Demographic Variables as Correlates of Lecturers Research Productivity in Faculties of Law in Nigerian Universities

Abstract

The study examined the demographic variables as correlates of lecturers research productivity in Faculties of Law in Nigerian universities. The descriptive survey research design was adopted. The multistage sampling technique was used to select 414 out of 905 lecturers from 16 faculties of Law in 29 federal and state universities across the 6 geo-political zones of Nigeria. A questionnaire was used. Three research questions were answered and one hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson product moment correlation and multiple regressions. Based on multiple regression analysis the result shows that demographic variables such as age, designation, and years of experience have significant positive relationship with research productivity of law lecturers.

http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/djlit.34.6.7962