scholarly journals Teaching Programme in Nigerian Higher Institutions: Challenges of Implementation and Way Forward

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 86-93
Author(s):  
Niyi Jacob Ogunode ◽  
Ehichoya Edokhamhen
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Teaching Programme ◽  
Service Programs ◽  
Adequate Funding ◽  
Academic Calendar ◽  
Higher Institutions

This article discusses the challenges militating against effective teaching programme in Nigerian higher institutions. Secondary data were used to support the points raised in the article. The secondary data were sourced from print materials and publications by recognized institutions and individual authors. The article identified inadequate funding of teaching programme, inadequate professional academic staff, poor motivation, inadequate infrastructural facilities, ineffective supervision, unstable academic calendar, brain drain, poor working environment and poor staff development. To address the issues raised, the following suggestions were made: adequate funding of teaching programme, employment of more academic and professional staff, in-service programs for staff development, provision of conducive working environment, provision of adequate infrastructural facilities, and motivation of personnel, effective supervision and implementation of union agreement.

scholarly journals Public Universities Administration in Nigeria: Challenges and the ways forward

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (11) ◽  
pp. 163-169
Author(s):  
Ogunode Niyi Jacob ◽  
Abubakar Lawan
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Development Programme ◽  
Individual Author ◽  
Political Interference ◽  
Print Materials ◽  
The Government ◽  
Effective Staff Development

This article discussed the problems facing the universities administration in Nigeria. Secondary data was used to support the points raised in the article. The secondary data were sourced from print materials and online publications by recognized institutions and individual author. There are many problems hindering smooth administration of Nigerian public universities. Some of the problems include; inadequate funding, inadequate academic staff, inadequate infrastructural facilities, brain-drain, incessant strike actions by the universities unions, institutional corruption, insecurity problems, weak administrators and poor capacity development of academic staff , political interference in the universities administration, indiscriminate issuance of licenses for establishing new universities, universities autonomy dilemma, poor Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) among others. To solve these challenges, this article recommends: that the government should increase the funding universities, employ of more academic staff, provide adequate infrastructural facilities, implement all agreement with unions, ensure effective staff development programme and effective motivation policy.

scholarly journals Strategies of Human Resource Management in Universities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Nwakpa
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Adequate Funding ◽  
International Donor ◽  
Donor Agencies ◽  
Organizational Climates ◽  
Exchange Programmes

This paper examined the strategies of Human Resources Management (HRM) in Tertiary institutions in Ebonyi State. Five (5) null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study, while a population of 570 academic staff of ranks of senior lecturers and above which represented (100%) of the population as respondents. Z-test was used to test the null hypotheses and results indicated that all the null hypotheses were not rejected. From the findings, the following among others were recommended; HRM strategies should he harmonized in both state and federal universities adequate accommodation, teaching materials and conducive organizational climates be provided for staff motivation; all capacity building programmes for staff should be re-invigorated through adequate funding and universities should liaise with international donor agencies/countries to promote staff development through scholarship awards, exchange programmes, provision of research grants and fellowship programmes. 

scholarly journals Academic Staff Development and Output in State Universities in South-South Nigeria

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-59
Author(s):  
Chukwuma N. Ozurumba ◽  
Japo Oweikeye Amasuomo
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Performance Management ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Study Data ◽  
State Universities ◽  
Adequate Funding ◽  
Academic Staff Development ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Service Training

This study examines staff development and the output of academic staff in the state universities in South-South Nigeria. An ex-post-facto survey design was used to conduct the research in three state universities in the area. Three research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Data were collected from a sample of 402 academic staff. This was done using a questionnaire entitled “Academic Staff Development and Academic Staff Output Questionnaire”. One way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to analyse the data. The findings were that significant relationship exists between staff development and the productivity of academic staff in terms of research, teaching and community service. Therefore, the study concluded that in-service training and attendance of conferences and workshops influence the output of academic staff. Accordingly, it is recommended that adequate funding towards staff development and policies that support staff development are imperative for improved performance.Keywords: Academic staff development; Performance management; Nigeria

scholarly journals Administration of English Language Programme in Nigerian Higher Institutions: Problem, Issues and Suggestion

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-107
Author(s):  
Ogunode Niyi Jacob
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Brain Drain ◽  
English Language ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Print Material ◽  
Effective Administration ◽  
Higher Institution ◽  
The Government ◽  
Higher Institutions ◽  
Effective Staff Development

