简介:Theconstitutionalprovisionsforeducationandtheplaceofeducationalfinancing,allovertheworld,fallwithintheframeworkofthelegalorder.InNigeria,financingofhighereducationhasevokeddramatic,aswellasideologicalandpoliticalconfrontationsinthelasttwodecadesorso.Therationalesustainingthisargumentiscompelling.Aqualityeducation,beginningwithprimaryeducation,isfundamentaltoendowindividualswiththecapacitytosuccessfullypursuetheirprivategoals,whileatthesametimeequippingthemwiththeknowledgeandskills,aswellasthevaluesandattitudes,necessarytocontributeeffectivelytotheeconomic,social,andpoliticaldevelopmentoftheirsocieties.Alltheserequireadequatefinancingofeducationatalllevels.However,ofalltheproblemsfacingNigerianeducationalsystemtoday,noneismoreagonisingandpersistentasthedwindlingfinancingofeducation,especiallyatthetertiarylevel.Thispaper,therefore,examinestheweaknessofhighereducationinstitutions(HEIs)inNigeriaintermsoftheirfinancialresourcebase.ThepaperreliesonprimaryandsecondarydatatohighlightinadequatefundingastheprimaryfactorinthemyriadsofchallengesthathavecrippledHEIsfromachievingtheirgoals.ThepapersuggestsmethodsofincreasingthefinancialstrengthoftheseinstitutionstowardsimprovingthequalityofhighereducationinNigeria.
简介:通过分析加拿大百年理工学院的"Co-operativeEducation"实习教育模式,了解了"CO-OP"项目的具体运作方式。加拿大高职实习教育重视政府职能的参与,强调学校、企业和学生的三方合作,通过"COOP"项目实现三方共赢,其模式值得我们借鉴。