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| author | Njoku, Maurice Ejike |
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| contents | <p><strong><span>Abstract </span></strong></p> <div> <p><em><span>The aim of this paper is to examine the implications of quota system of admission for the quality and global competitiveness of the Nigerian university educational system. Efforts by the Nigerian government to address the social inequalities in the country culminated into the introduction of quota system of admission into the Nigerian education sector. However, <span>critical evaluation of the quota system in the light of quality University education revealed that</span> quota system of admission has been counterproductive to quality university education in Nigeria. It has been hotly criticized for corroding the standard of Nigerian education because of its emphasis on state of origin as the main criteria for admission rather than on merit based on high scores in entrance examinations. This paved way to mediocrity where brilliant youths are denied admission while intellectually dull ones are offered admission. They graduate, lacking in requisite skills and knowledge and because they have acquired the paper certificate, they are subsequently employed or elected to run the Nigerian economy and the polity. The resultant effect of this is the general fall in the standard, quality and global competitiveness of the Nigerian university education. Hence, these authors concluded that there is no justification for the continued operation of quota system in admission into Nigerian schools. They further recommended that federal government should abolish quota system of admission and devise means to ensure that admission into Nigerian schools is exclusively based on high scores in the entrance examinations. This will help the youth to find faith in the system and strong hope for the country and also, State governments, especially those of the educationally less developed areas should create and develop remedial intellectual development programs for their citizens to prepare them for the competitive university admissions.</span></em></p> </div> |
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| spellingShingle | QUOTA SYSTEM OF ADMISSION POLICY IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: IMPLICATIONS FOR QUALITY AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. Njoku, Maurice Ejike <p><strong><span>Abstract </span></strong></p> <div> <p><em><span>The aim of this paper is to examine the implications of quota system of admission for the quality and global competitiveness of the Nigerian university educational system. Efforts by the Nigerian government to address the social inequalities in the country culminated into the introduction of quota system of admission into the Nigerian education sector. However, <span>critical evaluation of the quota system in the light of quality University education revealed that</span> quota system of admission has been counterproductive to quality university education in Nigeria. It has been hotly criticized for corroding the standard of Nigerian education because of its emphasis on state of origin as the main criteria for admission rather than on merit based on high scores in entrance examinations. This paved way to mediocrity where brilliant youths are denied admission while intellectually dull ones are offered admission. They graduate, lacking in requisite skills and knowledge and because they have acquired the paper certificate, they are subsequently employed or elected to run the Nigerian economy and the polity. The resultant effect of this is the general fall in the standard, quality and global competitiveness of the Nigerian university education. Hence, these authors concluded that there is no justification for the continued operation of quota system in admission into Nigerian schools. They further recommended that federal government should abolish quota system of admission and devise means to ensure that admission into Nigerian schools is exclusively based on high scores in the entrance examinations. This will help the youth to find faith in the system and strong hope for the country and also, State governments, especially those of the educationally less developed areas should create and develop remedial intellectual development programs for their citizens to prepare them for the competitive university admissions.</span></em></p> </div> |
| title | QUOTA SYSTEM OF ADMISSION POLICY IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM: IMPLICATIONS FOR QUALITY AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS. |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15763681 |