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Title:Problems and issues in financing education in Nigeria
Author:Adaralegbe, Adeniji
Year:1972
Periodical:West African Journal of Education
Volume:16
Issue:1
Pages:19-38
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subject:educational financing
Abstract:The burden of this paper is threefold, namely; a) to review the basis for fiscal support for the Nigerian education system; b) to examine some of the problems of financing the system; c) to suggest some alternative means for improving the present situation in the light of the growing expansion and demand for quality education in the country. Sections: Overview - Historical analysis (historical and philosophical determinants, socio-economic and political policies) - General trends in fiscal support - Problems (unit costs; high wastage rates: utilization of resources; poor quality) - Improving the fiscal system (redistribution of financial burden; improved operational efficiency; exploring new sources of financial support) - Conclusions. Bibl., notes, tables, figures.
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