A senior lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Martin Oteng Ababio, says although the free Senior school policy has helped, it has created more challenges for the education sector.
He opined that the policy has increased enrolment across universities, but the government has done little to improve infrastructure in tertiary institutions.
Speaking to journalists during a campaign outreach by lecturers to intensify awareness of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) 2024 manifesto, Prof. Ababio said the decision by the NDC to review the policy was commendable.
“The free SHS has helped. But it has spelt the doom of the whole educational system. The number of students that are getting into the university has increased tremendously. Lectures have not increased. The lecture halls have not increased. The residential halls have not increased.
“So we are compromising, and I am a lecturer, we are compromising quality for quantity. In a sense today, if you come to Legon, you enter a lecture hall to find 600, 800 students in one room.
“That makes it very difficult to reach out to each and every one. How many essays can you mark a day? And how many essays can you give to a student?”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana