Postgraduate School
Master of Education in Educational Management
| Name | Status and Qualification | Research Interests |
| Rhoda O. Oduwaiye | Professor & Head of Department B.A. (Ed.)., M.Ed., Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Human Resources Management in Education |
| Afusat T. Alabi | Professor B.Sc.(Ed.).,M.Ed.,Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Educational Planning and Management Information System |
| B. O. Sofoluwe | Professor B.B.(Ed) (ABU,Zaria); M.Ed.,Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Educational Planning, Organizational Behaviour, Financing and Policy Analysis |
| Y. A. Fasasi | Professor B.Ed. (Ibadan); M.Ed., Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Supervision, Quality Control and Quality Assurance in Education |
| Patricia A. O. Etejere | Reader B.A.(Ibadan); PGDE.,M.Ed.,Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Educational Planning and Human Resources Management |
| A. S. Omosidi | Reader B.Sc. (Ed.), M.Ed., Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Educational Planning and Statistical Methods in Education |
| S. Oyeniran | Senior Lecturer B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Cost Analysis,Efficiency, Productivity Analysis and Quality Assurance |
| A.A. Tijani | Senior Lecturer B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Economics of Education, Educational Finance |
| A.A. Atolagbe | Senior Lecturer B.Sc. (Ed.), M.Ed., MBA., Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Cost Analysis, Efficiency, Productivity Analysis,School Marketing. |
| A.A. Lawal | Senior Lecturer B.Sc.(Ed.),Ado-Ekiti); M.Ed.,Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Educational Administration, Human Resources Management |
| O.J. Ojo | Senior Lecturer B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Management Information System and ICT |
| A.T Muritala | Senior Lecturer B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Economics of Education and Strategy |
| D.J .Kayode | Senior Lecturer B.Ed., M.Ed.(Ilorin); Ph.D. (UUM, Kedah) | Leadership and Quantitative Methodologies |
| R.L Abdulkareem | Senior Lecturer B.Ed., M.Ed.(Unilag); Ph.D. (Ilorin) | Human Resources Management |
| Felicia. K Oluwalola | Senior Lecturer B.Ed.,M.Ed.,Ph.D.(Ilorin)., Ph.D(Kwasu) | Curriculum Development, ICT |
| Habibat A. Yusuf | Lecturer I B.Ed., M.Ed(Ilorin); Ph.D. (UUM, Kedah) | Educational Leadership and Administration |
| Nimota J.K. Abdullahi | Lecturer I B.Ed., M.Ed(Ilorin); Ph.D.(Sokoto) | Managerial Behavior, Administration and planning, Human Resources Management, ICT, Economics of Education |
| Ijeoma.C. Ogbudinkpa | Lecturer I B.Ed., M.Ed., Ph.D.(Ilorin) | Educational planning and Management |
Introduction
The programme is designed to develop capacity building in areas of ICT, entrepreneurship/studies in response to current realities, global competitiveness and relevance: it is to enable graduates become competencies in research and development and make graduates to demonstrate problem solving capacity through critical innovative and creative thinking.
C. Philosophy
The philosophy of the programme is the development of professional education as managers who will be involved in social engineering of the education sector either as teachers, managers of human and material resources in educational institutions as well as educational researchers of repute.
D. Aim and Objectives
The aim of the programme is to train the necessary high level manpower required in educational management for the national development.
