Decision making and public polytechnic administration in osun state.
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2024
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Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University
Abstract
This study assessed the existing decision-making mechanism on public polytechnic
administration in Osun State, it also examined the influence of decision-making mechanism on
public polytechnic administration in the study area and analysed the challenges of decisionmaking
mechanism affecting public polytechnic administration in the study area. These were
with a view to providing information on the nexus between decision making mechanism and
public polytechnic administration in Osun State.
The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Both primary and secondary data were
used for the study. Primary data were collected through the administration of questionnaire and
conduct of interviews. The study population (1,357) comprises Academic and Non- teaching
staff members of the two (2) selected polytechnics in Osun State. Multistage sampling procedure
was used for the study. At the first stage Federal Polytechnic, Ede and Osun State Polytechnic,
Iree were purposively selected from Federal and State Polytechnics in Osun State, Nigeria. These
were selected because the two polytechnics are the only federal and State Polytechnics in the
State. At the second stage, 20% of study population (272) respondents were selected using
proportional to sample size technique, was used to administered questionnaire to the respondents.
In addition, interview was conducted with twelve purposively selected respondents, which
comprised two executive members of Academic Staff Senior Staff of Nigeria Polytechnic
(ASSNP) from each of the two polytechnics as well as the Rectors, Bursar, Registrar, Heads of
Department, Directors and Deans of the Faculties of the selected polytechnics in the study areas.
Secondary data were obtained from decision extracts of the unions’ congresses/meetings onmatters relating to the subject matter, academic journals, polytechnic decision extracts, internet
sources. Data collected were analysed using mean, percentages, and Chi-Square statistics.
The results of the study showed that the Governing Council, Academic Board and
Departmental Boards were the prominent decision mechanism among the examined platforms in
the selected schools. The study further revealed that existing decision mechanism enhanced
administration of polytechnic administration in the areas of sound academic management,
student affairs management, and effective financial management. The result established that
decision making mechanism has significant influence on public polytechnic administration
(ꭓ2
t=90.66 > ꭓ2
c = 58.422). In addition, insufficient funds (71.3%), employee resistance to
adaptation (74.7%), and inadequate deployment of technology support solutions (72.1%)
constituted the main challenges associated with decision making polytechnic administration.
The study concluded that decision making mechanism enhanced public polytechnic
administration in Osun State.
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xiii, 141p
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FADEJI, J.A. (2024) Decision making and public polytechnic administration in Osun State. Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University