Impact of Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) Dispute on Management of Public Universities in North Central Nigeria

Mrs. A. A. Alfa Ph. D, Ochai Godwin O. Ph. D, Mrs. A. O. Ogwuche Ph. D and A. Ph. D Agbulu Christiana
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Mrs. A. A. Alfa Ph. D: Department of Educational Foundations, College of Agricultural and Science Education, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi
Ochai Godwin O. Ph. D: Department of Educational Foundations, College of Agricultural and Science Education, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi
Mrs. A. O. Ogwuche Ph. D: Department of Educational Foundations, College of Agricultural and Science Education, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi
A. Ph. D Agbulu Christiana: Department of Educational Foundations, College of Agricultural and Science Education, Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 12, 181-191

Abstract: The study investigated the impact of Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) disputes on the management of public universities in North Central Nigeria. The study was guided by two specific objectives, two research questions, and two hypotheses. Survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 4,238 academic staff in public universities in North Central Nigeria. The sample size for the study was 270 academic staff. The sampling technique used in this study was multistage sampling procedure. The instrument for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire titled, “Impact of Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) Dispute on Management of Public Universities in North Central Nigeria (IASUUDMPUQ). The instrument consisted of 10 items. The items of the instrument were validated by three experts two in the area of Educational Administration and Planning and one expert in the area of Measurement and Evaluation all from Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha Statistics. The reliability coefficient for the entire instrument was 0.82, which indicated that the instrument was reliable. The research questions posed in the study were descriptively answered using mean and standard deviation. The hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance using chi-square test of goodness-of-fit statistic. The findings of the study indicated that the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ disputes on universities have significant impact on the management of public universities in the area of proliferation and revitalisation. Based on the results of this study, it can be concluded that past incessant strike actions by Academic Staff Union of Universities have positive significant impact on university proliferation and revitalisation in public universities in North Central Nigeria.

Date: 2024
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