INTERROGATING ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED NIGERIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

One of the cardinal roles of the university system besides teaching and community service is research. Research plays a vital role towards institutional and national development. Development of research culture has remained an imagination in Nigeria due to mirids of challenges. The paper discoursed...

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Main Authors: Otega Okinono, Okpan Samuel O.
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Language:English
Published: Federal University Wukari 2023-08-01
Series:International Studies Journal
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Online Access:https://wissjournals.com.ng/index.php/wiss/article/view/153
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description One of the cardinal roles of the university system besides teaching and community service is research. Research plays a vital role towards institutional and national development. Development of research culture has remained an imagination in Nigeria due to mirids of challenges. The paper discoursed the challenges of research in Nigerian university system. The paper identified inadequate funding, lack of equipment, facilities and materials, lack of awareness, lack of implementation of research results, low rating in human capital indices, brain-drain, underemployment, etc, as challenges of research and human capital development in Nigeria. The paper concludes with some recommendations that will help meet these challenges.
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spelling doaj-art-b7bcadbd172d4d54bd1e8fcd3a8b0b2a2025-02-10T10:01:05ZengFederal University WukariInternational Studies Journal2756-46492023-08-0172INTERROGATING ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED NIGERIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIESOtega Okinono0Okpan Samuel O. 1University of Delat, Agbor NigeriaEvangel University, Akaeze, Ebonyi State, Nigeria One of the cardinal roles of the university system besides teaching and community service is research. Research plays a vital role towards institutional and national development. Development of research culture has remained an imagination in Nigeria due to mirids of challenges. The paper discoursed the challenges of research in Nigerian university system. The paper identified inadequate funding, lack of equipment, facilities and materials, lack of awareness, lack of implementation of research results, low rating in human capital indices, brain-drain, underemployment, etc, as challenges of research and human capital development in Nigeria. The paper concludes with some recommendations that will help meet these challenges. https://wissjournals.com.ng/index.php/wiss/article/view/153Humancapitaldevelopmentresearchindices
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INTERROGATING ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED NIGERIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
International Studies Journal
Human
capital
development
research
indices
title INTERROGATING ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED NIGERIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
title_full INTERROGATING ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED NIGERIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
title_fullStr INTERROGATING ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED NIGERIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
title_full_unstemmed INTERROGATING ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED NIGERIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
title_short INTERROGATING ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN SELECTED NIGERIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
title_sort interrogating issues and perspectives on research and development in selected nigerian public universities
topic Human
capital
development
research
indices
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