Assessment of Ph.D Supervisors Role Performance in Educational Management Research for Sucessful Completion Rates in Universities of North Eastern Nigeria

Abstract

Changes in the funding and delivery of Ph.D educational management programmes at the university level, in recent years has resulted to significant changes in the role performance of Ph.D supervisors for successful completion rates. This paper assessed the role performance of supervisors of Ph.D in education management research. The purpose of the study was to specifically determine the role performance of Ph.D supervisors in formulation of the study, establishing the methods of study, discussing the results, presentation of seminars and conferences, publication of journal articles and writing of the dissertation in universities of North Eastern Nigeria. Six research questions guided the study. A sample size of 180 comprising of 80 Ph.D supervisors and 100 Ph.D students was utilized for the study. Data was collected using a researcher developed instrument from the six variables of Ph.D supervisor’s role performance. The findings of the study show that Ph.D supervisors role performance in formulating the study, establishing the methods of study, discussing the results, presentation of seminars and conferences, publication of journal articles, writing of dissertation and general role performance was high. The study concluded that Ph.D supervisors performed their general role performance in all the stages of supervision for timely and successful completion rates in education management research. The study recommended assessment of the student’s role performance for successful and timely Ph.D educational management research completion rates in North Eastern Nigeria.