PROFILE OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE OF UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS IN SRI LANKA

Abstract

Inspired by Gardner‟s (1983,1999) theoretical discussion of „Multiple Intelligence‟ and considering the significance of multiple decision making roles as played out by University Administrative Officers within the contemporary University system of Sri Lanka; this study attempts to develop a multiple intelligence profile for University Administrative officers. Guided by a quantitative methodological approach to management research the study was conducted among sixty-nine administrative officers in six national Universities located in the western province, Sri Lanka. Data gathered through a structured questionnaire were analyzed using descriptive statistical methods. The „Multiple Intelligence Profile‟ that was developed through this analysis depicts „bodily intelligence‟ to be the most prominent among University Administrative Officers in Sri Lanka.