Assessing University Research Governance Practices and Structures in Developing Countries: The Nigerian Universities' Experience

Autor/inn/en	Okonji, P. E.; Okiki, O.C.; Idowu, I. A.; Alo, B. I.
Titel	Assessing University Research Governance Practices and Structures in Developing Countries: The Nigerian Universities' Experience
Quelle	In: Research Management Review, 23 (2018) 1, (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-4867
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Governance; Developing Nations; Research Administration; Administrator Attitudes; Educational Policy; Interviews; Focus Groups; Grants; Organizational Change; School Policy; Teacher Attitudes; Personnel Selection; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Forschungsadministration; Politics of education; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Organisationswandel; Schulpolitik; Lehrerverhalten; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung
Abstract	While most universities in the developed world, by tradition, have research offices to handle research management, structures for the efficient coordination and strong governance of research are nascent within many Sub-Saharan African universities. In this paper we look at the organizational structures, policies and functions of research offices for supporting faculty research as well as their management operations in 5 selected Nigerian universities. The authors interviewed 20 participants from 5 selected federal universities in Nigeria. Five directors of the research offices and 15 research administrators participated. Findings identified existing infrastructure for research management, the challenges facing newly created research offices in Nigerian universities, and strategies employed by research offices to tackle identified problems. Findings also showed how policies, practices, institutional structures and support models for research governance are shifting to align with international best practices. Recommendations suggested by participants for developing effective research management practices are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01