Vol. 1(2) SEP 2011 - SAVAP International

Academic Research International
ISSN: 2223-9553
Volume 1, Issue 2, September 2011
METHODOLOGY
The design employed was the descriptive survey research based on correlation design and carried out
ex-post facto. The study population for this research consisted of deans, heads of department and
academic staff members of all colleges of education in Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was
used to select nine (9) out of the ten (10) College of Education in South-Western Nigeria.
Stratification was done on the basis of schools, with sample proportionate to size, and then random
sampling technique was used to select 461 academic staff members from the nine colleges of
education. The basic instrument used in the collection of data was the 83 item Managerial Skills, Staff
Morale and Work Effectiveness Questionnaire; while a proforma on students performance was
adapted from the research work of Afolabi (2004). The layout of the questionnaire showed its division
into sections A, B, C, D and E, with section A requiring personal information. Section B contained
questions relating to the deans and heads of department’ managerial skills. Section C contained
questions on the satisfaction and positive feelings of staff on their job; while section D contained
statement to be ranked in the order of importance for developing managerial skills. Section E
measured academic staff research/publications and community service effectiveness. Descriptive
statistics was used to show the level of deans and heads of department’ demonstration of managerial
skills, while simple regression analysis was used to test hypotheses two and three. Hypothesis four
was analyzed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistical tool. All the
hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance.
DATA ANALYSIS
The result of the study are herein presented:
Hypothesis 1: Middle-level managers in Colleges of Education in South-WesternNigeria, do not
exhibit requisite managerial skills.
Table 1: Middle-level managers’ demonstration of communication, motivational, decision-making
and problem solving skills.
Skills No response Never Rarely Sometimes Always Average
Performance 0 1 2 3 4 5
Communication 0.46 1.20 7.76 39.37 51.19 84.85
Motivational 0.52 1.07 8.89 36.56 53.11 85.25
Decision-making 1.29 2.24 10.51 43.09 42.90 81.04
Problem-solving 1.14 2.34 9.99 39.63 46.87 82.18
The result in table 1 indicates that middle-level managers in Colleges of education.
In South-Western Nigeria demonstrate requisite communication, motivational, decision-making and
problem-solving skills in the performance of their duties.
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