Planning and management of tertiary education for sustainable national income and economic growth rate in Nigeria
Keywords:
Management, Economic growth, income, National, Sustainable, Education, TertiaryAbstract
Tertiary education is the apex level of education in the world over. It therefore calls for proper management to enhance sustainable national and economic growth. The paper discusses planning and management of tertiary education and mechanism to improve national income growth rate, roles of tertiary education in sustaining national income and growth rate and economic development. Human capital resource development has been observed to be a key element in determining national income growth rate. Education of entire citizenry is very necessary if any nation is to achieve rapid economic growth. It is recommended among others that openness is another important predictor for driving growth but must be cautiously allowed in order not to discourage indigenous manufacturers or shut them out of business.