2 - Principles and Policies Guiding Current Reforms in Nigerian Universities
Journal of Higher Education in Africa,
Vol. 4 No. 1 (2006): Journal of Higher Education in Africa
Abstract
This paper is an attempt to put forward and analyze the principles and politics guiding the reforms currently taking place within the higher education sub-sector in Nigeria. The paper is in three main sections. The first section presents an overview of the Nigeria university system highlighting its problems and challenges. The sec- ond examines the policies and reforms that have been introduced to address the challenges and problems facing the Nigerian university system within a global con- text, including the principles guiding these policies and reforms. The third section is a preliminary attempt to briefly assess the success and sustainability of these reforms. Keeping in mind that it is still early days, and that such far-reaching re- forms will take time to achieve their objectives, I argue that the reforms are already showing evidence of the desired results. Thanks to the reform programme, the Ni- gerian university system is on the road to recovery after many years of neglect.
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- Okebukola, P., 2003, ‘Issues in Funding University Education in Nigeria’, Mono- graph Series Vol. 1, No. 7, Abuja: National Universities Commission.
- Sambo, A., 2003, Government Financing of Universities in Nigeria: Strategic Policy Option, Abuja: NIPSS.
- World Bank, 2000, Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise, Washington DC: The World Bank.
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Okebukola, P., 2003, ‘Issues in Funding University Education in Nigeria’, Mono- graph Series Vol. 1, No. 7, Abuja: National Universities Commission.
Sambo, A., 2003, Government Financing of Universities in Nigeria: Strategic Policy Option, Abuja: NIPSS.
World Bank, 2000, Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise, Washington DC: The World Bank.