The Impact of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) In Funding Public Higher Education in Lagos State

Authors

  • Sharkdam Wapmuk Nigerian Institute of International Affairs - Lagos, Nigeria
  • Clifford Moses Amini National Open University of Nigeria

Keywords:

TETFund, Tertiary, Funding, and Resource Dependence

Abstract

Public tertiary institutions in Nigeria have been affected by the problem of poor funding; a situation which necessitated the establishment of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The study examines the impact of TETFund in funding public higher education in Lagos state. It adopted the descriptive research design. Data for the study were gathered from primary and secondary sources. Primary data were obtained from 50 lecturers and 100 students from the two public tertiary institutions in Lagos state using the TETFund Funding Impact questionnaire (TFI). The choice of students, lecturers and location was informed by the fact that several tertiary institutions are located in Yaba area. The sample was drawn through simple random sampling technique from a population of 1,354 lecturers and a student population of 9002 from the University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba and Federal College of Education (Technical) Akoka, Yaba. Secondary data were derived from textbooks, journal articles, monographs, research reports, magazines and newspapers, and TETFund reports. Data were analysed using simple percentage to answer research questions, and complimented by content analysis of documents. Results were positive response in terms of access to funds, training of lecturers and students’ perception of TETFund in public tertiary institutions in Lagos. It recommends that TETfund’s funding base should be further strengthened on the one hand, and, on the other hand, TETFund needs to put in more efforts towards solving the number of problems in the public tertiary level in the country.

Résumé : Les institutions supérieures publiques du Nigéria ont été touchées par le problème du manque de financement ; une situation qui a nécessité la création du Fonds de soutien spécial à l’éducation supérieure (TETFund). L'étude examine l'impact de TETFund dans le financement de l'enseignement supérieur public dans l'État de Lagos. Elle a adopté la conception de la recherche descriptive. Les données de l'étude ont été recueillies auprès de sources primaires et secondaires. Les données primaires ont été obtenues auprès de 50 professeurs et 100 étudiants des deux établissements publics de l'enseignement supérieur à Lagos, à l'aide du questionnaire sur l'impact du financement du Fonds de soutien (TETFund). Le choix des étudiants, des professeurs et de l'emplacement a été informé par le fait que plusieurs établissements supérieurs sont situés dans la région de Yaba. L'échantillon a été prélevé à l'aide d'une simple technique d'échantillonnage aléatoire auprès d'une population de 1354 chargés de cours et d'une population étudiante de 9002 personnes de l'Université de Lagos, Akoka, Yaba et du Collège Fédéral d’Education (Technique) Akoka, Yaba. Les données secondaires proviennent de manuels scolaires, d'articles de revues, de monographies, de rapports de recherche, de magazines et de journaux et de rapports de TETFund. Les données ont été analysées à l'aide d'un pourcentage simple pour répondre aux questions de recherche, et complétées par l'analyse de contenu des documents. Les résultats ont été une réponse positive en termes d'accès aux fonds, de formation des professeurs et de perception des étudiants du TETFund dans les établissements d'enseignement supérieur public de Lagos. L’étude recommande que la base de financement de TETfund soit encore renforcée d'une part et, d'autre part, le TETFund doit harmoniser les efforts visant à résoudre le nombre de problèmes dans l'enseignement public dans le pays.

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Published

2018-07-09

How to Cite

Wapmuk, S., & Amini, C. M. (2018). The Impact of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) In Funding Public Higher Education in Lagos State. West African Journal of Open and Flexible Learning, 7(1), 89–118. Retrieved from https://wajofel.org/index.php/wajofel/article/view/23

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