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| Assessment of Environmental Factors Militating Against Achievements of University Objectives in Nigeria
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BASHIR, B. T. , Arisekola Azeez SALMAN, ISSAH, J.
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Abstract:
The significance of environment as an activity of human phenomenon is being underestimated in the commitment towards the achievement of university objectives in Nigeria. This paper explored the barriers militating against achievement of university objectives in Nigeria. A descriptive survey with population of 77,315 which comprised of university management staff, academic staff and non-academic for the 128 universities in Nigeria as at 2017. Based on the multistage sampling procedure, universities were clustered into six geopolitical zones while 18 were selected on the purpose of ownership. The study adopted KENPRO (2012) sampling size table for 384 respondents. Three research questions were raised while one hypothesis was formulated. These were answered and tested using percentage and analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistic at .05 level of significant. The findings shows that there exist differences between environmental issues and achievements of universities objectives in Nigeria. It concludes that; inadequacies in resources not in tandem with societal needs, overemphasis on theoretical knowledge and no relevancy in curriculum designed with oversight on moral value made it difficult for the achievement of university objectives in Nigeria. The study recommends among others that; universities through parent body to address structures, systems, processes and regulations to be societal relevance in areas of recruitment of qualified staff, involvement of parents and students representatives in decision making; strengthen internal efficiency universities by having a clear understanding of needs in terms of manpower requirement for selection of priorities, capacities and capabilities in response to sectors demand; universities to build up innovation through linkage with alumni, professional bodies, Non-governmental agencies and employers on curriculum design, delivery and assessment, and work-based learning to provide specific training and employment galore.
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