TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Title Page . . . . . . . . .
i
Approval . . . . . . . . . ii
Certification . . . . . . . . . iii
Dedication . . . . . . . . . iv
Acknowledgement . . . . . . .
. v
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . vi
List of Tables . . . . . . . . . viii
List of Figure . . . . . . . . . ix
List of Appendices. . . . . . . . . x
Abstract . . . . . . . . . xii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study . . . . . . . 1
Statement of Problem . . . . . . 3
Purpose of the Study . . . . . . . . 5
Research Questions . . . . . . . . 5
Significance of the Study . . . . . . . 6
Scope of the Study . . . . . . . . 6
Operational Definition of Terms . . . . 7
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
Conceptual Review- – – – – – – – – 9
Concept of Nursing- – – – – – – – – 9
Brief Historical Background of Nursing- – – – 12
Gender Related Issues in Nursing- – – – – 12
Males in Nursing- – – – – – – 15
Concept of Career Choice- – – – – – – 17
Factors that Influence Career Choice- – – – 18
Restraints to Choice of Career- – – – – 20
The Need for Gender Balance in Nursing Profession- – 24
Strategies to Enhance Male Enrolment in Nursing Programme- – 26
Review of Related Theory- – – – – – 28
John Holland’s Theory of Career Choice- – – – – 28
Application of the Theory to the Study- – – – 30
Adopted Model from John Holland’s Theory of Career Choice- – 32
Empirical Review- – – – – – – 32
Summary of the Literature Review- – – – – – 34
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODS
Research Design . . . . . . . . 36
Area of Study . . . . . . . 36
Population of the Study . . . . . 37
Sample . . . . . . . 37
Inclusion Criteria . . . . . . 37
Sampling Procedure . . . . . . 37
Instrument for Data Collection . . . . 39
Validity of the Instrument . . . . . 39
Reliability of the Instrument . . . . . 39
Ethical Consideration . . . . . 40
Procedure for Data Collection- – – – 40
Method of Data Analysis . . . . . 41
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION OF RESULTS
Demographic Distribution of the Respondents . . 42
Objective 1- – – – – – – – 44
Objective 2- – – – – – – 46
Objective 3- – – – – – – – 48
Objective 4- – – – – – – – 49
Objective 5- – – – – – – – – 51
Objective 6- – – – – – – – 52
Summary of Findings . . . . . . 53
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
Discussion of Major Findings – . . . 55
Implication of the Findings . . . . . 67
Limitations of the Study . . . – – 67
Summary . . . . . . . . . 68
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . 69
Recommendations . . . . . . 70
Suggestions for Further Studies . . . . 71
References . . . . . . . . . 72
Appendices . . . . . . . . . 75
LIST
OF TABLES
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents – 43
Table 2: Personal factors that restrain male SSSIII students from choosing nursing as a career with their ranking . – 45
Table 3: Social/Environmental factors that prevent male SSSIII from choosing nursing as a career with their ranking . – 47
Table 4: Economic factors that discourage male SSSIII students from choosing nursing as a career with their ranking . – 48
Table 5: Job-related
factors that hinder male SSSIII from choosing
nursing as a career with their ranking . – 50
Table 6: Career-related
factors that discourage male SSSIII students from choosing nursing as a career . – 51
Table 7: Mean of responses to individual group of factors with their ranking – – – – – – – 52
LIST OF FIGURE
Figure 1: Adapted
Model from John Holland’s Theory of Career Choice . . . . . . 32
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix Title Page
1 Questionnaire
. . . . . . 75
2 Informed
Consent . . . . . &nb