(1886) ACADEMIC QUALITY AND STUDENTS PERFORMANCE IN THE NIGERIAN TERTIARY EDUCATION: LESSONS FROM A PRIVATE FAITH-BASED UNIVERSITY IN SOUTH-WEST, NIGERIA (2010-2015)

摘要

The pivotal role of education as a driver of economic growth and development in any country cannotbe over-emphasised. To achieve this, academic quality and students' performance as intertwiningvariables in tertiary education must be deliberately contemplated. The absence of academic qualityhas obvious negative effects on students' performance, which ultimately casts aspersions on theknowledge base of a society. The narrative on university education in Nigeria highlights gaps in thedelivery of triad objectives of teaching, research and community impact, and this is concomitant withallegation of graduates' unemployability resulting from poor training and skills deficits. It is predicatedon these, that this paper examines the impact of academic quality on students' performance with afocus on the University under reference between 2010 and 2015. With a reliance on secondary data,backed by the descriptive analytical approach, the paper observes that the University operates adeparture philosophy based on its unique mission which radically altered the Nigerian tertiaryeducational landscape from inception. Continuous compliance with internal and external qualitymechanisms and sustained infrastructural investments with excellent support services are seriouslyadvocated.