INFLUENCE OF LEVEL OF EDUCATION ON THE ATTITUDE OF MARRIED MEN TOWARD CAREER ASPIRATIONS OF THEIR WIVES IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study investigated the influence of level of education on the attitude of married men towards the career aspirations of their wives in Anambra State. Two research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey design. Population of the study comprised 902 married men whose wives are in one form of career or the other. Purposive sampling technique was used to draw 411 married men. An instrument developed by the researcher titled “Attitude of Married Men Toward Career Aspiration of their Wives Questionnaire” was used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to face validation. The reliability was established using Cronbach Alpha. The result gave coefficient value of 0.79. The researcher administered the instrument with the help of three research assistants. The data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions, while independent T-test was used to test the hypothesis at .05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that married men have positive attitude towards the career aspirations of their wives and that level of education has low but significant influence on the attitude of married men to the career aspirations of their wives. Some recommendations were made among which was that married men should develop a positive and supportive attitude to the career aspirations of their wives as much as possible. Formal education should be encouraged for both men and women to improve the attitude of married men towards the career aspirations of their wives.