Factors Influencing Choice of Future Careers Among Senior High School Students

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors influencing choice of future career among senior high school students. The study employed the descriptive survey design involving the quantitative approach. The target population of the study was all public senior high school students in the Ga South Municipality in Greater Accra Region. The accessible population was made up of only first and second year students. A sample of 356 students was selected for the study using stratified proportional sampling procedure. The study adapted an instrument developed by Asantewaa (2020) for the data collection. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics specifically means and standard deviations. The study established that family, peers, teachers and career guidance and counselling services influenced career choice among senior high school students in Ga South Municipality. It was recommended that more career guidance seminars should be organised for students in the senior high school by counsellors so as to help the students in the Municipality to make informed career decision.