IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL WELFARE RESEARCH (JPASWR )

E-ISSN 2504-3597
P-ISSN 2695-2440
VOL. 9 NO. 4 2024
DOI: 10.56201/jpaswr.v9.no4.2024.pg139.148

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Revolutionizing the Economy for Productive Job Security Among Graduates in Nigeria

Ekpe, Osim James (Ph.D), Enyiegor, Emmanuel Enendem Amoramo, John Davis (Ph.D), Adie, Justine. Akunke (Ph.D.)

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out whether revolutionizing the economy can predict productive job security among graduates in Nigeria. Correlation research design was adopted for the study. The study was delimited to Cross River State, Nigeria. The population of the study was 1,428 batch B stream 2 corps members posted to Cross River State for 2020 service year. Census approach was adopted and the researchers developed an instrument titled: “Revolutionizing the Economy and Productive Job Security Questionnaire’’ (REPJSQ) was utilized for data collection. The instrument contained 18 items (six for agro-based economy, knowledge-based economy and productive job security respectively) developed on a four-point rating scale of Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree and Strongly Disagree. The instrument was validated by three experts. A pilot test was conducted on equivalent population in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The data collected were subjected to Cronbach Alpha which yielded the reliability index of .75 and .88 for the sub-scales. The data collected from the field was analyzed using simple linear regression at .05 level of significance. The findings revealed that, productive job security among graduates in Nigeria is predicted by agro-based and knowledge-based economy. It was concluded that for Nigeria to ensure productive job security among teaming graduates, the economy should be revolutionized, and it was recommended that, in order to ensure productive job security among the Nigerian graduates, effort should be geared towards ensuring deepening value chains, attracting foreign direct investment through creation of industrial clusters for agro-allied industries.

keywords:

Economy, Productive Job Security, Revolutionizing, Nigerian Graduates

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The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest among them. They have
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