Public University In Southwest Research Articles

Determinants of Burnout among Academic Staff of Public Universities in Southwest, Nigeria

Determinants of Burnout among Academic Staff of Public Universities in Southwest, Nigeria

Promotion, Welfare and Non-Academic Staff Job Productivity in Universities in Southwest, Nigeria

This study investigates the relationship between staff promotion and welfare and the job productivity of non-academic staff in public universities in Southwest, Nigeria. Employing a descriptive survey research design, the study sampled 1200 non-academic staff from six universities using a multistage sampling procedure. Two self-designed instruments, the Staff Promotion and Welfare Questionnaire (SPWQ) and the Job Productivity Questionnaire (JPQ), were used to collect data. The reliability coefficients for SPWQ and JPQ were found to be 0.89 and 0.85, respectively. Data analysis involved descriptive and inferential statistics, with hypotheses tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The results revealed a significant relationship between staff promotion, welfare, and non-academic staff job productivity. In conclusion, the study emphasizes the importance of implementing staff welfare packages and conducting timely staff promotions to enhance job performance. Recommendations include the need for robust staff welfare implementations and periodic promotions for deserving non-academic staff to improve overall job productivity in university settings.

Research data management services among librarians in Nigerian universities

The contemporary advancements in network technologies and scholarly communication which provide opportunities to academic libraries to look for novel means of engaging with researcher communities has necessitated librarians to retort with service innovations in data science and research data management (RDM). The aim of this study is to investigate Research data management services among librarians in Nigerian universities. A questionnaire was used to collect data on RDM services among librarians in Nigerian universities for this study. The participants were the librarians in the public universities in South-west, Nigeria. The study found that the roles of librarians in RDM services in Nigerian universities are to encourage research facilitation and promote scientific communication. The extent of involvement of librarians in RDM in Nigeria is low. The study also found that although librarians in Nigerian universities derive many benefits from RDM services, they encounter challenges such as a lack of data management plan and limited grants from research funding agencies in contributing to RDM. It was therefore recommended that universities in Nigeria should create RDM centers in the libraries to prevent data loss and for easy accessibility of research data by researchers

Financial Sustainability and Faculty Performance: An Exploratory Study of Universities in Southwest Nigeria

Purpose: The study examined the relationship between financial sustainability and faculty performance in a university in Southwest, Nigeria. Methodology: The study a adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised all the 4, 7540 in all public universities in Southwest, Nigeria. The sample for this study was 300 respondents from 10 public universities in Southwest, Nigeria. Multi-stage procedure which involved, simple random, proportionate and purposive sampling techniques was used to select the sample for the study. Two sets of instruments tagged “Financial Sustainability Questionnaire (FSQ)” and “Faculty Performance Questionnaire (FPQ)” were used for the study. The two instruments were validated by experts. Both FSQ and FPQ had reliability coefficients of 0.70. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics of frequency counts, percentages, mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the inferential statistics involving Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used to test the hypothesis. The hypothesis was tested at a 0.05 level of significance. Findings: The study revealed that the level of financial sustainability of Universities in Southwest, Nigeria was moderate while the level of faculty performance was moderate. The study also showed that financial sustainability was significantly related to faculty performance in the university. Recommendations: Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that Universities in Southwest should be adequately funded for sustainability to enhance the job performance of faculty members.

ORGANISATIONAL SUPPORT, WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT AND JOB TENURE AS PREDICTORS OF JOB COMMITMENT AND SATISFACTION AMONG WORKING MOTHERS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN SOUTHWEST, NIGERIA

