STAFF CONDUCT IN RELATION TO STUDENTS AND MANAGERIAL EFFECTIVENESS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES IN THE NORTHEAST ZONE, NIGERIA

Abstract

Staff conduct in educational institutions is a very significant indicator of managerial effectiveness. Staff who have a significant influence in shaping students and directing their academic success, must exhibit appropriate conduct in order to accomplish their jobs effectively. This study investigates the relationship between staff conduct in relation to students and managerial effectiveness in federal universities in the Northeast Zone, Nigeria. The study adopted correlational research design. The total population of the study comprises 669 staff which is made up of 79 management staff, 446 academic staff and 144 non-academic staff. Sample size of 234 staff were determined using Research Advisors (2006). The researchers employed purposive sampling technique in selecting the universities and random sampling technique was used in selecting the participants. The study utilized two instruments: Staff Conduct Questionnaire (SCQ) which was designed by the researchers and has reliability index of 0.82 and Managerial Effectiveness Questionnaire (MEQ) with reliability index of 0.79. The questionnaires were administered and data obtained were analysed using frequency, percentages, mean to answer the research questions while,  Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to  test the hypothesis. It was found that there was significant positive relationship between staff conduct in relation to students and managerial effectiveness in federal universities in Northeast Zone, Nigeria. It was recommended that school management should ensure that the high level of staff conduct in relation to students is sustained and also improved upon by ensuring that staff and students avoid involvement in an unethical relationship with the opposite sex.