Analysis of the effects of frequent strikes on academic performance of students in universities in Nigeria: Edo State as a focal point

Akintoye, Emily; Uhunmwuangho, Sunday Okungbowa

doi:10.4314/afrrev.v12i1.7

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“…The findings were in agreement with Offem, et, al (2018) who noted that a strike is an event that consumes and wastes a lot of time which implies that urgent attention is needed to solve this problem. Akintoye and Uhunmwuangho (2018), had the same view that frequent strikes had adverse effects on the academic performance of students. Also duration of the ASUU strike, the noticeable impact on the completion of their research projects and academic publications, and the disruption caused by the ASUU strike have affected their ability to maintain consistent communication with students and the strike has led to a backlog in administrative tasks and paperwork that they are responsible for.…”

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Impact of 2022 ASUU Strike on Academic Staff Productivity and Students Choice of Admission in Universities in South East Nigeria

Ekene

2024

Int. J. Res. Publ. Rev.

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This paper investigates the impact of the 2022 Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike on academic staff productivity and students' decision-making regarding university admission in the South East region of Nigeria. Three research questions were used for the study. A survey research design was adopted for the study. The study was carried out in the South East region of Nigeria. A purposive sampling technique was used to select 790 students and 489 academic staff, which are made up of universities in the southeast region of Nigeria. A questionnaire was used to collect data for the study and the questionnaire was validated. It was found that the 2022 ASUU strike impacted academic staff productivity in universities in the Southeast East and the ASUU strike has influenced students' decisions on university admission in the South East, considering factors such as delayed academic calendars and perceived educational quality. Lastly, the perspectives of academic staff and students in the long term have consequences. It was recommended that the study should be made available to the Ministry of Education in other to review and know the damages strikes are causing to the educational sector if it persist in affecting both student and academic staff in the university system.

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“…Akintoye and Uhunmwuangho (2018) analyze the effects of frequent strikes on the academic Performance of Students in universities in Nigeria. From the analyzed data, it was observed that frequent strikes had adverse effects on the academic performance of students.…”

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Impact of 2022 ASUU Strike on Academic Staff Productivity and Students Choice of Admission in Universities in South East Nigeria

Ekene

2024

Int. J. Res. Publ. Rev.

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“…This is because during the strikes students get involved in behaviours which make them loose academic interest hence leading to poor performance and decline in the quality of education. Similarly, a study by Akintoye & Uhunmwuangho (2018) found out that frequent strikes had adverse effects on the academic performance of students and the schools as a whole.…”

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Effects of Labour Disputes on Quality of Education in Public Secondary Schools in Mvita Constituency, Mombasa County

Ngotho¹,

Mange²,

Kiruthu³

2019

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Education has always been an important asset and is regarded as a key human development index; as a result various states and governments globally spend a large share of their budget on education sector as part of their strategy to achieve the Millennium Development Goals of education for all. Access to schools has improved rapidly throughout the developing world since 1990, but learning outcomes have lagged behind. Despite the fact that it is desirable to avoid a trade-off between quantity and quality, poorly managed education systems and constant labour disputes have undermined improvement in learning outcomes. The study sought to establish the effects of labour disputes on quality of education in public secondary schools. The objectives of the study are to; examine the causes of labour disputes between Teachers Service Commission and Teachers Union, to investigate the nature of conflicts between TSC and KNUT/KUPPET, to analyse the effect of labour disputes on academic Performance in public secondary schools within Mvita Constituency. The study employed the Bargaining Theory and Conflict Theory. Descriptive research design was used; study population is made up of 10,320 and a sample of 942 Students, Parents, Teachers, TSC and KNUT/KUPPET officials obtained by use of stratified sampling to cater for each classification of respondents. Data were collected through questionnaires, and interview schedules. Descriptive statistics were analysed by use of frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations with the help of SPSS programme. On the other hand, inferential statistics are in form of both Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple regression with the help of Correlation models. The study found that: there are conflicting interests between Teachers Service Commission and Teachers Unions. Major causes of these conflicts are salaries, poor working environment, low motivation for teachers, mishandling of teachers grievances and promotions; disputes affect school performances because at such times teachers stay away from schools and students stay at home. This leads to poor coverage of the syllabus, when schools open the workload is so high that teachers cannot cover everything forcing students to sit for examination without learning some subjects; disputes in schools take various forms such as strikes, confrontations on teacher’s rights, picketing and go-slows. When a solution is not found through collective agreement, teacher’s desert schools which end up closed until the disputes are resolved. Lastly conflicts, disruption of school hours and strikes moderately affect the quality of education. The relationship observed is positively strong although statistically insignificant. This is an open-access article published and distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License of United States unless otherwise stated. Access, citation and distribution of this article is allowed with full recognition of the authors and the source.

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“…Therefore, every naira invested in education in 1990 had a purchasing value of 34 kobo as against 0.80 kobo in 1994, (Oguntoye & Alani, 1998). According to Akintoye and Uhunmwuangho (2018) the economic downturn of the 1980s resulted in instability and financial inadequacy for the Nigerian educational system. Crisis between 1979 and 1999 led to several work stoppages.…”

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Collateral Effects of Strike Actions by Academic Staff on Undergraduates in Public Universities in South West Nigeria

Awe

Tilije

Balogun

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The collateral effects of strike actions by academic staff in public universities in South West Nigeria were investigated through descriptive research design. An instrument tagged Perception of Undergraduates on the Influence of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Strike Actions Questionnaire (PUIASAQ) was used for data collection. A study sample of 490 undergraduates was selected through purposive and simple random sampling techniques from seven universities in South West geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Four research questions were raised with two hypotheses generated. The outcome of the study revealed both negative and positive impacts of ASUU strike on the undergraduates while gender of undergraduates and institutional ownership had no significant influence on undergraduates’ perception. It was recommended that causes of strike actions must be nipped in bud with granting of full autonomy to these universities while tax holidays should be given to private investors to finance universities.

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Analysis of the effects of frequent strikes on academic performance of students in universities in Nigeria: Edo State as a focal point

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Impact of 2022 ASUU Strike on Academic Staff Productivity and Students Choice of Admission in Universities in South East Nigeria

Impact of 2022 ASUU Strike on Academic Staff Productivity and Students Choice of Admission in Universities in South East Nigeria

Effects of Labour Disputes on Quality of Education in Public Secondary Schools in Mvita Constituency, Mombasa County

Collateral Effects of Strike Actions by Academic Staff on Undergraduates in Public Universities in South West Nigeria

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