This research investigates manpower development and availability of financial resources in Nigerian monotechnic education. Monotechnics are single-subject institutions of higher learning that offer specialized programmes. A quantitative research design located within the positivist paradigm was adopted. A sample of 200 students and 80 members of staff was randomly selected from two public and two private monotechnics. A structured questionnaire was used and Chi-square and Pearson product moment correlation statistics were used to analyse the resulting data. The findings indicate that manpower development, in terms of the skills and competency of prospective graduates, is affected by the funding made available to these institutions. It was further found that the financial resources provided or otherwise available in monotechnics (whether privately or publicly owned) are inadequate. Recommendations are made based on the findings.
BlancheM.T.DurrheimK. (1999), Research in Practice: Applied Methods for the Social Sciences, University of Cape Town Press, Cape Town.
6.
BlancheM.T.DurrheimK.PainterD. (2006), Research in Practice: Applied Methods for the Social Sciences, 2nd edition, University of Cape Town Press, Cape Town.
7.
BoomG.C.HimWee L.T. (2008), ‘The development of university education in Singapore’, in LeeS.K.GohC.B.FrederiksenB.TanJ.P., eds, Towards a Better Future: Education and Training for Economic Development in Singapore Since 1965, National Institute of Education, Singapore and World Bank, Washington DC.
8.
CampbellO. (2003), Financial Management and Accountability in Education, Babs Olatunji Publishing Company, Lagos.
9.
DaudaS. (2003), ‘The crisis of development in Africa: The democratic imperatives’, Journal of Developing Societies, Vol 1, No 4, pp 84–87.
10.
DiejomaohV.P. (1982), ‘Development of manpower in Nigeria’, Management Magazine, November, p 4.
11.
DruckerP.F. (1999), Management Challenges for the 21st Century, Harper Business, New York.
12.
EkpoA.H. (1989), ‘Manpower development in Nigeria’, in OgbuaguS.C., ed, Strategy For National Development in Nigeria, University of Calabar Press, Calabar, pp 143–154.
FRN (1998), National Policy on Education, Federal Government Press, Lagos.
15.
FRN (2004), National Policy on Education, 4th ed, WERDC, Yaba, Lagos.
16.
SeongFoo D.N. (2008), ‘The development of university education in Singapore’, in LeeS.K.GohC.B.FrederiksenB.TanJ.P., eds, Towards a Better Future: Education and Training for Economic Development in Singapore Since 1965, National Institute of Education, Singapore and World Bank, Washington DC.
17.
JAMB (2011), Guideline for admission to polytechnics, monotechnics and colleges of education in Nigeria.
18.
NwankwoG.O. (1988), Education and training for public management in Nigeria, University Publishing Company, Ibadan.
19.
NyerereJ. (1967), ‘Education for self-reliance’, Ministry of Information, Dar-es-Salaam.
20.
OgboguC.O. (2011), ‘Modes of funding Nigerian universities and the implications on performance’, paper presented at the 2011 European Academic Conference, 6–9 July, Barcelona.
21.
OkuO. (2003), ‘The universal basic education (UBE) programme: Issues and problems of policy implementation’, Journal of Nigerian Languages and Culture, Vol 5, No 1, pp 32–36.
22.
OkunamiriP.O. (2002), Resourcing and Guidelines for Educational Finance in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria, Fasmen Educational and Research Publications and Fasmen Communications, Okigwe.
23.
OmodiaS.M. (2005), ‘Poverty alleviation in a deregulated economy: Challenges and prospects for sustainable democracy in Nigeria’, Nasarawa Journal of Administration, Vol 2, No 1, pp 118–124.
24.
OmodiaS.M. (2006), ‘The liberal and elitist perception of public policies in Nigeria: A focus on the national policy on women and education in the Nigerian Fourth Republic’, Acad For, 10(2): 35–39.
25.
OmodiaS.M. (2009), ‘Manpower development in Nigeria: Conceptual and methodological perspectives’, Journal of Social Sciences, Vol 18, No 2, pp 113–117.
26.
PotokriO.C. (2005), ‘Financial resources and manpower development in monotechnic education in Nigeria’, unpublished MEd thesis, Lagos State University, Ojo, Nigeria.
27.
PotokriO.C. (2011), ‘Academic performance of married women students in Nigerian higher education’, unpublished PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria.
28.
PotokriO.C. (2013), Eternal Investment: Perspective of an Economist, Free Enterprise Publishers, Lagos.
29.
RobbC.M. (2002), Can the Poor Influence Policy?World Bank, Washington DC.
30.
SaintW.HartnettT.StrassnerE. (2003), ‘Higher education in Nigeria: A status report’, Higher Education Policy, Vol 16, pp 259–281.
31.
TeferraD.AltbachP.G. (2004), ‘African higher education: Challenges for the 21st century’, Higher Education, Vol 47, pp 21–50.
32.
World Bank (1991), ‘The African capacity building initiative: Toward improved policy analysis and development management’, World Bank, Washington DC.
