Browsing by Author "Bashorun Musediq Tunji"

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    Mentoring Pracfices Among Academic Staff In Selected Higher Education Institutions In Kwara State, Nigeria
    (): JOLSELT I Journal of Library, Science Education, 2022) Afolayan Oluyinka Titilope; Bashorun Musediq Tunji
    The paper examined mentoring practices among academic staff in selected Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study applied a survey research design using a semi-structured questionnaire as a data collection instrument. A total of 325 academic staff served as the sample size for this study using the convenience sampling technique to facilitate the online selection of respondents. Data was collected online via a Google questionnaire and analyzed accordingly Findings of the study revealed that supervisory and informal mentoring was practicalised in the selected HEIS in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study further revealed a high level of satisfaction and beneficial outcomes derived from mentoring practices across the selected HEIs. However, mentoring practices in HEIS were faced with several institutional challenges such as lack of training, lack of institutional support, lack of incentives and motivation on the part.Öfmanagement, and lack of interest among others. Based on the findings of the study on institutional challenges, policy recommendations were offered such as institutionalizing formal mentoring, developing of mentoring policy, and others to aid the successful implementation of mentoring practices in these institutions. Keywords: Mentoring Practices, Formal Mentoring, Informal Mentoring, Peer Mentoring, Supervisory Mentoring
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    Mentoring Practices Among Academic Staff In Sclectcd Higher Education Institutions In Kwara State, Nigeria
    (AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION 2AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT), 2019) Afolayan Oluyinka Titilope; Bashorun Musediq Tunji
    The paper examined mentoring practices among academic staff in selected Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study applied a survey research design using a semi-structured questionnaire as a dala collection instrument. A lotal of 325 academic staff served as the sample size for this study using the convenience sampling lechnique to facilitate the online selection of respondents. Data was collected online via a Google questionnaire and analyzed accordingly Findings of the study revealed that supervisory and informal mentoring was practicalised in the selected HEIs in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study further revealed a high level of satisfaction and beneficial outcomes derived from mentoring practices across the selected HEls. However, mentoring practices in HEl were faced with several institutional challenges such as lack of training, lack of institutional support, lack of incentives and motivation on the part of management, and lack of interest among others. Based on the findings of the study on institutional challenges, policy recommendations were offered such as institutionalizing formal mentoring, developing of mentoring policy, and others to aid the successful implementation of mentoring practices in these institutions.