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Title: | Cost and productivity trends in nigerian secondary education: a case study of Loyola College Ibadan |
Author: | Akangbou, S.D. |
Year: | 1982 |
Periodical: | West African Journal of Education |
Volume: | 23 |
Issue: | 1-3 |
Pages: | 221-232 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Nigeria |
Subjects: | educational financing secondary education |
Abstract: | The implications of the expansion of secondary education in Nigeria on the unit costs and performance of pupils over the 1969 to 1978 period are examined on the basis of a case study of Loyola College, Ibadan. The main findings are: that the cost per pupil in money terms at Loyola College rose from N206 in 1969 to N566 in 1977-1978; that because of inflation, the real cost per pupil over the period actually declined from N206 to N189; that the quality of education when measured by the length of stay of pupils and academic performance in the West African School Certificate examinations fell over the period; and that the substantial increase in the 'output' relative to the costs of education reflects an increasing tendency in the effectiveness of the school in achieving its objectives. However, in view of the expected increase in the demand for secondary education in Nigeria in the eighties, it is suggested that education authorities begin to look for ways of achieving quantitative expansion along with a constant or improved quality of education. Bibliogr. |