Abstract: The study sought to investigate administrative autonomy and effective management of universities in Cross River State, Nigeria. One research question was posed and one hypothesis was postulated for the study. The study adopted the ex-post facto research design. The study covered the two public universities in Cross River State Nigeria, namely University of Calabar and Cross River University of Technology. The population of the study comprised all staff (academic and non-academic) in the two public universities in Cross River State, Nigeria. In all, a total of 857 Staff, academic and non-academic in each institution were randomly selected as sample for the study. The instrument for data collection was a 30 item questionnaire titled “Administrative Autonomy and Management of Universities Questionnaire)”. A test retest method was use to ascertain the reliability of the instrument. The result shows that the reliability coefficient stood at .83 to .96, this makes the instrument to be valid and reliable. The instrument of data collection was validated by test and measurement experts before it was personally administered by the researcher. Data collected was analyzed using the Pearson Product Moment correlation analysis. Findings showed that there was significant relationship between administrative autonomy and effective management of universities. Among other things, the study recommends the reform of university education achieve the purpose of its establishment.
Keywords: Administrative, Autonomy, Management, Universities, Cross River State, Nigeria.
Title: ADMINISTRATIVE AUTONOMY AND THE MANAGEMENT OF UNIVERSITIES IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
Author: OBIA ENIANG ESIEN, BASSEY, MOSES OBETEN
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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