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Influence Of Hostel Squatting On Academic Performance, Interpersonal Relationship And Emotional Adjustment Of Undergraduate Students
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1.2 Statement of problem
Nigerian
University students live within and outside University campuses with
many students to a room. The behaviour they exhibit toward one another
often results in a series of conflicts. Some students exhibit deviant
social behaviour in the room, some squat their friends or relation
without informing other roommates, some practice their religion to
offend other roommates, some use the fact that they belong to intimidate
other roommates and roommates who support different contestants in
student union elections and principal officers’ of the Universities in
crisis period sometimes end up with conflict in their rooms. Patch
(2005) noted that some roommates never contribute to bills, steal and
use other roommate properties without permission and sell drugs in the
room.
The problem which bought to the investigate concerned recent
changes in the programmes and enrolment of students in universities in
Nigeria. The increase in the social demand for university education has
led to increasing demand and need for more quantitative and qualitative
learning environment. Presently, the situation still persists, more
worrisome is the situation of students’ hostel accommodation issues
experienced in universities in Nigeria. The National Universities
Commission (2005), whose goal is to ensure quality and comparative
education in the Nigerian university system, recommended minimum
standards. It is very appalling that most often, government emphasizes
provision of education to students without a corresponding emphasis on
provision of affordable students’ accommodation. Lack of hostels have
serious effect on students’ health and learning (Chukwu, 2007).
Accommodation problems experienced by these students have become a
barrier to the realization of university education goals, as indicated
in the Nigeria National Policy on Education (FRN, 2004). It is these
factors that motivate this study to examine accommodation problems in
universities in Nigeria with particular reference to the University of
Lagos. Specially, the study will investigate the influence of hostel
squatting on interpersonal relationships and emotional adjustment of
students in university of Lagos.
1.3 Purpose of Study
The aim of
this study is therefore to access the influence of hostel squatting on
academic performance, interpersonal relationships and emotional
adjustment of students in university of Lagos. Specifically, the
objectives are:
1. Examine the effect of hostel squatting on the academic performance of students.
2. Examine the influence of hostel squatting on interpersonal relationships among university students.
3. Examine the influence of hostel squatting on emotional adjustment of students in university
4. Identify the students problems facing the student housing in University of Lagos;
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This study investigated the the influence of hostel squatting on academic performance, interpersonal relationship and emotional adjustment of students in University of Lagos. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. An instrument titled: Influence of Hostel Squatting on academic performance, Interpersonal Relationship and Emotional Adjustment of Students (IHSAPIREAS) was used to collect relevant data for the study. The representatives of the study involved were selected based on ... Continue reading---
