Abstract:
The aim of the research is to find out the reactions of parents towards their children's education
in view of the present level of unemployment opportunities in Wamakko Local Government
area
of Sokoto state. It will seek to find out whether parents consider education nowadays as a waste
of human and financial resources in view Of unemployment problem. In addition, this research
will investigate whether parents attach any importance to the
education of their female children
in view of present unemployment problems. It will further seek to know unemployment has
effect on parental view as regards the type of courses children will read.
In order to find out all
these problems, the researchers
will formulate questionnaires for the parents to fill, at the same
time the researchers will make keen and practical observations in the course of administering the
questionnaires. In analyzing the questionnaire, simple random techniques will be used for e
asy
comprehension.
At the end, the researchers will finds out whether the present lack of
employment opportunities affects all parents or not because some of the parents send their
children to school for the sake of Education. The research will show a strike of balance between
those parents who consider the education as a waste of human material resources and those who
do not. Finally, we will discover whether unemployment have effect on the parental view in the
type of courses they would like their children
n to read as most parents prefer their children to
study medicine.
