Recruitment and Selection Practices and Performance Of Distance Education Tutors at University of Cape Coast

Abstract

ABSTRACT The research was to find out the recruitment and selection practices and performance of Distance Education tutors at University of Cape Coast. The specific objectives that directed the study were; to ascertain tutors recruitment practices; to ascertain tutors selection practices, to examine the influence of recruitment practices on tutors performance and to assess the influence of selection practices on tutors performance at College of Distance Education (CoDE), UCC. The research adopted a quantitative research approach with the research design being the descriptive and correlation research design. The sample size used was 160 out of a population of 254. Out of the 160 tutors sampled, 154 responded to the study. The study adopted a convenience sampling technique with a self-structured questionnaire as the main instrument. The quantitative data were analysed with Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS 20 version) software. It was found that some major recruitment and selection practices are avoided by CoDE, UCC. The study also revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between recruitment practices and performance of tutors of College of Distance Education, University of Cape Coast. The results of the study also pointed out that, there is a very strong positive impact between selection practices and the performance of the tutors. The study recommends that CoDE UCC should invest more in recruitment and selection practices in general to help employ the right and qualified tutors. The recruitment and selection practices should involve the creation of recruitment awareness policies and the selection criteria of the organisation should be reviewed