TY  - JOUR
T1  - Student-Authority Conflict in Nigerian Universities
AU - Adebayo, Florence Aduke 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 4
IS  - 5
SP  - 489
EP  - 493
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2009.489.493
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2009.489.493
KW  - Authority
KW  -conflict
KW  -inevitable
KW  -insecurity
KW  -institutional-function
KW  -management-strategies
AB  - The study researched into the student-authority conflict in Nigerian universities. The population consisted of 32 states and 27 federal universities in Nigeria. Simple and purposive random sampling techniques were used to select 30 universities and 600 respondents. Instrument designated Students-Authority Conflict (SAC) was used. The reliability coefficient of the SAC was 0.825. Data collected were analyzed using percentage. The findings revealed that conflict is inevitable in both federal and state universities. However, insecurity of lives and properties were identified as the major cause of student-authority conflict. Based on the findings, authority should give prompt attention to the security of lives and property. Students should be involved in decision making concerning their welfare. Situational type of conflict management strategy was recommended for the managers.
ER  -