GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The study was designed to assess good leadership as a determinant of adequate funding for tertiary institutions in Nigeria. A correlational survey design was adopted for the study. The study was conducted in Nigeria. The population of the study consisted of lecturers at tertiary institutions. A stratified sampling technique was used to select 180 respondents. For this to be achieved, three states were randomly selected. From each of the state 60 lecturers for Akwa Ibom State, Abia State and Cross Rivers State were randomly selected and used for the study. The instrument used in this study for data collection was a questionnaire titled "Good Leadership and Adequate Funding Questionnaire (GLAFQ)". Face and content validation of the instrument was carried out by an expert in testing, measurement, and evaluation to ensure that the instrument has the accuracy, appropriateness, and completeness for the study under consideration. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.80, and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques, such as percentage analysis. The test for significance was done at 0.05 alpha levels. The study discovered that good leadership is a process of social influence in which a person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common and ethical task. A good leader can "communicate appropriately and motivate others significantly. The study concluded that the extent of good leadership exhibited by leaders in Nigerian tertiary institutions is good. Also, the type of leadership behavior exhibited by leaders in Nigerian tertiary institutions is "democratic leadership style. It was also obvious that the level of funding provided by the government to the Nigerian Tertiary Institution is very inadequate. Finally, there is significant influence of good leadership on adequate funding in the Nigerian tertiary institution. One of the recommendations made in the study was that the funding system of tertiary institutions in Nigeria should be improved by the key stakeholders. The current Treasury Single Account (TSA) system operated by the Federal Republic of Nigeria is not healthy for the growth and development of federal universities.

KEYWORDS:     Good Leadership, Tertiary Institution, Adequate Funding