Objectives:
E. Admission Requirements
Candidates for Master degree in Educational Management must possess one of the following:
F. Duration of the Programme
G. Detailed Course Description
RME 801 Research Methods in Education 2 Credits
Problems definition. Formulation of hypotheses and prepositions. Approaches to data collection. Documentary. Survey and interview. Quasi-experimental. Cross sectional and longitudinal designs. Instrumentation. Applications of statistical methods and computer languages in educational research. 30h (T); C
RME 803 Statistical Methods in Educational Research 3 Credits
Review of fundamentals of statistics and their application. Basic concepts of statistical models: distribution, probability, random variables, tests of hypotheses, confidence intervals, regression, correlation and analysis of variance and co- variance. 45h (T); C
RME 805 Educational Measurement and Test Construction 3 Credits
Measurement: scale and scaling models. Theory of measurement error. Test construction procedures: item writing, analysis and assembly in achievement. Aptitude and non-cognitive tests. Reliability and validity of tests, practical work in test construction. 30h (T); 45h (P); E
EMA 801 Formal Organisations 2 Credits
Analysis of organisation in the context of their environmental interfaces. Focus on schools. Organisational roles. Relationships among formalisation and centralisation in organisations. Place of power, conflict, leadership and communications. Production processes and management control systems in organisations. 30h (T); C
EMA 802 Advanced Economics of Education 2 Credits
Education viewed as consumption and investment. Economics of manpower planning and educational planning procedure. Approaches in assessing the economic contribution of education with emphasis on cost/benefit analysis. Influence of economics of education on educational policy-making in Nigeria. 30h (T); E
EMA 803 Advanced Politics of Education 2 Credits
Political issues in education. Politics of education at federal, state and local government levels. Socio-economic, political and financial environment of educational decision-making. Political role of pressure groups in education. Elite recruitment, socialisation and incorporation. 30h (T); E
EMA 804 Managerial Psychology 2 Credits
Understanding human behaviour in complex organisation. Human behaviour and organisational change. Staff counselling in education. Management and human motivation. Theories of attitude change. Personality theories and leadership behaviour. Frustration, stress and conflict in organisation. 30h (T); E
EMA 805 Comparative Perspectives in Educational Management 2 Credits
Approach to comparative educational management with critical analysis of the study and practice of educational management in selected countries: Canada, America, Britain, Australia, Nigeria, France and Russia. Major issues, problems and trends in the field of educational management in the selected countries. 30h (T); E
EMA 806 Administration of Nigerian Education 2 Credits
Development of the Nigerian educational system in historical perspectives. Organisation and administration of the Nigerian education system. Recent trends in the administration of education at all levels. 30h (T); E
EMA 807 Population Studies for Educational Management 2 Credits
Methods of collecting demographic data. Static population. Population structure by age and sex. Geographical distribution of the population and location of educational institutions. Tackling the educational problems of migrant population. Economically active and inactive population. Problems of forecasting manpower requirements. 30h (T); E
EMA 808 Educational Building and Facilities 2 Credits
Specialised treatment given to the theoretical and practical procedures in developing written specifications for the school plant. Master planning. Details of programming. Site selecting. Selecting the school architect, constructing, maintaining and equipping the school plant. Methods of financing school building programmes. Preparing check-list for regular inspections of building maintenance. 30h (T); E
EMA 809 Quantitative Analysis in Educational Management 2 Credits
Importance of statistics to educational management and problems of data collection. Analysis and documentation in Nigeria. Methods of analysis and appraisal of time series data. Use of individualised data and cohort analysis as analytic tools. Projections. Building and educational flow model. Programming and methods of allocation of costs. Feasibility testing and consideration of alternatives. 30h (T); C
EMA 810 Administration of Secondary Education 2 Credits
Changing context of secondary school administration. Organisation and management theories in relations to secondary school administration. Delegation and internal communication with the school system. Duties and functions of the ministry, schools board, principal, teachers, Students and community in school management. Contemporary problems and issues in secondary school administration. 30h (T); E
