Funding culture and quality higher education in Nigeria: Implications for policy improvement
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2014-12-03
Authors
Oladipo, S. A.
Adebakin, A. B.
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
The faculty of education University of Lagos Akoka-Lagos, Nigeria
Abstract
This paper examined the impact of the existing funding culture in higher education on quality of output in Nigeria. It revealed that budgetary restriction had posed a number of challenges in the Nigerian universities The paper identified three sources of fund to public universities in Nigeria namely; the federal government (84%), income generation activities (7%) and various student fees (9%). This shows that under-funding has remained the bane of the Nigerian university system. It concluded that there is the need for improved funding pattern; resourcing of the supervisory agencies such as National Universities Commission. National Board for Technical Education. and National Commission for Colleges of Education; and enhancement of quality assurance internal and external mechanisms.
Description
Staff publications
Keywords
Quality assurance , Funding , Budgetry allocation , Higher education , Accreditation , Research Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Education
Citation
Oladipo, S. A. & Adebakin, A. B. (2014). Funding culture and quality higher education in Nigeria: Implications for policy improvement. Lagos Education Review, 14(2), 149-158