| Type | Conference Paper - International Conference “ Towards Sustainable Open and Distance Learning in the Development State: Policy, Ethics and Practice 6 – 8 September 2010 Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| Title | Capacity Building and Management: The role of ODL Institutions in Nigeria |
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| Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2010 |
| URL | http://www.saide.org.za/resources/Conf 2010/Olayiwola,_PO,_Capacity_Building_and_Management_2.pdf |
| Abstract | The paper first reviews the history of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Institutions in Nigeria and the gap between the supply and demand for educational services using the secondary data from the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board Nigeria. It shows the role of ODL as an effective gap - filler and proposes the strategies for capacity building and management from the supply side for educational services. The inadequacy of infrastructural facilities are discussed and it is argued that ODL institutions should make do with current level of infrastructural facilities, at the same time ensure equilibrium between the available human and material resources and the carrying capacity in the various ODL institutions in Nigeria. |
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