CHAPTER 3: CAREER DEVELOPMENT THEORY A SOLUTION FOR URBANIZATION: AN EXAMINATION OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH CIP THEORY

[...]lower-income and lower-middle-income countries governments seek avenues for sustainable development of urban areas. According to United Nations (2019), countries are likely to reap the benefits of urbanization through provision of services such as education and employment. [...]of the NYSC program not effectively engaging in the career development process, the NYSC program has been met with much criticism about whether it is beneficial for Nigerian college graduates. [...]middle and high school students of low socioeconomic status (SES) automatically aspire to careers that are considered to be of a lower prestige (Jhaj & Grewal, 1976), which reinforces their belief that they should not, or do not need to, pursue higher education (Arulmani et al., 2001).