Global Digital Revolution and Africa: Transforming Nigerian Universities to World Class Institutions

Autor/inn/en	Isah, Emmanuel Aileonokhuoya; Ayeni, A. O.
Titel	Global Digital Revolution and Africa: Transforming Nigerian Universities to World Class Institutions
Quelle	In: African Higher Education Review, 3 (2010), S.41-58 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2141-1905
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Developing Nations; Higher Education; Universities; Educational Change; Global Approach; Comparative Education; Electronic Learning; Competition; Educational Quality; Reputation; Institutional Characteristics; Classification; Educational Development; Government Role; Research Methodology; Data Collection; Surveys; Africa; Nigeria; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; University; Universität; Bildungsreform; Globales Denken; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Wettkampf; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Bildungsentwicklung; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Data capture; Datensammlung; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Afrika; USA
Abstract	This study examined the global digital revolution and the transformation of Nigerian universities. The study overviewed university developments world wide in line with what obtains in Nigeria. The study highlighted the several challenges that face Nigerian universities inclusive of poor funding, poor personnel and the poor exposure to global academic events. The paper used the checklist method to obtain information from Nigerian universities' administrators to be able to expose areas of strength, weaknesses and threats in the information development foundations of Nigerian universities. The study looked at the global rankings of universities and observed the position of Nigeria in relation to these rankings and presented its findings with tables adapted from works on university rankings. Among others, it was therefore recommended that, universities should be well funded, National infrastructure capable of impacting the ICT in the nation positively should be well rejuvenated and finally, conclusion. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01