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Town and Gown as Determinants of Security of Lives and Property: Implication for Peace and Security and Managerial Role in Universities in Nigeria
Subject area: Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities · Area of research: Higher Education
Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate town and gown as determinant of security of lives and property in Nigeria. The area of the study was Cross River State, Nigeria. The design adopted for the study was the survey design. The scope of this study covers universities in Cross River State. At the moment, there are four universities in Cross River State Nigeria. The target population was 7,745 comprising male and females. To arrive at the sample size, the Taro Yamane sampling technique was used to arrive at 380 which is 5 % of the population. The instrument for data collection for the study was the researcher structured questionnaire titled ?the role of Town and Gown for security Questionnaire. The instrument was validated by three validates in measurement and evaluation. To ensure the degree of consistency of the instrument, a trial test was carried out involving 40 participants. Data obtained was analyse using Cronbach Alpha reliability procedure. The exercise produced reliability coefficient ranging from .78 to .89 respectively. Findings revealed that town and gown engagement, collaboration significantly influenced security of lives/property on campuses and host communities. Also, finding revealed that corporate social responsibility of university does not significantly influence security of lives and property. Based on the result, it was recommended among other things that collaborative engagement measures between university community and host communities should be encouraged so as to bring about peace, security, order and development in the area.
Keywords
Town and Gown, Security, Peace, Lives and Property
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How to cite this paper
@article{1709770,
author = {Dr. Emmanuel Sunday Essien , Njok Pauline Cletus (PhD), Mba Edet Akoh, Comfort Okoi Etta, Nna, Utenghe-obong Ene},
title = {Town and Gown as Determinants of Security of Lives and Property: Implication for Peace and Security and Managerial Role in Universities in Nigeria},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2025},
volume = {9},
number = {1},
pages = {1207-1216},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1709770.pdf},
abstract = {The objective of this study was to investigate town and gown as determinant of security of lives and property in Nigeria. The area of the study was Cross River State, Nigeria. The design adopted for the study was the survey design. The scope of this study covers universities in Cross River State. At the moment, there are four universities in Cross River State Nigeria. The target population was 7,745 comprising male and females. To arrive at the sample size, the Taro Yamane sampling technique was used to arrive at 380 which is 5 % of the population. The instrument for data collection for the study was the researcher structured questionnaire titled ?the role of Town and Gown for security Questionnaire. The instrument was validated by three validates in measurement and evaluation. To ensure the degree of consistency of the instrument, a trial test was carried out involving 40 participants. Data obtained was analyse using Cronbach Alpha reliability procedure. The exercise produced reliability coefficient ranging from .78 to .89 respectively. Findings revealed that town and gown engagement, collaboration significantly influenced security of lives/property on campuses and host communities. Also, finding revealed that corporate social responsibility of university does not significantly influence security of lives and property. Based on the result, it was recommended among other things that collaborative engagement measures between university community and host communities should be encouraged so as to bring about peace, security, order and development in the area.},
keywords = {Town and Gown, Security, Peace, Lives and Property},
month = {July},
}