An Appraisal of Education Policy Implementation and Challenge of Leadership in Nigerian Universities

Abstract

This paper sought to appraise education policy implementation and challenges of leadership. The problems associated with the implementation of educational policy are highlighted in this paper. The paper observed that the success of any educational policy is dependent on leadership delivery of services. To achieve the purpose of this study, three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Survey research design was adopted using stratified random sampling technique for the study. A sample of 500 academic staff was used out of a population of 10,000 academic staff. The instrument used for data collection was a self-designed questionnaire. The reliability of the instrument was determined through test-retest method which gave a reliability coefficient value of 0.78. Independent t-test statistical tool was used for data analysis. The result revealed that our leaders who implement education policies need to be astute and articulate in their implementation. The paper recommend among others that those who implement education policy should be practically focused and avoid theoretical considerations.