Cultism in Nigeria's tertiary institutions - a case study of Lagos state university Department:Education By: linus081 Project ID: 1844 Rating: (3.3) votes: 6 Price:₦1000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis study investigated social problems associated with campus cult activities in tertiary intuitions in Lagos State, Nigeria. The population of the study comprised all the 811 lecturers and 13,533 students in all the tertiary institutions in Lagos State. 372 respondents made up of 170 lecturers and 202 students were used as a sample. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled‘Campus Cult Social Problem Questionnaire (CCSPQ)”. Four research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while‘t’ test statistics tested the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The major findings show that factors leading to student cultism include adolescent’s developmental problems, a ban on student’s unionism, societal corruption and inadequate use of counseling services. The social problems include spending extra years before graduation, stealing, disruption of social/recreational activities, untimely death and termination of Educational career. Measures for controlling cult activities include encouraging students to join religious groups, prohibiting the sale and consumption of intoxicating drugs, using guidance/counselors, humiliating publicly cult members and legal action against them. Based on the findings, recommendations for implementation include the government taking tougher measures on student cultists and university authorities beefing up the security department and equipping them adequately....Preview Download Preview +Other Education project topics and materials you might be interested in»The effect of continuous assessment on academic performance of students in school (a case study of Okitipupa local government area of Ondo state)»Strategies for improving low academic performance in English language in secondary schools»The use of extensive reading in promoting communication competence in secondary school»Influence of social media on the performance of secondary school students as perceived by teachers»The effect of overpopulation on the academic performance of students - a case study of Uselu secondary school, Benin City»Effect of drill and practice on the academic achievement of students in English language in junior secondary schools»Factors affecting the effective implementation of continuous assessment in Oredo local government area of Edo state»The problems of primary school education in Kano State»Factors affecting the implementation of universal basic education in some selected primary schools»Effect of school environment on the academic performance of primary school students»Efficacy of mastery learning on retention and performance in identified threshold concepts in chemistry among secondary school students in Kano municipal, Nigeria»Cultism in Nigeria's tertiary institutions - a case study of Lagos state university»Factors associated with the mass failure of students in integrated science in secondary schools»Impact of principal’s leadership style on students’ academic performance in some selected secondary schools of Gwale local government area, Kano state»The impact of language laboratory for effective teaching and learning of oral English in junior secondary school in Aninri local government area