ABSTRACT This study examined strike actions and the achievement of aims in Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Uyo,Akwa Ibom State. The broad objective of this study was to examine the relationship between strike actions and the achievement of aims in ASUU, in terms of its effectiveness and using it to draw a conclusion on how far strike actions has helped the union in the achievement of its aims. The population of the study was the entire academic staffs of the University of Uyo which were1503 in number and a sample size of 316 was drawn using the Taro Yamane method of sample size determination. The statistical tools employed for analyzing the data collected for this research include simple percentage, mean and frequency distribution table and the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) which was used for testing the hypotheses. The result revealed that there is a negative correlation between strike actions and aims achievement of ASUU. The result also shows that ASUU strike actions have not helped in the improvement of infrastructural facilities of universities, increase in level of funding and achievement of university autonomy in the University of Uyo. Thus the researcher recommended that ASUU should adopt other means such as collective bargaining in achieving their aims, instead of undergoing prolong strike action which has lowered the standard of Nigerian education system in comparison with its counterparts abroad (word count, 231).
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page - - - - - - - - - - 1
Declaration - - - - - - - - - - 2
Certification - - - - - - - - - - 3
Dedication - - - - - - - - - - 4
Acknowledgment - - - - - - - - - 5-6
Abstract - - - - - - - - - - 7
Table of contents - - - - - - - - - 8-11
List of tables - - - - - - - - - - 12
List of appendices - - - - - - - - - 13
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the study - - - - - - - 14-18
1.2 Statement of the problem - - - - - - - 18-19
1.3 Research objectives - - - - - - - - 19-21
1.4 Research questions - - - - - - - - 20
1.5 Research hypothesis - - - - - - - - 20
1.6 Significance of the study - - - - - - - 21
1.7 Scope /limitation of the study - - - - - - - 21-22
1.8 Definition of terms - - - - - - - - 22
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 The concept of strike as a form of industrial action - - - - 23-25
2.1.1 Other form of industrial action - - - - - - - 26-28
2.1.2 Types of strike - - - - - - - - - 28-29
2.1.3 Causes of ASUU strike - - - - - - - - 29-32
2.1.4 Infrastructural development in the university system - - - - 32-33
2.1.5 The issue of funding in the university system - - - - - 33-37
2.1.6 University autonomy as the aim of ASUU - - - - - 35-37
2.1.7 Historical development and nature of ASUU strike - - - - 38-40
2.2 Theoretical framework - - - - - - - - 40-41
2.3 Empirical studies review - - - - - - - 41
2.3.1 The impact of strike actions in the achievement of trade union objectives - - 41-43
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research design - - - - - - - - - 44
3.2 Population of the study - - - - - - - - 44
3.3 Sample size - - - - - - - - - 45
3.4 Sources of data collection - - - - - - - 46
3.5 Research instrument - - - - - - - - 46
3.6 Reliability of the instrument - - - - - - - 47
3.7 Validity of the instrument (data) - - - - - - 47
3.8 Method of data analysis - - - - - - - 47
3.9 Decision criteria - - - - - - - - 48
3.10 Scoring of research instrument - - - - - - - 49
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.1 Data presentation - - - - - - - - 50
4.2 Data analysis and interpretation - - - - - - 51-55
4.3 Test of hypothesis - - - - - - - - 55-73
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary of findings - - - - - - - - 73-75
5.2 Conclusion - - - - - - - - - 75
5.3 Recommendations - - - - - - - - 75-76
References - - - - - - - - - 77-80
Appendices - - - - - - - - - 81-84
LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1 Some documented records of ASUU strike - - - - 30
Table 4.1 Distribution by sex - - - - - - - 51
Table 4.2 Distribution by qualification - - - - - - 52
Table 4.3 Distribution by age - - - - - - - 53
Table 4.4 Distribution by status - - - - - - - 53-54
Table 4.5 Distribution by tenure of office - - - - - - 54
Table 4.6 ASUU strike has helped improve the level of infrastructural development in the University of Uyo - - - - - - - 56
Table 4.7 Government has provided infrastructures for the University of Uyo - 57
Table 4.8 There are sufficient infrastructures in the University of Uyo - - 58
Table 4.9 Federal government has supplied funds to the University of Uyo - - 60
Table 4.10 ASUU strikes has helped increase funds available to the University of Uyo 61
Table 4.11 There is still a problem of insufficient funds in the University of Uyo - 62
Table 4.12 Government has granted autonomy to the University of Uyo - - 64
Table 4.13 Autonomy is not a problem in the University of Uyo - - - 65
Table 4.14 University autonomy has been achieved through ASUU strike action - 66
Table 4.15 Correlations - - - - - - - - 68
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix I Letter of recommendation - - - - - - 81
Appendix II Letter of introduction - - - - - - - 82
Appendix III Questionnaire - - - - - - - - 83-84
