COST SHARING SYSTEM, CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
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Management, higher institutions, cost sharing system, consultancy services, maintenance skills, institution-community relationshipAbstract
This study assessed cost sharing system, consultancy services and management of higher education institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria. Two research questions were used and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Correlational research design was adopted for this study. Census technique was employed in selecting the entire sampled population of 197 heads of department in the four public higher education institutions in the area of the study. Two structured validated instruments tagged “Cost Sharing System, Consultancy Services Questionnaire (CSSCSQ)” and “Management of Higher Education Institutions Questionnaire (MHEIQ)” were used for data collection. The researcher analyzed the data collected through the use of Simple Regression analysis. The results of the study revealed that cost sharing system explained only 5% of variation in management (R²=0.05), while consultancy services explained only 18% (R²=0.18) in management of higher education institutions in Cross River State. Based on this result, it was concluded that cost sharing system and consultancy services significantly predicted management of higher education institutions in Cross River State, Nigeria. It was therefore recommended, that stakeholders in higher education institutions should share in the burden of funding education and managers of higher education institutions should effectively organize consultancy services in order to enhance the management of higher education institutions in the State.References
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