STAKEHOLDERS’ PARTICIPATION IN THE EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF TERTIARY EDUCATION IN TARABA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The paper investigated Stakeholders Participation in the Effective Administration of Tertiary Education in Taraba state, Nigeria. The variables selected for the paper include level of participation of civil servants and community leaders in the effective administration of tertiary education in Taraba State. Two research questions were formulated. The design adopted for the paper was descriptive survey research design. The population of the paper is 1,579 Academic staff and 2,485 senior non-academic staff, totaling 4,064 staff in 2023/2024 session. Multi-stage sampling was used to select the sample size of 364 respondents which constitute 14.79%. Stratified random sampling technique was used to determine the sample size for each category of the respondents (Academic and senior non-academic staff). The research instrument used was a questionnaire tagged “Stakeholder’s participation in the effective administration of tertiary education in Taraba State questionnaire” (SPEATETSQ). Mean and standard deviation was used in analyzing the data collected. The findings of the paper revealed that participation of civil servants and community leaders in the effective administration of Tertiary Education. Therefore, Tertiary Education enrolment is related to or influenced by the government policy, thus whenever there is an imbalance in the community support to tertiary education programme, the enrolment into the programme will decline. The paper recommends that: Policy Makers of the States should develop comprehensive policies that address learning in a wide range of spheres, including the economic, political, social, cultural, technological and environmental.  Policy Makers of the States should develop inclusive policies that address the learning needs of all tertiary institutions by providing equitable access to learning opportunities.