Community Involvement and Management Effectiveness of Technical Colleges in Calabar Education Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigates the influence of community involvement on management effectiveness of technical colleges in Calabar education zone of Cross River State. To achieve this objective, two (2) research questions were posed along with corresponding null hypotheses to guide the study. The research employed a census approach as the manageable population size was all the 273 Teachers in Technical Colleges in Calabar Education Zone. Data collection was facilitated using a 24-item questionnaire titled "Community Involvement and Management Effectiveness of Technical Colleges' Questionnaire (CIMETCQ)," which underwent expert validation and reliability established using Cronbach Alpha. A reliability coefficient of .717 and .754 was obtained. The questionnaire employed a four-point rating scale to extract pertinent insights from respondents. Data was collected from technical college teachers within the research area and subjected to analysis. Simple linear regression was used to answer the two research questions. The two hypotheses were tested at a 0.05 level of significance. Results of the findings revealed that community involvement significantly and positively influences management in aspects of financial support, buildings and equipping library. Based on the results, it was concluded that community involvement in terms of financial support and equipping and building library has significant positive influence on management effectiveness in technical colleges. It was therefore recommended among others that communities should be actively involved in monitoring and supervising technical college facilities to optimize learning outcomes.