Career Preference of Education Undergraduates in University of Port Harcourt: Implications for Teaching Manpower Development
Journal Title: International Journal of Research and Review - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 7
Abstract
The main thrust of this study was to identify the implications of the career preference of students studying education as a course in university of Port Harcourt, Rivers State Nigeria on teaching manpower development. The research design was descriptive survey with a population of five hundred and eighty four (584) final year students of the faculty of Education in 2016/2017 academic session. Using proportionate stratified sampling technique, a sample size of 292 (50%) was got. A researcher-structured instrument titled “Teaching Manpower Development and Career Preference Questionnaire” (TMDCPQ) was used to gather data. The instrument was structured in line with the modified Likert four-point scale. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were analyzed using z-test at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that an average of three-quarters (219) of these students studying Education as a course do not have interest to teach on graduation. Their preferred careers are those with perceived high social value and attractive remuneration. One obvious implication is that the knowledge and skills acquired will not be utilized in the development of the teaching manpower. Recommendations include the need for proper counseling of the students and improved teaching working conditions to attract and retain in the education system many graduates of the education faculty as those from colleges and universities of education in the education system.
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Adanma Ngozi
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