ASSESSMENT OF ATTITUDINAL DISPOSITION OF LECTURERS TO NUDITY IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN NIGERIA (A Case Study of Moshood Abiola Polytechnmic, Abeokuta)

This study examines the attitudinal disposition of lecturers to scanty, tight fitting and exotic dress pattern of lady students, otherwise called nudity in tertiary institutions. It also examines the differences in the attitudes of lecturers, which are associated with their sex, possession of educational qualification, age and experience as well as acceptance of responsibility for the moral character of their students.With the aid of a questionnaire, the author collected and analyzed data relevant to this study from a sample size of 67 lecturers of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, which was used as a case study. This study reveals that, contrary to suggestions from common discussion and some newspapers articles, lecturers have negative attitudinal disposition to the tight, scanty and exotic dressing pattern of lady students in tertiary institutions. However, they also believe that action to enforce better dress pattern should not be such that would make students feel being mbarrassed. There is significant difference in the attitudinal disposition of old experienced lecturers and the young inexperienced lecturers (who are less tolerant of the scanty, tight fitting and exotic dress pattern of the lady students).There are no significant differences in the attitudes of male and female lecturers and lecturers who have teaching qualification and those who do not as well as lecturers who accept responsibility for the character of their students and those who do not. It was therefore suggested that there should be periodic general orientation of staff and students to the ideals of tertiary institutions and the need for good moral conduct as well as, or along with good academics. The authorities of the tertiary institutions should engage in deliberate promotion of decent and elegant dressing among students and involve all stakeholders such as the lecturers, students’ leaders, parents and their security personnel on campus in the promotion of decent and elegant dress pattern by students. In addition,there is an urgent need