Funding higher education in Nigeria: crucial issues.
Oguntoye, A.O.O.Abstract:
This paper examines the trend of financing higher education in Nigeria, from the resource abundant period following the attainment of political independence to the present. It notes that the phenomenal expansion in the number of students enrolled in Higher Education Institutions has not been matched by expansions in government funding, which has impinged on the quality of higher education. It, therefore, recommends alternative ways of financing higher education in the country.
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| Chapter Title: | Funding higher education in Nigeria: crucial issues. |
| Book Title: | Emergent issues in Nigerian education |
| Edited by: | Ejiogu, Aloy and Alan, R.A |
| City: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Publisher: | Mukugamu Publishers |
| No. of Pages: | 156 - 170 |
| Date: | 2000 |
| Document Type: | Chapter in Book (Peer Reviewed) |
| Subject Area: | Finance and Physical Resources |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Keywords: | Financing of Higher Education, Financing, Nigeria, Universities |
| File Size: | 67 KB |
| Rights: | Permission granted by editors |
| Date Added: | 17 October 2008 |