INVESTIGATION INTO FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR DOWNITURN IN MALE STUDENTS ENROLLMENT IN SECRETARIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

LIST OF TABLES

1.                 Return rate of instrument

2.                 down-turn male student enrollment

3.                 causes decline in the enrollment of male students secretaries into the profession.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page

Approval page

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract.

List of tables

Table of content.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1            Background of the study

1.2            Statement of the problem

1.3            Purpose of the study

1.4            Significance of the study

1.5            Research questions

1.6            Scope of the study

CHAPTER TWO

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1            Introduction

2.2            The roles of the secretary

2.3            Reasons for the down-turn in male enrollment in secretarial studies

2.4            Employment opportunities for male and female secretaries

2.5            Summary of related literature

CHAPTER THREE

METHODOLOGY

3.1            Research design

3.2            Area of study

3.3            Population of the study

3.4            Sample and sampling procedure

3.5            Instrument for data collection

3.6            Validity of the research instrument

3.7            Reliability of the instrument

3.8            Method of administration of the research instrument

3.9            Method data analysis

CHAPTER FOUR

PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA

CHPATER FIVE

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1            Summary of findings

5.2            Recommendations

5.3            Conclusion

5.4            Suggestions for further research

5.5            Limitation of the study

References

Appendices 1 Transmittal letter

                   2 Questionnaire

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1     BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

          There is this observation today that males are dropping out of secretarial profession. A critical look at this statement reveals that the secretarial profession is being dominated by the female secretaries in recent years the sole aim of every organization is its survival. As a result of this the employer of labor should make conscious efforts to ensure that the organization has the right to cheval caliber of employees who will contribute vigorously to the achievement of the organizational goals and who are also expected to portray a good image of the organization. All these have a lot of impacts in an organization particularly when it comes to business. As a result of numerous and sensitive nature of secretarial profession, there is need for a balance labor force to save the employers from the problems of whom to employ and whom not to employ in the past secretarial profession was perceived to be for females only and that males who engage in it do it as a last resort. Some have the impression that secretaries are females who took down notes and correspondence like shorthand and transcribe on the typewriter for their male executives or managers. It was also a synonym for females who organize and run small offices for their male employers they carryout all office jobs ranging from hiring junior staff keeping cash books and arranging for the day to day office routines, they are regarded as the channel of communication between their employers and the rest of the staff with constant demand on their ability, they are expected to be tactful, loyal, efficient discrete and maintain confidentiality they are expected to put in all their energy and enthusiasm to their boss interest, protecting him from undesirable demand and interruption, the above assumption about secretaries in the pas as “female who run office for males employers or boss is not the case these days. Analysis recently has shown that the advancement of secretarial profession was expanded and  this is becoming more complex and challenging the roles of secretaries have increased tremendously to include other functions which are of great importance to any organization these made if possible for males to engage in the profession not as a last resort once more. At least in out of fire secretaries two are males.