Nigerian University Quality - Why the Hero Fails

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 77
Author(s):  
Adeniyi Temitope Adetunji
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Critical Realism ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
University Education ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Human Thinking ◽  
Nigerian University ◽  
The University ◽  
University Quality

This paper was designed to take an in-depth look into the establishment and practices of university education in Nigeria from 1960 to 2015, to investigate the reality of what caused Nigerian university education to gradually decline. The paper takes a critical realism approach to reviewing the relevant literature in the field, and forming a base from which to answer the question of ‘why the hero fails’. Three major questions are raised, but not answered, in this paper, as three other papers focus solely on answering these questions. They are; where have things gone wrong? Where are things going wrong? and where may things continue to go wrong? This paper is particular about identifying areas where things are happening within the university sector. The findings reveal that not only is the quality of education declining, but human thinking on tasks, involvement/pro-activeness and funding are also declining, a major reason why Nigerians ignorantly give way to corrupt practices, which slip in like wolves and continue to devolve the system. The paper concludes that the best approach to the wider picture of what is going on within the university sector is to understand, and provide answers to, the three major questions above, in detail.  In order to overcome the problems caused, leading to the need to carry out this study, rebuilding is needed using a systematic approach to eradicating waste.

scholarly journals Enhancing quality of education in the university system: A study of Nigerian education system

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-61
Author(s):  
Adekunle Thomas Olutola ◽  
Rafiu Ademola Olatoye
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
University Education ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
University System ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The University

How to enhance and maintain quality of education in Nigerian University education system has become one of the central issues in educational assessment and evaluation. It is important to note that no nation can rise above the standard of her education. The quality of education in Nigeria is presently rated as low. Many scholars have observed that many graduates are unemployable because they lack relevant and required skills. Therefore, this paper examines the present educational quality in Nigeria, reasons for the current trend, assessment issues, advantages and disadvantages of computer-based tests in the university system, recruitment of staff without thorough assessment and politics of accreditation in Nigeria. It was concluded that the quality of education in the University system can be enhanced and maintained through qualitative assessment. Also, there is the need to review the process of recruitment of staff, accreditation procedures, monitoring and evaluation of standard as well as students’ assessment practices.

scholarly journals The problem of university crisis in modern postindustrial society

2019 ◽  
pp. 54-57
Author(s):  
Evgeniya Sergeevna Timofeeva ◽  
Oleg Yurievich Efremov
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
University Education ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Postindustrial Society ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
High Production ◽  
The University ◽  
Post Industrial

The article highlights the main problems of modern post-industrial University education as an element of society and culture. Modern definitions of the University concepts are given, its increasing role in the formation of human capital in a society of high production and consumption is defined. The most dominant problems and ways to solve them are identified, namely: the topical issues of the learning process, the problems of the quality of education and commercialization of universities, the problems of unity and inseparability of education and culture.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Budaya Organisasi Kompensasi dan Motivasi Berprestasi Terhadap Kinerja Dosen Tetap Serta Dampaknya Pada Mutu Pendidikan Universitas Abulyatama Aceh

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-73
Author(s):  
Lukman T Ibrahim ◽  
Mukhlis Yunus ◽  
Amri Amri
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
University Education ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Positive Effect

This study aims to determine the influence of organizational culture of compensation and achievement motivation on the performance of tenured faculty as well as the impact on the quality of university education Abulyatama Aceh. The study used the SEM analysis model AMOS. After processing the data, obtained by the results of studies showing that the Cultural Organization (X1) Compensation (X2) Achievement Motivation (X3), Performance (Y) and Quality of Education (Z) positively and significantly affect the quality of education at the University Abulyatama Aceh. Thus the hypothesis is entirely acceptable, which means that ( a) the organizational culture in a positive and significant effect on the performance of full-time lecturer at the University Abulyatama Aceh is tested were correct; (b) compensation and significant positive effect on the performance of full-time lecturer at the University Abulyatama Aceh is verified; (c) achievement motivation in a positive and significant effect on the performance of full-time lecturer at the University Abulyatama Aceh is verified; (d) performance and significant positive effect on the quality of education at the University Abulyatama Aceh is verified; (e) the organization's culture, compensation, achievement motivation together in a positive and significant effect on the performance of faculty and the quality of education at the University Abulyatama Aceh

scholarly journals EDUCOLOGYCAL TRAINING IN ENSURING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-45
Author(s):  
Olena Protsenko ◽  
Olga Melnychenko
Keyword(s):  
Preschool Education ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
University Education ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Education Management ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The University

