Challenges in Nigeria’s education sector and the migration of Nigerian postgraduate students to South African universities

Iseolorunkanmi, Joseph; Rotimi, Mathew Ekundayo; Adebola, Olukemi Grace; Lawal, Adedoyin Isola; NWEKE-LOVE, Henry; Adebisi, Tunde

doi:10.1080/23311886.2021.1890897

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“…Over a long period, government-owned universities have been starved of required funds needed for both human and infrastructural development. Several years of neglect is responsible for the lack of preparedness of the government-owned universities to quickly switch to virtual teaching (IseOlorunkanmi et al (2021). Regarding when they were trained on the use of teaching tools, 58% of the participants were trained before the pandemic outbreak, while 42% were trained during the pandemic to address the crisis caused by the shutdown.…”

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COVID-19 pandemic: Nigerian University lecturers’ response to virtual orientation

Iseolorunkanmi

Barnabas

Grace

et al. 2021

Cogent Arts & Humanities

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The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic globally and the disruptions occasioned by it has far-reaching implications on societies in general and most especially the educational sector with governments across the globe ordering lockdowns including the closure of education institutions thereby necessitating alternative teaching and learning methods other than the usual face-to-face interaction to avoid a total collapse of the education sector. This study investigates Nigerian University lecturers' perspective and response to virtual learning as an alternative to face-to-face teaching method during the pandemic. Relying on primary data source collected using questionnaires, a total number of 435 lecturers responded across both public and private universities and their responses analysed using SPSS. The study found that lecturers from private universities responded to virtual teaching than those from public universities; that the presence of infrastructural orientation influences virtual orientation; and that a negative relationship exists between the

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COVID-19 pandemic: Nigerian University lecturers’ response to virtual orientation

Iseolorunkanmi

Barnabas

Grace

et al. 2021

Cogent Arts & Humanities

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“…This is as a result of many variables that stand as challenges to quality education delivery in tertiary institutions in Nigeria, and shortage of funds continue to remain a prominent and constant challenge. According to a study by IseOlorunkanmi et al (2021), the government of Nigeria has been persistently underfunding the education sector for years since it does not set aside sufficient funds from its budget for this purpose. The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization ([UNESCO], 2015) recommends that countries are expected to allocate 4% to 6% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or 26% of their national budget to their education sector.…”

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A Survey On The Socio-Political Challenges Driving The Trend Of Education Tourism In Foreign Institutions Among Nigerian Tertiary Level Students

Bhadmus,

Chidozie,

Uwa Osimen

2024

Kuey

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Education tourism has been a sought-after option in recent years for tertiary level students in Nigeria who are in search of quality education in foreign institutions. Reports have revealed that Nigeria has the highest outbound student mobility in Africa. The decision for Nigerian tertiary level students to leave the country is motivated by the socio-political challenges that have plagued the public tertiary institutions in Nigeria. This study therefore examines how socio-political challenges have influenced education tourism in foreign institutions among Nigerian tertiary level students with a focus on three socio-political challenges - poor funding, incessant strikes, and insecurity. Hence, both primary data and secondary data were collected using literature search and interview. This study adopts the Human Capital Theory. Data gathered were analysed using thematic method of analysis. This research reveals that the absence of sustainable funding of public tertiary institutions, the constant disruption in academic calendars, and the state of insecurityhave led to the prevalence of education tourism among Nigerian tertiary level students to foreign institutions, and more students are willing to embark on education tourism if given the means and the opportunity to do so. This study recommends that there should be the yearly allocation of 26% of the national budget to the education sector which will help close the gap that stands currently. The study therefore concludes that there is a relationship between socio-political challenges and education tourism.

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“…The sector is plagued by poor funding, mismanagement, incessant industrial strike actions, and dysfunctional and unethical practices, including inadequate implementation of budgetary allocations, leading to insufficient staffing and non-availability of the most essential instructional materials (World Education Services [WES], 2017;IseOlorunkanmi et al, 2021). There are approximately 16 million students in these Nigerian tertiary institutions (UNESCO, 2018).…”

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“…The poor teacher-to-student ratio due to the overcrowding of students in limited-capacity classrooms remains one of the major challenges within the sector (WES, 2017). Furthermore, the management of work structures and processes in this sector is viewed as excessively bureaucratic and highly regimented (Omodero and Nwangwa, 2020) and undermines support for academics within the sector (IseOlorunkanmi et al, 2021). Despite several restructuring measures over the years, the availability and usage of FWAs that permit locational flexibility across the sector mirrors the deteriorating rate of academics' well-being (Adekoya et al, 2019;Akanji et al, 2020).…”

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An exploration of the practices of locational flexibility in developing economies: insights from the Nigerian higher education sector

Mordi

Ajonbadi

Adekoya

et al. 2023

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PurposeThis study explores the practices of locational flexibility in the Nigerian higher education sector. It examines the realities of remotely organising and managing academics' teaching and administrative workload, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.Design/methodology/approachRelying on the interpretative paradigm, the dataset consists of semi-structured interviews with 92 professionals in the Nigerian higher educational institution (HEI) sector drawn from private and public federal government-owned and regional (otherwise known as state government) tertiary institutions.FindingsThe study highlights the practices of locational flexibility across the Nigerian higher education sector. Therefore, it underscores the notions of locational flexibility from the perspective of Nigerian academics. It reveals a paucity in the range and usage of locational flexibility options across the Nigerian higher education sector, as well as the factors shaping its implementation and utilisation. Ultimately, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the findings reveal that locational flexibility is predominantly environmentally induced.Originality/valueThis study focused on a salient topic that explores the practices of locational flexibility, particularly in an underresearched context of developing economies, specifically Nigeria. Moreover, the study contributes to the scarce literature on locational flexibility. Additionally, unlike previous studies that are mostly preoccupied with the meaning of the concept and the importance of the practice to employees' work-life balance, organisational flexibility, and overall operational performance, this study underpins the practices, utilisation and barriers to implementing locational flexibility.

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Challenges in Nigeria’s education sector and the migration of Nigerian postgraduate students to South African universities

Cited by 15 publications

References 34 publications

COVID-19 pandemic: Nigerian University lecturers’ response to virtual orientation

COVID-19 pandemic: Nigerian University lecturers’ response to virtual orientation

A Survey On The Socio-Political Challenges Driving The Trend Of Education Tourism In Foreign Institutions Among Nigerian Tertiary Level Students

An exploration of the practices of locational flexibility in developing economies: insights from the Nigerian higher education sector

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