Exploring Students’ Readiness, Choices and Expectations in Tertiary Institution in Kano, Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated the Students Readiness, Choices and Expectations in Tertiary Institutions: A Case Study of Kao State College of Education and Preliminary Studies, Kano, Nigeria’. The study adopted a survey design of ex post facto type, and as a guide, three research questions were formulated for answering. The study has a population of 240 students from which a sample of 45 students approximately 20% of the population was selected. The instrument used for data collection was an adopted questionnaire from Round (2005), which was adapted to meet up with the demand of the present study. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics specifically frequency and percentage. The findings of the study showed that students’ choice of institution for higher learning was informed by the advice of teachers (17.8%) and parents (17.8%) and to some extent friends (11.1%). The study also finds that (66.7%) of the students reported that they were advised on having private hours of study, but, yet, few students (22.3%) have private study hours as advised while the majority (55.6%) have private study hours less than advised by their teachers. It is part of the findings that 60% of the sample of the study expect to progress to the next level of study. The study recommends that parents’ educational background ought to impact positively on the students’ academic activities in schools; the same research instrument need be used to ascertain the situation in other states of and other parts of the country. Also, there is a need to explore other factors responsible for students’ choice of institution and expectations.