Funding Systems In State Universities : A Case For Zimbabwe

ISBN-13: 9783659260247 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 68 str.

Edson Gwangwava

Opis

Inadequate state subsidy, and purely monetary interpretation of the private social rates of return from state Universities combined with the view that not all beneficiaries of public subsidies are students from poor background has led to a situation where there is a demand that the beneficiaries, that is parents and students be made to share the cost of providing University education. Furthermore, the need for cost effectiveness and supplementary income to argument public subsidy also pushed universities to devise cost sharing, cost cutting and revenue generation schemes.The economic downturn changed the funding systems in state universities with some being quick to adopt while slow ones continued to struggle.The pain on parents and students also led to acceptance of reality

O autorze

Gwangwava Edson holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting (2005)from Zimbabwe Open University,and a Master of Commerce in Accounting (2010)from Midlands State University. Gwangwava has worked in various capacities including teaching for twelve years in Zimbabwean secondary schools teaching O'Level and A'level accounting respectively.