International Research Journal of Education and Technology

The study centered on the societal orientation of values and career preferences of studentsin Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. The research design adopted for the study is an Ex-post facto research design and the population of the study consisted of SS2 students numbering 1,675 in public secondary schools in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State. The sampling technique adopted for this study was the simple random sampling technique with a sample of 207 respondents drawn using Taro Yamane sample size determination. The research tool for data collection was a questionnaire named Value Orientation, Variables Questionnaire (VOVQ) and Holland career choice inventory Questionnaire, Validated by the supervisor and two test experts in Educational Measurement and Evaluation. The reliability was established with the Cronbach Alpha coefficient, which yielded a reliability coefficient ranging from 0.70 to 0.87. Chi-square was used to analyze data. The outstanding findings from the study revealed that there is a significant relationship between moral values, social values and religious values and career choices of secondary school students in the study area. It was recommended that parents and teachers should encourage students to belong to social groups in school, to enable them to develop skills that will boost their innate abilities and capacities.

Keywords: Societal, Orientation, values and career preferences