EFFECT OF ACADEMIC STAFF STRIKE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN ANAMBRA STATE

¹Anene Anthony Nbubueze & ²Prof. Nwakpa Paul

^1&2Department of Educational Foundations, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria.

Abstract

Academic staff strike is one of the constructs that can be used to explain academic achievement of students. Using ex-post-facto research design, this study investigated the effect of academic staff strike on academic achievement of students in colleges of education in Anambra State. The population of the study comprised all the staff (academic and non-academic) and students from the 2 (two) government owned colleges of education in Anambra State. The sample for the study stood at 200 (academic staff), 100 (non-academic staff) and 500 students randomly selected from the 2 institutions given a total of 800 subjects. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. Data were collected through questionnaire of 30 items to elicit information on impact of academic staff strike on academic achievement of students in colleges of education in Anambra State. The instrument was validated by expert in education. Reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha and alpha coefficient of 0.79 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test was used for testing the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Result revealed that academic staff strike wheels tremendous influence on the students’ academic achievement. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that government should give priority to the education sector of the nation, implement to the letter her stipulated document on tertiary education as seen in her National policy on education as well as abide to the last letter all agreement with the academic staff of colleges of education in Anambra State.

Keywords: Academic staff, strike, academic achievement