Role of Triple Helix Partnerships in Enhancing Educational Infrastructure for Sustainable Development in Rivers West Senatorial District

Abstract

This study examined the role of the triple helix partnership in enhancing educational infrastructure for sustainable development in the Rivers West Senatorial District. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The population of the study was 160 principals of public secondary schools in Rivers west senatorial district. Census sampling technique was adopted due to small population size. Three research questions were developed and three hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The instrument used for data collection was a validated structured questionnaire. The reliability coefficients was found to be 0.71, 0.77, and0.75 respectively. Data obtained from the administration of the instrument was analysed using mean, standard deviation to answer the research questions and z-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of this study revealed that, a general agreement on the role of government in improving educational infrastructure, with respondents from both Junior and Senior Secondary Schools acknowledging the government's significant contributions. However, there is notable disagreement on the roles of academia and industry, indicating perceived gaps between their potential and actual impacts. Based on these findings, it was recommended among others that, there should be increased collaboration between these sectors and educational institutions in Rivers West senatorial district and industries should be encouraged to increase their investments in educational infrastructure, including funding modern facilities and providing technological resources in Rivers West Senatorial district.