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DOI: Institutional Culture And Academics’ Research Output In Federal Universities, South-South Nigeria
Dr. Christiana I. Emediongokon , Department of Curriculum Studies, Educational Management and Planning, University of Uyo, Uyo Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria Dr. Nsikak Mkpong Okon , Department of Curriculum Studies, Educational Management and Planning, University of Uyo, Uyo Akwa Ibom State, NigeriaAbstract
This study investigated institutional culture as a predictor of academic staff research output in federal universities in South-South Nigeria, with specific focus on collaboration and peer review. The study was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. A correlational survey research design was adopted. The population comprised 925 senior academic staff from five federal universities in South-South Nigeria, while a sample of 278 respondents was selected using Taro Yamane formula. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire titled Institutional Culture Questionnaire (ICQ) and Academic Staff Research Output Checklist (ASROC). The instruments were validated by experts in Measurement and Evaluation and Educational Management and Planning, University of Uyo, and reliability was established using Cronbach Alpha statistic, which yielded reliability coefficients of .74 and .99 respectively. Data were analyzed using simple linear regression for research questions and F-ratio for hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance.Findings revealed that collaboration and peer-review significantly predicts academic staff research output in federal universities in South-South Nigeria. The study concluded that institutional culture variables such as collaboration and peer review play a statistically significant but limited role in enhancing academic research output. It was recommended thatpeer review should be encouraged among academics as this these will prevent dissemination of irrelevant findings, unwarranted claims, unacceptable interpretations, and personal views. Also, collaborative research culture should be enforced in the different department of universities to facilitate collaboration among faculty members and assist them to discuss different research problem and get in-depth knowledge about different types of research.
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