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Coping Mechanism Among Unemployed Graduates
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1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The unabated
increase in the rate of unemployment among the youth and how they cope
with it, with particular emphasis on higher institution graduate has
been a source of concern to the entire nation. More so, being aware of
the social vices that this situation could result in makes it more
disabusing. This situation is a dilemma when we consider many policies,
and legislation so far put in place by the government to cub this mince
and how ineffective they have been as an instrument to reduce
unemployment. The researcher, having considered the above and decided to
study the under listed problems with the view to pinpoint the cause,
coping strategies and possibly proffering lasting solutions to them.
1. The increase in the rate of unemployment amongst higher institution graduate and how they are coping with it.
2.
Understanding the capacity of the university graduate we have today
including those who have studied in very essential field which before
now was not so. Nevertheless they suffer unemployment.
3. The
increase in the scope of private sector participation which should
result in the increase in employment of university graduate has not been
true in our situation.
4. The federal government recently
increased the capital base of the bank of industry so as to allow more
graduate to participate in the federal government graduate loan scheme,
with the aim of being self-employed, but this has not yielded any
meaningful result or reduced the unemployment toll.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY
The
general objectives of this study is to determine the coping strategies
among unemployed youths in Akala, Mushin Local government area.
The specific objectives include;
1. Understanding the socio-economic implications of unemployment.
2. Identifying the coping mechanisms among unemployed graduate.
3. To recommend and suggest measures at reducing unemployment in Lagos State in Nigeria.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. How does it feel to be an unemployed graduate?
2. Are there unemployed graduates?
3. Are there enough jobs to absorb graduates or there are graduates that are lazy in getting available jobs?
4. What kind of skills makes a graduate employable?
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This paper explores how unemployed graduates cope through various strategies.Unemployment in Nigeria, particularly in the form of graduate unemployment, has become pronounced in the last two decades due primarily to upsurge in the output from tertiary education and inelastic labour absorptive capacity of the Nigerian labour market for the services of university and polytechnic graduates. The study employed both primary and secondary sources of data collection such: as survey design, interviews a ... Continue reading---
