Universal Journal of Educational Research Vol. 9(12), pp. 1962 - 1970
DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.091208
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Strategic Planning and Staff Management as Determinants of Post-Graduate Programmes' Effectiveness in Universities

Mary Mark Ogbeche ¹, Kelechi Victoria Emeribe ¹, Stella Asu-Okang ¹, Caroline Ephraim Etim ¹, Valentine Joseph Owan ^2,*
1 Department of Educational Management, University of Calabar, Calabar-Nigeria
² Department of Educational Foundations, University of Calabar, Calabar-Nigeria

ABSTRACT

This study linked strategic planning and staff management relatively and cumulatively to the effectiveness of post-graduate programmes at two public Nigerian universities. The study was directed by the formulation and testing of three null hypotheses. The entire population of 157 administrators (including 24 deans and 133 HODs) participated in a survey, where a questionnaire was used to elicit responses. The questionnaire was designed by the researcher but validated by five experts. The reliability for internal consistency was determined using Cronbach's alpha, with acceptable indices. Data obtained were analysed using Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression analyses. In a bivariate sense, both strategic planning and staff management significantly correlated with the effectiveness of post-graduate programmes respectively. Cumulatively, the two predictors are responsible for explaining 57% of the variation in the effectiveness of post-graduate programmes, with the remaining 43% of the unexplained variance attributable to other extraneous variables. The composite contribution of the two predictors was verified to be statistically significant. Staff management was the strongest predictor ahead of strategic planning. It was recommended, among other things, that the coordinator of post-graduate programmes should ensure that plans are made concerning the procurement and maintenance of facilities that will be required for the smooth running of the programmes in graduate schools.

KEYWORDS
Effectiveness, Planning, Post-Graduate Programmes, Staff Management, Strategic Planning

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Mary Mark Ogbeche , Kelechi Victoria Emeribe , Stella Asu-Okang , Caroline Ephraim Etim , Valentine Joseph Owan , "Strategic Planning and Staff Management as Determinants of Post-Graduate Programmes' Effectiveness in Universities," Universal Journal of Educational Research, Vol. 9, No. 12, pp. 1962 - 1970, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.091208.

(b). APA Format:
Mary Mark Ogbeche , Kelechi Victoria Emeribe , Stella Asu-Okang , Caroline Ephraim Etim , Valentine Joseph Owan (2021). Strategic Planning and Staff Management as Determinants of Post-Graduate Programmes' Effectiveness in Universities. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 9(12), 1962 - 1970. DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2021.091208.