INFLUENCE OF EFFICACY FACTORS ON CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF FEMALE ACADEMICS IN UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

This study examines the influence of efficacy variables on the career advancement of female academic
staff in Nigerianuniversities.Correlation and regression analysis were conducted for four independent
variables and a dependent variable on 20 public universities academic staff. Data were collected using a
structured self-administered questionnaire. The dependent variable was academics’ career advancement
and the independent variables were efficacy factors. Using stratified random sampling, 532 female
academic staff were selected from federal and state universities as samples of study.Regression analysis
showed that efficacy variables, specifically, training, personality trait (conscientiousness), selfperformance
and family supporthadinfluencedthe career advancement of the female academic staff with
medium variance explanatory power of the model. This study creates an insight into the knowledge of
career advancement of female academic staff in public universities. These institutions dominate the
university system in Nigeria and serve as the main avenue for university education in the country. At the
level of higher institution, the study is significant, particularly in creating awareness among academic
staff about their career planning and aspirations, the role of their perceive efficacies play in their
advancement to higher positions in the universityand how they should utilize those factors for further
status in their career.The paper examines efficacy factors (limited to training, personality traits, selfperformance
and family support) that are of concern to managing the career advancement of female
academic staff in public universities.

Self-efficacy, career advancement, female academic staff, Nigerian universities, Human
resource development