Alternative Primary and Secondary Education and Its Influence on Access to University Education and Self-Efficacy of Undergraduate Students in Nigeria

Autor: Ishola Akindele Salami, Grace Chinenye Nweke
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME). 4:07-14
ISSN: 2320-7388
2320-737X
DOI: 10.9790/7388-04210714
Popis: Formal education is of various levels in which the curriculum is designed in a spiral form; wherein a level is meant to be a prerequisite to the next level. When a given level of formal education suffers, its effects are always enormous on the next level. The idea of alternative educational systems also operates in Nigeria wherein, education are either provided by the government (public), individuals or organizations (private). These two forms of education produce students for university education. The quality of these schools could be accessed by examine their products in terms of access to university education, self-efficacy and academic performance at university level. This study adopted descriptive survey, and undergraduate students in 200 level in University of Ibadan were used as a case study. The results reveal that there is a significant difference among the number of undergraduate who attended public and private primary schools among others.
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