EMA 811 Administration of Higher Education 2 Credits
Administrative structures. Control of faculty and employees. Budget-making and administration. Financial accounting and reporting. Codes of ethics. Merit rating and confirmation of appointment. Protection of university funds and public relations. Universities ranking. 30h (T); E
EMA 812 Human Resources Management in Education 2 Credits
Nature and emergence of personnel management. Job analysis and design. For teaching and non-teaching staff. Staff policies. Staff recruitment. Selection. Salary and conditions of service. Staff development and appraisal. Organisation/union inter-face. Staff turnover. Administration of student personnel services. 30h (T); C
EMA 813 Educational Finance 2 Credits
Issues in financing educational development for socio-economic growth. Application of economic and political principles to solving issues in educational finance. Trends in national and state budget and allocations to education. Budgeting/allocation system and procedures as applicable to education: PPBS, zero-based budgeting. Administration of the education budget at national, state, local government and school levels. 30h (T); C
EMA 814 Monitoring and Supervision of Education 2 Credits
Survey of the major phases of elementary and secondary school supervision. Principles and practices in supervision. Techniques and goals of supervision. Theories as applied to the analysis of the purpose. Functions and methods of school supervision. Discussion of the current issues in the supervision of basic and secondary schools. 30h (T); C
EMA 815 Education Laws 2 Credits
Legal basis for education with critical analysis of the content and impact of the education laws of Nigeria from colonial times to date. Constitution and implications for education. Teaching and law. 30h (T); E
EMA 816 Case Studies in Educational Management 2 Credits
Practical training in the art of problem solving in education. Focus on a detailed discussion of various administrative and organisational theories in relation to education. Techniques of writing and analysing cases. Practice in case writing. 30h (T); E
EMA 817 Advanced Practicum in Educational Management 2 Credits
Practice in the use of various descriptive statistical techniques and illustration for solving problems in educational management. Analysis of educational statistics. Attachment with various educational bodies during which students will be expected to understudy the procedure and methods in operation, collect some statistics, analyse them and present a full report. 30h (T); C
EMA 818 Financial Accounting in Education 2 Credits
Definition of accounting terms: debit, credit, ledger, liability, assets, receipts, payments, income, expenditure. Double entry book-keeping. Cash book. Imprest system. Receipts and payments. Income and expenditure statements for non-profit making organisations: schools. Balance sheet. Elements of auditing. 30h (T); E
EMA 819 Policy Analysis and Evaluation in Education 2 Credits
Policy making process and prioritisation. Policy maker and his constituency. Experts and administrators in policy formulation and implementation. Methodological issues in policy making. Impact of public on education policy making. 30h (T); E
EMA 820 Mathematical Models in Educational Planning 2 Credits
Application of systems analysis and management science. Planning models at various levels of the educational hierarchy: basic, secondary and tertiary education. 30h (T); E
EMA 821 Educational Planning Process in Developing Nations 2 Credits
Pragmatic approach to educational planning: data, personnel, political and economic constraints. Comparison with developed nations. 30h (T); E
EMA 822 Micro-educational Planning 2 Credits
Application of concept of town planning. Examination of the implication of low and high density dwelling areas particularly for enrolment forecasts. 30h (T); E
EMA 823 Computer Research, Data Analysis in Educational Management 2 credits
Computer and the processing of data. Data coding for the computer. Data restoring. Data inputing. Establishing the data file. Use of computer programmes for data analysis. Computer output. Implications of computers and their use in data analysis for educational management. 30h (T); E
EMA 824 Management Information System in Education 2 Credits
Analysis of the procedure for designing management information system: constraints for collecting, processing, storing/retrieving and disseminating the different types of information in education. Data. Statistics. Use of computer and other gadgets for processing information for planning. Operation and control in educational management. 30h (T); E
