Abstract

This study focuses on research productivity of academic staff in federal colleges of education in Nigeria: The way forward. The survey research design was adopted for the study while the Expectancy and Institutional theories provided the framework. The multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 724 as the sample size for the study. Findings from the study revealed an average level of research productivity among academic staff in Nigerian Colleges. Environmental factors as well as adequate motivational factors for research productivity of academic staff in Nigerian Colleges were found to be favourable. On the other hand, funding for research activities was found to be inadequate. Institutional factors were established to be positively correlated with research productivity of academic staff in Nigerian Colleges. Organizational culture and funding which are the most important factors were found to be dominant institutional factors that contributed significantly to the level of research productivity of academic staff in the selected Nigerian Colleges. Therefore, the study recommends provision of adequate funding for academic research, activities by College Management in Nigeria Colleges of Education.