The search for factors that contribute to working mothers’ job commitment and satisfaction in organisations is an ongoing one in view of the fact that they are crucial to working mothers’ well-being. This study extended the frontiers of this search by investigating the contributions of organisational support, work-family conflict and job tenure to the job commitment and satisfaction of working mothers in public universities in South-West, Nigeria. The study employed a survey research design of an ex-post-facto type. The target population of the study consisted of all working mothers in the thirteen (13) public universities in South-West, Nigeria from which a sample of 1,456 working mothers was selected through a multi-staged stratified random sampling technique. Four validated instruments namely; Job Commitment Scale (r = 0.93), Job Satisfaction Scale (r = 0.70), Organisational Support Questionnaire (r = 0.92) and Work-Family Conflict Scale (r = 0.88) were used to obtain responses from the participants. Data were analysed using Canonical Analysis at 0.05 level of significance. The results indicated a significant joint contribution of organisational support, work-family conflict and job tenure on working mothers’ job commitment and satisfaction (Rc = .383, F = 47.706; p <.05; Rc = .171, F = 21.773; p <.05). It was found that 76.6% of the variance in working mothers’ job commitment and satisfaction was accounted for by organisational support, work-family conflict and job tenure. These findings are attributable to the nature of women and their unique gender roles which predispose them to desire for an appreciable level of support from management, reduced work-family conflict and longer job tenures to engender their job commitment and satisfaction. It was recommended that university management should endeavour to improve staff retention, provide childcare facilities in every unit, implement flexible resumption and closing times for nursing mothers and extend maternity leave to 16 weeks in order to enhance their commitment and satisfaction.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/soc/0056/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Assessment of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Interventions and Academic Staff Job Performance in Public Universities in Southwest, Nigeria

Purpose: The study assessed TETfund interventions and academic staff job performance in public universities in Southwest, Nigeria. This was by considering the provision, adequacy and accessibility to physical infrastructure and instructional material by academic staff in public universities.
 Methodology: Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population consisted of 11864 Nigeria public universities academic staff. Nine hundred and twenty-seven (927) lecturers, including Heads of Departments (HODs) formed the sample. Two sets of research instruments were designed for the study; tagged TETFUND Interventions Questionnaire (TIQ) for lecturers; and Academic Staff Job Performance Questionnaire (ASJPQ) for H.O.Ds. The instruments were validated by experts and the reliability of the instruments was also ensured using Test-re-test method. Coefficients of 0.86 and 0.87 were obtained for TIQ and ASJPQ respectively. All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Research questions were answered using frequency counts, mean and standard deviation. The hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Coefficient.
 Findings: The results revealed that there was a positive, high and significant relationship between physical infrastructure, instructional materials and academic staff job performance. The study concluded that, though TETFund might not have been able to meet all the needs of academic staff, it has to a very high extent positively improved their job performance in terms of physical infrastructures and instructional materials.
 Recommendations: It was therefore recommended that the tempo in the area of physical infrastructure and instructional materials should be intensified and sustained since these structures and facilities significantly contributed to the quality of teaching and research engagements that take place in the university system. The federal government should also increase the percentage of revenue allocated to TETfund for procuring more instructional materials and execution of more infrastructural projects which should be enough to accommodate the students’ enrolment in Nigeria public universities.

Perceived heads of departments’ power sources, subjective professional distance and work-related compliance among private and public university lecturers in Nigeria.

Studies on teaching and learning that exist between private and public universities in Nigeria is paramount to government and private owners of universities. Factors such as funding, teaching aids and staff motivation have been implicated in work-related compliance by workers. However, factors like heads of departments’ power sources and subjective professional distance that could influence work-related compliance more, have been neglected. This present study therefore, examined the perceived head of departments’ power sources, subjective professional distance and work-related compliance in private and public universities in South-west, Nigeria. The study is cross sectional utilizing a multi-stage sampling technique to select 900 hundred lecturers from 16 universities (federal, state and private). Data obtained for the study were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics while the hypothesis was tested at 5% level of significance. The study revealed that there existed no significant difference in work-related compliance between lecturers in public and private universities t= -.969, df 499, p>.05(37.015; 37.58). Also, there existed no significant interactive effects of lecturers’ perception of their heads of department’s power sources, subjective professional distance and their level of work-related compliance in private and public universities (F (1,388) = 2.062, P>0.1, 0.05) ; (F (1,153). 097, P>0.05). The study concluded that, perceived heads of departments’ power sources and subjective professional distance (similar or dissimilar) did. not influence lecturers’ compliance to assigned duties and responsibilities. The implication of this study is that, the management of universities should make effort in creating committed lecturers needed by their heads of department always, in order to continue to gain their compliance.

