Assessing the Level of Administrator’s Characteristics in Colleges of Education in North West Zone, Nigeria
*1Ahmed Bello, 2Bala Bakwai Kwashabawa, 3S.I. Bashar, & 4Bello Musa
*1Department of Education Management, Shehu Shagari University of Education, Sokoto State, Nigeria. Email: ahmedtambuwal53@gmail.com
2Department of Education Management, Faculty of Education and Extension Services, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Sokoto State, Nigeria.
3&4Department of Education Management, Faculty of Education, Sokoto State University, Sokoto State, Nigeria
Cite this as: Bello, A., Kwashabawa, B. B., Bashar, S. I., & Musa, B. (2026). Assessing the Level of Administrator’s Characteristics in Colleges of Education in North West Zone, Nigeria. Rima International Journal of Education, 5(1), 107-122. DOI: https://doi.org/10.65760/rijessu.v5.1.8
Abstract
The study examined the level of administrators’ characteristics in colleges of education in North-West zone, Nigeria. The study was guided by two objectives as well as two research questions. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprises 506 administrators. Proportionate sampling technique was used to select 260 administrators from seven colleges of education in the North-West zone, of Nigeria. Self-designed Questionnaire was used as means of data collection, tagged; Administrators Characteristic Assessment Questionnaire (ACAQ). Face and content validity was done by expert in the department of educational management, Sokoto State University, Sokoto. The reliability index of the Questionnaire was 0.96. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer research questions posed by the study. The study found that the administrators’ level of experience and creativity was high in the Colleges of Education in the North West Zone, Nigeria, The study recommended that policymakers and governing councils should harness this wealth of experience by involving the administrators in decision-making processes, strategic planning and mentoring of upcoming educational leaders. The colleges of education in North West Zone Nigeria should provide enabling environments and resources to further support and channel this creativity into innovative policies, curriculum development and problem-solving strategies.
Keywords
Administrator, Characteristics, Experience, Administrator’s Creativity
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