Citation :

Niyi Jacob Ogunode, Ajayi Rilwan Abayomi, 2024. "Perception of Academic Staff on Reasons for Abscondment of Sponsored Government Scholars from Nigerian Tertiary Education" International Journal of Community Empowerment & Society Administration [IJCESA]  Volume 1, Issue 1: 25-30.

Abstract :

This paper assessed the perception of academic staff on reasons for the abscondment of sponsored government scholars from Nigerian tertiary institutions. The research design adopted for this study was descriptive survey research. The population comprises all academic staff in tertiary institutions in FCT. The sample size of this study was made up of 150 academic staff selected from three tertiary institutions in the Federal Capital Development Territory, Nigeria. A stratified sampling technique was adopted for this study. The stratified sampling technique became appropriate because of the different strata of tertiary institutions in the Federal Capital Development Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. The instrument used for this study was a developed questionnaire entitled Perception of Academic Staff on Reasons for Abscondment of Sponsored Government Scholars from Nigerian Tertiary Institutions Questionnaire (PASRASGSNTIQ). The instrument was made up of three sections A, B and C. To ensure that the instrument measures what it purports to measure, it was subjected to content validity by three experts. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach's alpha reliability method at .87 and .86. Generated data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The paper concluded that reasons for the abscondment of sponsored government scholars from Nigerian tertiary institutions include; weak bonding agreements, better job opportunities offered abroad, poor work environment at countries’ institutions, lack of research grants in country institutions, lack of research grants in country’ institutions, poor salaries in country’ institutions, lack of modern facilities at country’ institutions, poor economic outlook at country home, insecurity problems at country home, problem of strike at country’ institutions and lack of motivation at country’ institutions. The result also revealed resource wastage, poor tertiary institutions development in Nigeria and discouragement of government from embarking on international sponsorship programmes are the implications of the abscondment of sponsored government scholars from Nigerian tertiary institutions. Based on the above findings, the study recommended the following policy options: Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) should direct tertiary institutions to review sponsorship agreements to include the following options. Sponsor tertiary institutions shall be responsible for collecting certificates of sponsored academics after graduation. Training institutions whether local or foreign shall be informed to send the certificate of the students to the institutions where the academic came from. Academics who want to stay back after completion of their study shall refund 100% of the funds used for the training.

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Keywords :

Academic Staff, Scholars and Tertiary Institutions, Abscondment.