INFLUENCE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY ON THE DOMESTIC WORK OF FEMALE ACADEMICS IN NNAMDIAZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This work investigated the influence of new technology on the domestic work of femaleacademics in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The Technology Acceptance Model wasadopted as the theoretical framework. The study adopted the mixed methods research design.Employing the multistage sampling procedure a sample size of 377 was statisticallydetermined. The structured questionnaire and In-Depth Interview (IDI) guide served asinstruments of data collection. The quantitative data were coded and processed using theStatistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20. Frequency tables and charts wereused to analyze, describe and present the data, while the qualitative data were analyzed usingmanual content analysis. Two research hypotheses were formulated and tested using chi-squareinferential statistics. The study found that domestic technology has helped to erase the burdenof domestic work among female academics in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The studyequally found that personal choice influences the use of domestic technology.Moreover, thisstudy found that domestic technology has reduced the time spent in doing house chores. Basedon the findings of the study, the work recommended that shopping malls should be built in theuniversity where domestic appliances are sold. The study also recommended that the universityshould organize seminars from time to time and teach the use of complex domestic technology.