The Effectiveness of Public-Private Partnership in Environmental Sanitary and Educational Services in University of Ibadan

Public-private partnership (PPP) has been introduced in the in the management of the higher educational services with focus on improving environmental sanitary and quality educational services in university of Ibadan. However, the perception of students and staff in the Universityabout the PPP services have been contrary concerning the effectiveness of the PPP program. This mini-research aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of PPP, its challenges, and solutions for its improvement in the halls of residence and departments in University of Ibadan during the 2017/2018 academic session. Data were collected from 180 respondents including students, academic staff and non-academic staff of University of Ibadan. The data were collected through structured PPP Questionnaire from sample considered to be the representative of the population using simple random, purposive and stratified sampling techniques. The instrument was validated for reliability using split-half method and a reliability coefficient of 0.75 which was derived from Cronbach Alpha statistical tool. Data were analyzed using percentages, mean score and weighted mean scores. The results revealed that more than 50% of the respondents affirmed that the PPP effectiveness was poor with most mean scores lower than the weighted mean scores. It was recommended that activities of the employees be thoroughly regulated and monitored by the PPP authorities. Furthermore, increase in the number of workers employed by PPP is encouraged with increase in their salaries as to enhance motivation and effectiveness. The university should communicate salient information to ensure stakeholders in PPP participate in essential decision making, and awareness campaigns should be established.