Relationship Between the Administrative Strategies and Effective Implementation of Social Responsibility in Public Universities in Rivers State.

Abstract This study examined relationship between the administrative strategies and implementation of social responsibility in public universities in Rivers State. The study was guided by three research objectives from which three research questions were posed and six hypotheses were tested. The study adopted a correlational survey design with a population of 93 principal officers and management staff of the three public universities in Rivers State. The sample size of the study was 93 principal officers and management staff of the three public universities in Rivers State. The entire population was studied as census without sampling. The instruments for data collection were self-designed questionnaires titled: Administrative Strategies Questionnaire” (ASQ) and “Effective Implementation of Social Responsibility Questionnaire” (EISRQ). respectively. The instruments were validated by the researcher’s supervisor, one expert in Educational Management, and one other expert in Measurement and Evaluation. The internal consistencies of the instruments were determined using the Cronbach Alpha method. Reliability coefficients of 0.88, 0.72, 0.87, 0.81, 0.80, 0.88 and 0.76 were obtained for the various clusters of the instrument. The research questions were answered and the hypotheses tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistics. The hypotheses were further subjected to t-transformation to establish the significance of the r-value at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the analyzed data revealed among others that respondents were of the opinion that There is a high and positive relationship between alignment of institutional goals with social needs, promoting stakeholders’ engagement and effective implementation of social responsibility in public universities in Rivers State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Universities should invest in developing more sophisticated and effective participatory governance mechanisms.