ISSN 1821*8202 : VOLUME 6, APRIL, 2012 UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY UTILIZATION OF UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FINDINGS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Ibode, Osa Felix Institute o f Education, University o f Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria Abstract Research is one o f the hallmarks of University activities. As a result, numerous research findings and discoveries abound in a number of Universities in West Africa. Some of these findings are ground breaking while some are not necessarily so. The impact of a University must be felt within and outside its community. Apart from the production o f man-power and the involvement of universities in community services, university findings in West Africa, like their counter-part in the developed world, ought to be utilized for national development. This is against the backdrop of existing practices where most university research findings and discoveries only end up in the University libraries. In the developed world, research findings play vital role in the socio-economic and political development o f such nations. But same cannot be said of some African countries where research product and findings tend to be largely seen as only "academic exercise". But the developed world has gone a step further by utilizing academic resources from tertiary institutions in enhancing every aspect o f their national life. The paper advocates a University- Stakeholders summits to address the issue o f numerous research findings and discoveries, many o f which are presently largely under utilized. Since a number o f findings and discoveries are known to exist in most of these universities, they should be harnessed, processed, sieved and turned around for developmental activities in Africa and beyond. eIRnsettsareboalduWikipreiscdhh cm tiisoia e n ( 2ng0te 1on0fe: n1rao),lvlyel sfaecetns tahsr othueg hs yssctieenmtaiftiicc minevtheostdig. aAticocno rdfoirn gt htoe the primary purpose for applied research is discovering, interpreting, and the development of methods and systems for UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY 82 Utilization of University Research Findings... the advancement of human knowledge on a wide variety of Researcshc iiesn otinfeic omf athtters of our world and universe. wunmn uhui mivsltee e rr bso o eit u thfi se reelsrt s ei nsae raae r Ach withinnf or aitc feian h.d aSilnolmgmsea raoknsd odf iuscnoivveerrsieitsy aabctoiuvnitdie sin. Ansu ma rbeesru lotf, fuonriuvmer sointi eHs ihghaveer Edun cnea londag to cioes truant ssiad f these findings are ground breaking development in the United d(it2 rei0l y1it 0ss) o c.so uBmbummt the impact of a university education goes further to say i otSnhta aotte fs sci. onncetr uiitbntueitdty . thInat tAhims evreiicna,n K peullbolgigc ghoaavles bine cnoamtieo nt Kello ahle d emvaejloo Wor inlndgg Wtfooa rrsu omIc, i aUlon enivc oehrnsiogimthieeicsr saoreciaasl” i.mTphreo vreomleesn to, fd eum rp moincesrntartcu yimn b etuenirltdm ifnos gro , afn n"ahytui ocmnoaaunln dtcreayfpe tintoca ela, caehnciode nvooetm hietysr, msuenardvnei-crmdevelpoeo i pswe, n de errd in ae nsaedna drd A frthicea . innFviovorel vrisenimstiteeasnn tc ein,o fa national development seem development. Tcehhvi esl foiinpsd inianggg acsio nusinnt ttrAhieefsr i cboaau,c pualinrktiev ferrtohsmieti iret sh eco inpu rnoctdeorum-cpmtaiourntn itoinyf waCnhhdae crhema ogmesot stA( university research finding gskh dta rntoodp b deoi suf tilized for national intellectual is2f r0ei0cma6nb:6 e)dc doeuadfnf tiirrnmie tssh ee tnrhedah ta ubptihl ietian t isotohnce i oaluf n ceoivxveiesrrtsiiientsyg inpli rbNarciagtreiicreeisas. wrehfoicrhm asI rnce sensitive to human predicament and c ahcraaemdspepmoionicns iibpnirglai tcsyto iccieaoslf tmohfae t nhskoei cnimdo - a o et pchasto e bni lodemmpe ovoi fec fl uoalpnfedild ling rtant dp wioslcoi htori ulvcd ma,l aerird nee neeess vewealrho dcpsihcm . h f einanddtiv noagfn stc hepel anyresearcher d t ah tveioi tncaosl .u rroMsleea nionyf (20211.. 