Information quality and academic heads of departments’ effectiveness in public universities in South-West, Nigeria

The study examined the influence of information quality on effectiveness of academic heads of departments (HODs) in public universities in South-West, Nigeria. Managerial effectiveness is the academic heads of departments’ ability to achieve desired results and goals of the departments and universities. Studies in the past revealed that managerial effectiveness of academic heads of departments in public universities in Nigeria has not been encouraging. Factor such as information quality is perceived may influence managerial effectiveness of academic heads of departments in public universities in South-West, Nigeria. Survey research design which included the collection of primary data from the respondents was used for the study. The study population comprised 770 academic heads of departments in public universities of South-West Nigeria. Proportional sampling technique was used to arrive at 309 academic heads of departments by the researcher to capture the entire academic heads of departments in the public universities in South-West, Nigeria. The result proves that the regression analysis result revealed that information quality (F (1,245) = 101.771, p<.05, R2 = 293) has significant influence on effectiveness of academic heads of departments. The study confirmed that information quality is highly necessary in effective management of various tasks to achieve university academic goals by academic heads of departments. The study recommended that university administrative system should emphasis quality of information by academic heads of departments to achieve strategic goals and objectives in the university. Also information quality for effective management of academic heads of departments needed improved ICT facilities and other information services.

Institutional Factors and Academic Staff Job Performance in Public Universities in Southwest, Nigeria

Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between institutional factors and academic staff job performance in Southwest, Nigeria. The study examined the level of academic staff job performance in public universities. The study also examined the extent to which the institutional factors are favourable in the Universities. The study specifically examined relationship between institutional factors such as physical facilities and staff workload.
 Methodology: The study adopted descriptive research design of the survey type. The population of this study consisted of 12,844 Academic Staff of public universities in Southwest, Nigeria. The sample of this study consisted of 90 Heads of Departments and 900 academic staff of public universities. Multi-stage sampling procedure involving simple random sampling technique, stratified random sampling technique and proportionate random sampling technique were used in the selection of the sample for the study. Two instruments tagged ‘Institutional Factor Questionnaire (IFQ) and the Academic Staff Job Performance Questionnaire (ASJPQ)’ were used to collect data from the respondents.
 Findings: A reliability coefficient of 0.78 was obtained for the Institutional Factor Questionnaire and 0.76 was obtained for the Academic Staff Job Performance Questionnaire. The data collected were analysed using percentages, frequency count, Mean, Standard Deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. All hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that level of academic staff job performance was high in public universities in Southwest, Nigeria. It also revealed that status of institutional factors was favourable. Institutional factors variables such as physical facilities and staff workload largely determined academic staff job performance in public Universities in southwest, Nigeria.
 Unique Contribution to Theory, Policy and Practice: In view of the fact that the status of institutional factors was favourable in public universities in southwest, Nigeria, owners of public institutions in Southwest Nigeria should prioritize adequate physical infrastructure to improve the quality of teaching and research. Also, academic personnel should be assigned assignments based on competency and not overworked.

Information Seeking Pattern as Predictor of Managerial Effectiveness of Academic Heads of Departments in Public Universities in South-Western Nigeria

At the departmental levels in the universities are academic HODs appointed among the lecturers to direct and coordinate the activities of their departments with a view to ensuring good quality education through their effectiveness. Managerial effectiveness is the academic heads of departments’ ability to achieve desired results and goals of the departments and universities. This study investigated the influence of information seeking pattern on managerial effectiveness of academic heads academic HODs in public universities in South West, Nigeria. Survey research design which included the collection of primary data from the respondents was adopted for the study. The study population comprised 770 academic HODs in public universities of South-West Nigeria. Yaro Yamani table of sample size determinant was used to draw sample size of 258 from the population. A structured and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. Cronbach’s Alpha reliability coefficient for the constructs ranged from 0.73 to 0.84. A response rate of 96% was achieved. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential (simple and multiple regression) statistics. Information seeking pattern has significant influence on managerial effectiveness of academic heads of departments in public universities in South West, Nigeria (R2 = 212, β=.460, t (246) = 8.112, p<.05). The study concluded that information seeking pattern is a catalyst to managerial effectiveness of academic HODs in public universities in South West, Nigeria. The study recommends that academic HODs should improve on the level of their managerial effectiveness. The university management in public universities in South West of Nigeria should also strive to reduce some of the identified challenges inhibiting the effectiveness of academic.

