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Professors' career experience on barriers obstructing community engagement activities in Nigerian universities

Community engagement has been acknowledged as a core function of higher education, along with research and teaching which helps in promoting economic, environmental and socio-cultural development of communities. This article explores the barriers obstructing community engagement activities in Nigeri...

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Autori principali: Adekalu, Samuel Olutokunbo, Suandi, Turiman, Krauss, Steven Eric, Ismail, Ismi Arif
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Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017
Accesso online:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58764/1/35-17.pdf
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:58764 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58764/ Professors' career experience on barriers obstructing community engagement activities in Nigerian universities Adekalu, Samuel Olutokunbo Suandi, Turiman Krauss, Steven Eric Ismail, Ismi Arif Community engagement has been acknowledged as a core function of higher education, along with research and teaching which helps in promoting economic, environmental and socio-cultural development of communities. This article explores the barriers obstructing community engagement activities in Nigerian higher education. Kwara State University, Malete, being an institution with the philosophy of community development is an interesting case in this study. Using in-depth semi-structured qualitative interviews, nine professors of the university were asked to reflect on how they develop academic career through community engagement activities. From data analysis, even though there is documentary evidence on the remarkable successes been achieved and reported with regard to community engagement activities and outreaches by the professors which help to sustain professional identities and, in turn, career development. Four factors were found as a barrier obstructing the professors’ participation in community engagement activities and outreaches. These were, (a) Educational gap between professors and community members, (b) lack of funds to execute community development projects, (c) time constraint due to multiple engagements, and (d) resistant to change by community members. This study discussion and recommendations are timely, as it concludes with a number of crucial issues that future on community engagement in Nigerian higher education need to address. Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/58764/1/35-17.pdf Adekalu, Samuel Olutokunbo and Suandi, Turiman and Krauss, Steven Eric and Ismail, Ismi Arif (2017) Professors' career experience on barriers obstructing community engagement activities in Nigerian universities. In: Graduate Research in Education Seminar (GREduc) 2017, 16 Dec. 2017, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (pp. 114-123).
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description Community engagement has been acknowledged as a core function of higher education, along with research and teaching which helps in promoting economic, environmental and socio-cultural development of communities. This article explores the barriers obstructing community engagement activities in Nigerian higher education. Kwara State University, Malete, being an institution with the philosophy of community development is an interesting case in this study. Using in-depth semi-structured qualitative interviews, nine professors of the university were asked to reflect on how they develop academic career through community engagement activities. From data analysis, even though there is documentary evidence on the remarkable successes been achieved and reported with regard to community engagement activities and outreaches by the professors which help to sustain professional identities and, in turn, career development. Four factors were found as a barrier obstructing the professors’ participation in community engagement activities and outreaches. These were, (a) Educational gap between professors and community members, (b) lack of funds to execute community development projects, (c) time constraint due to multiple engagements, and (d) resistant to change by community members. This study discussion and recommendations are timely, as it concludes with a number of crucial issues that future on community engagement in Nigerian higher education need to address.
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author Adekalu, Samuel Olutokunbo
Suandi, Turiman
Krauss, Steven Eric
Ismail, Ismi Arif
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Suandi, Turiman
Krauss, Steven Eric
Ismail, Ismi Arif
Professors' career experience on barriers obstructing community engagement activities in Nigerian universities
author_facet Adekalu, Samuel Olutokunbo
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title Professors' career experience on barriers obstructing community engagement activities in Nigerian universities
title_short Professors' career experience on barriers obstructing community engagement activities in Nigerian universities
title_full Professors' career experience on barriers obstructing community engagement activities in Nigerian universities
title_fullStr Professors' career experience on barriers obstructing community engagement activities in Nigerian universities
title_full_unstemmed Professors' career experience on barriers obstructing community engagement activities in Nigerian universities
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publisher Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia
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