Mentoring Skills and Career Progression of Business Educators in Colleges of Education in South-West, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between mentoring skills and career progression of business educators in colleges of education in South-West, Nigeria. To guide the study four research questions were raised and four hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted correlational survey research design. A population of 122 business educators was used for the study which also served as sample of the study. The research instrument used was a structured questionnaire titled “Mentoring skills and Career Progression Questionnaire (TWCDQ). The questionnaire was segmented into two parts. Part A and B. Part A consisted of the demographic variables of the respondents such as ownership of colleges of education and sex. Part B was grouped into sub-section 1 and 2 that measured the relevant variables of business educators’ mentoring skills and career progression. Cronbach Alpha statistics was used to determine the reliability of the instrument which yielded a coefficient of 0.73 and 0.75 for mentoring skills and career progression respectively. The instrument was validated by three experts from department of Business Education, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study indicated that mentoring skills is significantly related to career progression of business educators. It was concluded that mentoring is significantly related to career progression of business educators. Based on the study, it was recommended that deliberate effort should be made by management of college of education to design and promote mentorship programme that will enhance career progression of business educators.