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The Effect Of Working Mothers’ Career On The Social Adjustment Of Students In Selected Secondary Schools
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1.5 Research Hypotheses
The following research hypotheses were tested in this study:
(1) There will be no significant effect of mother’s career on children’s social adjustment in school.
(2) There will be no significant relationship between mother’s career and children’s moral development.
(3)
There will be no significant difference between the social adjustment
of children who are brought up by working mothers and those brought up
by non-working mothers.
4. There will be no significant
difference between the academic performance of children brought up by
working mothers and those brought up by non-working mothers.
5. There will be no significant gender difference in the social adjustment of students due to the careers of their mothers
1.6 Significance of the Study
It
is hoped that this study will create an awareness of the difficulties
that career mothers encounter while combining the care of their family
with their career or work.
It will also determine the degree of
relationship between career mothers and the influence they have on their
children’s moral development, social adjustment and academic
achievement in school.
The study when finally completed, will
determine to a great extent, the effects of career mothers on their
children’s well-being, especially, their moral development and social
adjustment in the society.
This study will highlight the importance
of the responsibilities of the mother which include: care, love,
affection and good upbringing of the child in a family setting.
The
awareness the findings and recommendations of this study will create,
will therefore enable parents, especially, mothers to know the right
direction in which to follow for proper upbringing of their children and
ward in the society.
Apart from the above benefits, this study will
be a reference material to the general members of the society, students
and researchers, especially those who wish to carry out research in
related topics.
1.7 Scope of the Study
This study covered the
effect of working mothers on the social adjustment of children in Ikeja
Local Government Area of Lagos State.
1.8 Definition of Terms
The operational terms were defined in this study thus:
1.
Working mother:- This means a mother who is gainfully employed or who
goes out routinely in order to engage in one business or employed work
or the other.
2. Non-working mother:- This connotes the mother
who is not engaged in paid jobs or businesses. She is a complete house
wife.
3. Mother’s career:- This refers to the career of a
mother. It is the profession or career or job a mother is involved in
routinely.
4. Moral Development:- This means the moral growth or
development of an individual. It is the upliftment of morality and
ethical life of a person.
5. Social Adjustment:- This refers to the totality of an individual’s behaviour in his/his environment.
6.
Academic performance: This means the level of school outcomes of the
students in examinations or tests over a period of time.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study examined the effect of working mothers’ career on the social adjustment of students in selected secondary schools in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State. In this study, some relevant and related literature reviews were carried out under sub-headings. The descriptive research survey design was applied in the assessment of the respondents’ opinions using the questionnaire and the sampling technique. The sample of this study consisted of 120 (one hundred and twenty) r ... Continue reading---