EMA 825 Language, Truth and Logic in Educational Research 2 Credits
Problem finding and formulation of problems and hypothesis definition of concepts. Nature and forms of theory and knowledge claims. Objective in social research evaluation and published research. 30h (T); C
EMA 826 Advanced Leadership in Formal Organisation 2 Credits
Leadership defined. Leadership as a process. Trait versus situation approach to the study of leadership. Personality theories and leadership behavior. TRI dimensional leader effectiveness model. Building effective relationships. New approaches to the theory and practice of leadership. ICT and other challenges of education leadership. 30h (T); C
EMA 827 Advanced Group Dynamics 2 Credits
Meaning and importance of groups. Types of groups. Influence of group behavior at work. Work patterns of organisations. Reasons for group formation. Group cohesiveness. Characteristics of work groups. Technology and work groups. 30h (T); C
EMA 828 Management Theories and Concepts 2 Credits
Examination of the classical theory. Human relations theory. Problem solving and decision theory. Modern behavioural theory. Contributions and application of motivational theories to educational management. Team management and quality circle concepts. 30h (T); E
EMA 829 Managing School Curriculum and Learning 2 Credits
Concepts of school management and curriculum and pupil learning. Curriculum planning. Implementation and evaluation. Quality monitoring of data collection and decision making in basic and secondary education. Role of the head teacher in curriculum development and quality assurance. Challenges of the school curriculum in Nigeria. 30h (T); E
EMA 891 Seminar On Planning Science In Education 1 Credit
Process of education. Identification of plan objectives or goals. Data collection. Techniques of plan formulation and development of alternative strategies. Problems of implementation of plans. Evaluation and review of plans and the planning process. 45h (P); E
EMA 892 Seminar on Education And Politics 1 Credit
Examination of political issues in education all governmental levels: federal, state and local. Role of pressure groups in policy decision-making in education. Gender issues in education. 45h (P); E
EMA 893 Seminar on Administrative Responsibility 1 Credit
Examination of administrative behaviour. Current in organisations. Functions issues in performing administrative functions. Organisation designs and communication in organisations. Functions and problems facing major executives in various institutions. Health hazards for administrative personnel. 45h (P); E
EMA 894 Seminar on Organisational Behaviour 1 Credit
Appraisal and anlysis of organisation thought and administrative theories. Emphasis on development of management trait and system approaches. Concept of organisational behavioural models. 45h (P); E
EMA 895 Seminar on Expert And Policy Makers 1 Credit
Characteristics. Quality and types of expert and policy makers. Utilisation patterns. impacts of experts on policy making. decision making process and institutional arrangements for formulation. evaluation and review. Dynamics and techniques for examining and analysising policies. Issues using policy documents and expert papers. 45h (P); E
EMA 896 Seminar On Economics Of Human Resources 1 Credit
Concepts of human capital. Human resources and economic development. Planning and utilisation of human resources for economic growth needs. 45h (P); E
EMA 896 Seminar on Productivity, Efficiency And Effective In Education 1 Credit
Concepts of productivity, efficiency and effectiveness in education. Emphasis on effective supervision of instruction. Administrative functions and theories. Techniques of managing human and material resources. Issues in job analysis. Teaching load. Staff moral. Salaries and condition of service in education. 45h (P); E
EMA 839 Dissertation 6 Credits
Original research dissertation on a topic approved by the department. 270h (P); C
Graduation Requirements
To qualify for the award of Master degree in Educational Management, a candidate must pass a minimum of 30 Credits and maximum of 36 Credits including all required and compulsory courses.
I. Summary
Core Courses: RME 801 (2), RME 803 (3), EMA 801(2) EMA 809 (2), EMA 812 (2), EMA 813 (2), EMA 814 (2), EMA 817 (2), EMA 825(2), EMA827(2) EMA 899 (6) = 27Credits
Elective Courses: RME 805(3) EMA802(2), EMA803(2), EMA 804(2), EMA 806(2), EMA 807(2),EMA808(3).EMA810(2),EMA811(2),EMA812(2),EMA815(2),EMA816(2),EMA817(2),E MA 818(2),EMA820(2), EMA822(2), EMA82(3),EMA 824(2),EMA 826(2), EMA 827(2),EMA828(2),EMA 829(2)
At least 2 Credit from the electives = 4Credits
Seminar Course(EMA 891-896) 1 Credit
Total number of C+E Courses = 30 Credits
Each student shall be required to register for a minimum of 30 and maximum of 36 Credits courses.
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