ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF UNIVERSITIES’ STRIKE ACTIONS: IMPLICATIONS FOR STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES IN NIGERIA
Keywords:
ASUU, Academic Activities, Strike, Students, Students Learning, State Public UniversitiesAbstract
The present study has investigated the role of academic staff union of universities’ (ASUU) strike actions on students’ academic activities in AAU, Ekpoma, Nigeria. The study employed a descriptive survey design to examine the influence of ASUU strike on students’ academic activities in a State Public University in Nigeria. The study participants consist of 4,987 undergraduates of the 2023/2024 academic session. A sample of 350 students, representing 20 percent of the entire population was used for the study. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection, which was subjected to a content validity. The reliability of the questionnaire was performed using a split-half method. A Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) was used to calculate the internal consistencies of the items in the instrument, which yielded a coefficient value of 0.78. Descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyzed the research question and test the null hypothesis at a 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that ASUU strike actions has a significant influence on students’ academic activities in AAU, Ekpoma. The findings of the study further confirmed that strike actions destabilize the calendar of universities education in Nigeria. The disruption affects the followings, curriculum implementation, quality of lesson delivery, period of graduation, hampered students’ performance and quality of education in the country. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that ASUU strike actions has a significant influence on students’ academic activities.
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