Industrial Actors` Perceptions of Industrial Disputes in Public Universities

There has always been serious concern about how industrial actors in public universities in Nigeria perceive industrial disputes as a means of enforcing collective agreements jointly reached and signed. A group may likely see industrial disputes as unnecessary and destructive while others may see it as a veritable tool for enforcing their labour rights. This study therefore examined the industrial actors’ (university management, academic staff and non-teaching staff) perception of industrial disputes in public universities in Southwest, Nigeria. Descriptive research survey design was adopted for the study. The population consisted of the management staff and all the staff of public universities in Southwest, Nigeria. The sample size of the study was 280 respondents (80 management staff, 100 academic staff and 100 non-teaching staff) randomly selected from four public universities across Southwest geo-political zone. Data was collected through a selfdesigned questionnaire. T-test analysis was used to analyze the three hypotheses raised at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that there was significant difference in the way university management, academic and non-teaching staff perceive industrial dispute while there is no significant difference in the way academic and non-teaching staff perceive industrial disputes. It is therefore recommended that all the industrial actors in public universities in Southwest, Nigeria should not see industrial disputes as destructive engagement since disputes are naturally part of organizational existence. Effective management of industrial disputes through sincerity of purpose should be adopted by the industrial actors.

Extending the purview of risk perception attitude (RPA) framework to understand health insurance-related information seeking as a long-term self-protective behavior

Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the roles of risk perceptions and efficacy beliefs play in predicting emerging adults' health insurance information seeking behavior based on the risk perception attitude (RPA) framework. In addition, the current study tests a role of worry to elucidate an underlying mechanism of their health insurance information seeking behavior. Participants: A total of 694 participants was recruited from a large public university in Southwest, USA. Methods: Participants completed an online survey questionnaire. Results: Efficacy beliefs influenced health insurance-related information seeking behavior. An intriguing finding is that there were significant differences in worry across the attitudinal groups posited in the RPA framework, which is consistent with findings in prior literature. Conclusions: Information about health insurance helps individuals make good decisions for their health in a long-term perspective, which is the primary interest of the RPA framework and the current study. The findings would provide resources for designing effective communication materials to help human beings improve their well-being and prepare for their well-ending. This communication effort would contribute to ensuring public health safety, reducing health disparities, and enhancing a society's well-being.

Predictors associated with the quality of life at work of public university teachers

To analyze the predictive factors associated with the teachers' perception of their Quality of Life at Work at the public university. Descriptive-analytical, cross-sectional, quantitative study, conducted with 91 professors from different areas of a public university in southwest Goiás, Brazil. To estimate the predictive factors, Total Quality of Work Life -42 and a socio-demographic and labor characterization questionnaire were used. For statistical analysis, the STATA program was used. The dimensions assessed in the Quality of Life at Work were considered satisfactory, with a better score in the psychological behavioral dimension. In the bivariate analysis of the potential factors associated with the General Quality of Life at Work, significance was found with the academic title (p=0,005), the work-related health problem (p<0,001), the leisure time reserve (p<0,001), satisfaction with physical, psychological and social condition (p<0,001) and age (p=0,024). In the regression analysis, length of service at the institution (p=-0.15; p=0.039), work-related health problems (p=-0.44; p<0.001) were decreasing predictors of good General Quality of Life, while satisfaction with their physical, mental and social condition (p=0.30; p<0.001) and having a PhD degree is shown as an increasing predictor (p=0.20; p=0.046). Teachers have a satisfactory assessment of their Quality of Life at Work, however some predictive factors punctuate elements that interfere with QWL and health perception in their work environment.

Availability and Awareness of Electronic Databases for Teaching and Research by Lecturers in Public Universities in South-West, Nigeria

The introduction of databases by university libraries has presented lecturers with opportunities of obtaining accurate, timely and up-to-date information with little effort. However, research reports have revealed that there is low level of awareness of electronic databases by university lecturers. Hence this study investigated availability and awareness of electronic databases for teaching and research by lecturers in public universities in South-west, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to: ( I ) identify the types of databases available to lecturers in public universities in South-west, Nigeria; and (ii) examine the extent of awareness of available databases for teaching and research by university lecturers in South-west, Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive research design of a correlational type. The population comprised 10,452 lecturers in fifteen public universities in South-west, Nigeria from which a sample size of 836 was drawn using a multi-stage sampling procedure. Questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that numerous electronic databases were available in public university libraries in South-west, Nigeria and that university lecturers’ level of awareness of most of the electronic databases for teaching and research was above average (60.6%) as against below average reported in the literature. It can be concluded from the study that the university libraries in South-west, Nigeria are not creating much awareness of their electronic databases. It is therefore recommended that university libraries, especially in South-west, Nigeria should intensify their promotional activities geared towards marketing their electronic databases.

