ABSTRACT
This study investigated the perception of study towards teaching as a profession. A case study of some secondary schools in Benin City. The purpose of carrying out this study is to highlight student’s perception on teaching as a profession. To find out the perception of the students towards the teaching profession, some research questions were posed to guide the researcher.
i. What is the perception of students to the teaching profession?
ii. What are the different factors that influence students perception towards the teaching profession?
iii. Are teachers performing the primary obligation of the teaching profession?
Further more, the population of the study consists of some secondary schools in Benin City. Random sampling was used to select one hundred students employed in the study out of the population. The instrument employed in collecting data was the questionnaire. The use of percentage was made in analyzing the data.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE
Background of the study
1.1 Statement of the problems
1.2 Purpose of the study
1.3 Significance of the study
1.4 Research questions
1.5 Scope of the study
1.6 Limitation of the study
1.7 Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Literature review
2.1 Influence of choice of occupation
2.2 Social stratification of profession
2.3 The teacher in the eyes of the society
2.4 Perception of the students to teaching profession
CHAPTER THREE
Research methodology
3.1 Population of the study
3.2 Procedure and sample
3.3 Research instrument
3.4 Validation of instrument
3.5 Data collection procedure
3.6 Statistical analysis of data
CHAPTER FOUR
Result and discussion
4.1 Analysis and discussion of results
4.2 Discussion of the findings
CHAPTER FIVE
Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Summary of findings
5.2 Recommendation
5.3 Suggestion for further research
REFERENCE
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
The introduction of the study has to do with career development. It is inevitable pertinent to understand what career is. The advanced learners dictionary defines career as way of making ones living, a profession course through life. The meaning of a profession has been a matter of interest among different scholars. A profession can be defined as an occupation that requires specialized training and techniques. According to wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, a profession is a form oe employment especially one that is respected in society as honourable as is possible only for an educated person and after training in some branch of knowledge. From this definition, it is obvious that career is an important factor that determines the life of any human beings for years, the primary concern of people has been on how they can find the right job to engage themselves in this enhance the need for career guidance for young people to enable them choose properly whatever work that may be considered appropriate in life is deemed necessary.
It follows therefore, that choosing a career or profession is one of the most important decisions a person will make in his lifetime. There are different kinds of career, which one can choose in life some of these are medicine, engineering, law, accountancy, perfuming arts, banking, teaching to mention but a few, however, the area of this study is the teaching profession.
1.2STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This study is intended to find out students perception of teaching as a profession, as well as to ascertain the factors that have contributed to their reactions and the feelings that the teachers have towards teaching as a profession.