The article is devoted to the analysis of the content of educologycal training in the educational programs «Preschool Education», «Primary Education», «Management of Educational Institutions» full-time and part-time at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, which involves studying the interdisciplinary course «Educology». The article emphasizes the contribution of educology as a scientific phenomenon in ensuring the quality of university education due to its integrated and interdisciplinary nature. A significant difference between the object of study of education and other humanities is that educology is a kind of educational synergy for the study of education, which generates a systematic set of educational sciences such as philosophy of education, history of education, educational policy, educational law, education management, economics of education, sociology of education, culturology of education. The authors analyzed the effectiveness of teaching the discipline «Educology» on the basis of a survey of undergraduates of the university, in which special attention was paid to the development of critical thinking; awareness of patterns, trends, sources of education and educational systems; application of a synergetic approach in education management; formation of the ability to find means of solving current problems in the field of education; understanding of education as a specific sector of the economy, mechanisms of competitiveness of educational institutions, understanding of education as a social institution, the role of legal aspects in the development of education, etc. It is proved that the study of the course «Educology» will contribute to the development of future professionals in the field of education skills to systematically solve the multifaceted problem of ensuring the quality of education at the university; consider prospects and forecast changes to improve it.

Hindrance to the Integration of e-learning Adoption in Nigerian Universities

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Abasiama G. Akpan ◽  
Chris Eriye Tralagba
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
University Education ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
University System ◽  
Electronic Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Nigerian University ◽  
The University

Electronic learning or online learning is a part of recent education which is dramatically used in universities all over the world. As well as the use and integration of e-learning is at the crucial stage in all developing countries. It is the most significant part of education that enhances and improves the educational system. This paper is to examine the hindrances that influence e-learning in Nigerian university system. In order to have an inclusive research, a case study research was performed in Evangel University, Akaeze, southeast of Nigeria. The paper demonstrates similar hindrances on country side. This research is a blend of questionnaires and interviews, the questionnaires was distributed to lecturers and an interview was conducted with management and information technology unit. Research had shown the use of e-learning in university education which has influenced effectively and efficiently the education system and that the University education in Nigeria is at the crucial stage of e-learning. Hence, some of the hindrances are avoiding unbeaten integration of e-learning. The aim of this research is to unravel the barriers that impede the integration of e-learning in universities in Nigeria. Nevertheless, e-learning has modified the teaching and learning approach but integration is faced with many challenges in Nigerian University.

Zmiana modelu zarządzania i nadzoru nad jakością kształcenia w szkolnictwie wyższym. Perspektywa doświadczeń Republiki Federalnej Niemiec

2020 ◽  
pp. 137-149
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Szewior
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
University Management ◽  
Strategic Partner ◽  
Higher Education Reforms ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Desk Research

The author focuses on the manner and effects of German higher education reforms that have changed the model of university management. The point of reference is the quality of education and its role, how universities ensure it, and how it is verified through evaluation and accreditation. These elements divide the article into two parts: a part about quality and a part about evaluation and accreditation. The analysis includes the impact of global processes and Europeanization. The research approach is characteristic for public policies, sciences of management and quality. The theories used in this article: the theory of systems and neo-institutionalism, as well as perspectives: the university as an active strategic partner, entrepreneurial university, the third role of universities. The publication is based on desk research and on the analysis of processes.

scholarly journals Representing “University Education” in the Horizon of the Concept of Sustainable Development and Security Discourse

