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RELEVANCE OF ACCREDITATION ON QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
(A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN)
| Abstract: Obviously the demand for higher education is on the increase all over the world and efforts must be put in place to satisfy the aspirations of the people for this level of education. The paper examined the relevance of accreditation on quality higher education in Nigeria. It further discussed the role of accreditation on quality higher education under conceptual issues. Six research questions were formulated to guide the study. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The population for the study was ninety academic staff and the questionnaires were designed to collect data on accreditation and quality higher education in Nigeria. Frequency tables and percentage were used to analyse the data collected. The findings showed that accreditation is a determinant of quality education in Nigeria’s higher education and revealed that academic development programme and capacity building for academic staff enhances quality education. Thus, the paper recommended that periodic orientation should be carried out on both students and the universities staff, since their responses influence the academic system. In conclusion the major constraints facing accreditation of higher education are problems of post assessment exercise which might expose some of the schools that are used to borrowing facilities for accreditation. Hence, the study provided the best ways for the stakeholders to identify and prioritize capacity enhancement for quality improvement on higher education through accreditation of academic programmes. |
| Keywords: higher education, accreditation, university, quality and programmes. |
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