Job Satisfaction among Library Personnel in Public Universities in South-West Nigeria

Job satisfaction is an indispensable factor for the success of every organization. It is a general concern to both employers and employees in organizations including universities libraries in Nigeria. Lack of job satisfaction could lead to poor service delivery in university libraries. Therefore, this study investigated job satisfaction among library personnel in public universities in South-West, Nigeria. The study was based on Herzberg two-factor theory. The dimensions of job satisfaction that the study covered included salary, job security, supervision, relationship with co-workers, promotion and work itself. Survey research design was adopted for the study. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire from the professional and paraprofessional staff in university libraries in South-West, Nigeria. As a result of the manageable size of the library personnel, total enumeration was used. Thus, the population was made up of 346 professionals and paraprofessionals staff from the federal and state universities. A response rate of 76.6 was obtained. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation. Findings revealed that the level of job satisfaction of the respondents was high. Contributing to this was satisfaction with job security, relationship with co-workers, work itself and recognition. The results also revealed although the level of job satisfaction of the respondents was high, they were not satisfied with their salary. Out of all the dimensions of job satisfaction, satisfaction with salary had the lowest mean. Thus, the study recommends that the problem of low salary should be tackled in order to improve the level of satisfaction with salary among library personnel.Keywords: Job Satisfaction, Library Personnel, Public Universities, South-West, Nigeria

Occupational stress among library personnel in public universities in Nigeria

Occupational stress, which is stress experienced by employees at the workplace, is increasingly becoming a challenge. It is often the case that when employees are confronted with work demands and pressures beyond their knowledge and abilities, stress may be the outcome. Due to their role expectations, paraprofessional and professional librarians are susceptible to occupational stress which could lead to a decreasing commitment to the organization. The study adopted a survey research design to investigate occupational stress among paraprofessional and professional librarians in public universities in South-West, Nigeria. Total enumeration was used to cover all professional and paraprofessional librarians in the study area. Out of the 280 copies of questionnaire administered, 268 (95.7%) were retrieved for analysis. The findings revealed that male library personnel experience more stress in public universities than their female counterpart. Specifically, the precursors to stress among library personnel, with high mean scores, include sourcing of funds for career development (x̅=3.79), the quest for promotion (x̅=3.41), excessive workloads (x̅=3.49), and broken interpersonal relationships with management (x̅=3.09). The study, therefore, recommends equity in the sharing of responsibilities between the male and female genders to partly reduce pressure due to excessive workloads. Also, library personnel should have access to research funds to facility upward mobility in their career. In addition, interpersonal relationship workshops should be regularly conducted for allcadres of staff to promote team spirit.

An Evaluative Study on the Accreditation of Academic Programmes and Quality Assurance in Public Universities in Nigeria

The licensing of Universities is not just a yardstick or criteria to set up and operate a university system in Nigeria. Certain quality indices set standards, operational guides and discipline needs to be ensured to satisfy the minimum academic standards. The accreditation of such university needs to be put into consideration and embarked upon to ensured quality assurance of the academic programmes. This paper examined academic programme and quality assurance in public universities in southwest Nigeria. Descriptive research design was adopted. To carry out the study a research instrument titled “Questionnaire on Academic Programme and Quality Assurance in Nigerian Public Universities: (QAPQANPU)” was administered to elicit information from respondents. The population of the study comprises all academic staff in public Universities in Southwest, Nigeria. The sample of the study comprises three hundred and fifty-one (351) respondents. Purposive sampling technique was used to select four public universities in Southwest, Nigeria. Three research questions were formulated, it was revealed that accreditation had positive impact on quality assurance, the level of participation of academic staff in accreditation exercise was low and the level of accreditation of academic programme was very high. Two hypotheses were tested, hypothesis one was tested using t-test and hypothesis two was tested using Analysis of variance (ANOVA). The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The two hypotheses were not rejected. The findings revealed that there was no significant difference between male and female lecturers’ perception of the impact of accreditation on university quality assurance, also there was no significant difference between the perceptions of the impact of the accreditation by academic staff based on their status. Based on the findings of this study it was recommended that academic programmes in Nigeria universities should be accredited from time to time through the Nigeria University Commission (NUC) to ensure quality assurance and satisfy the minimum academic standards (MAS). Moreover, more academic staff should participate in accreditation exercise, once they have the experience and are qualified to encourage wider participation in various discipline/fields of study. Also government who is the proprietor of these public universities should provide adequate funds to improve the academic standards in Nigerian Universities.

