AN EVALUATION OF THE ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (ADPA) AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSE (AMTC) OFFERED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY - ZARIA
AN EVALUATION OF THE ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (ADPA) AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT TRAINING COURSE (AMTC) OFFERED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY - ZARIA
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1987-03
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AVAN NKOM, MAGDALENE (MRS)
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Abstract
This thesis is an appraisal of the two middle level manpower
training programmes, the Advanced Diploma in Public
Administration (ADPA) and the Administrative Management Training
Course (AMTC) offered by the Department of Public Administration
in the Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University,
Zaria. The need to appraise these programmes arose from the
realisation that these programmes were begun as crash programmes
to train staff for the newly created States by the Gowon regime
first in 1967 when the total number of States in the Country rose
from 4 to 12 and in 1972 when the States were increased to 19.
Since 1968 and 1973 when these programmes had their first
graduates respectively, no study has been undertaken to evaluate
these programmes. The study attempted to evaluate the two
programmes in terms of their Course Content, programme design,
the instructional approach and the general organisation of the
Courses. It also sought to find out how relevant the Courses
taught on the programmes were to trainees in their work
situations. The appraisal of the programme was done through
obtaining trainee reactions to various aspects of the programme.
The analysis of data obtained revealed that almost all
respondents were engaged in administrative or executive duties
and were occupying senior administrative positions. With regards
to the Courses offered, Courses which the ADPA
respondents preferred most and also found most useful in their jobs
were Theory and Practice of Administration and Human Resource
Management. The AMTC respondents preferred and also found the
following Courses most useful in their work situations, Public
Personnel Administration, Theory and Practice of Administrative
Management and English and Communication Skills. Courses which the
ADPA respondents found most difficult and least useful in their
work situations were Development Economics and Project Planning.
The AMTC respondents found Nigerian Law, Development Administration
and Public Finance the most difficult and also the least useful in
their work situations. The study showed that respondents put into
practice certain skills they had learn t such as the channels used
in communicating with both superior and subordinate officers, and
skills in decision-making.
Some recommendations made on the Courses offered by both
programmes were that Courses which respondents found least useful
in their work situations should be offered as Optional Courses.
Components of the Courses which are often used in the field such
as writing of reports/minutes, decision making processes and the
like should be stressed in the Courses. A shift should be made
from the lecture method towards more practical work in form of
tutorials, office attachments, brainstorming and workshops.
Description
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF
MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (MPA)
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
MARCH, 1987
Keywords
EVALUATION,, ADVANCED,, DIPLOMA ADMINISTRATION, ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE, TRAINING,, COURSE,, OFFERED,, DEPARTMENT,, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION,, UNIVERSITYAHMADU BELLO, ZARIA