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Introduction
After graduating from high school, a student is bound to enter the next phase of his
life—college. But before he could go on with his journey, he should first know where to begin.
chooses. The chosen course should be one that captures the interest of the student. But
nowadays, a student's choice of career is often influenced by his environment. Factors that
contribute to a student's educational aspirations and ability to persist are often prevalent in their
Blau, 2008).
Parents are most probably the only people who are involved with their child’s education
throughout their entire school years. They are thus likely to have great interest in their child’s
learning overall and be the most affected by the outcomes of any schooling decisions (Mitchell,
2007). For some students, it may lead to their success. But for some, they may be forced to
stray from the path that they have chosen for themselves which would eventually lead them to
slacking off or get failing grades. Parent and pupil frustration results when parent's ambitions
and hopes for their child do not coincide with his abilities or interests (Kahayon & Aquino,
2000).
Of those concerned about a child’s education, parents have the most long-term
relationship with children, giving them insights into what is right for their child that not even
the most famous educational expert could ever hope to have. Ultimately, parents should be the
final decision makers about their child’s education (Nelson, 2010). Even so, the parents’
The study encompasses the different effects of family influence among students. The
2. What are the effects of following your parents’ career choice to your studies?
Conceptual Framework
This study uses the input-process-output model. The input frame shows the center of
the study. The process frame shows the different steps done by the researchers in the
gathering of data which includes the distribution of survey questionnaires and documentation
of the results gathered. The output frame includes the implication of the data gathered and the
This study aims to show the effects of following the parent’s career choice to the
following:
Parents. For them to understand the behavior of their children towards their course.
Teachers. For them to understand the reason why some students have a hard time in passing
their course.
Administration. For them to be aware of what is happening to their students, and to advise the
Students. For them to have a better view of their interest especially in choosing their course
The focus of this study is to determine the effects of family influence in choosing the
students' course. This study encompasses college students from the Baliuag University under
Technology and Education and College Hospitality Management and Tourism. Only 6 students
per department and only 4 students from College of Arts and Science were chosen as the subject
of study.
Chapter 2
This chapter presents the related literature and studies used by the researchers as basis
to further expand the knowledge about the study. In this chapter, the related literature and
studies were summarized to show the concepts, ideas, and the statements which were found to
Related Literature
Parents are most probably the only people who are involved with their child’s education
throughout their entire school years. They are thus likely to have great interest in their child’s
learning overall and be the most affected by the outcomes of any schooling decisions (Mitchell,
2007).
The statement identifies the parents as the ones who are most dominant when it comes
The career or occupation of the parents or other significant individuals are well
observed at close range; thus, the child is able to develop mental schemata that are well
imprinted in the mind, allowing for greater appreciation, understanding and imitation of actions
career background. Parents’ occupation can also affect the child’s actions and behaviors toward
Pupil and parent frustration results when parents’ ambitions and hopes for their child
do not coincide with his abilities or interests (Kahayon & Aquino, 2000).
The above statement mentions the pupil and parent frustration as a major decision-
making problem. Oftentimes, the parents’ hopes for their child is not what he believes is
suitable for him and therefore affecting the child’s educational behavior.
It is true that, for most people, satisfaction in life is dependent upon a source of
Thus, source of livelihood has also become a basis for career choice. Parents consider
those careers which would provide and serve as a source of livelihood for their children in the
near future.
Of those concerned about a child’s education, parents have the most long-term
relationship with children, giving them insights into what is right for their child that not even
the most famous educational expert could ever hope to have. Ultimately, parents should be the
It is stated that parents should be the ones who make the final decision concerning their
child’s education. It is because parents know their child better than anyone, even against
experts.
Parents play important, if not critical, roles in educating and supporting learners with
Regular contact with parents will heighten the student’s own sense of accountability.
Children will obtain positive messages about the importance of their education if they see their
Spending more time with their parents would benefit a student especially his education.
Parents can become great examples and role models for their own children through consistency
In the book of Brown and Lent (2008), factors affecting decision-making were
secondary loading on this factor, suggesting, perhaps, that persons experiencing conflicts with
significant others and other forms of external barriers may be stuck between two occupational
options – one preferred by the client and the other preferred by significant others.
between parents and child occurs when the child is stuck between the option to choose his
immature career attitudes, unstable career goals, a reduced likelihood of being in an ego-
identity-achieved status, and a concurrent lack of motivation to make and commit to a decision
Lack of self-clarity can become a problem for decision makers. The student’s
indecisiveness may pose as a factor for him to be influenced by his environment during his
Related Studies
Factors that contribute to a student's educational aspirations and ability to persist are
Blau, 2008).
Parents are placed ahead of career guidance professionals, teachers, and tutors as the
prefer source of advice for young people (Arulmani, Bakshi, Leong and Watts, 2014). Students
These advices given by the parents gives a positive effect to the students. Ma and Yeh
(2005) indicated a tendency for youths who are more connected to their parents to be more
amenable to their parents’ desires and to select careers based on their advice, and thus achieve
college success. Gloria and Ho (2003) found that successful college students reported being
strongly encouraged by parents towards obtaining a college education. These students also
reported placing a high value on acquiring a college education and a strong education to earning
The statement further explains the positive effects of parental influence among students
Methodology
This chapter deals with the methods that the researchers used in this study. In this
chapter, the research design, sample and sampling techniques, instrumentation, data
gathering, and data analysis are included. This also contains the measurement and formulas to
be used.
Research Design
In this study, the researchers used the descriptive research design to know the
influence of family in the college students of Baliuag University in choosing their career.
Descriptive research design, which are also sometimes called observational designs, produce
information on groups and phenomena that already exists; no new groups are created (Fink,
2003). The researchers used tools as questionnaires or equipment to collect numerical data.
This means that the researchers asked specific and narrow questions, and collected numerical
Location
This study was done in Consuelo Alejo Santiago Building in Baliuag University-Main
In conducting the study, the researchers got the total number of department in the site
of Baliuag University in the net. After that, the researchers only chose six students from each
Year Gender
Department Course
2nd 3rd 4th Male Female
CAS BS Psy 3 3
BAPS 1 1
CON BSN 6 1 5
CITE BSIT 3 2 1
BSIS 3 1 2
CBAA BSBA 1 1 1 2 1
BSA 3 3
CHMT BSTM 3 3
BSHM 2 1 3
COED BEED 3 3
BSED 3 1 2
CEDE BSCE 3 3
BSME 3 3
Questionnaire
The questionnaires used in this study were outlined by the researchers. It is made up
of eight questions which aims to answer the corresponding stated problems that this study
aims to answer.
In conducting the survey, the researchers provided letters to each department signed
by the respective Deans as their permission for the researchers to distribute survey
questionnaires from their respective students. The letter was also presented to the professor
The participants were given enough time to respond and answer the survey truthfully
with the assurance that their answers would be used for academic purposes only. There were
The data collection was tabulated and analyzed. Analyses of data were guided by the
corresponding percentage.
In gathering more data and information the researchers used books from the library
Upon the retrieval of the accomplished research questionnaires from the respondents,
In computing the respondent’s answer per choices to acquire the main effects of
family in choosing student’s career, based on the book of Benigno (2006), the formula to be
used is:
𝑛
f = 𝑁 x 100
wherein:
f = percentage