Students' Access to and Utilization of Learning Resources in Tertiary Institutions in Lagos State, Nigeria: A Sociological and Comparative Study
Abstract
The study examined comparative study of students' access to and utilization of learning resources in selected private and state owned tertiary institutions in Lagos State, Nigeria. Five hypotheses were formulated and tested. Descriptive research design was adopted in the study. The population of the study comprised all the undergraduates of tertiary institutions in Lagos State. The sample size for the study was two hundred and forty (240) undergraduates drawn from two selected tertiary institutions in the state by simple random sampling technique. The study made use of a structured questionnaire designed by the researchers and titled "Students' Access and Utilization of Learning Resources Questionnaire (SAULRQ)" in data collection. The instrument has a reliability coefficient of 0.76 when tested during the pilot study. Independent t-test statistics was used to test the formulated hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study indicated that there is no significant difference between state and private universities in terms of availability of learning resources, there is a significant difference between state and private universities in terms of students' access to learning resources and there is no significant difference between state and private universities in Lagos State in terms of students' utilization of learning resources among others. Based on the findings of the study, the study recommends that universities, especially public universities, should endeavour to provide more learning facilities/resources in their institutions and ensure that the resources so provided are made accessible to the students. In addition, all tertiary institutions (public and private) should be provided with enough learning resources (both direct and indirect) to ensure quality instructional delivery for the learners and enhance the performance of the instructors.
Keywords
Comparative Study, Tertiary Institution, Learning Resources, Availability, Accessibility, Utilization
Authors
Emeri, Patience NNENNE, Olagunju, Mayowa SOLOMON
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