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Western colonization of nations has long ended; however, it appears that many of the affected people, particularly Africans, are still captive of Western-imposed mentality and standards. {u201E}Globafricalisation{u201F}, a newly coined term partly expressed as {u201E}the westernisation of researches and research outputs from Africa{u201F} is critically examined in this study. The emphasis on the global outlook and worldwide rating or ranking of researchers, their researches and their institutions partly prompted this research work. The perspectives of researchers from developing countries were sought through the administration of online survey and data obtained and were analyzed through descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The survey results indicate that majority of African academics are concerned about the issue and desire a paradigm shift to be supported by institutional administrators and policy makers. The phenomenon of Globafricalisation which includes the pressure to fit into the Western-imposed model despite the deficit of research support infrastructures may in part be fueling the push for global institutional and research rating by various institutions in Afri

Author

O. Atolani; O.S. Adeyemi; F.O. Agunbiade; O.S. Asaolu; E. Gayawan; T.G. Jaiyeola; M.R. Usikalu; E. I. Unuabonah

Publisher

Sciendo

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9783110671032