Educational Status, Work Experience, Accessibility to ICT and use as Predictors of Task Performance Among Library Personnel

This study investigated educational status, work experience, accessibility to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and ICT use as predictors of task performance among library personnel in public university libraries in South-west, Nigeria. This study employed the survey research design. Total enumeration technique and questionnaire were used to gather data from the population size of 330 library personnel, out of which 248 responded giving a response rate of 76.6%. Mean, Standard deviation, regression and multiple regression were used to answer the research questions. The study established significant relationships of educational status, work experience, access to ICT and ICT use with tasks performance of the respondents. It was further established that educational status, work experience access to ICT and ICT use were significant predictors of task performance of library personnel. The study recommended among others, that university management must give due consideration to educational status, work experience in their assessment of personnel performance and also facilitate accessibility to ICT facilities and use to enhance task performance of their library personnel in public universities in South-west, Nigeria.

School Related Factors as Predictors of Internal Efficiency of Public University Students in South-West, Nigeria

This study examined school related factors as predictors of internal efficiency of public universities Students in South-West, Nigeria. The study specifically investigates the school organizational climate, curriculum deficiency and students’/teacher ratio on internal efficiency of public university students in South-West, Nigeria. The Random sampling procedure was adopted for the study. About four public universities were selected using simple random sampling technique. The population for the study consisted of two hundred (200) students in four (4) public universities in South-West, Nigeria. Fifty students consisting of thirty males and twenty female students were selected from each public university using simple random sampling technique. A self-constructed questionnaire tagged ‘School Related Factors and Internal Efficiency Questionnaire’ (SRFIEQ) was used, validated and the reliability coefficient was 0.81. The data collected were analyzed using inferential statistics such as Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Regression. The finding revealed that there was a significant relationship between School Organizational Climate and internal efficiency (r= 0.632). The finding also revealed the joint effect of school related factors (students/teacher, curriculum deficiency and school organizational climate) and internal efficiency (promotion rate, drop rate and repetition rate) of public universities students was significant F (3, 197) = 6.244, P< 0.05. The study recommended that educational planners and managers need to strengthen school monitoring and evaluation mechanism so as to improve access, participation and retention of students in the Universities. Key Words : School related factors, Internal Efficiency, Public University student, South-West, Nigeria

Students’ perspectives on online and face-to-face components of a blended course design in Health and Kinesiology at a South Western Public University in the USA

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Introduction:&lt;/strong&gt; The current higher education environment in the United States of America (USA) and worldwide is focused on providing people an opportunity to access a quality education at a competitive price and one that is flexible enough to meet the needs of a diverse student demographic. It is therefore necessary for course delivery methods to accommodate these diverse needs without sacrificing rigor necessary for accreditation due to the diverse backgrounds, occupations, and time constraints of students in today’s environment&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purpose:&lt;/strong&gt; The purpose of this study was to establish the students’ perception of the online and face-to-face components of a blended course design at a South Western Public University in the USA.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Methods and material&lt;/strong&gt;: The sample of this study consisted of 200 students drawn from four different blended courses in the Department of health and Kinesiology at a medium sized public university in South West of USA. A modified questionnaire from Sitter et al., (2009) with 19 questions was used to collect responses from students. The survey instrument employed a 5-point Likert scale ranging from strongly agree (5), to strongly disagree (1). &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results&lt;/strong&gt;: Majority of the students have a positive view of the blended learning including the online and face-to-face components. A consistent minority of the students expressed disagreement especially pertaining to technology-based communication, preferred mode of delivery, online discussion participation and grade scores.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Discussion&lt;/strong&gt;: Although the majority of students perceived blended learning and its components positively, there is need for instructors to address the communication, technology, and online learning facilitation challenges if all learners are to learn effectively.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusions and recommendations&lt;/strong&gt;: It is clear that the majority of students are ready and have accepted blended learning course designs at this medium sized public university in south west of the United States of America and therefore there is room for expansion of the initiative to benefit more students.&lt;/p&gt;