INVESTIGATING THE MEDIATING INFLUENCE OF FACULTY ON GENDER-MODERATED ATTITUDES AND EXPOSURE TOWARDS RESEARCH COMPETENCE
Article Sidebar
DOI:
Main Article Content
Abstract
Research competence is crucial for postgraduate students, since it develops analytical ability, critical thinking, and good communication. The effect of attitudes, faculty type, and gender on research competence among postgraduate students in Southwest Nigeria is examined in this study. The study assessed, with gender as a moderator, the direct and indirect links between attitude, faculty, and research competence using a moderated moderation analysis model. Data from 316 postgraduate students showed that research competence is much improved by a good attitude towards research. Still, faculty type and gender had no appreciable mediating effect on this association. The results underline the need of encouraging good research attitudes to improve research competence independent of faculty type and gender.
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
References
Afolabi, B., Oduwole, A., and Ogunleye, O. (2022). Enhancing Research Competence through Schooling and Seminars. Journal of Educational Research and Practice, 14(3), 123-135.
Agah, J. P., Okafor, N., and Chukwu, O. (2023). Characteristics of Lecturers and Students and Their Influence on Research Competence among Postgraduate Students. African Journal of Education Research, 9(1), 55-72.
Badke, W. (2012). Research Strategies: Finding Your Way Through the Information Fog. iUniverse.
Bassi, M., and Camble, S. (2011). Gender Differences in the Use of Electronic Libraries: A Case Study. Journal of Library and Information Science, 33(2), 112-123.
Cochran, W. G. (1977). Sampling Techniques (3rd ed.). Wiley.
Ekpoto, B., Ekanem, E., and Obo, E. (2020). Gender and Academic Discipline as Correlates of Research Competence among Postgraduate Students. Journal of Education and Learning, 15(4), 89-101.
Kakupa, A., and Xue, L. (2019). Graduate Education Students’ Attitudes towards Research and Associated Demographic Factors. Journal of Educational Development, 18(2), 44-59.
Mole, A. J., and Edewor, P. A. (2020). Challenges Limiting Awareness and Utilization of Online Publications by Postgraduate Students in Nigerian Universities. International Journal of Library Science, 10(2), 65-78.
Olibie, E. I., Ezenwanne, D. N., and Akudolu, L. R. (2015). Challenges and Mentoring Strategies for Enhancing Research Competence among Postgraduate Students in Nigerian Universities. Nigerian Journal of Educational Research and Evaluation, 14(2), 73-88.
Oragon, I. M. (2016). Influence of Student Characteristics on Resource Usage among Postgraduate Students in South-South Nigeria. Journal of Information Science and Technology, 22(1), 33-47.
Oyedokun, M. O. (2019). Developing Critical Thinking, Analytical, and Communication Skills through Postgraduate Research Techniques. Journal of Higher Education Studies, 17(1), 45-59.
Ramirez-Montoya, M. S. (2017). Encouraging Research Competence among Postgraduate Students. Journal of Innovation and Knowledge, 2(3), 130-145.
Saleem, T., Aslam, S., and Nazir, R. (2015). Gender Differences in Attitudes towards Research among Postgraduate Students in Pakistani Universities. Journal of Educational Research, 18(4), 455-468.
Singh, A. S., and Masuku, M. B. (2014). Sampling techniques and determination of sample size in applied statistics research: An overview. International Journal of Economics, Commerce, and Management, 2(11), 1-22.
Ugwu, C. I., Okoro, N., and Ani, E. O. (2015). Enhancing Postgraduate Research Skills through University Support Systems. Journal of Academic Development, 12(2), 56-70.
University of Skovde. (2016). Postgraduate Research Techniques and Skill Development. University Press.