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Students Unrest in Institutions of Higher Learning
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA ( NSUKA ) RESEARCH PAPER

AUTHOR: HENRY ONYEKACHI NWAPA
TITLE: A SURVEY OF STUDENTS UNREST IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING, CAUSES, EFFECTS, AND SOLUTIONS
FACULTY: BUSINESS
DEPARTMENT: MARKETING
DATE: AUGUST 2010

SIGNATURE

A SURVEY OF THE STUDENTS UNREST IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER
LEARNING, CAUSES, EFFECTS, AND SOLUTIONS

A RESEARCH PROJECT PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS,
UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKA

IN PARTIAL FUFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MARKETING

BY HENRY ONYEKACHI NWAPA GSP- 101 DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING. AUGUST, 2010

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DEDICATION

This work is dedicated to the God almighty, who is the giver of life,
Who freely gives wisdom to all. Who inspired me all through this work.

III ABSTRACT
This study is aimed at looking into student’s unrest in institutions of higher learning, causes, effects and solutions. And the scope of this research is not focused on a particular institution, but a general over-view of all the institutions in NIGERIA
The following three research questions form the


References: As the national concord (1990) reports 4 The main problem facing this study therefore is finding out the causes of students unrest in institutions of higher learning, the effects, and solutions, and recommend ways of preventing future occurrences, for as Onanuga (1987:11) put it
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