DIMENSIONS OF EDUCATIONAL UNCERTAINTIES IMPACT ONECONOMICSUNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC EFFICACY IN SELECT POST SECONDARYINSTITUTIONS IN IMO STATE-NIGERIA.

Abstract

This study investigated the dimensions to educational uncertainties impact on economicsundergraduate academic efficacy in select post-secondary institutions in imo state-Nigeria. Thestudy has two research questions and two hypotheses. The study was also designedusingasurvey that adopted the inferential method. The population of the study is 57.881 students fromAlvan Ikoku Federal College of Education and Imo State University, Owerri. The sample for thisstudy will comprise of 400 respondents comprising of 200 students from IMSUand 200 studentsfrom AIFCE. This sample was selected using simple random and cluster sampling techniques. The research instrument used is a rating scale titled: Dimensions to Educational Uncertaintyimpact on Economics Undergraduate Academic Efficacy Scale (DEUEUAES). The reliabilityofthe instrument was established at 0.80 using Cronbach alpha statistics. Mean score and standarddeviation statistics were used to answer the research questions. Independent sample t-test wasused to test hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. It was found that the dimensions educational
uncertainties impact attendance to school activities of Economics students is high; andthedimensions educational uncertainties impact attitude to school of Economics students is high. Based on these findings, the study recommended among others that, government shouldbeagood listener and also make use of dialogue as an instrument for peaceful resolution, as waspractically used in resolving strike action embarked upon by mostly Academic Staff UnionsofTertiary Institutions