INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) USE FOR SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION AMONG ACADEMICS IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page                                                                                                                    i

Approval Page                                                                                        ii

Certification Page                                                                                                       iii

Dedication                                                                                                                  iv

Acknowledgements                                                                                                    v

Table of Contents                                                                                                       vi

List of Tables                                                                                                              ix

List of Figures                                                                                                             xi

Abstract                                                                                                                      xii

CHAPTER ONE :  INTRODUCTION                                                                  1

Background of the Study                                                                               1         

Statement of the Problem                                                                               13         

Purpose of the Study                                                                                      15                      

Research Questions                                                                                         15         

Hypotheses                                                                                                     16       

Significance of the Study                                                                               16

Scope of the Study                                                                                         17         

CHAPTER TWO : LITERATURE  REVIEW                                                    19       

Conceptual Framework                                                                               20          

Concept of Scholarly communication                                      20       

Concept of Knowledge Generation                                                                24       

Concept of Knowledge Communication                                                        32       

Crisis in Scholarly Communication                                                                 34

Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

and Scholarly Communication                                                                        36       

Challenges to ICT use for Scholarly Communication                                    43

Demographic Factors Affecting ICT Use                                                      45       

Theoretical Framework                                                                                48       

Theories of knowledge Generation                                                                 48       

Theories of knowledge communication                               52       

Empirical Studies                                                                                          57       

Studies on ICT Literacy skills                                                            57                   

Studies on ICT use and Scholarly Communication                     58       

Studies on Disciplinary Culture and ICT use                      62       

Studies on Gender and ICT use                                                                     63       

Studies on Academic Rank and ICT use                                                        65       

Summary of Literature Review                                                                      67       

CHAPTER THREE :  RESEARCH  METHODS                                69       

Research Design                                                                                             69       

Area of the Study                                                                                           69       

Population                                                                                                       70

Sample and Sampling Techniques                                                                  70       

Instrument for Data Collection                                                                       72

Validation of the Instrument                                                                          73       

Reliability of the Instrument                                                                           73       

Procedure for Data Collection                                                                        75       

Method of Data Analysis                                                                               75       

CHAPTER FOUR :  PRESENTATION OF DATA                                            77       

CHAPTER FIVE : DISCUSSION  AND CONCLUSION                                  110

Discussion of Findings                                                               110

Implications of the Study                                                             120

Recommendations                                                                              122

Suggestions for Further Study                                                                123

Limitations of the Study                                                                                            

Conclusion                                                                 

REFERENCES                                                                                                        127

APPENDICES                                                                                                          139

LIST OT TABLES

Tables

1. Distribution of Population and Sample                                      71
2. Level of ICT Literacy Skills                                                                           77
3. Extent of ICT Use for Knowledge Generation                              78
4. Extent of ICT Use for Knowledge Communication                   79

5      Extent of ICT Use for Knowledge Generation According to Disciplines   80

Extent of ICT Use for Knowledge Communication According to Disciplines                                                                                                 80

7    Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Result of Extent of ICT Use for Knowledge Generation among the various Disciplines                                  82

8    Multiple Comparisons of Different Disciplines and Level of ICT Use for Knowledge Generation Using Tukey HSD                                                    84

9    Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) Result of the Extent of ICT Use for Knowledge Communication among the various Disciplines             85

10  Multiple Comparisons of Different Disciplines and Level of ICT Use for Knowledge Communication Using Tukey HSD                                            87

       11   ICT Use for Knowledge Generation by Gender                         88

12  ICT  Use for Knowledge Communication by Gender                   89

13  t-test for Extent of ICT Use for Knowledge Generation by Gender    91

14  t-test for Extent of ICT Use for Knowledge Communication by Gender   93

15  ICT Use for Knowledge Generation by Academic Rank                              95

16  ICT Use for Knowledge Communication by Academic Rank          96

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