Career Aspirations of Secondary School Students with Visual Impairment in Enugu State, Nigeria

摘要

The study investigated the career aspirations of students with visual impairment in senior secondary schools in Enugu state. Three research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. A descriptive survey design was adopted. The population was 28 senior secondary students who are visually impaired in three secondary schools designated for students with visual impairment in the state. There was no sampling technique since the population was small. The researcher designed questionnaire was used to generate data. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the hypothesis. Findings showed that the career aspirations of the visually impaired students were mainly in the Arts, Social Sciences and Education. While the main sources of career information was from their colleagues and mass media. It was also noted that counsellors' influence was not felt by the students with visual impairment. Furthermore, the inaccessibility to basic facilities such as library and science laboratory were major factors affecting the career aspirations of the students. Parents had an influence on the career aspirations of the students but peer pressure was not a dominant factor affecting their career aspirations. Gender had a significant influence on the career aspirations of the students. Recommendations were made based on the findings.