scholarly journals Business-Information Technology Alignment and Sustainability of State-Owned Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State, Nigeria

2022 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Nnyeche Theresa Chidinma ◽  
E A Bestman
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Quality Service ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Business Information ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Rivers State

Purpose: This work examined Business-Information Technology Alignment and Sustainability of State-Owned Tertiary Institutions in Rivers State, Nigeria. The objective was to investigate the relationship between strategy-driven alignment and sustainability of state-owned tertiary institutions in Rivers State, Nigeria. Methodology: To achieve this, two research questions and hypotheses were designed to guide the study. The population for this work comprised 1,224 staff between grade level 11 and above in the five state-owned tertiary institutions in Rivers State.   The sample size of this study consisted of 302 selected using the Taro-Yamane sampling technique.  The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire. The test for the internal regularity of the instrument was conducted using Spearman Rank Order correlation. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions; Statistical Package for Social Science out version 23.0 was used to test the null hypotheses. Findings: It was found that strategy-driven alignment significantly influenced the sustainability of quality service delivery of the state-owned tertiary institutions in Rivers State, Nigeria; the study therefore concluded that adopting the concept of business-information technology alignment will invariably result to sustainability in tertiary institutions. Recommendation: The study recommended among other things that: Federal and state governments as well as tertiary institution’s management should, as a matter of urgency, develop credible strategy-driven alignment approach that will ensure that the unique objectives of the tertiary institutions are derived seamlessly while using IT, that tertiary institution management should fore-handily train all IT staff on the objectives of the institution so that everyone in IT has a visceral understanding of the institutions intention with regards to quality service delivery.

scholarly journals Prevalent Crime in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions and Administrative

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 270
Author(s):  
Romina Ifeoma Asiyai ◽  
Enamiroro Patrick Oghuvbu
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategies ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
South West ◽  
Southern Nigeria ◽  
The Common ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Free Environment ◽  
Administrative Strategies

This study examined crime in tertiary institutions in southern Nigeria.  The purpose of the study was to identify the common crime prevalent in the institution, the administrative strategies for managing crime and find out the extent to which institution managers or Administrators are employing the identified strategies to ensure a crime free environment. Three research questions were asked and answered. The sample of the study was drawn from a population of tertiary institutions in Southern Nigeria  A sample of 1020 respondents were selected through stratified random sampling technique from nine tertiary institutions in South-West Nigeria. The questionnaire was the instrument for collection of data from the respondents. It is divided into three sub-scales. Cronbach Alpha for the three sub scales yielded 0.84, 0.80 and 0.76. The finding revealed the common crime prevalent in tertiary institution in South-West Nigeria as examination malpractices, assault, plagiarism, sexual harassment, and certificate forgery. The findings further showed that crime management strategies like mounting closed circuit camera in strategic locations, regular monitoring of activities, use of anti-cult group are some of the identified crime management strategies. The extent of employment of the identified strategies in crime management is low.

Perceived Influence of Students’ Demographic Variables on Their Access to Financial Aids in Public Universities in Rivers State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-50
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Olorunleke Eseyin
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Sample Size Determination ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
The Public ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Rivers State

The paper investigated the perceived influence of students’ demographic variables on their access to financial aids in public Universities in Rivers State, Nigeria. Six questions were formulated to guide the study and five hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The design adopted for the study was an analytical survey. The population of the study included 78, 216 students (34,997 male and 43,219 female) in the three public Universities in Rivers State. The sample of the study covered 791 students (Male= 395 and Female= 396) selected through the random sampling technique while Taro Yamane method of sample size determination was used for determining the sample size. The instruments used for collecting responses from students were questionnaire and a ten items interview schedule. The research questions were answered using frequency, percentage and cumulative percentage. Findings of the study revealed that students’ demographic variables have an influence on their access to financial aids in public Universities in Rivers State, Nigeria. The implication of this is that the government’s expenditure on education will continue to increase in the absence of these alternative financial aids in the public Universities in Rivers State, Nigeria.

scholarly journals Co-Operative Societies and Poverty Reduction Among Members for Community Development in Rivers State, Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 250
Author(s):  
Adekola, G. ◽  
Dokubo, Chidinma
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Cooperative Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
The State ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Rivers State ◽  
Area Of Study

