Determining the relationship between home background and career choice of secondary school students in Ondo State, Nigeria

The study examined home background as determinants of career choice of secondary school students in Ondo state. One (1) research question was raised and one (1) hypothesis formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance using Correlation Statistics Coefficient to guide the study. A self-constructed questionnaire was used to collect data; a simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of one hundred (100) students in senior secondary schools in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State. The design of the study was a descriptive survey. The findings revealed that parental factors influence the career choice of students in Ondo State. Students in Ondo State would choose careers that are different from those of their parents, siblings and close relatives. It was found that there was no significant relationship between the socio-economic status of the family and the students’ career choice. It was recommended that Teachers and career guidance and counsellors should realize that a high level of parental education influences students’ career choice and should therefore refrain from passing the importance of higher education to the students in relation to the careers similar to their own against their wish among others.