Location and Gender Analysis of Sandwich Admissions: A Case Study of Mid-Western Nigeria Universities

Abstract

University education is a veritable instrument for national development. That is why governments at all levels and individuals invest heavily on it. Some obtain it through the full-time outlet and others through the part-time basis. The sandwich is specially designed for up-skills of education workforce. Four universities located in Mid-Western States of Nigeria formed the population of the study while two of them where isolated for study which covered 2001/02 to 2009/10 academic sessions. The variables of interest which were location and gender were examined. It was found that there was spatial variation in the supply of admission places in the part-time programmes. Growth was recorded though more females were supplied admission places in the sandwich programmes during the period covered by the study. Suggestions were made for improvement