Evaluation Of Access To Quality Education And Equity In Educational Opportunity Through Continuing Education Programme In South East Nigeria :- U.N Akanwa

Abstract The purpose of the study is to evaluate access to quality education and equity in educational opportunity through continuing education programme in South East, Nigeria. The study adopted a survey design. The population of the study comprised State and Federal Universities in the five Eastern states. The study sampled 535 respondents of which are 75 lecturers and 460 students. The sample was drawn through multistage sampling techniques. The instrument used for data collection was title "Evaluation of Continuing Education Programme Objective Questionnaire (ECEPOQ)". The analyses were carried out using mean and standard deviations and t-test statistic. It is found out that access to quality education and equity in educational opportunity through continuing education programme was tenable. It is recommended among others that Professional conferences and workshops should be encouraged by government, NGOs and individuals, to further increase access to quality information by Continuing Education Programme. Despite the economic recession the providers of Continuing Education Programme should make it affordable to the populace so as to increase access. Keywords: Acess, Quality Education, Continuing Education.