Educational Administrators’ Perception on the Impact of Political Interference on Educational Development of Tertiary Institutions in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Ibrahim Umar Zwall, Talatu Y. Gwani, Baba Yahaya Idris, Abdullahi Hassan

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The study examined the Educational Administrators’ Perception on the impact of political interference on development of tertiary institutions in Bauchi State, Nigeria. The study adopted qualitative research method using case study design. Six specific objectives and six research questions guided the study. The population consisted of thirty six (36) administrators from all the state’s tertiary institutions in the three geo-political zones of Bauchi state. The study had a sample of three respondents drawn from the population using purposive sampling technique. Interview protocol, observation and documents were used for data collection. Data collected were analysed using constant comparative analysis, content analysis and thematic analysis. Based on the findings, it was concluded that political interference influenced educational development in Bauchi state with low satisfaction. Politics of geo-political balancing, politics of control of education, politics of inequality in education, politics of curriculum development, politics of educational planning and politics of sacrificing merit for mediocre influenced educational development in Bauchi state. It is recommended among others that political interference should be intended to improved educational development and not the other way round.


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