Self-efficacy and media resource utilisation by polytechnic lecturers in Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated self-efficacy and media resource utilisation of polytechnic lecturers in south-west, Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted for the study while a multistage sampling procedure was used to select a total of 711 respondents to constitute the sample size for the study. Findings from the study revealed a high level of self-efficacy of polytechnic lecturers in south west, Nigeria with mastery experience and physiological factors topping the list of factors that determine the level of self-efficacy possessed by the lecturers. Furthermore, the findings established that print and nonprint resources are the most commonly available media resources to the polytechnic lecturers. The study established regular use of media resources by the polytechnic lecturers in South-west, Nigeria as it was found that the lecturers made use of media resources on regular basis and majorly for the purposes of preparing lecture notes, research and publications, obtaining general knowledge, paper presentation and writing papers and proposals. Findings from the study further revealed a positive significant relationship between self-efficacy and media resource utilisation by the polytechnic
lecturers in the South-west, Nigeria. The study recommended that the polytechnics management and National Board of Technical Education (government agency) should put up a measure to check the self-efficacy of an individual even at the point of appointment and that polytechnic libraries and polytechnic librarians should make deliberate effort to provide adequate media resources for teaching and learning in their various institutions in order to facilitate increased utilisation.