ABSTRACT

The study investigated management techniques and managerial networking strategies as correlates of effective University Administration in South East, Nigeria. correlational research design was used for the study. Nine research questions and nine hypotheses guided the study. All 411 respondents comprising 354 Heads of Department and 54 Deans of faculties/colleges in federal public universities in South-East was drawn through census sampling technique. Purposively all the population was used for the study. Two structured questionnaires titled: “Management Techniques and Managerial Networking Strategies Questionnaire” (MTMNSQ) and “Effective University Education Questionnaire” (EUEQ) were constructed by the researcher and used for the study. A 4-point rating scale questionnaire was face validated by five experts: two from Measurement and Evaluation in the Department of Science Education   and three from the Department of Educational Management, all from the College of Education of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. The general reliability of the two instruments yielded an index of .74 and .88 respectively, which was considered reliable and was determined through Cronbach Alpha method. The 411 copies of the questionnaire were administered with the help of four briefed research assistants. Research questions were answered using Pearson Moment Correlation Coefficient, while the hypotheses were tested using Linear Regression analysis at 0.5 level of significance. Findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between Management by Objective (MBO), Programme Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT), Planning, Programming and Budgeting System (PPBS), Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threat Analysis (SWOT). Communication skills, school facilities, staff involvement in decision making, school finance, management techniques, managerial networking strategies correlate with effective University Administration in South-East, Nigeria. Recommendations were made to work on determining the proper sequence of the activities and critical path that would improve the advancement of university education administration. Deans and HODs should take the initiative to start dialogue for a new adventure and start any activity with the firm determination to complete them. This will improve staff efficiency which will promote effective university administration.