The paper examined how cooperative societies operating in Rivers State have been carrying out poverty reduction activities among their members so as to help them contribute to community development. The study answered three research questions. The population of this study comprised 2,355 members of twenty one (21) registered cooperative societies whose activities cover thrift and loan, and thrift and credit facilities. Stratified random sampling technique was used to sample 1,103 representing 50% of the members of the twenty one (21) thrift loan and credit cooperative societies which were used for the study. Through the study, authors established that cooperative societies in the area of study have been empowering their members through their poverty reduction activities. However, factors such as Lack of capital and corruption among the heads of cooperative societies in the State have been militating against the effectiveness of the cooperative poverty reduction activities. Therefore, in order to sustain the cooperative poverty reduction activities, cooperators need cooperative education.

scholarly journals Assessment of Healthcare Institutions and Socio-Economic Welfare: A Survey of Secondary and Tertiary Hospitals in Rivers State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 11-21
Author(s):  
Dennis B. Ewubare ◽  
Kelechi C. Nnamdi
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
State Government ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Quality Healthcare ◽  
Tertiary Hospitals ◽  
The Government ◽  
Rivers State

The purpose of this paper is to access healthcare institutions and the welfare experience of patients and workers in public Secondary and Tertiary Hospitals in Rivers State, with ownership across Federal Government, State Government and the Military. From a stratified sampling technique, a representative survey sample of 90 respondents was involved. Our findings shows that Tertiary hospitals in Rivers state relies on funding by Federal Government, State Government, internally generated funds and grants, in their decending order. Budgetary cut on health institution is perceived to reduce service delivery and health workers motivation, though a cut in funding is expected by few, as a result of the prevalent fall in global oil price. The analysis also shows that the price of health services and medicines have increased in recent times, but we could not establish the symptom of inflation on the prices of healthcare consumption. It was established that the level of qualified health workers without gainful employment has slightly increased, owing to low absorptive capacity of government owned hospital, low renumeration from non-public-owned hospitals. The study found that the populace prefers public hospitals over private hospitals, mainly because of affordability and availability of specialists. Although there is evidence of inadequate workforce, bureaucratic holdup and poor ambience. The study concludes that the government is the provider of very affordable and quality healthcare in Nigeria. It was therefore recommended that there should be proper accountability by the hospital management on the proceeds and expenses. Efforts should be made to strenghten internally generated revenue, while a public-private partnership, improved efficiency and quality of service delivery will attract funds.

Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Towards Routine Medical Examination Among University Lecturers In Rivers State

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 648-656
Author(s):  
Ene Emilia Abigo ◽  
J. E. F. Okpako
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Medical Examination ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
University Lecturers ◽  
Rivers State ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

The study examined the knowledge, attitude and practice of routine medical examination among university lecturers in Rivers State. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. The sample size consisted of 381 (12% of the total population) on a random sampling technique. Three research questions guided the study. A self-structured instruments titled “Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Routine Medical Examination Scale (KAPRME), Cronbach Alpha value of 0.78 was obtained for the content reliability. Simple percentage, Mean and standard deviation were used to analyse research questions. Findings showed that University Lecturers in Rivers State have knowledge and positive attitude on Routine Medical Examination. But, there is low level of practice for routine medical examination among the universities lecturers in Rivers State. Based on the findings, it was concluded that lecturers are aware of the impact of Routine Medical Examination but most times claim to be task-oriented taking for granted the nitty-gritty of life to be healthy. It was recommended that University administrators vis-à-vis individual lecturers should place optimum priority to Routine Medical Examination at least twice a year.

Strategies for Sustainable Quality Service Delivery in Hotels in Owerri

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
I.B. Anyanwu
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Hospitality Management ◽  
Quality Service ◽  
Infinite Population

This study sought to determine strategies for sustainable quality service delivery in hotels in Owerri. Two research questions guided the study. The study population comprised all customers of registered hotels. It is an infinite population. The researcher used Cochran (1977) formula for determining sample size for an infinite population, and it gave a sample size of 384. A structured questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection which was validated by academics in Hospitality Management and Tourism, and Marketing. Crombach Alpha Coefficient of 0.73 was obtained confirming the usability of the instrument. Convenient sampling technique was adopted for data collection, which was analyzed using frequency, mean, and standard deviation. Findings revealed that the level of quality service delivery in the hotels studied was very poor as shown by the clustered mean. Similarly, the respondents agreed on specific strategies such as marketing research and anticipation of guest needs, employee empowerment, and training, among others for improving quality service delivery in hotels in the study area. Given the findings of the study, recommendations were made to the effect that hotel operations are encouraged to carry out periodic service quality assessment to determine customer service quality perceptions and also develop sustainable feedback mechanisms such as comment cards and other online interactive platforms that can facilitate constant updates on customer needs and wants.

