RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING AND CULTIVATION OF
RESEARCH SKILLS LITERACY AMONG UNIVERSITY
LECTURERS IN AKWA IBOM AND CROSS RIVER STATES,
NIGERIA
The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of research capacity
building and cultivation of research skills literacy among university
lecturers in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, Nigeria. Ex-post facto
design was used for the study. The population of the study was 2400
lecturers. Stratified sampling technique was deployed to select 550
lecturers in three universities. The independent variables were
collaborative research and conference training on research. The
dependent variables was the cultivation of research skills literacy (subdivided
into problem identification skill, research question/hypothesis
formulation skill, literature review skill, sampling skill, instrumentation
skill, use of statistical tool skill, computer application in data analysis skill,
referencing skills, report writing skill and overall cultivation of research
skill). Data was collected using Research Capacity Building and research
skills literacy Questionnaire (RCBRLQ). One Way Analysis of Variance
(ANOVA) and Fisher's least significant difference t-test were used at .05
alpha level. The result revealed that collaborative research significantly
influences lecturers' research literacy in cultivation of research skills.
However, conference training on research did not significantly influence
lecturers' research literacy in cultivation of research skills. From the
results, it was concluded that lecturers' collaborative research facilitated
research literacy in cultivation of research skills. It was therefore
recommended among others that the Federal Government should consider
collaborative research publications as criteria for promotion and
advancement as this will encourage collaborative research, thereby
improving research literacy in cultivation of research skills among
lecturers of the intra-university and inter-universities and disciplines.
Key words: Collaborative research, conference training attended and cultivation of
research skills literacy.
Ojini, R. A. and Otu, B. D.
RESEARCH CAPACITY BUILDING AND CULTIVATION OF RESEARCH SKILLS LITERACY AMONG UNIVERSITY LECTURERS IN AKWA IBOM AND CROSS RIVER STATES, NIGERIA
The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of research capacity building and cultivation of research skills literacy among university lecturers in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, Nigeria. Ex-post facto design was used for the study. The population of the study was 2400 lecturers. Stratified sampling technique was deployed to select 550 lecturers in three universities. The independent variables were collaborative research and conference training on research. The dependent variables was the cultivation of research skills literacy (subdivided into problem identification skill, research question/hypothesis formulation skill, literature review skill, sampling skill, instrumentation skill, use of statistical tool skill, computer application in data analysis skill, referencing skills, report writing skill and overall cultivation of research skill). Data was collected using Research Capacity Building and research skills literacy Questionnaire (RCBRLQ). One Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Fisher's least significant difference t-test were used at .05 alpha level. The result revealed that collaborative research significantly influences lecturers' research literacy in cultivation of research skills. However, conference training on research did not significantly influence lecturers' research literacy in cultivation of research skills. From the results, it was concluded that lecturers' collaborative research facilitated research literacy in cultivation of research skills. It was therefore recommended among others that the Federal Government should consider collaborative research publications as criteria for promotion and advancement as this will encourage collaborative research, thereby improving research literacy in cultivation of research skills among lecturers of the intra-university and inter-universities and disciplines. Key words: Collaborative research, conference training attended and cultivation of research skills literacy.