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Peretomode, V. F. – International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2021
One of the major criticisms of top management in universities in most African countries is arguably the isolation of both top management team and intellectuals from the real problems and issues of the real world and business of universities. This disconnect, often referred to as the Ivory tower syndrome, has become a source of concern. Based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Transformational Leadership, College Administration
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Padraic Casserly; Ademola Dare; Joy Onuh; Williams Baah; Ashley Taylor – Biomedical Engineering Education, 2024
Amidst the dual challenges of an eight-month university closure from nationwide public university strikes in Nigeria and the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we needed to innovate the delivery of BME graduate curriculum to ensure graduate students continued to progress in their studies. To ensure BME graduate students were engaging in…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Engineering Education, Video Technology, Lecture Method
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Adavbiele, J. A. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
This paper was designed to x-ray the implications of incessant strike actions on the implementation of Technical education programme in Nigeria. The paper took an exploratory view on the concept of strike actions in Nigeria with particular references on notable strike actions that have occurred in Nigeria. The types of strike were explained and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Strikes, College Students, College Faculty
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Ineme, Kubiat M.; Ineme, Mfon E. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2016
The Nigerian tertiary educational system has been ravaged by incessant strike action, which appears to defy all attempts to find solutions. This paper reports on a study that examines the impact of job satisfaction and burnout on attitudes towards strike actions among employees of a Nigerian university. A total of 576 employees participated in the…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Teacher Burnout, College Faculty, Foreign Countries
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Orok-Duke, Orok Ekpo; Sackey, Jacob; Usiabulu, Michael; Bassey, Okpa Inah – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this study was to find out the impact of incessant strike actions and industrial disputes in Cross River University of Technology and its effect on students' motivation to learning. Over the years, a considerable amount of effort has been put on ground in order to run the Cross River University of Technology devoid of financial…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Strikes, Universities, Student Motivation
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Ejoigu, Aloy; Sule, Sheidu – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2012
This paper traces briefly the history and development of university education in Nigeria from one university in 1948 to a total of 118 universities as at the time of writing the paper. Besides the chronicle, the paper examines some cross-cutting issues that tend to scuttle the otherwise good intentions and robust programme initiatives of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Universities, Higher Education
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Irtwange, S. V.; Orsaah, S. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2010
The study was undertaken with the objective of assessing groups influence on management style as related to University governance with University of Agriculture, Makurdi as a case study from academic staff perspective. The management style of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi between the period September 3, 1996 to…
Descriptors: Resumes (Personal), Governance, Program Effectiveness, Sampling