ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN STATE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION BOARDS IN THENORTH-WESTERN STATES OF NIGERIA
ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN STATE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION BOARDS IN THENORTH-WESTERN STATES OF NIGERIA
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2015-09
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GARBA, Ali
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This research was on the assessment of Information Management in Universal Basic
Education Boards in the North-western States of Nigeria.To achieve this purpose five
research questions were formulated with respect to the types of Information
generated, its organisation, storage and retrieval, dissemination and uses of
information in State Universal Basic Education Boards in North-western States of
Nigeria. Survey research method was adopted and structured questionnaire and
observationwere the instruments used to collect data. The responses from the twenty
one purposively sampled staff of the randomly selected Universal Basic Education
Boards in the North-western States of Nigeria were studied analyzed descriptively,
using tables and simple percentages. The findings reveal that pupils/students
enrolment figures, schools supervision report, minutes of meetings, correspondence,
examination records and personnel profiles were the types of information highly
generated by the respondents in the SUBEBs studied in the North-western states of
Nigeria. Alphabetical order, Subject and Title order are the major ways of organising
information in the SUBEBs studied. Filing cabinet, cupboards and shelves are the
main storage devices/facilities used for information storage in the SUBEBs studied in
the North-western States of Nigeria. The common retrieval tools used in the SUBEBs
studied were subject index, title index and catalogue. The findings further revealed
that the information available in the SUBEBs studied was disseminated through the
use of Written/printed media (circulars, memos, bulletins etc.), interpersonal contact,
Meetings/Training and mass media channels. It was also discovered that decision
making, planning, organisation and control, monitoring and evaluation, reduction of
uncertainty, research and development and competitive advantage were the major
uses of information in the establishments studied.The study concluded that SUBEBs in
the North-western States of Nigeria utilised Information for the effective management
of their organisations, however they do not fully apply the modern techniques of
managing Information such as computers and telecommunication facilities. In
viewoftheabovea number of recommendations were made among which are:
Electronic Information management e.g. emails, e-reports, databases and interactive
web pages should be established and properly maintained,adequate and appropriate
steps should be taken to educate and enlighten the management and staff of SUBEBs
in North-western states of Nigeria on the need for the establishment of Management
Information system (MIS) in their organisations andCollaboration and resource
sharing should be intensified among SUBEBs, Non-governmental organisations,
UBEC, Ministries of Educations etc. in the area of Information generation and
sharing among others.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THESCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN
INFORMATION SCIENCE (MSc INFORMATION SCIENCE)
DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE,
FACULTY OF EDUCATION,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA, KADUNA STATE
Keywords
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT,, STATE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION BOARDS,, NORTH-WESTERN STATES OF NIGERIA