The impact of economic recession on UPE in Nigeria

Obasi, Emma

doi:10.1016/s0738-0593(99)00056-5

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“…The international economic recession and the financial crisis have a strong impress on training and education development, especially with countries of limited resources like Bahrain. Training allows the optimization of resources and proper, effective, and efficient usage of them (Obasi, 2000). This points out the falling standard of training effectiveness in Bahrain.…”

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The Predicted Trainer and Training Environment Influence toward Vocational Training Effectiveness in Bahrain

Yaqoot¹,

Noor²,

Isa³

2021

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This research aims to examine the development of vocational training issues faced in the public sector extent in Bahrain. Training implication should not be overlooked in delivering the required capabilities and knowledge in performing a certain task. The proposed research framework is established with a reference to the training evaluation model of Kirkpatrick, however, the study analyzes one of four levels for evaluating training effectiveness, those are reaction, learning, behavior, and the level of interests; result. A quantitative research design is applied. The survey instrument comprised of 29 items that tested two hypotheses. It was distributed to 382 respondents according to their interests using the purposive sampling technique adopted across 4 different public sector organizations in Bahrain. However, 128 were the usable ones from the returned 155 questionnaires. It is discovered that the contextual factor namely trainer has a positive influence on the training programmes implemented in this sector. Also, surprisingly this study unlocks an interesting and challenging area in the training environment for scholars in exploring and improving the quality of training programmes. The study essentially contributes to the paucity in training antecedents and training effectiveness in the public sector literature-related research. Hence, enhancing training effectiveness requires the management and practitioners to enhance the training antecedents to ensure the achievement of training/organization objectives. Understanding the importance of these certain types of factors will help the management to enhance the trainees’ gaining and therefore their performance. Thus, training antecedents should play an important role before trainee’s training. Managers should as well be involved with sponsoring reliable factors and drawing up a comprehensive vision.

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The Predicted Trainer and Training Environment Influence toward Vocational Training Effectiveness in Bahrain

Yaqoot¹,

Noor²,

Isa³

2021

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“…In line with this, a conference jointly sponsored by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) that was aimed at promoting the right to education in African subregion and setting targets on how to achieve it was held in 1961 at Addis Ababa (Lee, 1988;Obasi, 2000). After this conference, UNESCO and its affiliate organizations organized many other conferences and 529780S GOXXX10.1177/2158244014529780Sage OpenDumbili research-article2014 1 Brunel University, London, UK 2 Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria meetings (Sherman, 1990) with the aim of improving access to not just primary education in Africa but secondary and HE.…”

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“…The funding in Nigeria was made possible following the boom in the economy that was orchestrated by the rise in price of crude oil in the global market (Obasi, 2000). The boom did not just affect primary education; it led to the establishment of many federal and state-owned universities in Nigeria.…”

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The McDonaldization of Nigerian Universities

Dumbili

2014

Sage Open

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This article examines the extent to which the deregulation of Nigerian higher education (HE) has facilitated the McDonaldization of the universities. University education in Nigeria commenced in 1948 with the establishment of the University College, Ibadan. After independence in 1960, subsequent governments expanded the number of universities, a policy based on a lack of quality manpower in leadership positions created by the exit of British officials and the need to grant access to an increasing number of prospective students. In the 1970s, the number of universities increased accompanied by a decline in infrastructure, funding, and working conditions. This resulted in several strikes and an exodus of academics to other countries. Instead of tackling the problems, the federal government shifted responsibilities by approving private ownership of universities in 1999 and by establishing the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in 2001. Against this backdrop, this article critically analyzes how some of these reforms facilitated the McDonaldization of Nigerian universities. The article reveals how this has resulted in an overloading of responsibilities on the faculty, erosion of academic autonomy, a prioritization of quantity over quality of publications, and an assumption of "customer" status by students. The article uses evidence from McDonaldized HE in Western countries to discuss the implications of these developments and suggests some remedial measures.

