THE SOCIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF SEX-FOR-GRADE PRACTICE IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN EDO STATE, NIGERIA

Authors

  • E. O. Osamiro Department of Educational Foundations Faculty of Education, University of Benin
  • A. S. Endurance Department of Educational Foundations Faculty of Education, University of Benin

Abstract

This study was designed to examine the effects of sex-for-grade practice in tertiary institutions and its
implications for higher education in Nigeria. Questionnaires were administered to seven hundred and
twenty students and ninety lecturers in Edo State. The purposive and the simple random sampling
techniques were used. A Cronbach alpha value of .870 was obtained for the reliability. The data were
analysed using descriptive statistics, independent sample ttest and paired sample t-test. The results from
the presentation showed that endless trauma, low self-esteem, and depression are some of the effects of
sexual harassment on its victims. Based on the findings of this work, it was recommended that students
who are victims of sexual harassment should visit counselors and psychologists for professional counsel.
Faculty members who perpetrate sexual harassment should be suspended and guilty students should be
expelled.

Published

2024-04-26

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Articles