Authorship and Collaborative Research among Scholars in Open and Distance Learning Institutions in Africa

Autor/inn/en	Mkwizu, Kezia H.; Ngaruko, Deus D. P.
Titel	Authorship and Collaborative Research among Scholars in Open and Distance Learning Institutions in Africa
Quelle	In: Asian Journal of Distance Education, 14 (2019) 2, S.47-57 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mkwizu, Kezia H.) ORCID (Ngaruko, Deus D. P.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1347-9008
Schlagwörter	Distance Education; Open Universities; College Faculty; Research; Authors; Teacher Collaboration; Scholarship; Conference Papers; Documentation; Trend Analysis; Teamwork; Economic Development; Foreign Countries; Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Offene Universität; Fakultät; Forschung; Author; Autor; Autorin; Lehrerkooperation; Scholarships; Stipendium; Konferenzmaterial; Dokumentation; Trendanalyse; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Ausland; Afrika
Abstract	This paper is based on a study that examined authorship and collaborative research among scholars in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institutions with a focus on prospects for Africa. The study involved intensive documentary desk review of conference book of abstracts and conference proceedings to examine authorship and collaborative research. The study reviewed a total of 10 conference books of abstracts and proceedings organized or hosted by universities including ODL institutions in Africa. Descriptive statistics were used to summarise some thematic areas of interest. It is revealed in this paper that authorship in terms of co-authorship is high in some conferences but low in others in relation to collaborative research. Furthermore, authorship between two scholars was higher compared to three or more authors in collaborative research. This implies that co-authorship is trending in relation to collaborative research thus raising collaboration prospects for Africa. It is therefore recommended that ODL scholars should be encouraged to do more co-author publications from collaborative research in order to promote teamwork and comparative studies in knowledge production for socio-economic development relevant for Africa and beyond. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01