SOURCE:

Faculty: Education
Department: Vocational Education

CONTRIBUTORS:

Ovbiagele A. Otaigbe
Ibeneme O. T.

ABSTRACT:

Given the impact of Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) on societies, this study was conceived to determine the provision of CSR in host communities by tertiary educational institutions in South–South Nigeria. The design of the study was a descriptive survey. The study had a population of 3,000 out of which a sample size of 945 subjects were randomly selected. Seven research questions guided the study while seven hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level significance. A structured questionnaire made of seven clusters and 41 items was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts; one in business education and two in measurement and evaluation. Cronbach alpha test was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument with an overall reliability coefficient of 0.97. Research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation and the hypotheses were tested using t–test statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that: there were low extent of CSR with respect to the provision of educational opportunities; health extension services and infrastructural development in host communities; while there were moderate CSR with respect to the provision of employment opportunities for host community members, sustainability of environment and the cherished cultural values of host communities amongst others. The researcher concluded that, there is dare need for the provision of corporate social responsibilities in host communities by tertiary educational institutions in South-South, Nigeria. It was recommended among others that, tertiary educational institutions in South–South Nigeria should provide CSR in host communities with respect to educational opportunities, employment opportunities, access to their health centres/facilities and infrastructural development of host communities.