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The university system, social change and sustainable development in Nigeria
Full text linkThe educational system of any nation all over the world remains a strong determinant of the development of such nations. The secret of the high level of development witnessed in many developed nations in the world could be attributed to the success of their educational system, especially their University system. Among the various tertiary institutions, the effectiveness of the University system is essential in achieving national goals and objectives. The major functions of the university are to inculcate sound and practicable knowledge, undertake research and involve in community development. The achievement of these seems to remain a tedious task in Nigeria. The study seeks to examine the role or place of the university system in Nigeria as an agent of social change and sustainable development. The study adopts the system theory as its theoretical framework. The research is a descriptive-analytical one and it draws qualitative data derived from secondary sources. The content analysis was used as a tool for data analysis. Findings from the study reveal that the universities in Nigeria are still lagging, compared to other world-class universities in the world and it has not played the expected role of being a catalyst of social change and sustainable development due to many challenges bedevilling the sector. This includes among others, inadequate funding, inadequate qualified academic staff, and inadequate and dilapidated infrastructure. The paper recommends among others synergy between the university system and other sectors of the economy, including the private sector, merit should be the basis for recruitment, promotion of staff, and appointment of the management staff of the university, a special funding mechanism through taxation of telecoms companies to fund the university. With this, Nigeria will achieve the desired development
An Assessment of the Influence of Extrinsic Rewards on Intrinsic Motivation and Performance of Senior Nonteaching Staff of Federal College of Education Zaria (2005 - 2010)
No full textGlobal Financial Crisis and Economic Development in Nigeria: The Challenges of Vision 20: 2020.
Full text linkThe global financial crisis is already causing a considerable slowdown in most developed and developing countries like Nigeria. Governments around the world are trying to contain the economic meltdown brought about by the crisis, and Nigeria is not an exemption. The paper examines the effects of the global meltdown on Nigeria and its implications in realizing Vision 20; 2020. Purely documentary data or evidence from existing studies and works of government and non- governmental organisations was used. The data was analysed qualitatively using content analysis. The paper shows that Nigeria is a mono- product economy which relies wholly on the export of crude oil/gas and import almost all other needed products. The financial crisis led to the shortfall in the sale of oil and rise in the prices of other imported commodities into the country. This brought about the decrease in the revenue profile of the country with great implication for infrastructural development, technological development, and industrial growth, among others that could bring about the realisation of Vision 20: 2020. This situation is further compounded by other social- economic challenges i.e. high rate of unemployment, poverty, corruption and bad leadership or governance that have remained an obstacles to any developmental efforts in Nigeria. The paper therefore recommends that the issue of diversification of the Nigerian economy which had remained an illusion should be pragmatic. Agriculture which was the mainstay of the economy before the discovery of oil re- invigorated not only in policy statement, but also in implementation. There is also the need for a revolution in the industrial and power sectors of the economy. Above all the leaders should eschew corruption and every form of dishonesty; instead, they should embrace honesty, accountability, good stewardship and service to humanity. Keywords: Development, Economy, Economic Development, Economic Planning, Economic Meltdown, Financial Crisis
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Technology development and national development in Nigeria
Full text linkThe place of technology in achieving accelerated national development in any nation of the world cannot be overemphasized. However, despite the tremendous role that technology plays in national development, it seems this reality is far from Nigeria. This paper examined the role of technology in achieving national development in Nigeria. The paper uses the qualitative research method, where information was sourced from secondary sources using books, journals, official documents of the government from the Federal Ministry of Technology and the digital economy, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, and other documents, both soft and hard copies. The content analysis was used to analyze the data collected. It was revealed that various efforts by the government to promote technological advancement include the national science, technology, and innovation policy, ICT development initiatives, research and development, and promotion of entrepreneurship. These efforts have led to the appreciation of the adoption of technology across every sector of the economy. The paper further shows that challenges such as brain drain, infrastructural deficits, digital divide, skills gaps, and funding constraints were impediments hindering technology from serving as a veritable tool for accelerating development in Nigeria. It is recommended that the government prioritize investment in critical technology infrastructure, including broadband networks, ICT facilities, and power supply, to enhance connectivity and enable digital transformation across the country
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Insecurity and development administration in Nigeria: A cross-road
Full text linkDevelopment Administration is primarily concerned with the various strategies adopted to achieve accelerated national development, especially in developing countries. In Nigeria, various strategies for achieving national development seem not to achieve the desired objectives. The country has been bedevilled by various development problems which permeate all the sectors in the country. One of the problems is the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria. The paper examines the state of insecurity in Nigeria and its consequences on the quest to achieve Development Administration in the country. The paper adopts qualitative analysis as the bulk of data is collected from official documents, books, journals, newspapers and magazines, among other instruments. The results showed that the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria perpetuated by different forms and groups of criminals significantly affects the national development in Nigeria. The results showed that the high rate of insecurity in Nigeria perpetuated by different forms and groups of criminals significantly affects the national development in Nigeria. The situation reflected the rate of unemployment, poverty, disruption of farming and other economic activities, destruction of lives and property, and out-of-school children among other problems. The paper suggests renewed and vigorous efforts at providing employment opportunities to the youths, engaging the criminals who are ready for peace, engaging the various traditional institutions and religious bodies in the fight against criminal elements, and adopting high tech in the fight against criminal elements, voting for leaders with the requisite knowledge, honest, and those that would be above primordial sentiments
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
The use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and its implications on academic excellence in Federal University Wukari, Taraba State
Full text linkThe use of ICT in undertaking major operations at Federal University Wukari is expected to change the ways public officials carry out their duties. Before the introduction of ICT, each departmental exam officer was expected to manually prepare and collate their students\u27 results for adoption at the various levels of approval. The adoption of ICT in preparing students\u27 results seems not to have gone down well with the exam officers. The study examines the perceptions of the exam officers towards the adoption of ICT in collating students’ results at the University. It also examines its implications on academic excellence in the university. The study is survey research, as such, primary and secondary data were collated. The data collected via the questionnaires were analysed quantitatively, while the other qualitative data were analysed using content analysis. Findings revealed that the exam officers are not adequately informed and prepared for the change as it was forced on them suddenly by the school management. However, they all agreed that ICT has positively affected the preparation and collation of student results as it has greatly reduced errors and inconsistency, inaccuracy and stress associated with the former system. Although the use of ICT came with its problems, it has positively affected students’ academic accomplishments at the University. ICT was found more reliable and efficient in accomplishing an effective evaluation of students in the University. The study, therefore, suggests more training for exam officers on the use of ICT, and the provision of the necessary equipment required for the use of ICT, among others
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