EVALUATION OF LEADERSHIP AND THE MANAGEMENT OF HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING: A CASE STUDY OF NUHU BAMALLI POLYTECHNIC, ZARIA.
EVALUATION OF LEADERSHIP AND THE MANAGEMENT OF HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING: A CASE STUDY OF NUHU BAMALLI POLYTECHNIC, ZARIA.
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2008-06
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ZAKKA, AREGGAE
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Abstract
The subject matter of this study is “Evaluation of Leadership and the
Management of Higher Institutions of Learning, with particular reference to
Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria (2001-2006). The main objective of the study
is to identify the problems militating against the effective leadership and
management of higher institutions of learning. In order to achieve the above
mentioned objective, two hypotheses were drawn, first, “ appointment of
unqualified leaders in institutions of higher learning has retarded the
performance of subordinates,” second, “inappropriate application of leadership
style has affected organizational standards.” The results of the investigation
proved the hypotheses right. For example, in the polytechnic, especially the
academic staff, where some of them possess higher qualifications than the
Rector do not give much respect to him, and as a result of this he hardly checks
their excesses, this leads to them not discharging their responsibilities, and this
is a threat to effective leadership and management of human resources. Some
of the staff, because they use the polytechnic as a stepping stone, after
acquiring their additional qualifications, they left for other sister tertiary
institutions for better challenges. It was also found out that the application of
inappropriate leadership style exists in the polytechnic and this affects the
standards of the polytechnic negatively because the staff are not always
involved in decision making process, this does not boost their morale. Thestaff could be motivated if a participative leadership style is put in place where
each and every staff could contribute his quota and feel a sense of belonging. It
is as a result of the above problems that made this study to suggest that the
chief executive of the polytechnic should strive for higher qualifications, and
not only that, since this is a polytechnic, the chief executive should be
technologically biased. Also in order to achieve the goals and objectives of the
polytechnic, the subsequent appointment of any rector to the polytechnic
should be within the polytechnic or any other person outside the polytechnic
who is versatile in science and technology.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL IN
PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE
AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION (MPA)
DEPARTMENT OF PYBLIC ADMINISTRATION
FACULTY OF ADMINIISTRATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA.
JUNE 2008
Keywords
EVALUATION,, LEADERSHIP,, MANAGEMENT,, HIGHER INSTITUTION,, LEARNING,, NUHU BAMALLI POLYTECHNIC, ZARIA.