CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

School is a period when a young person's mind is most open to influence, ideas, and ideals that change the way a person thinks, behaves, and perceives things (Oyebode, 2010). This is a critical juncture that will influence one's personal decision-making processes and career choices. As a result, parents are always expected to have a big part in moulding and influencing how their school-age children make good career selections, which ultimately influence their future job choice. From another angle, parents are regarded as influential, which implies that they have the potential to impact their children's future. Because kids are usually impressionable, their selections may be heavily impacted by their parents, but the effect of friends on their profession choice should not be overlooked (Oto, 2014).

A person's career may be described as the progression and activities they do throughout their lives, particularly those linked to their employment. Rather than referring to one's position, a career is generally made up of jobs held, titles acquired, and work completed over a lengthy period of time (Knowles, 2014). (Fayomi, 2012) defines a career as an employment or profession, particularly one that requires specific training, that is pursued as one's lifework. It also describes career as a person's progression or general path of activity during a stage of life, such as in a profession or endeavor (Head, 2015).

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