ABSTRACT
THE numerous factors influencing a child's ultimate choice of a career,' L. H. S. Emerson has argued, 'fall into four main groups. Firstly, there are the geographical and economic conditions of the country in which the child lives. Secondly, there are the social conditions of the country and of the group within which the child grows up. . . . Thirdly, there is the provision made for education, and fourthly there are the child's own abilities and aptitudes.' 1