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“…This position was reinforced at the Conference of African Ministers of Education in 1961, at which the government pledged to provide universal education by 1980. Kenya also signed on to subsequent declarations from the UNESCO-sponsored EFA conferences in Jomtien in 1990 and in Dakar in 2000 (Obasi 2000;Watkins 2000). However, the challenge remains one of developing a viable strategy to guarantee universal access to education against a backdrop of a poorly performing national economy.…”

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“…Since the adoption of user-fee policy, it has become common practice to have children locked out of school who have not met their education service user-fee obligations (Obasi 2000;Ackers, Migoli and Nzomo 2001). This makes the education system less effective, since public resources go to waste which have been allocated to children who cannot attend school.…”

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The Effects of User-fee Policy on Attendance Rates among Kenyan Elementary Schoolchildren

Mukudi

2004

Int Rev Educ

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What happens when a government cannot meet its obligation to provide universal primary education and enhance the quality of education for all of its citizens? The present study examines the interactions among stakeholders in the user-fee policy in primary education in Kenya. It seeks to show how this policy has affected attendance rates and drop-out rates among elementary schoolchildren. It reveals that, in addition to limiting access and contributing to attrition, user-fees significantly contribute to absenteeism. The study also exposes the dire situation of economically vulnerable citizens who do not have the resources which they need to ensure private education for their children. It concludes that together the government and household-level economic weaknesses have made it virtually impossible to attain the goal of education for all in Kenya. Zusammenfassung -DIE WIRKUNG\ VON SCHULGEB €UHREN AUF DEN SCHULBESUCH KENIANISCHER GRUNDSCHULKINDER -Was geschieht, wenn eine Regierung ihrer Pflicht nicht nachkommen kann, eine universelle Grundschulbildung zu ermo¨glichen und die Bildungsqualita¨t aller Bu¨rger zu verbessern? Die vorliegende Studie untersucht, welchen Einfluss die an der Gebu¨hrenpolitik beteiligten Faktoren in der kenianischen Grundschulbildung aufeinander ausu¨ben. Sie sucht zu zeigen, wie sich diese Politik auf den Schulbesuch und die Abbrecherquote bei Grundschulkindern ausgewirkt hat. Sie macht deutlich, dass Schulgebu¨hren den Zugang beschra¨nken und zu Frustration sowie zu ha¨ufiger Abwesenheit einen signifikanten Beitrag leisten. Die Studie legt auch die desolate Lage o¨konomisch benachteiligter Bu¨rger dar, die nicht die notwendigen Mittel besitzen, um die private Bildung ihrer Kinder sicherzustellen. Sie zieht den Schluss, dass die o¨konomische Schwa¨che auf Regierungs-und Privathaushaltsebene es nahezu unmo¨glich gemacht hat, das Ziel der Bildung fu¨r alle in Kenia zu erreichen. Re´sume´-LES EFFETS DES DROITS D'INSCRIPTION SUR LES TAUX DE PRÉ SENCE PARMI LES É LÈ VES KENYANS DE L'É COLE PRIMAIRE -Qu'arrive-t-il quand un gouvernement ne peut respecter son obligation a`pourvoir al 'e´ducation primaire ge´ne´rale et a`augmenter la qualite´de l'e´ducation pour ses citoyens? La pre´sente e´tude examine les interactions chez les inte´resse´s de la politique du droit d'inscription au sein de l'e´ducation primaire au Kenya. Elle cherche a`montrer comment cette politique a affecte´les taux de pre´sence et d'interruption parmi les e´co-liers du cours e´le´mentaire. Elle re´ve`le que, ajoute´s a`l'acce`s limite´et contribuant al 'e´puisement, les droits d'inscription contribuent de fac¸on significative a`l'absente´isme. L'e´tude expose e´galement la terrible situation des citoyens vulne´rables e´conomique-ment, qui ne disposent pas des ressources dont ils ont besoin pour assurer une e´duca-tion prive´e à leurs enfants. Partant de la`, elle conclue que, pris ensemble, le gouvernement et la faiblesse du niveau e´conomique des budgets ont rendu pratiquement impossible d'atteindre le but de l'e´ducation po...

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The impact of economic recession on UPE in Nigeria

Cited by 14 publications

References 4 publications

The Predicted Trainer and Training Environment Influence toward Vocational Training Effectiveness in Bahrain

The Predicted Trainer and Training Environment Influence toward Vocational Training Effectiveness in Bahrain

The McDonaldization of Nigerian Universities

The Effects of User-fee Policy on Attendance Rates among Kenyan Elementary Schoolchildren

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