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Influence of Educational Management on the Achievement of Global Competitiveness for Sustainable Development in Tertiary Institutions in Benue State

Olatunde Olubunmi Helen, Dr. Kajo T. Didatus

Abstract


This paper examined the influence educational management on the achievement of Global Competitiveness for Sustainable Development in tertiary institutions in Benue State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. Three tertiary institutions in Benue State were purposively selected for the study. The population of the study was 2500 with sample size of 250 Academic Staff as respondents which were randomly sampled. The instrument for data collection was a self-structured 23-item questionnaire titled “Influence of Educational Management on the achievement of global competitiveness Questionnaire (IEMAGCQ). Three research questions and one null hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. Data collected were analyzed using Mean and Standard Deviation to answer the research questions while chisquare was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that boosting staff morale, training of staff and embracing of information Communication Technology influences the achievement of global competitiveness for sustainable development in tertiary institutions in Benue State. The study therefore, recommended that government should adequately fund tertiary institutions so that human and material resources could be adequately managed and staff morale boosted

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Educational management; Global competitiveness; Sustainable development

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