FACTORS FOR ACADEMIC STAFF TURNOVER IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA 1988 TO 1998
FACTORS FOR ACADEMIC STAFF TURNOVER IN AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA 1988 TO 1998
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2000-11
Authors
KANDE, ITYOKYAA PRISCY
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Abstract
Academic staff turnover has for long been the bane of academic growth and
development in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. This study was undertaken to
find out factors responsible for academic staff turnover in the University and
explore ways and means through which the turn-over could be curbed.
The respondents in this study consisted purely of all the academic staff of
the University drawn from all the 81 departments. They were divided into three
categories namely, the present academic staff, the former academic staff and lastly,
the Heads of Department. All staff involved totaled 297 in number. Three
questionnaires were used for the three categories of subjects.
The Statistical tests namely Pearson Product Moment Correction Statistics,
and chi-square were used in testing the hypotheses of the study.
The study made the following findings:
. It was discovered that the high rate of academic staff affected the staff
strength of academic departments, leading to heavy teaching load on the
present staff.
. As a result of the heavy teaching load, existing courses could not be taught
neither could new courses be introduced.
3. It was also gathered that regular promotion, conduce sociopolitical
environment and other such conditions of service could help retain staff.
The following recommendations among others were made following the
findings.
1. that the following services in the university be improved upon.
a. personnel management
b. promotion of academic staff
c. accommodation
d. staff training programme
e. working materials and equipment
. Management should create conducive research and working opportunities.
. The management should imbibe the notion of fair-play towards staff and not
discriminatory policies.
. The University authority should eliminate internal politics on issues that
affect staff.
. The issue of insecurity of life and property should be properly addressed by
the University authority.
. Health and education subsidies for staff and their family be provided.
. Introduction of inducement allowance be made.
Description
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO
UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA, NIGERIA
NOVEMBER, 2000
Keywords
FACTORS,, ACADEMIC,, STAFF,, TURNOVER,, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,, ZARIA 1988 TO 1998