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Coping Mechanism Among Unemployed Graduates
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1.5 HYPOTHESES
This study would be geared towards testing the following null hypotheses.
Hypothesis One
Ho: There is no significant difference between the available jobs and unemployed graduate rate
Hypothesis Two
Ho: There is no significant difference between the structure of the society and graduate unemployment rate
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Owing
to the down turn in the economic fortunes of this country over the
years, the Nigerian graduates have lost their pride of place. Their
status in the society has continued to dwindle. Today, it is sheer
mirage for fresh graduates to dream of the good things of life. They are
made to understand and accept that to graduates, unemployment should be
seen as a passing phase in the history of the nation. It is very
doubtful if the much desired change in the near future will bring us
anything.
Therefore, this study is aimed at showing the coping
strategies among unemployed graduates. It is desirable to create a new
forum in which the government plays a dominant role and actively
promotes private enterprises, establishes new enterprises with a
centrally directed mobilization of resources towards the definite
objectives of solving the graduate problem. The solution to this
national malaise lies in turnaround or direction on the economy.
1.6 SCOPE AND DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The
study on the problem of graduate unemployment and the coping strategies
among graduates is such that would have taken me to different parts of
the country. However, as a result of financial problems and more
importantly the time factor i will be limiting this study to Akala
community area of Mushin local government, area of Lagos state.
Due to the nature of topic, the researcher limits the respondents to unemployed graduates in the selected area.
It is not uncommon that during the process of this research work, some difficulties were overcome. These difficulties are:
1)
The time given for this research was not enough. The study is supposed
to last for at least six months to enable a thorough study on the topic.
2)
Scarcity of materials also posed a constraint to the researcher since
no text has been written purely on the topic. Most libraries where such
helping materials were found refused to allow the researcher make use of
them.
3) Financial constraint contributes in no small measure
in impending the length and width of research. Cost of materials,
transport fare and scarcity of fuel were among the limitations of the
study.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
UNEMPLOYMENT: This means
involuntary idleness. A person is described as unemployed when, despite
his ability and willingness to work is jobless.
INTENTIONALLY: Done on purpose
GRADUATE: One who finished a course of study at a university or polytechnics.
DEFICIENCY: Not perfect, lacking something
RESPONDENTS: People giving answers to questions.
PERSISTENT: Continues steadily in a course of action inspite of difficulty.
I: Important
UI: Unimportant
F: Represent the sum of suggestions (frequency).
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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---
