Problems Facing Academic Staff of Nigerian Universities and the Way Forward
Keywords:
Problems, academic staff, Nigerian Universities
Abstract
The article discussed the problems facing the academic staff of Nigerian universities. Secondary data was used to support the points raised in the article. The secondary data were sourced from print material and online publications by recognized institutions and individual authors. The article identified the following as the problems facing the academic staff of Nigerian universities to include; poor motivation, teaching of large class, poor staff development programme, inadequate infrastructural facilities, strike actions, insecurity, poor computer literacy and poor research funding. To solve these challenges, this article recommends: that government should increase the funding of university education, increase the funding of research programme, motivate the academic staff, provision of effective staff development programme, provision of infrastructural facilities, implementation of union agreement, provision of adequate security and ensure effective capacity development programme on ICT.
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Anna O (2017) Motivation and Job Performance of Lecturers of Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria: Implication for CounselingWorld Journal of Educational Research Vol. 4, No. 2, 2017
Adeyemi, K. (2001). Equality of Access and Catchment Area; Factor in, University Admission in Nigeria, Journal of Higher Education 42:307 -322
Adetoro, J. A. (2009). Resource Management in Education. In J. B. Babalola& A. O.Ayeni (eds.) Educational Management: Theories and Tasks. Lagos, Nigeria: Macmillan.
Bernett R (1997) Higher education: A critical business. Buckinggham: The society for research University press.
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Basil A. A, Felix D. N &EnoE(2013) Lecturers’ Participation in Capacity Building Programmes in South-South Nigeria: Implications for Sustainable Development.Makerere Journal of Higher Education 4(2) (279 – 292
Charles, A. (2012) Resource management and job involvement among university lecturers in south – south Nigeria. European Journal of Business and Social Sciences, Vol. 1, No. 8, pp 12-22.
Donwa, P. A. (2006). Funding of Academic Research in Nigerian Universities. A paper presented at the UNESCO forum on Higher Education Research and Knowledge creation. November 29- December 1, 2006. Retrieved from http://portal.unesco.org/education/fr/files, July, 2009.
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Uchenna C. A, Maureen A.& Anthony C. N (2018) Employee Engagement and Performance of Lecturers in NigerianTertiary Institutions.Journal Of Education &Entrepreneurship Vol. 5, N0.2, 69-87
Yohanna, T. & Simon, D. (2013) Mathematical Model for Nigerian University Academic Staff Mix by Rank. International Journal of Educational Planning & Administration. ISSN 2249- 3093 Volume 3, Number 2 (2013), pp. 145-15.
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2021-02-01
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Ogunode Niyi Jacob, Deborah Jegede and Abubakar Musa 2021. Problems Facing Academic Staff of Nigerian Universities and the Way Forward. International Journal on Integrated Education. 4, 1 (Feb. 2021), 230-241. DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/ijie.v4i1.1176.
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