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The study investigated the parental influence on career choices of public senior secondary school students in Ovia local government area of Edo State. To achieve the purpose of this study, four research questions were raised and examined. The descriptive survey research method was adopted for the study The sample size for the study was made up of two hundred (200) students selected from 14 public secondary school in Ovia local government area of Edo State. The questionnaire titled Parent Influence on Career Choices of Public Senior Secondary School Students in Ovia local government area of Edo State, was the instrument for the data collection. An analysis of data was done using mean and standard deviation. The findings provide more evidence that there is significant influence of parents’ level of education on student’s career choice, there is also significant influence of parents’ socio-economic status and occupational background on the career choice of students. Based on the findings, some recommendations were made and it was concluded that parents should educate their children on how to make a career choice and not impose on them their own preferred career choice.

The study investigated Factors affecting the acquisition of adaptive behaviour skills among learners with intellectual disability in Oredo local government of Edo state. Specifically, the study aimed at investigating the curriculum used for learners with intellectual disabilities in these special schools, as well as exploring the teaching/leaning resources used for learners with intellectual, while also identifying teacher factors and teaching strategies for enhancing acquisition of adaptive behavior skills among learners with intellectual disabilities and the possible factors that affects the acquisition of necessary skills. To guide the study, four research questions were raised. The study population constituted of all teachers teaching learners with intellectual disabilities and study sample was drawn from two junior secondary schools in Oredo local government of Edo stateIhogbe college and Charilove with total sample of 18 teachers. A survey design which entails the use of structured questionnaire in obtaining data on the subject matter was adopted in sampling the opinions of the respondents. A total of 18 copies of the questionnaire was sent out to the respondents, retrieved and used for analysis. The study employed descriptive mean, in analyzing the data. Findings obtained from the study established that teachers and learners have been struggling with inadequate resources for teaching learners with intellectual disabilities. In fact, all the respondents admitted that resources were inadequate for running school activities. Based on the study findings, the study recommended that government should provide regularly the equipment/resources needed in public special schools to teach children with intellectual disability in other to increase their adaptive skill