Effective Service Delivery of Nigeria’s Public Primary Education: The Role of Non-State Actors
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Date
2013
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African Finance and Economic Association, United States
Abstract
The study examines and analyses the role of Non-State Actors (NSAs) in public
provision of primary education in Nigeria using descriptive and econometric
techniques. The analysis demonstrates that the major source of funding of public
primary education in Nigeria flows from the Federal Government to the State
government and finally to the Local Government Education Authority (LGEA). The
study shows that NSAs’ activities are mainly the provision of school inputs with
little or no role monitoring and management of public primary schools. It was
found that the presence of private school inspectors has significant positive effect
on pupils’ performance. Parents occupation and household qualities especially
type of building were found to have positive impact on the pupils’ performance.
Based on these findings, the study recommends the need for adequate
involvement of NSAs in the management of public primary schools and improved
inspection of schools as ways of improving the quality of primary education in
Nigeria.
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Keywords
Service Delivery, Public Primary Education, Nigeria, Non-State Actors
Citation
George, T. O., Olayiwola, W. K., Adewole, M. A., & Osabuohien, E. S. (2013). Effective Service Delivery of Nigeria's Public Primary Education: The Role of Non-State Actors. Journal of African Development, 15(1), 221-245.