0:1TU5h)n. o sns u incph l anet earth were achieved through the effort of 3. Theed eldariwsstc aoon udndisiicvnoegvr teshirteiie esssc .i ineAcnlctuicfdoicer :dminetg to Compass Newspapers 4. The splittivfn emgr yoo tfoi otfh nteh - e ab teyol meSci tr-r oIbsnya a-E cbr N hoedw-tboyn Francis Bacon 5. ThEea rsnpelsittt iWnga lotof nthe nucleus - b yny eJ .sJSt. iTRr huJotohmhenar s fCoorcdkcroft and UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY Ibode, Osa Felix 83 67.. 8. T Thhee duisncifiThMeaoxrwy eololv ceaf r tio eyv oo nf hoyf electrolutiodnr ogbeyn n- mbya gnetism - by James ClerkatuHrael nrsyel eCcatvi endish91.0 . TThh Dar ee sT wuintruricntgu rMe aocfh tinhee -D NaA b -a sbicy model for ocno m-p ubtya tiConh a-r lbeys Alan Turing The1 1a. boTvh Weatsone spcieonnaereiroing quantum Mechan Fircasn-bcyis Crick and James D.Paul Dirac Aapfrica where researcosh uemnnetorrmiee es"n aocnnaed, ee(dSm uittczo ce hxs epermosd uac tfsa ra nddr efianm20 di nfgrosm te nmdo tsot buen ilvaergrseiltyi esse einn upnroivdeurcstiitoiens ”a nidn doirsd treit er1r0c:ir 1 se b uatntois of ] nco ”dr. meIcn what seems like a reaction to this Sutz, industry and governmeo nnot tfnr laibtres tha knhuoetwem lseteo t dl v uethns iveinrtsoit ie"sd ienv edleoveed to shgoew. e rTesoao dcaiienchteyise sv tteho r tothau pegmlhoe pntithnaegl breescpaounses:ibilities of dialoging within and outside the unive iksre,s isntiaeeywss, central to social economic development is the role played by universities as they adjust to and find their place in the rcHeowslleang chan aabrocrha( 2toi0or0 g6i:n2g) naaltsional innovation system hacighhielivgeh n amon tecdo mgtamhneui znIaisttryiao gon s eglsir , g uotbhvseecowth r ibes situa. n umtinoni e Ivnn teotr, sittnhieoe f the n acg wher ess auamn tod that there should be important neiv v evfruenninmd ental agencies, the physic ersiti ,ei nsTg r aoareegn e nucs(i1eed9s9 2ato)s fd(a2es0vt0 ec6lho:a1pn6mg)e arle shdoaeudvr eclen ow pfaomrrn etenhdte ocuf ltural rebirth of the Jewish nation and Thien gnt ogisnl o pburatei ldsizoicacatiteioetdny tlohafar t mg htheaelty coo Uuntry. In addition, Mamphela in Africa has become a courset fsoohrsa tcl lor idtnosi mvreeirnsity's effectiveness in example, West Africa has over 30en0sc eeatrernrc ahadt ienfi entshdsei n i2ng1 sa stid nca epuntntiuinvrgey rt.soi ttihees trheesesea rcrhe saecatricvhities continue unabated day ttaioan rdmy nainingysh ttai.tc uademics. For findings and discoveries are not hatrBinouents ssm eawdn hyne oroerf UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY 84 Utilization of University Research Findings... panrodc beesyseodn da. ndE vteunr nOegdu nakrooulan d[1 f9o9r7 d:1e2v7e)lo sptmateendt tahl aat:ctivities in Africa The performance of Sub-Sahara Africa economies has not responded appreciably to policy prescription especially those associated with the economic reforms that were introduced O sinchnoof tww u hlsoaentd gu, sdwei eis tahe early 1980s develop Afrsiilscl eaAm f r wrin eicshaa e etne a drcn c o ha result that is locked up in tthnuedn trauipnepsivl ieceordsn itftoiynr’su seo actcoite itvwailta iiedts e fvoearl h oefpo mlribrPresently there are numerous factors militatingr e e agneaeiig nantr?ey r saF notdor adpevp1el.i lcoaptPmioonelin ttiocsfa ilnr i enmsseotaasrbtc iAhli findings glected? 