INFLUENCE OF SEX ROLE ON THE CREATIVITY LEVEL OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF TAI SOLARIN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, NIGERIA Tolu, Ogunleye (Ph.D) Department of Counselling Psychology College of Specialized and Professional Education
Creativity is an inherently dynamic process that draws together tradition, imagination and innovation which have impact on human progress and survival. Through creativity, multiple channels can be explored, such as, questions around social norms, identities and also expectations around gender roles and relations. The study therefore investigates the influence of sex role on the level of creativity among undergraduate students of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) Nigeria. Two colleges were purposively selected from the four colleges in the university. These colleges are College of Humanities (COHUM) and College of Science and Information Technology (COSIT) Two departments from each college were selected using the random sampling technique. The sample size consisted of 400 students i.e. 200 students from each college. Two major instruments were used to test the hypotheses. The instruments are the Bem Sex Role Inventory and the creativity scale (Fields Bisschoff, 2013) Three hypotheses were formulated and data was collected from participants using the research instruments. The data collected was analysed using ANOVA t test statistical tools. The results showed that students from the college of humanities were androgynous in their sex role, while, students from COSIT were masculine. It was also found out that females scored higher on the creativity scale when compared with their male counterparts. It was therefore concluded that the feminine traits are great factor when determining the level of creativity among undergraduate students. Recommendation was made that creativity should be included in the university curriculum just like entrepreneurial education and should be taught in the classroom as a course in Nigerian Universities.