TOPIC
University Leadership through Committee System as a Correlate to Effective University Management in Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria.

AUTHOR

Uzoma Aja-Okorie and Ndubuisi Ogbonnia Oko

ABSTRACT
This study investigated University Leadership through Committee System as a correlate to Effective University Management in Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. Three research questions guided the study. Related literature was reviewed as a basis for the study. Correlational Design was utilized for the study.  The population of the study comprised a total of hundred and eighty-six (186) management staff. This includes twenty-two (22) Governing Council Members and one hundred and sixty-four (164) Senate members in the University. The study adopted purposive sampling technique to select fifty-five (55) Management Staff. The instruments used for data collection were “Assessment Scale on University Committee System in the University (ASCSU) and Assessment Scale on University Management Effectiveness (ASCUME)”, which were developed by the researchers.  The instruments were validated by three experts, two from Educational Foundations Department and one from Measurement and Evaluation Unit of Science Education Department both in Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki. Research questions were answered using mean (x) while the hypotheses were tested using Pearson r. The findings revealed that there is positive relationship between the use of university standing committee system, select committee system and joined committee system on effective university management. Based on the findings, the study recommended that university management should maintain the adoption of standing committee system among others for effective management of the University. The implication of these findings indicates that there would be deficiency in the university leadership without the use of university committee system.Keywords: University, Committee System, Management and Effectiveness

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PUBLISHED

2023-01-11

HOW TO CITE

Uzoma Aja-Okorie and Ndubuisi Ogbonnia Oko (2023).University Leadership through Committee System as a Correlate to Effective University Management in Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria. IAA Journal of Education 9(1):1-10.