Abstract
The study investigated the university staff’s perception on deregulation of higher education in Nigeria. Descriptive research of the survey type was used for the study. The population comprised all the university staff of universities in Ekiti and Ondo states, Nigeria. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 700 academic and non-academic staff from the Federal and State universities in Ekiti and Ondo states. Research instrument designated University Staff Perception of Deregulation on Higher Education (USPDHE) was used in collecting data. The questionnaire was subjected to face and content validity. The reliability co-efficient of the instrument was 0.75. The results showed that deregulation improved academic standard of the universities except in the areas of curriculum innovation and collaborative research and does not guarantee job security nor improve staff development and equity in salary structure but it contributed to managerial effectiveness, efficiency and accountability, It also showed that students were affected in the area of access to higher education, class structure, admission choice and exploitation by the institutions. It equally showed that deregulation is not improving the funding of higher institutions in Nigeria instead it throws the institution into dilemma of sourcing for fund. Some of the recommendations are: using management strategies at the institutional level, autonomy should use management strategies that emphasize improved standards in terms of improved curricula, and academic excellence by all and sundry within the system. Also, to have the full gains of deregulation, climate of academic integrity should be enshrined in the operation of the university system.
Highlights
The concept of deregulation has to do with partial or full withdrawal of rules and regulations and control from a business venture or organization so that such organization can make its own rules and regulation for efficient and effective operation determine by the market forces
If education is to be meaningful and relevant, there must be a relaxation or dismantle of legal and governmental restrictions on the operations of education business in the country. This was what led to deregulation in the sector in order to enhance efficiency. Upon this backdrop this paper examined the university staff perception of deregulation on higher education in Nigeria
The purpose of this study is to examine the perception of University Staff on the impact of deregulation on academic standard, institutional staff, students and funding of higher institutions in Ekiti and Ondo states, Nigeria
Summary
The concept of deregulation has to do with partial or full withdrawal of rules and regulations and control from a business venture or organization so that such organization can make its own rules and regulation for efficient and effective operation determine by the market forces. Deregulation implies the removal of governmental interference over the running of a system in order for the system to decide its optimum level of operation through the forces of the market. Deregulation has manifested in increasing springing up of fee-paying private primary, secondary and higher Schools. These private Schools assist in ensuring that parents of children for these levels have better opportunities to choose their children’s schools based on some factors bordering on financial capabilities
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