Title: Staff Years Of Working Exprience Perceptions On Vice Chancellors' Management Of Resources In Public Universities, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Authors: Jasper-Abowei
Florence Ebikienmo
Diepreye Okodoko
Volume: 10
Issue: 3
Pages: 41-48
Publication Date: 2026/03/28
Abstract:
The study examined staff years of working experience on vice chancellors' management of resources in Bayelsa state public Universities. The analytic descriptive survey design was adopted. The target population was made up of 4606 staff. The sample size of 1382 staff (30%) was selected through proportionate stratified random sampling technique. Fifteen (15) items questionnaire instrument developed and validated two experts, tagged SPRMVUQ was used for data collection. To establish the order of effectiveness of staff years of working experience and direction of significance, the mean rating scores were subjected to Scheffe's multiple comparison tests for a post hoc analysis. Respondents within 1-11 years of working experience were more in number than their counterparts in the study. All items were accepted by the staff within 1-11 years of working experience. Staff within 1-11 is the most effective, followed by 12-22, then 23-33 and the least are the staff within 34-44 in their mean rating of resources management by Vice-Chancellors in public Universities. There is a significant difference among staff within 1-11, 12-22, 23-33 and 34-44 years of working experience mean rating of resources management by Vice-Chancellors of public Universities in Bayelsa State. Years of working experience has significant influence staff on their mean rating of resources management by Vice-Chancellors of public Universities. University staff should consider their years of working experience as a variable of influence on their mean rating of resources management by Vice-Chancellors in Universities.