Benue State University, Makurdi

INFLUENCE OF MANAGEMENT STAFF SUPERVISORY SKILLS ON ACADEMIC STAFF JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA

Tabitha Gire, Cecilia Kwaghmimi Amough, PhD and Florence Nguvan Bua

Abstract

This study investigated influence of management staff supervisory kills on academic staff job performance in public universities in North Central Nigeria.Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study made use of descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised 8,364 academic staff members from the 14 public universities in North Central Nigeria. The sample size for the study comprised 386 academic staff which was gotten based on Taro Yamene. Multistage sampling procedure was used for the study. A structured instrument titled ‘Management Staff Supervisory Skills Questionnaire (MSSSQ) was used for data collection. The instruments were administered to the respondents by the researcher with the help of six research assistants. Mean scores and standard deviation were used to answer research questions at 2.50 and above was accepted, while mean scores below 2.50 was not accepted. Chi-Square (χ 2 ) statistical tool was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that management staff classroom visitation skill has significant influence on academic staff job performance in public universities in North Central Nigeria as well as management staff classroom observation skill has significant influence on academic staff job performance in public universities. It was concluded that regular supervision of academic staff members and provision of the necessary professional guidance has positive influence on staff job performance. Finally, it was recommended among others that vice chancellors through the deans and heads of departments should be encouraged to regularly visit classrooms to have first-hand information of what actually goes on in the class between lecturers and students.

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