Relationship between Performance Appraisal Criteria and Lecturers‟ Productivity in Universities in South-West Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria
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2017
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Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Arts and Sciences
Abstract
Performance appraisal plays
significant role in lecturers’ productivity. There is
general opinion that the Nigerian university education
is decaying in terms of the quality of its outputs, thus
necessitating this study. The present study therefore
investigated the relationship between performance
appraisal criteria and lecturers’ productivity in
universities in south-west geo-political zone, Nigeria.
Correlational survey method was employed for the
study.The population of the study comprised all 4,991
lecturers of the five federal universities in south-west
geo-political zone, Nigeria. Proportional sampling
technique was used to select 1,360 lecturers from the
five federal universities using Krejcie and Morgan
(1970) sampling table. The study indicated that the
level of lecturers’ productivity in teaching in
universities in South-west geo-political zone, Nigeria
is on the average; that level of lecturers’ productivity
in research in universities in South-west geo-political
zone, Nigeria is high; and that the level of lecturers’
productivity in community service in universities in
South-west geo-political zone, Nigeria is low. The
study concluded that to enhance lecturers’
productivity especially in teaching and community
service, lecturers’ performance appraisal criteria
must be reviewed. Based on the findings of the study,
it was therefore recommended among others that the
Federal Government of Nigeria through the National
University Commission should review the
performance appraisal criteria of academic staff
especially those in humanities related disciplines.
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Appraisal, criteria, productivity
Citation
Yusuf, H. A., & Ogbudinkpa, C. I. (2017). Relationship between Performance Appraisal Criteria and Lecturers‟ Productivity in Universities in South-West Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria.