ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC SELF EFFICACY IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the study In any contemporary society, the heart of the long process of preparing young people for life and work is centered in the educational system (Gesinde, 1977). But it has been observed that in Nigeria generally parental influence and vicarious experiences within one’s community contributes much to this preparatory process. Though the traditional Nigerian society had the problem of building the youth up, yet most adolescents just pick career based on mere likeness for such jobs simply because it entails the wearing of a uniform or otherwise or may be because their parents or a significant other in their lives are involved in such career. They forget the fact that such jobs might have some basic subject requirement. Decision making concerning appropriate choice of career or occupation to take, is the most critical problem area facing students in secondary schools system and young school leavers. Research findings have revealed that sources