INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS: COPING WITH POPULATION EXPANSION

The present research evaluates infrastructure development in Zambian Tertiary institutions: coping with population expansion. The study used Systematic review of the literature and an analysis of primary data. The methodology consisted of two phases: A literature review of the steps taken and empirical data obtained from questionnaires and interviews. As one of the fastest growing economies in southern region of Africa, Zambia faces opportunities as well as challenges as she strives for development in the area of tertiary education while coping with population expansion. A purposive sampling method was used to select respondents who included educators or lecturers and students. Structured interviews were used for infrastructure standard officers at the Higher Educational Authority, the District Education Board Secretaries (DEBS), educational planning officers, college management officials from each institution and officials from the Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ) students from different higher learning institutions of Lusaka Province. Data was obtained using the semi-structured interviews and observation. These higher learning institutions were purposively sampled due to their nature of being in existence for ten or more years since their establishment both private and public. Development in this area is a great challenge especially in the time when Zambia is experiencing population expansion.