Research-Teaching Link in Higher Education institutions of Ethiopia

The relationship between teaching and research in the modern universities is one of international concern. That is why currently Universities in different parts of the world are striving to enhance research and teaching nexus. The aim is to enhance students¿ learning experiences by progressing the ways in which coursework teaching is informed by disciplinary-based research at all levels. Nevertheless, there is very little academic literature exists on how to best guide how to link research and teaching in higher education institutions. This book therefore provides the various strategies of how university professors, departments, colleges, and the university in general enhance research teaching link. The findings should help shed some light on the existing link between research and teaching with respect to disciplinary variations, and should be especially useful to university students, instructors, curriculum designers, and the university administrators at all levels for improving quality of education.