Effect of parental socio-economic status on the vocational aspiration of students from selected secondary schools in Niger State

Abstract

This study considered the effect of socio-economic origin on the vocational aspiration of students for a sample of 600 students randomly selected from 20 senior secondary schools in Niger State. The investigation was carried out using one-way analysis of variance to test the only hypothesis formulated to guide the study. Findings indicate that significant differences exist "between the socio-economic origin of students and their vocational aspirations. The students from middle and upper socio-economic "backgrounds had more preferences for vocations which have to do with computational, scientific and mechanical work whereas those from lower socio-economic "background had preferences for persuasive, social and clerical work.

International Journal of Emotional Psychology and Sport Ethics Vol. 6, 2004: 91-95