Funding university education in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorUzoka, N.E.
dc.contributor.authorBilabi, V.E.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-24T14:23:30Z
dc.date.available2020-02-24T14:23:30Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractEducation is the fastest growing social sector of the Nigerian economy. It grew slowly during the colonial era' but there was a dramatic leap in enrolment in the 1970s. The increase in enrolment was so rapid that the universities inc.i,-cct.:::.ed ill IlU nber from three to six in 1970, seventeen in 1980 and one hundred and twenty in 1990 (Oguntoye and Alani, 1998). At present, the number of universities has in creased to 89. These universities cannot be managed effectively unless adequate fund is available, hence the issue of funding is of paramount importance in the universities. Educational finance in the views of Oguntoye and Alani (1998) refersto the process of procuring and disbursing of financial resources for the provision of education of a given standard by a society. The amount available to education is limited by the total resources:ofthe society and the values placed on education. The issue of funding of education has generated a lot of agitations by members ofthe public educational practitioners~ unions ,., d policy makers and planners. Thus the focus of this chapter is on -. iversity education financing in Nigeria.en_US
dc.identifier.citationUzoka, N.E & Bilabi, V.E. (2011). Funding university education in Nigeria. Managing the Nigerian University System: issues and prospects, Chapter, 17, 265-279.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-978-902-957-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7839
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTransworld Times Press (Africa) Limiteden_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectNigerian economyen_US
dc.subjectPolicy makersen_US
dc.subjectPlannersen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Educationen_US
dc.titleFunding university education in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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