ABSTRACT
The study investigated participation in
decision-making and effective university administration in the South East,
Nigeria. Six research questions were stated and answered and six hypotheses
formulated and tested for the study. The design of the study was a correlation
design. The literature related to the study was also reviewed under the
conceptual framework, theoretical framework, empirical studies and summary of
the literature review. The entire 142 Principal Officers and the Students’
Union Executives ofthe universities were used in the study. Therefore, the
enumerative census method was employed in the selection of the entire Principal
Officers and the Students’ Union Executives of the universities for the study
since the researcher can adequately manage the size of the population. The
researcher developed two instruments for data collection titled: Participation
in Decision-making Questionnaire (PDMQ) and Effective University Administration
Questionnaire (EUAQ), which were used to elicit information from the
respondents. The instruments were validated by three experts, one from
Measurement and Evaluation and two from Educational Management, specialized in
Educational Administration and Planning all from MOUAU. Reliability indices of
0.81 (PDMQ) and 0.79(EUAQ) respectively were obtained for the instruments and
the indices implied that the instruments were reliable for the study. To ensure
high rate ofreturn ofthe instrument, the researcher briefed six research
assistants to distribute and collect the completed questionnaires from the
respondents. Data obtained for the study were analyzed using the Pearson
Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) Simple Linear regression to
answer the research questions and test the null hypotheses respectively. The
findings of the study revealed that there was a high extent of correlation
between students’ and lecturers’ participation in decision-making on
examination matters and effective university administration as indicated by the
correlation coefficient r (0.78) which is positive and within the coefficient
limit of ±0.71 - 0.90.; that significant relationship exists between students’
and lecturers’ participation in decision-making on examination matters and
effective university administration in universities; Based on findings, the
following recommendations amongst others emerged; that active participation of
students and lecturers in certain matters in the universities should be
approved and implemented by the university senate and council; that the
university management of the universities in the South Eastern states of Nigeria
should adopt a training and transformational leadership measures geared towards
development of student union representatives to acquaint them with logical
decisions-making skills to participate effectively in decision-making sessions
in the university; That there is need for university management to avoid
unnecessary exploitation of students and lecturers through unnecessary increase
in tuition fee and other levies payable in the university in order to avoid
students unrest which in effect will distort the university administration
AJUZIE, O (2025). Participation in Decision-Making and Effective University Administration in the South East, Nigeria:- Ajuzie, Cosmas O. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Oct 08, 2025, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/participation-in-decision-making-and-effective-university-administration-in-the-south-east-nigeria-ajuzie-cosmas-o-7-2
OBINNA, AJUZIE. "Participation in Decision-Making and Effective University Administration in the South East, Nigeria:- Ajuzie, Cosmas O" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 08 Oct. 2025, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/participation-in-decision-making-and-effective-university-administration-in-the-south-east-nigeria-ajuzie-cosmas-o-7-2. Accessed 08 Oct. 2025.
OBINNA, AJUZIE. "Participation in Decision-Making and Effective University Administration in the South East, Nigeria:- Ajuzie, Cosmas O". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 08 Oct. 2025. Web. 08 Oct. 2025. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/participation-in-decision-making-and-effective-university-administration-in-the-south-east-nigeria-ajuzie-cosmas-o-7-2 >.
OBINNA, AJUZIE. "Participation in Decision-Making and Effective University Administration in the South East, Nigeria:- Ajuzie, Cosmas O" Mouau.afribary.org (2025). Accessed 08 Oct. 2025. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/participation-in-decision-making-and-effective-university-administration-in-the-south-east-nigeria-ajuzie-cosmas-o-7-2