Nexus between Academic Research and School Management Effectiveness in Universities in Cross River State

Abstract

This study examined the nexus between academic research and school management effectiveness of universities in Cross River State, Nigeria. The study was guided by three research questions, while three hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significant. The population of the study consisted of 2,333 academic staff of the two universities in Cross River State. The stratified sampling technique was used to get a sample size of 343 lecturers as the respondents of the study. The instrument used for data collection was a researchers’ developed questionnaire tagged: Academic Research and School Management Effectiveness Questionnaire (ARSMEQ). Cronbach Alpha method was used to estimate the reliability of the instrument, which yielded a coefficient ranged from .71 to .86. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) was to analyzed data collected. Findings of the study indicated that research report writing, research communication skills and computer application skills are significantly related to effective school management. Based on the findings, the study recommended among others that regular seminars and workshops should be organized for universities academic staff to update their skills on research writing.