Family and Teachers Factors as Determinant of Career Decisions among Adolescents with Hearing Impairment in Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined family and teachers factors as determinant of career decisions of adolescents with hearing impairment in Ogun State, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The participants involved 77 families of adolescents with hearing impairments and 69 teachers of adolescent with hearing impairment selected from three special secondary schools in Ogun State based on purposive sampling. Two self-designed instruments and Test of Student Knowledge on Career Decision (TSKCD) Scale were used to collect data. Four research questions were formulated and Data were analyzed using Pearson product moment correlation and Regression.  The results revealed that family and teachers factors have a positive significant in the career decisions of adolescents with hearing impairment. It was also indicated that family factors has a significant relative effect on career decisions while teachers factors showed no significant in the career decisions of adolescents with hearing impairments. Based on these findings, it was recommended that concerted efforts of families and teachers of adolescents with hearing should be employed to enhance the career decisions of adolescents with hearing impairments by giving them  the necessary support, encouragement and motivation, also specialist, career counselors and curriculum experts should include programmes.

Keywords- Family, Teachers, Adolescents, Hearing Impairment, Career decision