Impact of Information on Positive Nurturing of Adolescences Toward Better Career Choice: Study of Ikorodu Local Government. Ikorodu Lagos, Nigeria.

Impact of Information on Positive Nurturing of Adolescences Toward Better Career Choice: Study of Ikorodu Local Government Ikorodu Lagos, Nigeria 1Abimbola I. Alao & 2Mutiat T. James Office Technology and Management Department Department of Business Administration Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria E-mails: abimbolaalao20047@gmail.com; jamesmutiat@yahoo.com Phones: +234803353370; +2348056118346 ABSTRACT Information now plays vital role in all aspect of human endeavor. As it is rightly said information is “power” if not informed, then one would be “deformed” The role of information in formation and nurturing adolescents cannot be overemphasis, as these adolescents will definitely grow to become adults of tomorrow. Types of information students are exposed to will have something to say about the type of adults they grown to become. Environmental factors which comprises but not limited to Home, Schools, and Religious Body have a significant role to play in nurturing adolescents in our society, especially now that information had been littered from various sources. Right source for information is germane to make these adolescents grow to responsible adults hence this study. The study is aimed at investigating the extent to which information has on positive nurturing of Adolescents in Lagos State Metropolis. Questionnaire was used as the major instruments of data collection. Five (5) Schools were selected at random across all the local government in Lagos State, (20) students from classes of SSI, SSII and SSIII, totaling sixty (60) students from each school leaving us with 300 students for the study population. Survey design mainly quantitative was used. The cumulative reliability coefficient of the instrument used was 0.87. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, regression and correlation which was facilitated by using the (SPSS). Findings from the study reveals that, many homes are now failing in their responsibility of nurturing adolescents due to busy schedules of parents and other social activities. Schools and religious body now play active roles in giving the information they needed to nurture the adolescence, to become a responsible adult in our society. The study discussed recommendation based on the findings of the study. Keywords: Information, Positive Nurturing, Students, Adolescents, National Development Proceedings Reference Format