Bridging the Dichotomous Gaps between Trade Unionism and Management of Tertiary Institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria
The study examined the relationship between activities of trade unions and management of tertiary institutions in a bid to provide empirical solution to the lingering industrial actions by the staff unions in various tertiary institutions in Nigeria. 450 subjects consisted of 390 members of unions w...
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| description | The study examined the relationship between activities of trade unions and management of tertiary institutions in a bid to provide empirical solution to the lingering industrial actions by the staff unions in various tertiary institutions in Nigeria. 450 subjects consisted of 390 members of unions which were selected using proportionate sampling techniques and 60 top management staff of the selected institutions was selected purposively. Two self-designed instruments namely; “Trade Unions and management of Tertiary Institutions Questionnaire (TUMTIQ) and “Management of Tertiary Institutions Questionnaire (MTIQ)” were used to collect relevant data from the subjects. The face and content validity was done by the researchers and another expert in Educational management and Test and Measurement. Also test-retest method of reliability was adopted with reliability coefficient of 0.66 and 0.72 respectively. The data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential Statistics and the three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that there was significant relationship between activities of trade unions and leadership style of management of tertiary institutions. The study also showed that there was significant relationship between trade unions’ dissatisfaction with conditions of service and management of tertiary institutions. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that management of tertiary institutions should adopt a leadership styles that is all inclusive through participatory system of management. Government should also provide funding for management to enhance condition of service in form of better pay package, in-service training, overseas trip and their welfare packages for staff |
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| spelling | doaj.art-36425f213037410ebcfded160ff047142023-02-15T16:18:06ZengJournal of Social Studies Education ResearchJournal of Social Studies Education Research1309-91081309-91082019-03-01101285300353Bridging the Dichotomous Gaps between Trade Unionism and Management of Tertiary Institutions in Ekiti State, NigeriaBunmi Isaiah Omodan0Bekithemba Dube1School of Education Studies, University of the Free State.University of the Free StateThe study examined the relationship between activities of trade unions and management of tertiary institutions in a bid to provide empirical solution to the lingering industrial actions by the staff unions in various tertiary institutions in Nigeria. 450 subjects consisted of 390 members of unions which were selected using proportionate sampling techniques and 60 top management staff of the selected institutions was selected purposively. Two self-designed instruments namely; “Trade Unions and management of Tertiary Institutions Questionnaire (TUMTIQ) and “Management of Tertiary Institutions Questionnaire (MTIQ)” were used to collect relevant data from the subjects. The face and content validity was done by the researchers and another expert in Educational management and Test and Measurement. Also test-retest method of reliability was adopted with reliability coefficient of 0.66 and 0.72 respectively. The data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential Statistics and the three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that there was significant relationship between activities of trade unions and leadership style of management of tertiary institutions. The study also showed that there was significant relationship between trade unions’ dissatisfaction with conditions of service and management of tertiary institutions. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that management of tertiary institutions should adopt a leadership styles that is all inclusive through participatory system of management. Government should also provide funding for management to enhance condition of service in form of better pay package, in-service training, overseas trip and their welfare packages for staffhttp://jsser.org/index.php/jsser/article/view/361Trade Unionism, Leadership style, Condition of Service, Management, Tertiary Institutions |
| spellingShingle | Bunmi Isaiah Omodan Bekithemba Dube Bridging the Dichotomous Gaps between Trade Unionism and Management of Tertiary Institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria Journal of Social Studies Education Research Trade Unionism, Leadership style, Condition of Service, Management, Tertiary Institutions |
| title | Bridging the Dichotomous Gaps between Trade Unionism and Management of Tertiary Institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria |
| title_full | Bridging the Dichotomous Gaps between Trade Unionism and Management of Tertiary Institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Bridging the Dichotomous Gaps between Trade Unionism and Management of Tertiary Institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bridging the Dichotomous Gaps between Trade Unionism and Management of Tertiary Institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria |
| title_short | Bridging the Dichotomous Gaps between Trade Unionism and Management of Tertiary Institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria |
| title_sort | bridging the dichotomous gaps between trade unionism and management of tertiary institutions in ekiti state nigeria |
| topic | Trade Unionism, Leadership style, Condition of Service, Management, Tertiary Institutions |
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