Scholarly Collaboration in Kenyan Universities

Q2 Social Sciences

New Review of Information Networking Pub Date : 2016-07-01 DOI:10.1080/13614576.2016.1252562

I. Moseti, S. Mutula

引用次数: 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT This article focuses on participation by Kenyan scholars in collaborative networks, specifically the extent of scholars’ participation in professional societies; levels of scholarly interactions among colleagues in universities in Kenya, and the nature of scholarly collaboration between scholars in Kenya and their international peers. The study’s theoretical lens was the Social Network Theory and employed a survey within a multiple case study design. Data was collected from 350 faculty and 370 postgraduate students using self-administered questionnaires. The study implied that limited participation by scholars in collaborative networks hinders creation of new knowledge and lowers scholars’ research productivity. The study recommends institutional interventions to nurture scholarly collaboration.

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肯尼亚大学的学术合作

本文关注肯尼亚学者在合作网络中的参与情况，特别是学者在专业协会中的参与程度;肯尼亚大学同事之间的学术互动水平，以及肯尼亚学者与其国际同行之间学术合作的性质。该研究的理论视角是社会网络理论，并在多个案例研究设计中采用了一项调查。数据收集自350名教师和370名研究生，采用自我管理问卷。研究表明，学者在协作网络中的有限参与阻碍了新知识的创造，降低了学者的研究效率。该研究建议通过机构干预来促进学术合作。

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New Review of Information Networking Social Sciences-Education

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期刊介绍： Information networking is an enabling technology with the potential to integrate and transform information provision, communication and learning. The New Review of Information Networking, published biannually, provides an expert source on the needs and behaviour of the network user; the role of networks in teaching, learning, research and scholarly communication; the implications of networks for library and information services; the development of campus and other information strategies; the role of information publishers on the networks; policies for funding and charging for network and information services; and standards and protocols for network applications.