Contextually relevant reading research: Research partnerships through the NCRRD

• In Event: University partnerships for sustainable development: the case of the Nigeria Center for Reading Research

Proposal

In order for the new center to be viewed as a leader in reading research, both nationally and internationally, BUK faculty members will participate in scholarly activity, including publishing journal articles and presenting their work in a range of settings. To facilitate this, each returning fellow will be paired with an FSU faculty member, who will partner with the fellow on the production of at least one peer-reviewed journal article. The FSU faculty member will receive funds toward his or her summer salary in order to allow for deep engagement with the joint research project. FSU faculty will mentor their BUK colleagues on research methods, writing, and the publication process as needed by the individual fellow. Additionally, FSU faculty and BUK faculty have begun to collaborate on grant proposals, with hopes of leveraging existing resources to conduct larger studies.

The research produced through these collaborations will be applied research directly relevant to the needs of Nigerian teachers; local, state, and national education systems; and teacher training institutions. All work will be branded with the name of the new center, promoting it as a center of excellence in the field.

This presentation will discuss the initial steps taken on collaborative research between BUK and FSU faculty, including secondary data analysis of existing USAID reading data from Nigeria and an interview study with reading teachers in northern Nigeria.

Authors

• Aishat Umar, Bayero University Kano

• Amina Adamu, Bayero University Kano