Impact of Inflation on Tertiary Institutions Programme Implementation in North-Central Nigeria
Keywords:
Inflation, Tertiary institutions, Programme.Abstract
The paper assessed the impact of inflation on tertiary institutions programme implementation in North- Central Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. Population of the study comprised all academic staff in North Central Nigeria. The sample size was 250. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample for the study. The instrument for data collection was a researcher-developed questionnaire titled “Inflation and Tertiary Institution programme Questionnaire (ITIPQ). The instrument was validated by three experts and its reliability was determined using Cronbach alpha method. This yielded internal consistency coefficients of 0.81 and 0.85 respectively for the two sections of the instrument. The data obtained from this study were subjected to statistical analysis. Frequencies and simple percentages were used to analyze the total number of respondents who completed the questionnaires. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to test all the five hypotheses. The 0.05 level of significance was used in rejecting or retaining the null hypotheses. The study showed that inflation have negatively affected the activities of tertiary institutions in the region. Specifically, inflation have disrupted the smooth implementation of teaching, research and community services programme in the region. Based on this the paper recommends that government should increase the salaries of lecturers in the tertiary institutions. Government should provide social safety programme for students to help them cope with the inflation. Government should subsidize resources resource and increase the funding of research programme of tertiary institutions in the region.
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