Lecturers’ perception on appraisal system in public universities in kwara state, nigeria

Performance appraisal of lecturers is required in any tertiary institution to determine their performance in relation to the anticipated outputs. In view of this, this paper examined lecturers’ perception on appraisal system in public universities in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study population was 1,375 lecturers, while the sample was 300. One hypothesis and three research questions were raised, while data were collected from respondents with the use of questionnaire. Percentage and t-test were used to analyze the data. It was revealed among other things that principle of fairness was upheld in carrying out academic promotion and the tripartite mandate of the university was adequately given consideration in carrying out academic staff promotion; financial benefit was promptly attached to lecturers’ promotion carried out in public universities in Kwara State. Sequel to the findings of the study, it was concluded that administration of public universities should sustain the level and possibly improve in the conduct of academic promotion, the principle of fairness; tripartite mandate and prompt accompany of financial benefits with lecturers’ promotion. Keywords: Perception, Performance, Appraisal, Promotion, Tripartite Mandate.