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<bold><italic>Introduction:</italic></bold> Educational achievement has remained the common yardstick for assessing human capital development across the world. However, it has been observed that Nigeria is one of the developing countries facing the challenge of low level of academic achievement by employees in the university system, which in turn has grave implications for the overall performance of the Nigerian university system in terms of efficient work delivery.
<bold><italic>Methods:</italic></bold> This study adopts a robust and stratified sampling technique to select 4,122 employees in selected federal universities in the southeast of Nigeria and uses structural questionnaire and binary logistic regression to analyse the effect of employment status on academic achievement in South East Nigeria.
<bold><italic>Results:</italic></bold> The findings show that employment status negatively and significantly influences the academic achievement of employees in Nigerian universities.
<bold><italic>Discussion:</italic></bold> The major focus of this study is to examine the impact of employment status on educational achievement in the universities for southeast, Nigeria. To drive more effective and efficient service delivery in the universities, there is need for adequate salary enhancement for employees in order to motivate them to strive for higher educational attainments.
<bold><italic>Limitations:</italic></bold> The study was carried out in federal universities in Nigeria. It is expected to expand the study to cut across both private, states in Nigeria for effective and efficient comparison among the universities found in southeast geopolitical zones.
<bold><italic>Conclusion:</italic></bold> The study concludes that government should continuously motivate these employees so that they can strive for higher educational attainments.
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Introduction: Educational achievement has remained the common yardstick for assessing human capital development across the world. However, it has been observed that Nigeria is one of the developing countries facing the challenge of low level of academic achievement by employees in the university system, which in turn has grave implications for the overall performance of the Nigerian university system in terms of efficient work delivery.
Methods: This study adopts a robust and stratified sampling technique to select 4,122 employees in selected federal universities in the southeast of Nigeria and uses structural questionnaire and binary logistic regression to analyse the effect of employment status on academic achievement in South East Nigeria.
Results: The findings show that employment status negatively and significantly influences the academic achievement of employees in Nigerian universities.
Discussion: The major focus of this study is to examine the impact of employment status on educational achievement in the universities for southeast, Nigeria. To drive more effective and efficient service delivery in the universities, there is need for adequate salary enhancement for employees in order to motivate them to strive for higher educational attainments.
Limitations: The study was carried out in federal universities in Nigeria. It is expected to expand the study to cut across both private, states in Nigeria for effective and efficient comparison among the universities found in southeast geopolitical zones.
Conclusion: The study concludes that government should continuously motivate these employees so that they can strive for higher educational attainments.

Employment Status and Educational Achievements in Universities: Evidence from Southeast Nigeria

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Introduction: Educational achievement has remained the common yardstick for assessing human capital development across the world. However, it has been observed...

Employment Status and Educational Achievements in Universities: Evidence from Southeast Nigeria

Published Online: Dec 17, 2021

Page range: 152 - 166

Received: Jul 11, 2021

Accepted: Sep 24, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/atd-2021-0025

Keywords
employment, academic achievement, human capital development, binary logit regression model, Nigeria

© 2021 Obed I. Ojonta et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Employment Status and Educational Achievements in Universities: Evidence from Southeast Nigeria

Published Online: Dec 17, 2021

Page range: 152 - 166

Received: Jul 11, 2021

Accepted: Sep 24, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/atd-2021-0025

Keywordsemployment, academic achievement, human capital development, binary logit regression model, Nigeria

© 2021 Obed I. Ojonta et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
employment, academic achievement, human capital development, binary logit regression model, Nigeria