TETFUND INTERVENTION ON THE PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURES: IMPLICATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined TETFUND intervention on the provision of essential physical infrastructures in Cross River State, Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to investigate the extent to which TETFUND intervention has provided essential physical infrastructures, in tertiary institutions in Cross River State. From the purpose of the study a research question was raised which was answered by frequency count, percentages, mean and standard deviation. Literature review was carried out based on the variable under study. Survey research design was considered appropriate for the study. Stratified sampling technique, proportionate sampling technique and accidental sampling technique were utilized in selecting 560 respondents(residents) sampled for the study. A validated 10 items four-point modified Likert scale questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Face validity of the instrument was ascertained by two lecturers in Educational Foundation (Test and Measurement Unit), University of Calabar, Nigeria. The reliability estimate of the instrument was 0.74 using the Cronbach Alpha. To answer the research question raised, frequency count, percentages, mean and standard deviation were used. The results obtained from analysis of data revealed that, there is a general low extent of TETFUND intervention on the provision of essential physical infrastructures for teaching and learning in tertiary institutions in Cross River State. It was therefore recommended that; Government should increase funding through TETFUND towards the development of infrastructures in public tertiary institutions in Cross River State.