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Title: | Gender and Research Attainment in Nigerian Agricultural Universities |
Authors: | Oloruntoba, Abayomi Ajayi, Michael Tunde |
Year: | 2006 |
Periodical: | Journal of Higher Education in Africa (ISSN 0851-7762) |
Volume: | 4 |
Issue: | 2 |
Pages: | 83-98 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs. |
Geographic terms: | Nigeria West Africa |
Subjects: | gender inequality academics Agriculture, Natural Resources and the Environment Education and Oral Traditions Bibliography/Research agriculture research Education and Training education Gender-based analysis higher education |
External link: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/24486261 |
Abstract: | The study uses data on the research outputs of 219 academics in three Nigerian agricultural universities to compare gender with research attainment. The findings show that research attainment is slightly higher for male academics than for female. Academic qualifications and rank are significantly associated with gender and, although there was no significant association between promotion time and gender, male academics have higher publishing rates in journals and proceedings of repute. A high correlation also exists between gender and age, length of service and representation in management. More male faculty members are employed at top management positions, while the majority of female faculty members occupy middle management and entry levels. A policy of gender mainstreaming that would ensure gender balance in recruitment, training and research opportunities could provide a passage through which females gain greater access to positions hitherto dominated by their male counterparts. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] |