Management of Education Resource Centre and Capacity Development in Nigerian Universities

Abstract

Education centre is a capacity development infrastructure which could be formally or informally set up to develop potentials of individuals at a specified period. This paper therefore examined the level of work ethics and the challenges that are faced by women in the utilization of the educational resources which depend largely on the total commitment of the university leadership to the effective application of the management principles in the articulation of programmes, provision of facilities, networking with relevant stakeholders and agencies in promoting quality values and best practices in implementation of policies and programmes for the advancement in knowledge, skill acquisition and value oriented services delivery that had been vigorously pursued at the Women Studies and Development Center (WSDC) at Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria. The study adapted the descriptive survey research design. The respondents were purposively selected and the sample consisted of 99 office assistants engaged in the existing five (5) faculties, administrative departments and units within the university. Data were collected using questionnaire tagged “Organization Work Ethics Questionnaire” (OWEQ). Two research questions were formulated and data were analyzed using percentage and mean score. The results showed that the performance of office assistants was at the average level with the use of technological gadgets and the work ethics was fairly effective. The study concluded that the university management should expand working facilities and capacity advancement programme to improve the work ethics for optimal efficiency.