Skills of Men of Diaspora and Reading Culture as Correlates of Human Resources Development for Employment Generation

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between skills of the men of Diaspora and reading culture with human resources development for employment generation in Nigeria. It adopts descriptive survey research design. The study employs a self-designed questionnaire validated by experts of Test and Measurement unit of School of Education, EACOED, Oyo to collect required data. A sample of 300 Secondary School Teachers was randomly selected from the three Senatorial Districts of Oyo State for the study. The data collected were analysed using regression and correlation analysis methods as well as Statistical Package in Social Sciences (SPSS-20). A fully modified Ordinary Least Square Regression Analysis was carried out via SPSS-20 software package. The results reveal that skills of men of Diaspora have significant effect on human resources development for employment generation in Nigeria. Based on the results, suggestions were provided on how to tap skills of men of Diaspora for human resources development for national development among which are, cultivation of good reading culture among Nigerians, resuscitation of public library with state of art equipment like ICT and vogue books, provision of conducive environment for Diaspora engagement, among others.