Most are confused and uncertain about what
they want to study after completing high school. This attitude motivated the design of this study. The
aim of this study is the investigation of the factors that could possibly predict career maturity of high
school students in Nigeria. The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional survey design. The
sample consisted of 703 senior high school students selected from six schools. The Career Maturity
Questionnaire comprising of five (5) research trajectories viz Self Efficacy scale, Self-Esteem scale,
Parental Social Economic Scale, Academic Need Achievement Scale and the Career Maturity Scale
was employed for data collection. All the sub-scales in The Career Maturity Questionnaire were
validated. Data is currently being analysed. The results will be discussed, conclusions shall be drawn
and recommendations on factors that will improve students’ career maturity highlighted. The
identification of these factors will assist schools and vocational counsellors’ to offer early career
counselling and to create appropriate interventions.
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BF Psychology, H Social Sciences (General)