Benue State University, Makurdi

DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS AND THE MANAGEMENT OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

Simon Terver Mtile and Prof. Okwori Adejo

Abstract

This study investigated impact of disciplinary problems on the management of tertiary institutions in Benue State, Nigeria. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was made up of 6,805 academic staff from 12 tertiary institutions of learning in Benue State. A sample of 340 academic staff was drawn from four tertiary institutions of learning using simple random sampling technique. A 10-item structured four-point rating scale questionnaire titled “Impact of Disciplinary Problems Questionnaire (IDPQ)” with reliability coefficient of 0.91 was used for data collection. Data obtained from the field study were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions while the Chi-square (χ 2 ) test of goodness of-fit was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings indicated that students’ truancy and sexual immorality have significant influence on the management of tertiary institutions in Benue State Nigeria. It was recommended among others that school administrators should employ very strict security measures to detect students who regularly play truancy and give them serious punishment that will serve as a deterrent to others.

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