Abstract

This study examined the parental factors influencing counselling career choice as perceived by secondary school students in llorin Metropolis of Kwara Slate. Three research questions- were raised and three hypotheses were formulated for the study. The descriptive survey research design was used. The population of the study consisted of 2022 secondary school students in llorin Metropolis of Kwara State. Samples of 250 students were selected using proportionate stratified smple random sampling technique. The research questionnaire was a standardized test named "Motivation of Occupational Preference Scale" (MOPS) developed by Bakare and was used to collect data on demographic variables and occupational preferences of students. The instrument was modified and subjected to face validation by two research experts and had reliability indices of O. 74. The data collected were analysed using the mean and standard deviation and analysis of covariance. The results of the analysed data revealed that mothers, father and students occupation have influence on students perceptions of factors influencing career choice among students in llorin metropolis, that there was a significant difference, on the basis of fathers'occupation, in the students ‘perception of the factors influencing career choice among secondary school students in llorin Metropolis. There is no significant difference on the basis of mother's occupation in students ' perception of the factors influencing career choice among students' in llorin metropolis. From the aforementioned findings, the following recommendations were made. That career development programmes should be developed and encouraged in secondary schools. That professionally trained counsellors, should be appointed, deployed and given free hands to function in all the influence caree^choice^n^ t0 know about the dynamic factors that children to the de^men nf * the of careers on their enasonJob satisfaction of'thewSs lnteresl' which have fsr-felci""= Keywords: Parental. Factors, Influence, Career Choice and Perceived