FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN EKITI STATE, NIGERIA

The study examined the impact of funding on the administration of tertiary institutions in Ekiti State, Nigeria. A descriptive research design of the correlational study was employed for the study. The population for the study consisted of four bursars, 24 Deans and 142 Heads of Departments. The sample consisted of four Bursars, 20 Deans and 60 Heads of Departments. Two sets of validated instruments, Administration of Tertiary Institutions Questionnaire (ATIQ) and Funding of Tertiary Institutions Questionnaire (FTIQ) were used to collect data from a sample of 80 respondents. A purposive sampling technique was used to select four Bursars while a simple random sampling technique was used to select 80 Deans and Heads of Departments. Percentage and Pearson product-moment correlation statistics were used for the study. The study revealed that the level of administration of tertiary institutions in Ekiti State was moderate; the extent of funding in tertiary institutions was moderate; there was a significant relationship between funding and administration of tertiary institutions; there was no significant relationship between grants, internally generated revenue and administration of tertiary institutions. It was recommended that administrators of tertiary institutions should not relent on their efforts at improving upon the level of administration and ensuring that they look inward and outward to source for revenue; source for regular grants; and endeavour to increase investment on some viable projects that can improve internally generated revenue. Article visualizations