Mentoring Pracfices Among Academic Staff In Selected Higher Education Institutions In Kwara State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorAfolayan Oluyinka Titilope
dc.contributor.authorBashorun Musediq Tunji
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-07T12:05:22Z
dc.date.available2025-05-07T12:05:22Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractThe 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
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/16347
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher): JOLSELT I Journal of Library, Science Education
dc.subjectMentoring Practices
dc.subjectFormal Mentoring
dc.subjectInformal Mentoring
dc.subjectPeer Mentoring
dc.subjectSupervisory Mentoring
dc.titleMentoring Pracfices Among Academic Staff In Selected Higher Education Institutions In Kwara State, Nigeria
dc.typeArticle

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