July 2013 Vol. 1 No. 6

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Meenyinikor JND
Odigwe B

Full Length Research Paper

Managing campus accommodation and extent of achievement of millennium development goals for sustainability in University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria: students’ perception

¹*J. N. D. Meenyinikor, Ph. D and ²Odigwe Benjamin

¹Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt, P.M.B. 5323, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
²Ignatius Ajuru Universiy of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

*Corresponding Author E-mail: jndaccountability@yahoo.com
Tel: +234(0) 8037 453 140

Accepted July 22, 2013

Abstract

This paper analyses the types of accommodation for millennium development goals achievement available for sustainability in the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria and the extent of students’ satisfaction with them. Literature review was used to construct the questionnaire. The descriptive survey has two research questions and hypotheses. The stratified random sampling technique was used to select 1000 male and female students from the population of 4000. It discovered four types of accommodation, students’ unsatisfaction and a significant difference between male and female students opinion. It concludes that campus accommodation is vital for goals achievement hence recommends the provision of the appropriate types and students’ involvement in decision making on pertinent issues.

Keywords: Managing campus accommodation student, goals achievement sustainability