FACTORS AFFECTING THE CHOICE OF TEACHING AS A CAREER AMONG STUDENT OF FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIZIK EDUCATION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

1.0     INTRODUCTION

1.1     BACKGROUND STUDY

1.2     STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

1.3     OBJECTIVE IF THE STUDY

1.4     RESEARCH QUESTION

1.5     SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

1.6     SCOPE OF THE STUDY

1.7     LIMITATION OF STUDY

1.8     DEFINITION OF TERMS

CHAPTER TWO                        

LITERATURE REVIEW

CHAPTER THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

CHAPTER FOUR

ANALYSIS OF RESULT

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMARRY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

BIBILIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX

CHAPTER ONE

1.0            INTRODUCTION

1.1     BACKGROUND OF STUDY

Career choice is considered as one of the major areas of concern for young people nearing the end of their schooling (Alberts, Mbalo, & Ackermann, 2003). Since it is a challenge to make a choice of their career, it is important for both parents and their children. As teaching plays vital role in preparing future generations of any society, it is essential to employ qualified and dedicated teachers in the profession. Therefore, choosing teaching as a career becomes more crucial.

Many other factors within and outside the family have also been linked with career choices in teaching profession as well as other professions.

When teacher recruitment is concerned, it is claimed that the profession fails to attract bright young people (Murnane, Singer, Willett, Kemple, & Olsen, 1991; Kyriacou & Coulthard, 2000). It has some structural, social and psychological reasons (Ingersoll, 2001; Lai, Mok, Ko, & Li, 2000; Menter, Hutchings, & Ross, 2002; Coulthard & Kyriacou, 2002).

Some education students have the attitudes and perception of teaching as a profession, as a dumping group for less intelligent people and they also see it as a stepping stone towards better occupation. This set of people lack dedication, respect for the value and objectives of teaching and this constitute a stumbling block in the channeling of ideas for authentic or genuine career development. Many of the teachers in Nigeria today and the education students in the career will not publicly declare that teachers making this lead to the factors influencing choice of teaching as a career identity among teacher among male students of College of Education UNIZIK.

        A study into the factors that motivate people to have choice of teaching as a career will help to correct some of the erroneous view people are help to confirm or refute some of the criticism against teaching as a career in the decision of what career to choose, firstly, The employment situation in the country, that is a situation that many influence people to choose a job of which they do not have the natural inclination. Another  reason that may motivate people to choose a particular career is the nature of the job itself. The job, which may give plenty of free time after the day’s work. Better job security is also another reason that motivates students choice of teaching as a career. So this focuses on examining examine the factors affecting the choice of teaching as a career among student of faculty of education, UNIZIK.

1.2     STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

As much as teachers are very important in the strengthening of the educational sector in Nigeria but the choice of teaching among students is gradyally diminishing and this might pose a great challenge on the educational sector. Some factors have made the teaching profession less attractive to students, some these factors are;

1.     Poor salary

2.     Government’s low standard for education

3.     Lack of adequate infrastructures in school

4.     Challenging nature of the job

5.     Inadequate relevant textbooks

6.     Inadequate teaching aids

7.      Lack of guidance and counselling

8.      Student’s attitude towards teaching

Most students sees teaching profession as a last resort when there are no other opportunities. The lack of passion for the teaching profession affects the output of the teachers. Poor output will affect the academic achievements of the students. The focus of this study is to examine the factors affecting the choice of teaching as a career among student of faculty of education, UNIZIK.

1.3     OBJECTIVE IF THE STUDY

The general objective of this study is to examine the factors affecting the choice of teaching as a career among student of faculty of education, UNIZIK. The specific objectives are:

1.     To ascertain if parental influence affects the choice of teaching as a career among student of faculty of education, UNIZIK.

2.     To examine the impact of teachers on the choice of teaching as a career among student of faculty of education, UNIZIK.

3.     To know if passion for teaching is a factor that the choice of teaching as a career among students.

4.     To find out if government’s high standard for education influences students to choose teaching as a career.

5.     To ascertain if lack of other opportunities influences the choice of teaching as a career among students.

1.4     RESEARCH QUESTION

The relevant research questions related to this study are:

1.     Does parental influence affects the choice of teaching as a career among student of faculty of education, UNIZIK?

2.     What is the impact of teachers on the choice of teaching as a career among student of faculty of education, UNIZIK?

3.     Is passion for teaching a factor that influences the choice of teaching as a career among students?

4.     Does government’s high standard for education influences students to choose teaching as a career?

5.     Is lack of other opportunities a factor that influences the choice of teaching as a career among students?

1.5     SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

The significance of this study is to make the government and supporters of education to invest more on materials resource and finance in teaching line. The findings from this research as enumerate the reasons that influences the choice of teaching as a career among students. It also states the factors that motivated the choice of a teaching profession among students. This study also give the reasons for poor output among teachers.

1.6     SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The scope of this study is restricted to the factors affecting the choice of teaching as a career among students of faculty of education UNIZIK.

1.7     LIMITATION OF STUDY

The limitations encountered during this study are lack of adequate resources on the subject of study; most of the respondents are not ready to be interviewed and also inadequate time

1.8     DEFINITION OF TERMS

Choice: is an act of choosing between two or more possibilities

Career: Is an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person's life and with opportunities for progress.

Profession: Is a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification.

Educational sector: All parts of an economy that consists of a variety of educational provider, schools, colleges, universities, charity, agencies, businesses or form of national, regional or local government that have the agreement, contract, role, responsibility and purpose of providing a form of education to members of the public.