IMPACT OF TERTIARY EDUCATION TRUST FUNDS’ INTERVENTION ON THE PROVISION OF RESEARCH GRANTS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH-WEST ZONE, NIGERIA
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This study was on the Impact of Tertiary Education Trust Funds’ Intervention on the Provision of Research Grants in Colleges of Education in North-West Zone, Nigeria. The design adopted for this study was descriptive survey. The population of this study comprise of all academic staff, management staff and TETFund desk officers in all the 12 public Colleges of Education in North-West geopolitical Zone of Nigeria as at May, 2021. There are 4,562 academic staff, 72 management staff and 12 TETFund desk officers totalling 4646. The sample size for this study was at 355.This includes academic staff, management staff and TETFund desk officers. The sample size is determined based on research advisors (2006) table for sample size choosing. Proportionate simple random sampling technique was used. The data collection instrument for the study was self-developed structured questionnaire called “Impact of Tertiary Education Trust Funds Intervention on Research and Development Questionnaire” (ITETFIRD-Q). The questionnaire was prepared based on Likert five-point scale. The instrument was duly vetted the by Supervisors and other relevant experts. The questionnaire was subjected to trial testing using 36 respondents from Niger State College of Education, Minna. The research question was analyzed using frequency counts; percentage, arithmetic mean and standard deviation to obtain overall average scores. Also, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The study found that Tertiary Education Trust Funds (TETFund) Intervention has impacted positively in the area of academic staff training and development through the provision of local study research grants in Colleges of Education in North-West Zone, Nigeria. The study recommends that the Federal Government through the TETFund should provide more research grants for academic staff on regular basis. This should include sponsorship in conferences, workshops and seminars both local and international, similar to any colleges of education.
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