Abstract:
The research was under
taken to justify the effectiveness or otherwise
of
counseling services in sokoto metropolis, the
research method used in this
research is descriptive
survey
research method. The
population of this
research consists of students of secondary schools in Sokoto metropolis
these
schools consist of boarding,
day and private schools. The samples of four (4)
schools were selected within Sokoto metropolis and the sample o
f fifty (50)
students were collected from each school to represent the population, the
procedure used in this research was random sampling techniques. The
instrument used for this
research was questionnaire
and the method used for
analyzing data is simple percentage.
Major finding of
this research is that,
most of the female student
s aspire for medical profession,
we equally find out
that the level of education of parent
s has considerably increased,
this has
influenced the students to aspire for higher education. We also find out that
parents have no direct influence on the career choice of students.
It was
recommend
ed
that students shall be
properly
guided
in making the right
career choice by the authorities concerned and more female students shall be
encouraged to aspire for medical
profession
especially in the northern
Nigeria. We also recommend that school
authorities shall organize various
guidance and counseling activates in school resources persons shall be made
to give lectures
in various profession especially to final year students.
