Students’ Perception of Career Counselling Activities in Selected Secondary School in Uvwie Metropolis, Delta State, Nigeria
Keywords:
counselling, career, Students’ perceptionAbstract
The study is an investigation of students’ perception of career counselling programmes in selected secondary schools in Uvwie metropolis. Two hundred students were randomly selected for the study, forty students were selected from five different schools each in the metropolis. Data collected were subjected to t-test analysis. The results showed that students perceived field trips and career seminars to be effective tools of career education. Significant differences were found between urban and rural school students perception of career counselling activities. Based on this outcome, school counselors are implored to be creative while carrying out career counselling.
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