International Journal of Scientific Researc Literature and Focus Group Educational Planning Departme Ignatius Ajur ololub Department of ………………………………………… The Nigerian educational impediments in the last few assurance of educational and of accurate statistical data, f unsuitable governing struc contributed to low quality context of educational plann employed literature and focu that there is a significant rel on the problems and approa economic circumstance (fi personnel among others a programs in Nigeria. The universities administration c programs of study must be ta are established for the im educational planners need universities and society. Keywords: Educational pl Nigeria. Reference to this paper shou Ololube, N. P., Kpolovie, P. and Obstacle to Effective Ed International Journal of Sci from http://www.ijsre.com ………………………………………… Copyright © 2013 IJSRE 233 ch in Education, SEPTEMBER 2013, Vol. 6(3), 233 p Analysis of the Approaches and Obstac g in Higher Education in an Emerging Ec Nwachukwu Prince Ololube i ent of Educational Foundations and Management Faculty of Education uru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. beprince@yahoo.com , ololubenp@gmail.com Peter James Kpolovie ii f Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counselling Faculty of Education University of Port Harcourt P.M.B. 5323, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. drkpolovie@yahoo.com …………………………………………………… Abstract system has undoubtedly encountered a number of s w decades and continues to struggle with the implement d teaching quality because of lack of effective planning. A financial, qualified planners, poor national economic per ctures, political interference, and general instability in educational planning. This article looks at the mea ning, approaches and problems of educational planning. T us group analysis as sources of data collection. The study lationship between the perception of male and female pa aches of educational planning in Nigeria. It further rev inance), political interference, inaccurate statistical are constraints to planning and implementation of ed paper concludes that in spite of the increasing comp created by rising students’ enrollments and problems of ailored to the ever-more complex needs of the society. Un mprovement of society and thus, socio-economic plan to cooperate in planning processes for the benefit of lanning, Planning process, Problems, Approaches, un uld be made as follows: . J. (2013). Literature and Focus Group Analysis of the Ap ducational Planning in Higher Education in an Emerging E ientific Research in Education, 6(3), 233-254. Retrieved …………………………………………………… 3-254. cle to Effective conomy ………………………... significant tation and A shortage formance, have all aning and The paper y revealed articipants vealed that data and ducational plexity in f research, niversities nners and f both the niversities, pproaches Economy. d [DATE] ………………………...