DECISION MAKING

This study examined “The Influence of Career Counselling on Students’ Career Decision-Making in Senior Secondary Schools.” The primary objective was to determine how career counselling impacts students’ ability to make informed, confident, and realistic career choices. A descriptive survey research design was adopted, and data were collected from a sample of senior secondary school students through a structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, means, and standard deviations. The findings revealed that career counselling significantly influences students’ career decision-making by enhancing their self-awareness, understanding of career opportunities, and confidence in making occupational choices. The study also showed that the lack of adequate counselling services and trained personnel
often results in confusion, poor decision-making, and overreliance on parental or peer influence. Furthermore, the research established that effective career counselling helps students develop goal-setting skills and motivates them to
pursue careers that align with their interests and abilities. Based on these findings, it was recommended that schools should employ qualified guidance counsellors, integrate career counselling into the curriculum, and organize regular career workshops and seminars. The study concludes that career counselling remains an essential component of educational development, helping students make sound career decisions that contribute to both personal fulfilment and national development

This study was carried out with the aim of appraising the impact of employee "patricipation in decision making and organizational productivity. In order to actualize lite objectives of the study. various literature and theoretical issues were discussed. The instrument used for the purpose of this research was gathered through primary source. The mass of information generated from the questionnaires which was summatized in form of table and analyzed using simple percentage. The researcher administered one hundred (100) questionnaires to respondents. out of which eighty (80) were retrieved for the purpose of presenting and analyzing responses to issues raise in the questionnaires. The hypotheses were tested using Z-test statistical tool. The findings from the analysis revealed among other things that there is a significant relationship between employee participation in decision making and organizational productivity. We therefore recommend that to tackle the current obstacles against effective employees' participation in decision making in Nigeria. enligh enment program for workers on their rights to seize the opportunity of participation in decision making should be frequently organized