Technology literacy and research productivity of academic staff of selected private universities in Ogun state Nigeria

Abstract

The paper examined technology literacy and research productivity of academic staff of selected private universities in Ogun state, Nigeria. In carrying out this study, 2 research questions were raised and one null hypothesis was formulated and tested at P<0.05. The population for this study comprised 1,476 academic staff in six private universities in Ogun State. A questionnaire was distributed to 740 academic staff in six universities. 700 copies of the questionnaire were retrieved and found usable and thus formed the sample size of the study. The study revealed that academic staff technology literacy is on a high level 605(84.9). The result further revealed that the respondents on the average can send and receive emails for research productivity (mean=3.83), search for, retrieve and store information sources on the database to enhance research (mean=3.79), effectively participate in online forums like discussion forum and social networks to foster my research (mean=3.75). The study concluded that technology literacy was linked with the research productivity of academic staff as indicated in the study. Technology literacy skill was high. The study found positive significant relationship between technology literacy and research productivity of academic staff in selected private universities in Ogun State (r=.117, p<0.05). It was recommended that the University administrators should put in place policies to boost and improve research skills of academic staff of these universities. This could be done by sponsoring academic staff to training on modern research skills both locally and internationally.