Kamkwis, Markus Zira. (Ph.D.) Ukonu, Egbe Elizabeth Department Of Educational Foundations,
Faculty of Education, Adamawa State University, Mubi.
Abstract.
This paper focuses on Enhancing a Corruption-free Curriculum Implementation at Tertiary Education in Adamawa state with major purposes of Identifying corrupt practices in tertiary education system, challenges of curriculum implementation in tertiary education and to find out the implications of corrupt practices in curriculum implementation in Adamawa State. The population of the study comprised of all the tertiary institutions in Mubi education zone totaling 1007. A stratified simple random sampling technique was used in selecting 300 respondents used for the study. A forty seven items self-developed questionnaire validated by experts in the field of curriculum was used for data collection. Its reliability test was conducted using Cochran and it gave a reliability index of 0.84. Mean was used in analyzing the data and ANOVA was used in testing the hypotheses. Based on the analysis, it was revealed that theft, embezzlement of public funds, illegal appropriation of public property, misappropriation of funds, nepotism, bribery among others were the corrupt practices in tertiary institutions, that lack of sufficient finance, inadequate infrastructural facilities, inadequate instructional materials, lack of trained and well informed teachers, most teachers being rigid in the implementation of new curriculum, non liberal study fellowship and conference attendance among others are the challenges faced in corruption-free curriculum implementation and the implications of corruption in curriculum implementation are inadequate instructional materials, lack of functional infrastructural facilities, examination malpractice, lack of resources to finance in-service training, workshops, seminars, conferences, youths’ lack of skills and economic development. Based on the findings, the researchers recommended among others that: Teachers should be promoted as at when due, and the promotions should be backed up with financial benefits immediately,: both infrastructure and curriculum should be revamped, Learning curriculum, methodology and environment should be revamped, updated and restructured, lecturers should be employed based on merit (qualification) not on connection, nepotism and politics influence.
Keywords: Corruption, corruption-free, curriculum implementation, tertiary education.