Assessment of Good Leadership as a Determinant of Adequate Funding of Tertiary Institution in Nigeria

Abstract

The main target of this study was to assess good leadership as a determinant of adequate funding of tertiary institution in Nigeria Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The study was conducted in Nigeria. The target population for the study consisted of lecturers in tertiary institution. Stratified sampling technique was used in selecting 180 respondents. For this to be achieved, 3 states were randomly selected. From each of the state 60 lecturers for Akwa Ibom State, Abia State and Cross Rivers State were randomly selected and used for the study. The instrument used in this study for data collection was a questionnaire titled " Good Leadership and Adequate Funding Questionnaire (GLAFQ)". Face and content validation of the instrument was carried out by an expert in testing, measurement, and evaluation to ensure that the instrument has the accuracy, appropriateness, and completeness for the study under consideration. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.80, and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such as percentage analysis. The test for significance was done at 0.05 alpha levels. In contrast, Good leadership is a process of social influence in which a person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common and ethical task. A good leader can "communicate appropriately and motivate others significantly" to further the mission. The results proved that the extent of good leadership exhibited by leaders in the Nigerian tertiary institution is good. It also proved that the type of leadership behavior exhibited by the leaders in the Nigerian tertiary institution is the democratic leadership style. The also showed that adequate funding is not provided in the Nigerian tertiary institution. Finally, the findings proved that there is significant influence of good leadership on adequate funding in the Nigerian tertiary institution. The study concluded that the university is the zenith of an educational system where high-level manpower is trained for the socio-economic and political growth of the nation. The training of teachers, civil servants, engineers, humanists, entrepreneurs, scientists, and myriads of other personnel for every market economy is ensured by tertiary education. One of the recommendations made was that Vice Chancellors of universities should be resourceful in seeking alternative sources of funding, while prudence and accountability in university management should be their watchwords.