ASSESSMENT OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES ON THE JOB PERFORMANCE OF LECTURERS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
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The study assessed staff development programmes on the job performance of lecturers in colleges of education in Kaduna state, Nigeria. The study was conducted with five objectives among are to: determine the acquisition of higher qualifications on the job performance of lecturers in colleges of education in Kaduna state; ascertain fund allocation to the colleges of education on lecturers sponsorship for staff development programmes in Kaduna state, find out induction training programmes on the job performance of lecturers in colleges of education in Kaduna state. Five corresponding research questions were raised while five null hypotheses were formulated for test in the study. Related literature was reviewed on the key variables of the study. The study adopted the use of survey research design. The target population for this study is made of 22 management staff and 1,408 academic staff bringing a total population of 1430 from the two Colleges of Education in Kaduna State. A sample size of 302 management and academic staff were sampled for the study using (Krejcie and Morgan 1970) table and proportional sampling technique is used for the sample size. The instrument used for data collection in this study is structured questionnaire is analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The questionnaire used in the study was validated and pilot tested using Cronbach’s Alpha technique, which revealed the reliability value of 0.74. The data collected were scored on a 5-Point Likert rating scale before it was subjected to statistical analysis. Data gathered was analysed using descriptive statistics in the form of table, frequency distribution and percentages to present and describe the pattern of the demographic characteristics of the respondents. In order to answer the research questions, mean and standard deviation were used to respond to research questions, while inferential statistics of non-parametric statistics of chi-square (two groups) was used to test the hypotheses formulated for the study at 0.05 alpha level of significance. Findings from the study showed that all the five hypotheses were rejected. Also, from the study among others showed that there is significant difference on the management and academic staff on higher qualifications on the job performance of lecturers in colleges of education in Kaduna state. Also, the responses showed that fund allocation to the colleges of education have significant difference on lecturers sponsorship for staff development programmes in Kaduna state. In view of the findings from the study, recommendations were made some of which are that authorities of the two Colleges of Education in Kaduna state should make training and education of academic staff for higher qualifications an improved integral part of educational programme, with incentives such as release and adequate financial assistance. In addition, adequate fund should be allocated to the Colleges of Education for prompt and effective sponsorship of lecturers for staff development programmes.
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