Inequitable Access To Knowledge Market In Nigeria : The Case Of University Education

Author(s):

Samuel Akinyemi(presenting / submitting)

Conference:

ECER 2015

Network:

WERA Focal Meeting

Format:

Paper

Session Information

WERA SES 01 D, The Global Knowledge Market and Education

Paper Session

Time:

2015-09-08

13:15-14:45

Room:

307. [Main]

Chair:

Lori Diane Hill

Contribution

Topic: Inequitable Access to Knowledge Market in Nigeria : The case of University Education

Research Questions:

1. Do the prices(school fees) charged in the knowledge market(Universities) make it equitably accessible ?

2. What are the private unit costs of the knowledge market (universities) in Nigeria ?

3. Is there a significant difference between the private unit costs of Federal and State Universities in Nigeria ?

Objectives of the study:

1. to assess the prices(school fees) being charged in the knowledge market of university education with a view to determining the extent of its accessibility.

2. to assess the private unit costs of both Federal and State universities to determine if a stastical significant difference exists between the two in terms of cost and

3. to determine the implications of the extent of the knowledge market's accessibility on the National Development.

Theoretical framework:

This study is anchored on the ' Scandinavian Countries Model' which posulates that university education should be free and all university students should be eligible for scholarships or student loans

Method

Methods: Research Instruments:There were two research instruments used, namely, Record observation consisting of secondary data from the National Bureau of Statistics, World Bank and Central Intelligence Agency. Questionnaire on private costs of university education. Sample of the study: the study made use of 15 private and 10 public universities. The descriptive and inferential statistics were employed in the study. Six public conventional universities were also used in this study.

Expected Outcomes

The study discovered that more than 70% of the total population lives on between US$3.70 and US$7.39 less than US$10 (poverty line) per day, thus creating a wide gap between the rich and the poor. The study proffered among others that the prices being charged in the knowledge market should be reduced to affordable prices to accommodate high percentage of the country's population and that the government should enable access to university education by student loans and public support.

References

1. Akinyemi, S. (2005) The analysis of unit costs of public primary education in Lagos state. Unpublished PhD thesis, Lagos State University 2. Charbonnier, E.(2013) University tuition fees; to be or not to be. International Association of Universities Horizons, 19 (3), 17-19 (December, 2013) 3. Gordon, C.(2013) Is higher education a luxury item in Africa? International Association of Universities Horizons, 19(3), 28-29. 4. Samuel. T & Akinyemi, S. (2011) Funding of higher education in Africa: a critique of matters arising. Kampala International University Journal of Education, 2: 62-72. 5. Samuel, T.(2003) Strategies for raising additional resources for education. Education Today, 10 (1), 40-43. 6. Ukertor, G. M.(2000) The challenges of access to university education in Nigeria. Business Review, 2(2), 27-56. 7. World Development Index (2002)Gap between rich and poor: world income inequality in 2002. World Statistics. 8. Mongkhonvanit, P. & Sawheny, Y. (2013) Perspectives on tuition fees, student loans and financing of higher education in Thailand. International Association of Universities Horizons, 19(3), 29-31. 9.Williams, M. S. (20040 Access to public universities: addressing systematic inequalities. A paper presented at the conference on taking public universities seriously, University of Toronto, Canada. 10. World Bank (2014) Nigeria: Sub-saharan Africa ( developing only) World Bank Data Base, 2014.

Author Information

Samuel Akinyemi (presenting / submitting)

Lagos State University

Lagos

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