Developing career through community engagement: the Nigerian university experience
So far, there has been no serious correction awareness aimed at addressing and promoting career development through community engagement practice in Nigeria, especially in academic settings. No research has been carried out to examine faculty members, particularly professors’ experiences in developi...
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| author | Adekalu, Samuel Olutokunbo Ismail, Ismi Arif Krauss, Steven Eric Suandi, Turiman |
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| description | So far, there has been no serious correction awareness aimed at addressing and promoting career development through community engagement practice in Nigeria, especially in academic settings. No research has been carried out to examine faculty members, particularly professors’ experiences in developing career through community engagement activities in the Nigerian universities. To address this gap, this article presents the perspectives of professors on how faculty members can be attracted to community engagement as a strategy to develop career and boost the reputation of their respective institutions that has been dominated by teaching and research. This article employed the qualitative method, interviewing nine professors from diverse academic disciplines in a leading conventional university in Nigeria. From the analysis, community engagements were found to foster academic career development of the professors in their areas of expertise. More specifically, participatory community engagement outreach helped in expansion of knowledge through solving practical problems, career growth through promotion earned, and increased job satisfaction. The study concludes with implications for human resource development practice and suggestions for future research. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-148732019-05-08T07:27:47Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14873/ Developing career through community engagement: the Nigerian university experience Adekalu, Samuel Olutokunbo Ismail, Ismi Arif Krauss, Steven Eric Suandi, Turiman So far, there has been no serious correction awareness aimed at addressing and promoting career development through community engagement practice in Nigeria, especially in academic settings. No research has been carried out to examine faculty members, particularly professors’ experiences in developing career through community engagement activities in the Nigerian universities. To address this gap, this article presents the perspectives of professors on how faculty members can be attracted to community engagement as a strategy to develop career and boost the reputation of their respective institutions that has been dominated by teaching and research. This article employed the qualitative method, interviewing nine professors from diverse academic disciplines in a leading conventional university in Nigeria. From the analysis, community engagements were found to foster academic career development of the professors in their areas of expertise. More specifically, participatory community engagement outreach helped in expansion of knowledge through solving practical problems, career growth through promotion earned, and increased job satisfaction. The study concludes with implications for human resource development practice and suggestions for future research. Australian International Academic Centre 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14873/1/14873.pdf Adekalu, Samuel Olutokunbo and Ismail, Ismi Arif and Krauss, Steven Eric and Suandi, Turiman (2018) Developing career through community engagement: the Nigerian university experience. International Journal of Education & Literacy Studies, 6 (3). pp. 99-107. ISSN 2202-9478 http://www.journals.aiac.org.au/index.php/IJELS/article/view/4617 10.7575/aiac.ijels.v.6n.3p.99 |
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| title_short | Developing career through community engagement: the Nigerian university experience |
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