Abstract: The study investigated the relationship between Management of Students’ Personnel Services and Student’s Academic Performance in Tertiary Institutions in Akwa Ibom State. Three research objectives and research questions were raised and three null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted Ex-post Facto Design. The study population consisted of all the 31,451 students in four public tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State. Four hundred and twenty nine (429) students were used as sample representing 2% of the study population using Multi stage sampling approach. Data collection was done with the use of a researcher developed questionnaire titled “Management of Students’ Personnel Services Questionnaire (MSPSQ) and students’ academic result in General Studies (GSTs)” The reliability coefficient of the instruments were established using Cronbach Alpha and Pearson’s Product Moments Correlation coefficient (r), the reliability indices for both instruments were .78 and .78 respectively. Mean, standard deviation and the coefficient of the Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to answer the research questions while Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient Analysis was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance The result of the study revealed that; there is a significant relationship between accommodation services, library services, transport services and students’ academic performance in tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State. It was concluded that students personnel services relates significantly to students’ academic performance. The study therefore recommends among others that the state and federal government should disburse enough funds to tertiary institutions in order to aid their provision of these services and effective management of students’ personnel services.
Keywords: Students’ Personnel Services, Tertiary Institutions, Student’s Academic Performance.
Title: Management of Students’ Personnel Services and Students’ Academic Performance in Tertiary Institutions in Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria
Author: Cecilia Emuji Ereh, Nkoyo, Asuquo Thomas
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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