OPTIMIZING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TETFUND INTERVENTIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS:

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Shamsudeen Salihu Kamba, Aliyu Abdullahi Usman, Abubakar Bello


Abstract

 This study examines factors influencing Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) intervention effectiveness in federal and state-owned higher education institutions in Northwestern Nigeria. Utilizing a quantitative cross-sectional survey design, data were gathered from 400 academic staff across four universities. Descriptive statistics show a high level of perceived intervention effectiveness (M = 4.0950, SD = 0.32882). However, multiple regression analysis reveals that the joint linear model comprising Bureaucratic Efficiency, Financial Capacity and Disbursement, Monitoring and Transparency, Digital Tracking Tools and Institutional Governance was not statistically significant, F(5, 394) = 1.400, p = .223, R2 = .017. Furthermore, hierarchical moderation analysis indicates that Institutional Governance does not significantly moderate the relationship between the implementation variables and intervention effectiveness ( ∆R2 = .007, p = .571). These findings demonstrate a clear divergence between high subjective perceptions of intervention success and the statistical influence of internal institutional implementation processes, emphasizing the need for objective operational metrics in public sector evaluation.


Keywords

TETFund; higher education funding; bureaucratic efficiency; fund utilization capacity; monitoring transparency; digital tracking systems; institutional governance; Northwestern Nigeria.



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