M.Phil./Ph.D. Educational Management

Master of Philosophy/Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Management

1. List of Academic Staff

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
C. 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.),(EKSU, 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

Introduction

The programme is designed to train specialists to manage educational system at all levels. It prepares specialists in educational planning and administration. The document defines the benchmarks and minimum academic standard for Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) degree programme in Educational Management. It requires philosophy, aims and objectives, learning outcomes, admission requirement, area of specialisation, duration of programme, requirements for graduation, academic staff, staffing on core and elective courses. The BMAS are 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 competences 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 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 researches of repute.

D.  Aim and Objectives

The main aim of the programme is to train the necessary high level manpower required in educational management for the national development.

Objectives:

1. developing professional expertise of students;
2. developing knowledgeable scholars who will provide leadership in professional practicing and intellectual competence in educational development;
3. developing competent researchers in educational management theory and practice for the greater benefit of the Nigerian education system;
4. preparing education scholars who would teach and provide leadership at different levels of higher education;
5. producing scholars who would compete with similar scholars from any part of the world and carry out advanced research;
6. providing assistance for capacity building for graduates involved in teaching, planning and administration of education at various levels.

E.   Admission Requirements

The Criteria for admission into Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) programme in Educational Management shall be as follows:

1. ‗O‘ Level Credits or equivalent in five subjects including English Language and Mathematics.
2. All candidates that have a Master degree below CGPA 60% or less than 4.0 in any relevant area of specialisation in Education.
3. In all cases, candidates may be expected to undergo a selection process involving tests and or interviews.

F.  Duration of the Programme

1. The Full-time programme shall run for a minimum of 12 calendar months and a maximum of 24 calendar months.
2. For extension beyond the maximum period, a special permission of the University Senate shall be required.

G.  Detailed Course Description

RME 851   Educational Research Methods     2 Credits

Concept and nature of research. Scientific processes in research. Problem definition and variable identification. Sources of research topics. Theory construction and hypotheses formulation. Techniques for literature review. Principle of design. Instrumentation. Data collection. Techniques for data analysis and presentation of result. 30h (T); C

RME 852     Advanced Educational Statistics        2 Credit

Concepts of educational statistics. Role of statistics in education. Descriptive statistics and the various areas of application in education: classroom data, school records, school demography, social relations in school, school administration and finances. Inferential statistics. Population and sampling theory. Non-parametric statistics in education. Hypothesis assumptions: types, applications and limitation. 30h (T); C

EDT 853   Information and Communication Technology     2 Credits

In-depth knowledge of skills and techniques of data processing in education. Overview of sources: storage, retrieval and dissemination of data/information. Programme design and management of data. Management of data bank. General problem solving with the use of information technology a hands-on experience. 30h (T); E

EMA 851    Research Methods in Educational Management       2 Credits

Problem-finding and formulation of problems. Hypothesis. Nature and forms of theory and knowledge claim. Types of research and research data. Quasi experimental cross-sectional and longitudinal designs. Instruments validity and falsity of propositions. Valid and invalid inferences. 30h (T); E

EMA 852    Managerial Psychology      2 Credits

Individual in the organisation. Understanding and developing human resources. Fundamentals of motivation. Management of conflict. communication and counseling. Organisational change and development. psychological test and identification of management talent. 30h (T); E

EMA 853   Personnel Management in Education     2 Credits

Management and personnel administration philosophy and plan. Organising and analysing job. Recruitment and placement. Compensation. Appraisal and development. Employee safety and health. Legal environment of personnel management. Personnel research. Change and the future. 30h (T); C

EMA 854        Supervision in Education    2 Credits

Comprehensive review of background for school supervision. People context of supervision. Programme context of supervision. Structural and operational patterns of supervisions human and technical skills in supervision. Component of process. Characteristics of operational balance, future trends and issues. 30h (T); C

EMA 855     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 856      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); E

EMA 857    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 purposes. Functions and methods of school supervision. Discussion of the current issues in the supervision of basic and secondary schools. 30h (T); E

EMA 858   Cases 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 859   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 860   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 861     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); E

EMA 862   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); E

EMA 863   Planning Science In Education     2 Credits

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. 30h (T); E

EMA 864    M.Phil Graduate Seminar     2 Credits

Students are supposed to identify suitable topics in their area of specialisation and present two seminar papers at the departmental seminar, which will be assessed at the end of the oral presentation. 30h (T); C

EMA 899   Thesis   5 Credits

Candidates are required to demonstrate research competencies by selecting a thesis topic in their relevant areas of specialisation. Research is carried out by the individual student under the guidance of a competent supervisor according to graduate school requirements. 30h (T); C

• Graduation Requirements

To qualify for the award of Master of Philosophy degree in Educational Management, a candidate must pass a minimum of 15 Credits and maximum of 20 Credits including all core and electives courses.

A candidate must have fulfilled the following conditions to be converted to a Ph.D. degree in Educational Management.

1. Pass a minimum of 15 Credits, including all the Courses as follows: 2 Core courses of 2 Credits each

A minimum of 3 courses of 2 Credits each in the areas of specialisation

1. To proceed to Ph.D., a candidate must pass a minimum of 60% in each of the seminars (Protocol Defence and Conversion Seminar).

I.  Summary

Core Courses: RME 851(2),RME 853(2), EMA 853(2) EMA 854(2) = 8 Credits

Elective : EDT 853(2) EMA851(2), EMA852(2), EMA 855(2), EMA 856(2), EMA 857(2), EMA857(2).EMA859(2), EMA 860(2), EMA 861(2), EMA862(2), EMA863(2),EMA864(2) 2Credits

Research Dissertation                                    =                                                  5 Credits

Total   = 15 Credits