Grade 10 Students Career Choice in Sibutu Municipality: A Causal Model

Abstract

Choosing a career or certain profession must be carefully planned and should be based on individual interests and preference. However, there are instances that parents will decide or influence their children career according to their preference or in other case influence by counselling and training opportunities. This study made use of descriptive and survey method of research among 280 Grade 10 Students from 1 private and 5 public secondary schools to determine and analyze the factors that influence student’s career choice. The result of the study showed that the 280 respondents have the abilities and potentials of choosing their careers. Parents and teachers were “Very Much†influential compared to other variables. The parent’s monthly income is directly affected by the parent’s occupation. The mother educational background affects mother’s occupation while father’s job affects parent’s monthly income. Fathers educational attainment also affect student’s “Career Choiceâ€, while mother’s educational attainment and father’s occupation affects the father’s educational attainment. On the basis of causal model presented in the study, the model that is best fit to students’ career choice is the linear regression equation model. Furthermore, students’ career choice is greatly influenced by their preference and abilities. Based on the findings, the researcher recommends that career guidance programs and services must be stressed out as an integral part in the six secondary schools considering the best careers that promises better jobs in the future.