Influence of Teaching and Research Activities of Lecturers' Job Productivity in University of Education Lagos State
Abstract
Teaching, research, and community service are the three core responsibilities of academic staff in universities. This study analysed the research and teaching activities of lecturers and their job productivity in University of Education in Lagos State. A descriptive research design was employed for the study. The population of the study comprised 470 academic staff from the seven existing colleges in the university. A total of five colleges were selected through simple random sampling and 70 academic staff was drawn using proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Three research instruments tagged "Research Activities Questionnaire (RAQ), Teaching Activities Questionnaire (TAQ) and Job Productivity Questionnaire (JPQ) were designed for the study. The study found that teaching activities is hampered by inability to deploy the use of ICT. The study further established that research and teaching activities contribute varyingly to the job productivity of lecturers in the University. The study recommended that the University management should ensure that teaching activities of academic staff is given adequate priority in the criteria for promotion and quality of research work should be improved through the provision of adequate funding and sponsorship of local and international conferences, seminars and workshops.
Keywords
Research activities, teaching activities, job productivity
Authors
Osisami, R. Adenike; Alaka, A. Abayomi; Oduwole, C. Toyin
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