EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND PERCEIVED SOCIETAL INSECURITY BY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITY
Journal Title: International Journal of Research in Social Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 11
Abstract
One major challenge of African nations is provision of employment for the mass populace of the unemployed. Employment has been viewed as a critical response to achieving societal security. Nigeria universities are expected to lend support in the struggle of overcoming the challenge of unemployment by providing employability skills. Employability skills will no doubt help in reducing societal unrest among graduates particularly those with disabilities that suffer twice what their counterpart without disability experienced. Therefore this study investigated the prediction of societal insecurity from the employability skills of undergraduate students at 300 level in Universities of Ibadan, Uyo and Calabar in Nigeria. The study adopted survey design. The sample consists of eighty six (86) students. Data was collected from employability skill and insecurity rating scale (ESSRS). The scale was validated, with reliability coefficient of 0.68, 0.71, 0.73, 0.81, 0.78, and 0.76 for subscales of ICT, problem analysis, team spirit, innovative, entrepreneurial skills and societal insecurity respectively. Data collected was analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The findings revealed that the composite effect of the employability skills investigated were found to significantly predict (f-value = 3.065, p<.05; adjusted R2 = .108) and account for 10.8% of perceived societal insecurity. The team spirit and ICT skills are significant predictors with the former having the greatest influence. It was recommended among others that university education should gear effort toward skill-building especially for those with disabilities.
Authors and Affiliations
Dada, O. A. , Idika, D. O. And Ojo, M. K.
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