Open AccessImpact of Massification on Resource Adequacy in Public and Private Universities in Kenya
Author(s) -
Wilberforce N. Mwirichia,
Nelson Jagero,
Hillary K. Barchok
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-5476
DOI - 10.5296/ije.v9i3.11874
Subject(s) - kenya , quality (philosophy) , simple random sample , stratified sampling , resource (disambiguation) , higher education , human resources , sample (material) , statistical analysis , welfare , sociology , economic growth , political science , management , economics , mathematics , statistics , computer network , population , philosophy , chemistry , demography , epistemology , chromatography , computer science , law
The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of resource adequacy in public and private universities in Kenya. Massification is the rapid enrolment of students in universities. Kenya has expanded her student enrolment in universities for her development needs. Research findings raise pertinent issues touching on the quality of education in the Kenyan universities. The study adopted a causal- comparative survey research design. The respondents were students and lecturers in the eight purposely selected universities in Kenya. A sample of 399 respondents consisting of 361 students, 22 lecturers and 16 heads of Department from four public and four private universities in Kenya were selected for the study through simple random sampling technique. The inferential statistics used in the study was chi-square. The hypothesis of the study was stated as “there is no statistical significant difference on the impact of massification on resource adequacy between public and private universities in Kenya. The study found that there is no significant statistical difference on the impact of massification on resource adequacy between public and private universities. From the study it was concluded that there was no statistical significance difference on the impact of massification on resource adequacy between public and private universities in Kenya. The study recommends that university management in public universities should provide adequate learning, welfare services, computing services and human resources to improve the quality of education and training in the universities in Kenya.