INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION ON INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIAL MOBILITY AMONG GRADUATE WORKERS IN LAGOS STATE: SOCIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS.

This study examined influence of education on intergenerational social mobility among graduate workers in the Eti-Osa Local Government area of Lagos State. A stratified random sampling technique was used to draw 240 graduate workers from twenty (20) different companies across four district areas of the local government. The research instrument, a researcher-made questionnaire titled; Influence of Education on Intergenerational Social Mobility Questionnaire (IEISMQ) was used for data collection. A descriptive research design was adopted in the study. Three hypotheses were tested using the Analysis of variance (ANOVA) statistical tool at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that parents’ educational attainment, occupational attainment and geographical settlement significantly influenced respondents’ social mobility. In the light of the findings, the study recommended that the government and her agencies involved in policy formulation and implementation should formulate appropriate policy that will promote equal access to education and remove any obstacle standing in the way of realization of Education for All (EFA) agenda. Also, the government should ensure effective implementation of Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme, all children within the school age are to be enrolled in school and an appropriate penalty be meted out to defaulters.