ASSESSING RESOURCES MOBILIZATION AND AVAILABILITY FOR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION MANAGEMENT EFFICACITY IN ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the research. The study population comprised, human resource (personnels) in universities in Ondo State, Nigeria. The sample size of the study was Three hundred (300) respondents selected through, a simple random sampling technique from five universities in Ondo State, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised for the conduct of the research. Self-structured and developed research instruments by the researchers were used to generate data for the study titled, “Questionnaire on Assessing Resources and Availability Mobilization for University Education Management in Ondo State, Nigeria “QARMUEMOSN”, complemented with qualitative research instrument (Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). It was fashioned on four likert rating scale of Strongly Agreed (SA), Agreed (A), Disagreed (D) and Strongly Disagreed (SD), rated on 4, 3, 2, and 1 points, alike. The validity of the research instruments were done by two experts in Measurement and Evaluation while, it reliability was done through test re-test methods at two weeks interval. 0.69 coefficient reliability was got. Data obtained quantitatively were analyzed using descriptive statistics (Simple percentages, frequency counts and mean (x̄)) while, data obtained qualitatively (FGDs) was collated and analyzed, qualitatively. Based on the results of the study conclusions were made that there were adequate mobilization of human financial and resources, which physical resources were not adequately supplied for university education management in Ondo State, Nigeria. Based on the conclusions recommendations were made that more financial resources should be made available by improving subventions by government for university education management. Also, Government should encourage universities to be operating small scale enterprises to boost their internal gerated revenue, and so on.