JOURNAL OF EDUCATION (EKSUJOE)

MANAGING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MARRIAGE RESPONSIBILITIES AND FEMALE LECTURERS’ POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES – A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined managing the relationship between marriage responsibilities and female lecturers’ postgraduate programmes in some selected universities in Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was adopted to guide the study. The population for the study consisted 10, 578 Lecturers in the selected Universities in Nigeria. The sample for the study consisted of 560 Lecturers. The research instrument used to obtained relevant information for the study was tagged: Marriage Responsibility and Female Lecturers Post Graduate Programme Questionnaire (MRFLPGQ). The instrument was validated by experts in the field of Educational Management. Test-retest method of reliability was used for the study and a coefficient of 0.77 was obtained. The data was analysed using inferential statistics. The hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment correlation at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that there was significant relationship between marriage responsibilities and female lecturers’ post graduate programme. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that marriage responsibilities significantly impact female Lecturers post-graduate programme. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that female Lectures should be given study leave and their work should be reduced for effectiveness in their Postgraduate programmes.