Rospects and challenges of interdepartmental collaborations in running professional development programmes in KNUST
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2021-06-24
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The collaboration existing within the various departments in the University
(KNUST) in the development of Professional development programmes is
unsubstantial. The aim of this research is to examine the prospects and challenges
of interdepartmental collaboration in running Professional Development
Programmes (PDPs) in KNUST. The study reviewed pertinent literature and
adopted a descriptive case study design. Purposive sampling was used to select four
units namely Bureau of Integrated Rural Development, Department of Food
Science, National Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and The Short
Courses/Programmes Unit for the study. The data for the study was obtained from
heads of the units using interviews. The study examined respondents’
characteristics, challenges of interdepartmental collaboration, benefits derived
from interdepartmental collaboration in Professional Development Programmes
and explored the factors that can influence a successful interdepartmental
collaboration in professional development programmes in KNUST. The study
found among other things that interdepartmental collaboration in the running of
PDPs in KNUST is fraught with challenges such as lack of institutional support,
lack of teamwork, ineffective collaborative efforts from other departments,
selfishness of some departments and lack of understanding within departments in
the University. It was found that the programmes come with benefits to the
individuals involved in the facilitation of it, the departments that are engaged in it
and the university at large. It was therefore strongly recommended that the
university makes it a matter of policy for all departments to engage in the running
of PDPs
Description
A thesis submitted to the Department of Construction Technology and Management, of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, in partial engulfment of the Award of the Degree of Master Of Science.
Keywords
Rospects and challenges, interdepartmental collaborations, professional development programmes, KNUST