Impact of collaboration on research and teaching activities of academic scientists in federal universities in North East Nigeria

Abstract

This study was designed to determine the impact of collaboration on research and teaching activities of Academic Scientists in Federal Universities in the North- East Nigeria. Survey research design was used for this study and the population comprised of all academic scientists of the three universities. The population of the academic scientists in the three universities was 275 and their entire population was used for the study. One research question and two hypotheses were formulated to address the three objectives of the study. Questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency counts, percentages) and chi-square statistical tool was used to test hypotheses. Major findings show that collaboration among the academic scientists in Federal Universities in North East Nigeria is high and appreciated among them; Collaboration has significant impact on the research and teaching activities of the academic scientists in Federal Universities in North East Nigeria.