Abstract:
This study investigated the involvement of parents, teachers, and students in
career choice among Junior High School students in the Ningo-Prampram
District. A convergent parallel mixed method design was used to conduct the
research. A multi-stage sample technique was used to choose 90 teachers, 400
students, and 12 parents. Parents' information was gathered through an
interview guide, while teachers' and students' information was gathered using
a questionnaire. The qualitative data was analyzed using thematic analysis,
while the quantitative data was analyzed using means and standard deviation.
Parents were found to have a significant influence on their children's
profession choices. The study found that teachers have a considerable impact
on students' career choices. Teachers achieve this through offering job
information to students, counselling them on potential career alternatives, and
keeping track of their personality traits and job interests. The study further
revealed that students took career advice from peers, share career information
with peers, look-up for peers’ careers. Also, their academic performance,
confidence and interest in the subject play significant roles in their career
interest. It was proposed that the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with
administrators, strengthen the skills of parents and teachers through training,
workshops, and conferences so that they can better support their children in
making good career choices. As a result, career counselling services may
promote decision-making behaviour indirectly