2. Non disseminatioftrnyic oafn r ensaetiao fonrs . sPorcoio-economic and npsotl ititchael 43.. PPooolirti fcuiznadtiinong ooff uunniivveerrssiittiye serdchu cfaintidoi minent among them are: 5. Law patr n ngs PiInto sislti atnbioci laislte yIc.n resUtt anthbtiai olintayge of university research products behold a set ofl tvp meerooyps tlre ec coseuunndttldryie,e nsitl y iwn taAasfk rinincogat auore bedeviled by political tgOhodevu easrbinlaean nd[co2en0 fm0ro1em:n9t 8 t)oh ef etloxe igsidttiiinmsgcal optesoe loi cniteeh sai ntf opr"o innwesewr nveurs utahl et oi nwsatrkuem uepn ta nodf oErvgeann izwahtieornes "tehveerne wahree n "ismtapblleem ednetmatoiocnra tcaa .b oiTnliehtsyis. oPinfe crhopuarprossge,r tamhmiesma lneesds, tachoneudy np ttorhileiintsik,c asmlo mdoereev of the leaders p ihess "f inianl ly taken eolof ptmheeinr ts oufr vthivea some irel rcipnoe uotnuftfaritcyee. tthheamn stehlev esso cinio -oefcfi oAc p nef lr aoitmc chaea”inct . NtmIth o erio n ds u -dag hisc soeia amimn m mifnooanrtion of Research Findingsfeixnidstin bgus t inmo nomsgto so e tihogncecr urrence to read of so many research break­tti mAefsrsi jour , c. kaenpB ncuaotl us,tn htimrsi easgc aawnzinhnoeetrs e, berne essweaasidrpc apers electronic t in the "cooler”. This prhaa bcptoirucoetd udrceotseses a arnlcsohot UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY Ibode, Osa Felix 85 auungivuerr switeiells aforer sbuoptpho stehde tou nsievrevres.ities and the society which the LhPooermwhe apspa. st,Or riot nand her ag ehi aso gwae qeoulfs University Reseancies aeens dtci oannno noo nfg eao vepexrrponlpamhine rch Alitftrliec aonr. nT e tnteths eso rnrgeoaatns hoizanavsti inowgnh shy t oegnnoodvre trionn mthhaeevniert outside itsoh cero eimmgampraduc nftoi tory f.r ae suenairvcehressit yc aisr rsieudp poouste idn tmo obset fuenlti vweirtshiitnie sa nidn ePPoliticization of University Education hsoa soptliiestcficiccuryria ztllahyte i oipnnence foo olNifti iugniver a cgeaorl ivay, rsity education is a new development in Africa, eme hpas established a ea loy the establish eumrnn wronhrie nrogers asono fm isneod miuvenid itvureaibrlsities are established to good to establish u iversity in his area - et soin. sfuIatdc tids, e snnolomyw ed eap coclaloirtmeic mitahonanst twahdheee qwrueoa rtrleedls yae taf rluacnrhdgeees d is th aean ndei vnmet ruossiftt iuefnusi,n vcebtriuositnt i esasus cachso npuvoneliintvical gimmick. It is ntc owuilrla gbeedn eafnitd tuhtei liczoemd.munitt eyior, sntiahtilee sun naimtvieournsst i atinbedes APco Af1a9fr co orr fundi) ding t no gO onfu Ukan i[v2e0r0s5it]i, ewshat unive ri ccdrayi, s ncfrlaootsmioe dnw atlh haratet s,c eofarurolcdmh mfiEeneudtri onthpgese i rft rono emNe rodsities recare put in place for higher instituti opr stu. hbAlso ns. lAiAcml tahe Aediveessi nina N[2ig0e0r6ia: 1is8 a situation in the federal unive n - recent years, it is still not comrspiatireasb lien tNo igwehriaat hmao rdiuc gaph r aivntahdte e S ofsuuontuhdrecinrengs twdheeevr eedl oepvmeloped worl ovset aupnpivreercsiaittieeds iinn eit ental activ nathieorna apcl opmrdoempvreeilraoctpieamllyie zf diut ineadsne. dd ,I fsp ouemnrhieva epdrses, ivtteiheleosy p iicnno gu countries receive for agencies to initiate thninet g p waotirrt hoanocautgut eaw.lizaiintign gt hfeoirr so rlgde me o svgeeo aAr ra f nc rhsit cepapnr o fducorutuchntment or toest r ri h fb eoey s rr UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY 86 Utilization of University Research Findings... TSuinhniecv w1ee. ras a iyTtni he fuosmrwarde uibnne Airvf eroircfs aiut, iseful research findings are known to exist in bacnoe dmg emidrmeitntateniefeys ttow tehsi sa fpfah e pct