EXPLORING THE PARANTAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE CAREEER CHOICE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: THE CASE OF YEKATIT 25/67 SECONDARY SCHOOL IN HOSSANA TOWN, HADIYA ZONE

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to exploring the parental involvement in career choices of secondary school students: The case of Yekatit 25/67 secondary school in Hossana town, Hadiya zone. The descriptive explorative research design because it is appropriate to understand detail experience of study participants based on an individual’s subjective opinions, feelings, and beliefs about the parental involvement in the career choice of their children. The area of study was Yekatit 25/67 secondary school in Hossana town, Hadiya zone in region of central Ethiopia. The target population of this study was 2942, from those 981 parents and 1961 students of Yekatit 25/67 secondary school in Hossana town. The sample size for the study was 22. Purposive sampling techniques was employed to select participants of study. The instruments of data collection in this study was interview and FGD. The study participants were parents and their children. The procedure of data collection by asking interview questions based on one to one and FGD.The data was analysis by qualitative approach based four theme related to basic research questions of the study through words in the form of narratives. This study finding from interview of parents and children FGD shown that parental involvement positively or negatively can determined career choices of their children and its success based on ways of their involvement. Parental involvement in the career choice of their children influenced by their internal and external factors such as their intrinsic wish about their children to have good things and environmental factors. The ways of almost parents provided support for their children in the career choice not considerable their children interests and talents. The study concluded that parental involvement had positive or negative consequences in the career choice of their children and its success based on ways of their involvements. Finally, the study suggested that parental involvement should be consider their children's talent and preference in them career choice rather than choosing career based their expectations about their children future profession. KEY terms of study,