scholarly journals GENDER DISPARITY TOWARDS STUDENTS ENROLLMENT IN TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN RIVERS STATE: CAUSES, EFFECTS AND STRATEGIES

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Isaac Nwojiewho Dokubo ◽  
Mtormabari Tambari Deebom
Keyword(s):  
Technical Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Gender Disparity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
State University ◽  
Port Harcourt ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Rivers State ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study examined the gender disparity towards students’ enrollment in technical education in Rivers State. A sample of 403 students (362 Male and 41 Female) was selected through simple random sampling technique from Rivers State University (RIVSU) and Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUOE), Port Harcourt from the Department of Technical Education. Three research questions were posed to guide the study and two Null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significant. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data. A reliability coefficient of 0.83 was established through Cronbach Alpha using test-retest method. Data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation for research questions and hypotheses were tested using the independent sample t-test. The study revealed amongst others that poverty, preference of male child, cultural and religious beliefs were causes of female folks low enrollment into technical education programmes in Rivers State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended amongst others that; allowances, scholarships, employment opportunities should be given to female students in order to enhance their enrolments into technical education programmmes in Rivers State.

Administrative Strategies For Effective Teaching In Basic Education In The Era Of Frozen Moment In Rivers State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Chinyere Catherine Ukala
Keyword(s):  
Effective Teaching ◽  
Sample Size ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Teaching Effectiveness ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Rivers State ◽  
Administrative Strategies

The study explored administrative strategies for effective teaching in basic schools in the era of frozen moment in Rivers State, Nigeria. Three research questions were answered while three hypotheses were tested. The study adopted an analytic survey research design with a population of 247 headteachers in 247 public basic schools in Rivers State. The sample size is 172 headteachers representing 70% of the population of the headteachers. The sample size was arrived at using proportionate stratified random sampling technique. An instrument titled Administrative Strategies for Effective Teaching Scale (ASETS) was used for data collection. Face and content validities were ensured by experts in Educational Management as well as Test and Measurement in the University of Port Harcourt. The internal consistency reliability coefficient of 0.83 was computed for ASETS through Cronbach alpha statistical method. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while z-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. It was found that the headteachers can use reward management system as well as online supervision of their teachers’ academic preparation progress to enhance their teaching effectiveness. It was also found that the headteachers have the problem of time management and financial incapacity to carry out online administrative functions. It was recommended among others that the headteachers and local and state governments should assist the teachers in procuring electronic gadgets by giving them soft loans. The headteachers should cultivate the attitude of making use of online platform to disseminate information to the teachers for teaching effectiveness.

scholarly journals Managing teachers work safety for quality Service delivery in secondary schools in rivers State

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Emmanuel O. Eseyin ◽  
Stalla Chidinma Anieheobi ◽  
Sarah Oyemwen Osah ◽  
Ololade Adebiyi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Quality Service ◽  
Work Safety ◽  
Rivers State

scholarly journals Influence of Family Background on the Academic Performance of Married Female Students in Clothing and Textiles in Nigeria’s Universities

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 124
Author(s):  
Juliana Ego Azonuche
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Family Background ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
The Family ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Married Female

The study aimed at finding the influence of the family on the academic performance of married female students in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. The study was guided by three research questions and three hypotheses. The population of the study was 176 Clothing and Textiles students in public universities South-South States, Nigeria. The sample size was 58 respondents that are married, selected through purposive sampling technique. Questionnaire vas used to elicit responses from the respondents. The records of students” raw scores were used to score performance. Data were analysed using mean, regression and ANOVA. Findings showed that the married female students perform their family roles. Their marital roles and family size did not influence their academic performance but their socioeconomic status did. It was recommended that families should provide needed learning materials for married female students for better academic performance.   Received: 15 February 2021 / Accepted: 4 May 2021 / Published: 8 July 2021

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