The article discussed the problems facing the administration of English language programme in the Nigerian higher institutions. Secondary data was used to support the points raised in the article. The secondary data were sourced from print material and online publication by recognized institutions and individual author. The problems facing the administration of English language programme in Nigerian higher institution include; inadequate funding, inadequate English language lecturers, inadequate English language laboratories, poor research in English language programme, brain-drain, strike actions, poor capacity development of English language programme lecturers and institutional corruption. For effective administration of English language programme in the Nigerian higher institutions, the paper hereby recommends: that the government should increase the funding of English language programme, employment of more English language lecturers, provision of adequate infrastructural facilities, implementation of agreement with unions, effective staff development programme, effective motivation policy to prevent brain-drain and fight all the institutional corruption in the higher institutions

Writing Funding Proposals for Speech-Language Staff Development Projects

1982 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-171
Author(s):  
Carol A. Esterreicher ◽  
Ralph J. Haws
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
State Funding ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
School Environments ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Service Programs ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
Special Programs

Speech-language pathologists providing services to handicapped children have pointed out that special education in-service programs in their public school environments frequently do not satisfy the need for updating specific diagnostic and therapy skills. It is the purpose of this article to alert speech-language pathologists to PL 94-142 regulations providing for personnel development, and to inform them of ways to seek state funding for projects to meet their specialized in-service needs. Although a brief project summary is included, primarily the article outlines a procedure whereby the project manager (a speech-language pathologist) and the project director (an administrator in charge of special programs in a Utah school district) collaborated successfully to propose a staff development project which was funded.

The Need for Professional Education in Probation and Parole

1976 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph J. Senna
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
Parole Officers ◽  
Probation And Parole ◽  
University Level ◽  
Probation And Parole Officers ◽  
The University

While we know a great deal about the practice of probation and parole and about their place in the correctional process, we know virtually nothing about the kind of professional education that is best suited for probation and parole work and we have little information on the extent to which graduate-level opportunities are available. This article re- examines the tasks of probation and parole officers and relates them to the differing academic programs used by such personnel. Data from a na tional survey are used to demonstrate that probation and parole agencies have not supported Professional staff development. A number of ap proaches to improve graduate study for probation and parole officers, at both the agency and the university level, are described. Implementing these suggestions would help to attain the objectives of effective rehabili tation and higher professional status for community correction.

scholarly journals Internationalizing teacher education curricula: opportunities for academic staff development

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-169
Author(s):  
Mónica Lourenço
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Global Education ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Staff Development ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of a collaborative workshop, aimed to support teacher educators in embedding a “global outlook” in the curriculum on their perceived professional development. Design/methodology/approach The workshop included working sessions, during a period of 13 months, and was structured as participatory action research, according to which volunteer academics designed, developed and evaluated global education projects in their course units. Data were gathered through a focus group session, conducted with the teacher educators at a final stage of the workshop, and analyzed according to the principles of thematic analysis. Findings Results of the analysis suggest that the workshop presented a meaningful opportunity for teacher educators to reconstruct their knowledge and teaching practice to (re)discover the importance of collaborative work and to assume new commitments to themselves and to others. Originality/value The study addresses a gap in the existing literature on academic staff development in internationalization of the curriculum, focusing on the perceptions of teacher educators’, whose voices have been largely silent in research in the field. The study concludes with a set of recommendations for a professional development program in internationalization of the curriculum.

scholarly journals Rationales, Mechanisms and Challenges of Quality Assurance in Teachers’ Professional Practices at the Primary Education Sector

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 160
Author(s):  
Eyiuche Ifeoma Olibie ◽  
Wenceslaus Ndubueze Ofojebe ◽  
Theodora Chinelo Ezugoh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Professional Practices ◽  
Effective Teacher ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Adequate Funding ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Descriptive Survey

<p>This study examined the rationales, mechanisms and challenges of quality assurance in<br />teachers’ professional practices with focus on Anambra State of Nigeria. Four research<br />questions guided the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The<br />sample size involved 524 teachers drawn from various primary schools in the State. A<br />30-item questionnaire, structured on a modified 4-point Likert scale was used to collect data.<br />Data was analyzed using factor analysis; mean ratings, standard deviation and Pearson<br />correlations. Among the findings was that there are high and positive correlations among the<br />rationales, mechanisms, challenges and quality assurance for effective teacher professional<br />practices in Anambra State. It was recommended among other things that mechanisms for<br />adequate funding/financing of primary education, utilization of innovative methods and tools<br />for effective curriculum delivery, infrastructural development and constant<br />monitoring/supervision of resources as well as continuous staff development should be put in<br />place by teachers, government and private sector for quality assurance in teachers’<br />professional practices.</p>

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