oistsoheci niro e-tseh eered ii rsb ayudvocating that: the Africa continent anecdao trnhcohem nftiihnvidesir npsgirtsei edasinc dtaom petranoktde us chctorsui ttlidhca aslt e lmto uwico ralndd a tp lolitic o arge.al development a pky 2. tAmh eU nisiver of 3. T suecohalelnarybe oorifsa w s ihtoyifc -hSn tuaarmkeee prhroeouslsde enrrteslys e slauarrmcghme lyifti unsndhidoneugrls du tahinloidzld ed dt.ios caodvderrieesss, 4. Universi alexperimetitneiosn so is nha need to encourage university-industry sruesceha rccohm mftinauldn iinctio research product utilization. gomsu lmadr uen lioatok at es, in theic etlsuo an(lgioz uretd tsh.i deTe h peth oess usuicbcnieilvsitsey r soibotytf a) inhweahdve ingun, may become sign post rione dunneaiversity developmental a 5. It htviaeoslno baplem coeamnndte. iimntpeerrnaattiional a cttteivnittiioens. This may attractf Apefrriscuaand e cgoouvnetrrniems,e nte savpneed cf oinarol ltnyh eg oWinvteeersrntn ma ftoior naful rctohmerm usoncitieyt taol udadneveivqeeluorasptie fund to university education. Ae nfPrtri cooapr, gear tnofiu zanatdiloilnongcsa tionef 6. Trdeehameprapenr adis mty eduis eeo nft thcaeol u caarcsttiieoir cuvs. Such revi,s n ritt rie ws iilnl Alferaicda nt.o pra ioihnceu olunf methe det ocf uomrrr eiuceunt liuvwe gmatic actions for on the practica mi rt hssi thicoeusur lrdien nb teA fseroxiccpiael itctaiotl pa feoxrroa umnnpadlt eitonal dresently hf orrroa unaglklh eobvfiel uiltosy.p Tmahneedn tCa. hpTphliec abcialsitey ooff rCehsienaar cihs fain dgionogds conc 7. Tthhee rweo irsl da.l sAof rniceeaed dc aofnon re inese economy has been turned team of academics to b e orotrefr dot whee f afo flarets within the country and it team is to find out hov weisa icuth ns iouvmnerievs e sartfes isftrtyo mgtor o Cswhetiin nuagp. eac foancot-mfiinedsi ning pHoasrivtaivredl ya nadf fea cht otsht eoirf ostohceier tiun top univ esiit vieaesnr sdlii tkiteehs eO rhsxiaftovieresd abre worlb,d e Ceaan om abadbr. ilTdehis nd th geteior, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY Ibode, Osa Felix 87 Arfrefosrmiecaa r tchhiis nw worboks. The universitdevelopment roolofd ts htcienl acgso sn ttuhinneei vnetsr.os ieictsiio ei-sne cAaonfnrdoi cmah eicclap n tabhnoedr rpoepwoop lali etli ectaaolf mCIno oncsoct lnAucfslruiionResear sion, intehigher clheevcraesln omcfou dmsetv mp lluleancytuelopi tmai ae vlsse ariyrne s Aisgfernriciifoaiuc acsnlaynt narofofltee cf toineld their hands when tchoenitrr ibsuotciinagl irne sapllo nrasmibiifliietcinaettsi. .o TnhTseh teuo n tuihvneei rvsdeiertsiveietsli oecpsa d nt anbmko y uit n asgbh jAye fcartiw cpaao ytv ofer rtothmye. uc ment s to fb teh e sAeefrni catno ttin on niAvtfiernresnitti.e The pe s c haen egoxi sat ilnong g rwesaeya rinc ha mfienldioinragtsi ngan sdo mper oodfu tchtes pirno btlheemses wuhnheia vtes o icocaip — if thrsiteilteei.e sT hwe h euiycn hiav re harnessed and’utilized for the well being of Africauns ec oansre tim nreeusnsetta brisce h etfrhesletiyt ies should not be islands separated from Shall the continent cocn rftiyinnid w nin a gi tg re fhosi nts huaapntpd ao roseeudts idtoe stheerver upli ir . coTmh ue to wait ffotmr fekonertep itgo infn e ttrhhsee t o'sc todaonel eem r'ui mwnihptiiaelcest . t hOoeff AFfroforrmi cha ho uwton glohener lgpa nshdtua rsllnt a trhtvheae con dard of life? through application of ret sioesni tinent continue to wa atr?uc aThth ifoeinn t dimirnoegu snh, dap sr ioncdo umAcfetrs i f iofr t oin vtbeeell loedpce tlAuivafrelisrc eaidn? coar dfoisrc oth vee ribeest. ter, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN LIBRARY 88 Utilization of University Research Findings... 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