Academic Staff Turnover in Nigerian Universities (1990-1997)

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Background of Study University education, in contemporary times world over, is becoming an exceedingly complex enterprise. This complexity requires a high degree of competence and proven scholarship from university academic staff in particular and entire staff in general. This is so because universities, by their unique nature are expected to be a repository of most specialized and skilled intellectuals. They serve as storehouses of knowledge for nurturing manpower needs of nation and hence, for satisfying aspirations of people for a good, and humane society. Central to realisation of university education goals and objectives are academic staff whose roles are crucial. Academic staff their number, quality and their effectiveness make difference in university education production function. The Nigerian University system has been in a high state of anxiety and frequent crises of different types and intensity. There are crises of internal governance and control, nepotism, ethnic chauvinis

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