| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第6-8页 |
| DEDICATION | 第8-9页 |
| 摘要 | 第9-10页 |
| Abstract | 第10-11页 |
| Chapter One INTRODUCTION | 第21-26页 |
| 1.1 Brief Introduction on Country Profile | 第21-22页 |
| 1.2 Background to the Study | 第22页 |
| 1.3 Statement of the Problem | 第22-23页 |
| 1.4 Hypothesis and Research Questions | 第23页 |
| 1.4.1 Hypothesis | 第23页 |
| 1.4.2 Research Questions | 第23页 |
| 1.5 Purpose and Significance of the Study | 第23-24页 |
| 1.5.1 Purpose of the Study | 第23页 |
| 1.5.2 Significance of the Study | 第23-24页 |
| 1.6 Conceptual Framework and Operational Definitions of Key Words | 第24-26页 |
| 1.6.1 Conceptual Framework | 第24-25页 |
| 1.6.2 Operational Definitions of the Key Words | 第25-26页 |
| Chapter Two THEORETICAL BACKGROUND ON HIGHER EDUCATION | 第26-34页 |
| 2.1 The System of Higher Education | 第26-27页 |
| 2.2 World History and Development of Higher Education | 第27-28页 |
| 2.3 Trends in Development of Higher Education | 第28-29页 |
| 2.4 Theoretical Approaches to Higher Education | 第29页 |
| 2.5 The Expansion of Higher Education | 第29-30页 |
| 2.5.1 Functional Approach | 第29页 |
| 2.5.2 Conflict Approach | 第29-30页 |
| 2.6 Access to Higher Education | 第30-32页 |
| 2.6.1 Stratification and Equal Opportunities in Higher Education | 第30-31页 |
| 2.6.2 Elite versus Public Colleges | 第31-32页 |
| 2.7 Higher Education and International Opinion | 第32-33页 |
| 2.8 Higher Education in Africa | 第33-34页 |
| Chapter Three THE SUPPLY OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA | 第34-62页 |
| 3.1 Philosophical understanding about the Development of Nigerian Higher Education | 第34-36页 |
| 3.2 The Historical Review on the Development of Universities in Nigeria | 第36-39页 |
| 3.2.1 British Colonial Administrative Policy and Efforts | 第37页 |
| 3.2.2 Agitation by the Nigerian Educated Elites and Nationalists | 第37-38页 |
| 3.2.3 Preparation for Nigeria's Independence and Manpower Needs after Independence | 第38-39页 |
| 3.3 The Current System of Higher Education in Nigeria | 第39-43页 |
| 3.3.1 Polytechnics and Monotechnics | 第41页 |
| 3.3.2 Colleges of Education | 第41-42页 |
| 3.3.3 Regulatory Bodies | 第42页 |
| 3.3.4 History and Development of Private Participation in Nigerian Universities | 第42-43页 |
| 3.4 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and Sources of Funding | 第43-48页 |
| 3.4.1 Education Trust Fund (ETF) | 第44-45页 |
| 3.4.2 Student Loans in Nigerian Higher Education | 第45-46页 |
| 3.4.3 Private sector contributions | 第46页 |
| 3.4.4 MacArthur Foundation Grant | 第46-47页 |
| 3.4.5 Other sectors contributing to funding higher education in Nigeria | 第47页 |
| 3.4.6 Public-Private Partnership (PPP) of Tertiary Education in Nigeria | 第47-48页 |
| 3.5 The Supply of Opportunities for Higher Education in Nigeria | 第48-55页 |
| 3.5.1 The Concept of Access to Higher Education | 第48-53页 |
| 3.5.2 The Assurance Measures of Access to Higher Education in Nigeria | 第53-54页 |
| 3.5.3 The Current Situation of Access to Higher Education in Nigeria | 第54-55页 |
| 3.6 The Factors responsible for the Supply of Higher Education in Nigeria | 第55-62页 |
| 3.6.1 Political Factors responsible for the Establishment of Universities in Nigeria | 第55-58页 |
| 3.6.2 Socio-Economic Factors responsible for the Development of Universities in Nigeria | 第58-62页 |
| Chapter Four DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ON THE DEMANDAND SUPPLY IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA | 第62-76页 |
| 4.1 Theoretical Framework on Demand and Supply of Higher Education | 第62-63页 |
| 4.2 Research Methodology | 第63-64页 |
| 4.2.1 Restatement of Research Questions | 第63页 |
| 4.2.2 Methodology | 第63-64页 |
| 4.2.3 Trustworthiness, reliability and validity | 第64页 |
| 4.2.4 Limitations of the Study | 第64页 |
| 4.3 Introduction of the Data Analysis | 第64-68页 |
| 4.4 Hypothesis | 第68-70页 |
| 4.5 Findings/Results | 第70页 |
| 4.6 Major Challenges facing Access to Higher Education in Nigeria | 第70-76页 |
| Chapter Five DISCUSSION, SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATIONS ANDCONCLUSION | 第76-83页 |
| 5.1 Discussion | 第76页 |
| 5.2 Summary | 第76-77页 |
| 5.3 Recommendations | 第77-80页 |
| 5.4 Conclusion | 第80-82页 |
| 5.5 Suggestion for further Research | 第82-83页 |
| REFERENCES | 第83-88页 |
