Developing tertiary education in Nigeria: an evaluation of the role of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund)

Authors

  • Korikiye Wenibowei Isaac Jasper Boro College of Education, Dept. of Pol. Sci., Sagbama. Bayelsa State, Nigeria
  • Alexander S. Warrant Isaac Jasper Boro College of Education, Dept. of Theatre Arts, Sagbama. Bayelsa State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.58934/jgss.v2i6.33

Keywords:

Development, Education, TETFund, Developing Countries, Tertiary Education, National Development

Abstract

The study was set out to examine the role of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) vis-a-vis the development of tertiary education in Nigeria. Specifically, it seeks to determine factors that precipitated the establishment of the Fund by the government and to examine the core areas of intervention as well as evaluate the impact of the Fund on tertiary education development in the country. The descriptive method was adopted for the analysis of the findings. The data for the study was obtained from secondary sources.

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Published

2021-06-01

How to Cite

Wenibowei, K. ., & Warrant , A. S. . (2021). Developing tertiary education in Nigeria: an evaluation of the role of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). Journal of Global Social Sciences, 2(6), 67–94. https://doi.org/10.58934/jgss.v2i6.33

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 6 (2021): June 2021

Section

Articles