IMPACT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE PRACTICES OF PROVOSTS ON RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH-WEST NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated the Influence of Transformational Leadership Style Practices of Provosts on the Management of Resources in Colleges of Education in North-West, Nigeria. The study specifically, examined the Impact of Transformational Leadership Style Practices of Provosts on Human Resource Management in Colleges of Education in North-West, Nigeria, and assesses the impact of transformational leadership style practices of provosts on material resource management in Colleges of Education in North-West, Nigeria. The corresponding research questions raised in this study were: what is the impact of transformational leadership style practices of provosts on human resource management in Colleges of Education in North-West, Nigeria and what is the impact of transformational leadership style practices of provosts on material resource management in Colleges of Education in North-West, Nigeria Corresponding null hypotheses were formulated according to the research questions. Related literature was reviewed in relation to the variables in the objectives. The design of this study was descriptive survey. The population of the study was 5678 while the sample size using simple and purposeful sampling technique comprised of 42 Administrative Staff, 147 senior non-academic Staff, 357 Academic Staff drowned from seven Colleges of Education one College each from the seven states of the North-West, Nigeria, which made up 546 sample size for the research. The study used an adapted questionnaire from Avolio (2004). The questionnaire was made up of 2 dimensions covering human and material resources. The entire dimensions were designed using Likert’s five-point scale. The instrument was pilot tested and data obtained from the process were analyzed using Alpha Cronbach and reliability index of 0.87 was obtained. Data obtained, was analysed using descriptive statistics and the hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The two formulated null hypotheses were rejected. Findings of this study are: transformational leadership style practice of provost impacted effective management of human resources and materials resources in most Colleges of Education. The study recommended that for better management these resources in Colleges of Education in the North-West, provosts’ leadership should be characterized by transformational practice  through building culture of trust, continues promotion of learning and Organisational renewal and tapping into followers’ intrinsic motivation.