CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES AND WORK ENGAGEMENT OF LIBRARIANS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSTIES IN NORTH -WEST, NIGERIA
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES AND WORK ENGAGEMENT OF LIBRARIANS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSTIES IN NORTH -WEST, NIGERIA
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2022-03
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Ali, GARBA
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Work engagement is vital to the realization of the aims and objectives of any organization. In the current competitive knowledge economy organisations require engaged employees to survive. The condition of work engagement in Nigerian university libraries is unsatisfactory as the level of work engagement of librarians is observed to be low as shown by many empirical studies. This trend is also observable in federal universities in North-West, Nigeria. Continuous Professional Development (CPD) may improve their work engagement through education and training which will allow them to update their skills and knowledge. Unfortunately, there seems to be inadequate attention given to researches on CPD and professional competencies as possible as possible factors affecting work engagement of librarians. Hence, the study investigated the influence of CPD and professional competencies on work engagement of librarians in federal universities in North-West, Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design. The population of the study comprised 332 number of librarians in 10 federal universities in North-West, Nigeria. Total enumeration was used for the study. A structured validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The Cronbach‟s alpha reliability coefficient for the constructs ranged from 0.78 to 0.98. A response rate of 91.9% was achieved. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics (simple and multiple linear regression analysis). The findings revealed that CPD and professional competencies jointly and significantly influence work engagement of librarians in federal universities in North-West, Nigeria Adj.R2 = .603, F (2,302) = 231.627, p < 0.05). CPD had significant influence on work engagement of librarians (R2 = .410, β = .633, F(2, 302) = 104.843, p<0.05). Also professional competencies significantly influenced work engagement of librarians. (R2 = .485, β =.696, F (2, 304) = 142.266, p<0.05). The study concluded that CPD and professional competencies are essential elements for work engagement of librarians in federal universities in North-West, Nigeria. The management of federal universities in conjunction with the federal university libraries in North-West, Nigeria should sponsor librarians to further education, attend seminars, workshops and conferences regularly. Also, librarians should actively participate in web-based CPD programmes.
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BEING A THESIS SUBMITTED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY BABCOCK UNIVERSITY ILISHAN-REMO OGUN STATE NIGERIA