UNIT COST OF EDUCATION AS A DETERMINANT OF STUDENTS’ LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT IN UNIVERSITIES IN CROSS RIVER STATE OF NIGERIA
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Unit variable cost of education vary with changes in the number of student enrolments and it is a good measure of effective cost of education. Therefore, this study explored unit cost of education as a determinant of students’ learning achievement in universities in Cross River State of Nigeria. It was designed to provide a baseline information for policyâ€planning on education in order to enhance internal efficiency in the university system. An exâ€post facto research design was adopted for the study with two research hypotheses to guide the investigation. The stratified random sampling technique was used to select ten out of seventeen faculties and all the four institutes of the two universities studied. Data was collected using researcher designed checklist titled “Unit Cost and University Students’ Learning Achievement Checklist (UCUSLAC)â€. Multiple regression analysis was applied to statistically analyze data collected. Results obtained revealed that unit cost of both academic and nonâ€academic staff could not determine the magnitude of students’ academic achievement in the universities studied. The conclusion was that qualified staff though necessary, was not a sufficient condition to guarantee better learning outcome. It was therefore recommended that qualified university staff should be effectively engaged and utilized for greater efficiency in the university system.
Authors and Affiliations
Ekpenyong E. Ekanem| ekpenyongekanem@yahoo.co.uk William E. Ekpiken Department of Educational Administration and Planning Faculty of Education University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115, Calabar, Nigeria
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