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| Staff Development: The Hallmark of Academic Performance and Professionalism. |
Anthony Ejue Egberi, PhD
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Abstract:
The study focuses on the impact of staff development on academic staff performance and professionalism. The paper identifies the challenges facing academic staff in universities as a result of the absence or inadequate staff development which has cumulated to underperformance and unprofessional conduct. To investigate this, the paper employed descriptive research method with content analysis. Secondary sources of data collection were employed to gathered data for the study. The study is anchored on organisations education and training theory by Argyris & Schon, (1978). The study raised a host of questions: do staff development impact on academic performance? Whether staff development enhances academic professionalism? Finally, the study recommended thus; that there should be staff development to impact on academic staff performance, that there should be provision of adequate staff development in order to enhance academic staff professionalism.
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