Perceptions of Stakeholders on Recruitment Process in State Ministries of Education in North West Zone, Nigeria
1Muhammad Musa Ibrahim, *2Ummi Haruna Tijjani and 3Yusuf Bala Audi
1Department of Educational Foundations and Curriculum Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria – Nigeria. Email: musaibraheem01@gmail.com
*2Department of Educational Foundations and Curriculum Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria – Nigeria. Email: ummitijjaniharuna@gmail.com
3Department of Educational Foundations and Curriculum, Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Email: asfasunnah21@gmail.com
Abstract
This study assessed “Perceptions of Stakeholders on Recruitment Process in Ministries of Education in North West, Nigeria”. Descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study was 606 respondents. This comprises of 324 Civil Service Commission (CSC) staff, 154 Planning Research and Statistics (PRS) Staff and 128 Human Resources/Personnel Management Department (HRM) Staff from the States Ministries of Education in North-West Zone, Nigeria. The sample of the study was 234 respondents. Proportionate stratified sampling technique was used for the study. Three (3) experts vet the instrument and the reliability index yielded 0.82 using Cronbach’s Alpha Method. Mean score was used to answer the research questions while One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses formulated at the 0.05 significance level. Findings of the study revealed that deadlines for applications were clearly stated, but applicants do not receive timely updates on the status of their applications from the Ministries of Education in North-West, Nigeria. The study recommended that State Ministries of Education in North-West, Nigeria should ensure that applicants receive timely updates on the status of their applications from the Ministries.
Keywords
Recruitment Process, Application Procedure, Selection Process
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