2021 ◽  
Vol 295 ◽  
pp. 05003
Author(s):  
Konstantin Maltsev ◽  
Larisa Binkovskaya ◽  
Anni Maltseva
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
University Education ◽  
Economic Paradigm ◽  
Security Discourse ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The University

The relevance of linking the concept of sustainable development and the security discourse reveals the possibility of believing that education is a prerequisite for ensuring that “sustainable development” goals become a reality. The university has a twofold task: first, to produce knowledge that meets the demands of our time, i.e. technical knowledge, and second, to form human capital, to train specialists capable of the practical application of instrumental knowledge. The initial orientation of the concept of “sustainable development” towards a global perspective: the representation of reality in an economic paradigm, i.e., totally determined by the “logic of capital”, “monocausal economic logic”, determines the criteria by which the quality of human capital, its price, and efficiency of production of a standardized product are evaluated, the production of which is undertaken by the university-corporation that has replaced the classical “university of reason”, whose ontic foundations - the “Hegelian science”, the romantic “education of humanity” - are no longer valid in what is called modernity. The article demonstrates how modernity, constituted concerning a certain self-representation of the New European subject and presented in the liberal economic paradigm, predetermines both the goal-setting in determined by its representation of the development and the content and methods of the reform of the university. It is concluded that “sustainable development”, “security” and “university-corporation” are essentially connected with the representation of reality in the liberal version of the economic paradigm.

scholarly journals Antecedents of organizational identification: implications for employee performance

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syeda Wajiha Kazmi ◽  
Syeda Tuba Javaid
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Organizational Identification ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Perceived Supervisor Support ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This study aims to investigate the impact of three determinants of organizational identification (OID) on employee performance (EP) in the context of private business institutions. Design/methodology/approach A sample of 175 permanent faculty members from four top universities in Karachi, Pakistan, was interviewed using a five-point Likert scale questionnaire. The data were inserted in SPSS 22 and SmartPLS v 3.2 for performing the analysis. Findings Results of the study showed a significant effect in perceived supervisor support on OID; OID; job satisfaction and EP; and mediating relationship. Conversely, an insignificant effect was observed in workplace incivility. Research limitations/implications It is highly recommended that organizations work on the areas that lead to enhancing their employees’ performance. Also, human resource should create a healthy culture that promotes initiatives, open-door policies and discourages power distance. Lastly, one of the key responsibilities of management is to strengthen their OID because employees are more likely to identify with their supervisors if they invest in the organizations they work for. Practical implications This study will help strengthen the relationship between supervisors and university employees. It will guide the supervisors to acknowledge and appreciate the efforts of their subordinates and develop recreational policies and employee engagement activities. In addition, it will help develop a conducive environment and enhance the quality of education in the university and the society. Originality/value Understanding the determinants of OID on EP in the educational context is very important as it enhances the quality of EP and the overall quality of education of the institution.

scholarly journals Mapping of Education Information Networks in Community of Cintaratu Village Pangandaran

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 279
Author(s):  
Evie Ariadne Shinta Dewi ◽  
Nindi Aristi ◽  
Rachmaniar Rachmaniar
Keyword(s):  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Information Networks ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Information Network ◽  
The Public ◽  
The University ◽  
The Village ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Educational Information

This article is based on the results of research which the aim is to find out how is mapping of the education information dissemination network in the community of Cintaratu village, Pangandaran district. The reason for choosing the topic was that Padjadjaran University (Unpad) campus is in the village and it is assumed that the presence of the university in the village could improve the quality of education of its people. To confirm this assumption, it is necessary to map the education sector information network. We use qualitative methods which approach is a descriptive study, the researchers conducted a mapping of educational information dissemination. The main informants of this study are the community and village officials. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, passive participatory observation, and literature studies. The finding of the research are as follows, 1) the initial mapping of educational information dissemination to the community was carried out through direct communication, namely through two major activities - recitation and celebration; 2) recitation and celebration are two activities that are susceptible to physical noise-causing information related to education not conveyed properly to the public. Effective communication does not occur in these two activities. 

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