Abstract

Aims: This study was to examine the extent of sharing of teaching skills among professors and junior academic staff in universities in Nigeria. Study Design: This study was a descriptive design. Place and Duration of Study: The study took place in universities in south west, Nigeria, within ten months. The average time for the face to face interview was approximately 30 minutes. Methodology: A qualitative research was employed using semi-structure interview, observation and participative observation. A sample of twelve professors were purposively selected based on years of experience as professors, while sixteen academic staff of senior lecturer and below were sampled from four universities in south west, Nigeria, making a total sample of twenty eight. Five research questions were raised and answered. Research questions were subjected to descriptive analysis. Results: The finding of the study showed that professors shared the teaching skills in both formal and informal forms; however formal way was more prominent. It also revealed that the professors showed high level of willingness to share expertise by responding positively

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