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A gendered analysis of educational/ occupational characteristics and access to domestic network support of single parents in Imo State, Nigeria

The aim of this study is to examine educational and occupational characteristics, access to domestic servant/network of support for assistance of single parents who are heads of households with children in Imo State, with a view to comparing years of schooling, access to formal sector employment,...

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Main Author: Opara, Innocent Emerenini
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11883/1/16714-48794-1-PB.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.118832018-07-10T07:41:55Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11883/ A gendered analysis of educational/ occupational characteristics and access to domestic network support of single parents in Imo State, Nigeria Opara, Innocent Emerenini The aim of this study is to examine educational and occupational characteristics, access to domestic servant/network of support for assistance of single parents who are heads of households with children in Imo State, with a view to comparing years of schooling, access to formal sector employment, access to domestic servant/network of support for assistance of male single parents and female single parents .The study relied on State level data obtained through the administration of 686 questionnaires in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Imo State. Of the 686 questionnaires for single parent household heads sampled, 490 questionnaires were returned and found adequate for the analysis indicating a completion rate of 71.4%. The questionnaires were analysed using SPSS version 17.0. The results show that male/female single parents show no significant difference in years of schooling; female single parents have significantly higher access to formal sector employment/network of support for household upkeep than their male counterparts while male single parents have significantly higher access to domestic servant than their female counterparts. The implications of this study for policy stress the imperatives of a gendered analysis of key variable-years of schooling, access to formal sector employment, access to domestic servant/network of support-of single parents made from field work for an effective welfare improvement policy formulation initiative for single parent households in Imo state; and the heterogeneity within both MSPs and FSPs in respect of these variables examined should be taken into account in designing policies that aim to improve household welfare. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11883/1/16714-48794-1-PB.pdf Opara, Innocent Emerenini (2017) A gendered analysis of educational/ occupational characteristics and access to domestic network support of single parents in Imo State, Nigeria. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 13 (1). pp. 51-64. ISSN 2180-2491 http://ejournal.ukm.my/gmjss/issue/view/885
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description The aim of this study is to examine educational and occupational characteristics, access to domestic servant/network of support for assistance of single parents who are heads of households with children in Imo State, with a view to comparing years of schooling, access to formal sector employment, access to domestic servant/network of support for assistance of male single parents and female single parents .The study relied on State level data obtained through the administration of 686 questionnaires in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Imo State. Of the 686 questionnaires for single parent household heads sampled, 490 questionnaires were returned and found adequate for the analysis indicating a completion rate of 71.4%. The questionnaires were analysed using SPSS version 17.0. The results show that male/female single parents show no significant difference in years of schooling; female single parents have significantly higher access to formal sector employment/network of support for household upkeep than their male counterparts while male single parents have significantly higher access to domestic servant than their female counterparts. The implications of this study for policy stress the imperatives of a gendered analysis of key variable-years of schooling, access to formal sector employment, access to domestic servant/network of support-of single parents made from field work for an effective welfare improvement policy formulation initiative for single parent households in Imo state; and the heterogeneity within both MSPs and FSPs in respect of these variables examined should be taken into account in designing policies that aim to improve household welfare.
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A gendered analysis of educational/ occupational characteristics and access to domestic network support of single parents in Imo State, Nigeria
author_facet Opara, Innocent Emerenini
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title A gendered analysis of educational/ occupational characteristics and access to domestic network support of single parents in Imo State, Nigeria
title_short A gendered analysis of educational/ occupational characteristics and access to domestic network support of single parents in Imo State, Nigeria
title_full A gendered analysis of educational/ occupational characteristics and access to domestic network support of single parents in Imo State, Nigeria
title_fullStr A gendered analysis of educational/ occupational characteristics and access to domestic network support of single parents in Imo State, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed A gendered analysis of educational/ occupational characteristics and access to domestic network support of single parents in Imo State, Nigeria
title_sort gendered analysis of educational/ occupational characteristics and access to domestic network support of single parents in imo state, nigeria
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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