Impact of Academic Social Network Engagement on University Lecturers’ Research Output and Professional Development
The impact of quality academic publications and training attended on the productivity of an academic member cannot be overemphasized. Its impacts extend beyond just the growth of an academic member, it radiates to increasing University’s ranking among its comity. With the affordances provided by th...
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| author | Nafisat A Adedokun-Shittu M. O. Abanikannda E. O. Tinuoye A. H. Ajani A. I. Abdul Kabir M. R. Abdulrahman K. K. Oladosu |
| author_facet | Nafisat A Adedokun-Shittu M. O. Abanikannda E. O. Tinuoye A. H. Ajani A. I. Abdul Kabir M. R. Abdulrahman K. K. Oladosu |
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The impact of quality academic publications and training attended on the productivity of an academic member cannot be overemphasized. Its impacts extend beyond just the growth of an academic member, it radiates to increasing University’s ranking among its comity. With the affordances provided by the Internet, academic social network (ASN) emerged as an Internet-based social networking community for academia to seek for research resources and exchange ideas that can assist in developing new knowledge for self-development and community at large. Grounded on the collaborative feature of ASN, researchers’ geographical gap can easily be bridged. Thus, the academia assumes that the research output (RO) and professional development (PD) of an academic member would gain greater quality. Consequent on this assumption, this study examined the impact of ASN engagement on university lecturers’ RO and PD. It employed a quantitative research design of the survey type and sampled 350 academic members across three universities in Nigeria with a multistage sampling technique. A validated researchers-design questionnaire with a reliability value of 0.88 served as the research instrument. Descriptive statistics was explored as analytical tool. The outcome of the study provided insights into the adoption of ASN among academic members, with heavy emphasis on ASN for research purposes only, rather than on RO and PD respectively. This study recommends that there is a need for awareness and motivation towards the use of some ASN. Hopefully, this will further enhance their RO and PD, which will ultimately reflect on the quality of Nigerian graduate.
Keywords: Academic Social Network, Engagement, Research Output, Professional Development, Internet
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| spelling | doaj.art-1190b53950e148ff96100062c6c858892023-10-09T17:08:09ZengFountain University OsogboFountain Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences (FUJNAS)2350-18632354-337X2022-06-0111110.53704/fujnas.v11i1.437Impact of Academic Social Network Engagement on University Lecturers’ Research Output and Professional DevelopmentNafisat A Adedokun-Shittu0M. O. Abanikannda1E. O. Tinuoye 2A. H. Ajani3A. I. Abdul Kabir4M. R. Abdulrahman5K. K. Oladosu 6Educational Technology Department, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NigeriaDepartment of Science, Technology and Mathematics Education, Osun State University, Osogbo. NigeriaEducational Technology Department, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NigeriaEducational Technology Department, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NigeriaCentre for Ilorin Studies, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NigeriaEducational Technology Department, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, NigeriaEducational Technology Department, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria The impact of quality academic publications and training attended on the productivity of an academic member cannot be overemphasized. Its impacts extend beyond just the growth of an academic member, it radiates to increasing University’s ranking among its comity. With the affordances provided by the Internet, academic social network (ASN) emerged as an Internet-based social networking community for academia to seek for research resources and exchange ideas that can assist in developing new knowledge for self-development and community at large. Grounded on the collaborative feature of ASN, researchers’ geographical gap can easily be bridged. Thus, the academia assumes that the research output (RO) and professional development (PD) of an academic member would gain greater quality. Consequent on this assumption, this study examined the impact of ASN engagement on university lecturers’ RO and PD. It employed a quantitative research design of the survey type and sampled 350 academic members across three universities in Nigeria with a multistage sampling technique. A validated researchers-design questionnaire with a reliability value of 0.88 served as the research instrument. Descriptive statistics was explored as analytical tool. The outcome of the study provided insights into the adoption of ASN among academic members, with heavy emphasis on ASN for research purposes only, rather than on RO and PD respectively. This study recommends that there is a need for awareness and motivation towards the use of some ASN. Hopefully, this will further enhance their RO and PD, which will ultimately reflect on the quality of Nigerian graduate. Keywords: Academic Social Network, Engagement, Research Output, Professional Development, Internet https://www.fountainjournals.com/index.php/FUJNAS/article/view/437Academic Social Network; Engagement; Research Output; Professional Development; Internet |
| spellingShingle | Nafisat A Adedokun-Shittu M. O. Abanikannda E. O. Tinuoye A. H. Ajani A. I. Abdul Kabir M. R. Abdulrahman K. K. Oladosu Impact of Academic Social Network Engagement on University Lecturers’ Research Output and Professional Development Fountain Journal of Natural and Applied Sciences (FUJNAS) Academic Social Network; Engagement; Research Output; Professional Development; Internet |
| title | Impact of Academic Social Network Engagement on University Lecturers’ Research Output and Professional Development |
| title_full | Impact of Academic Social Network Engagement on University Lecturers’ Research Output and Professional Development |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Academic Social Network Engagement on University Lecturers’ Research Output and Professional Development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Academic Social Network Engagement on University Lecturers’ Research Output and Professional Development |
| title_short | Impact of Academic Social Network Engagement on University Lecturers’ Research Output and Professional Development |
| title_sort | impact of academic social network engagement on university lecturers research output and professional development |
| topic | Academic Social Network; Engagement; Research Output; Professional Development; Internet |
| url | https://www.fountainjournals.com/index.php/FUJNAS/article/view/437 |
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