Repositioning Gender Challenges and Knowledge Production in Public Universities in Kwara State

Abstract

Knowledge production deals with application of acquired knowledge in dealing with real life issues meanwhile there are challenges that deter knowledge production which hinges on gender challenge. Based on this background examined the relationship between repositioning gender challenges and knowledge production in Kwara State universities. The population of the study comprised 545 lecturers out of which 137 were sampled. Five research questions were raised to guide the study while hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a descriptive survey of correlational type in order to describe the existing condition without manipulation. Two validated research questionnaires titled Repositioning Gender Challenges Knowledge Production Questionnaire (RGCKPQ) and Gender Challenges Knowledge Production Questionnaire (GCKPQ) Reliability of the instruments was carried out with the use of Cronbach Apha and the result was 0.75 and 0.78 respectively. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions and Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test the hypothesis. The findings revealed that there are gender challenges; more males are involved in knowledge production and solutions were identified. The study concluded that knowledge production requires contribution from both gender and it was recommended among others that causes of gender challenges should be reduced to the barest minimum.