Academic Planning Units of Nigerian Universities: Functions, Contributions and Challenges
Keywords:
Academic planning unit, UniversitiesAbstract
Purpose: This paper examined the functions, contributions and challenges facing academic planning units in the Nigerian universities.
Method: The paper is a review study. The paper depends on secondary data that were collected from government documents, print resources and online publication. Content analysis was used to narrow the literature to the theme of the study.
Findings: The paper revealed that data collection and management, programme accreditation, annual report compilation, academic programme development, organization of capacity building for academic staff on the implementation of CCMAS are some of the achievement of academic planning units of Nigerian universities. On challenges, inadequate funding, shortage of infrastructure facilities, poor training and shortage of staff are some of the challenges facing the units in the Nigerian universities.
Recommendations: Universities administrators should increase allocation to the academic planning units to enable the units carry out their mandates. More infrastructure facilities should be provided to the academic planning units. Academic planners should be included in Tetfund annual training to improve their capacities. More academic planner should be employed and deploy to the units to enhance effectiveness in the units.
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