IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND MANAGEMENT RESEARCH (IJSSMR )

E-ISSN 2545-5303
P-ISSN 2695-2203
VOL. 2 NO. 2 2016

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Contributions of Individual, Institutional and System factors to Utilisation of Research4Life Databases in National Agricultural Research Institutes in Nigeria

O.A. Okwilagwe and Luke Obasuyi

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Abstract

This study investigated the contributions of individual, institutional and system factors to utilisation of Research4Life databases by scientists in the NARIs in Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design of the correlational type. Simple and stratified random sampling techniques were used to select 744 (62%) research scientists from a population of 1,205 in 13 NARIs. A validated and pre-tested questionnaire was the instrument adopted for this study and it consisted of 105 questions arranged in five sections A – E with 0.99 reliability coefficient based on Cronbach alpha method. Descriptive and inferential statistics - simple percentage, mean, correlation, multiple regression and analysis of variance were used to analyse the data. Result revealed that utilisation of Research4Life databases was low and the 22 individual, institutional and system factors individual and collectively significantly influenced utilisation of Research4Life databases in the NARIs. Individual, institutional and system factors showed varied levels of variances to utilisation of Research4Life databases in the NARIs with system factors contributing the highest followed by institutional and individual factors. For increased utilisation of Research4Life databases in NARIs in Nigeria, system and institutional factors have to be given utmost consideration.

keywords:

Individual factor; Institutional factor; System factor; Utilisation; Research4Life databases; Agricultural scientists.

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