Abstract
Provision of on-campus accommodation for students influences students’ academic performance and social integration. In order to ensure that students’ hostels in tertiary institutions particularly in Nigeria justify this assertion, there is a need to deal with facilities gaps in students’ housing. This study examines the status of students’ hostel facilities in The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Nigeria, with a view to recognizing the improvement for satisfactory housing for students in tertiary institutions. Using questionnaire, 2 (two) hostels representing half of the total hostels were purposively selected. Subsequently, 101 representing twenty percent (20%) of the total population were systematically sampled from the selected hostels. The data obtained from the survey were analyzed using descriptive analysis such as frequency distribution to assess the general level of student’ housing facilities and second, to determine the status of hostel facilities. The results of the analysis indicate gross inadequacy of students’ housing facilities as a result of non-provision, obsolescence, and inadequate maintenance. It was equally observed that some of the facilities are not evenly distributed. However, the results also revealed adequacy of few facilities. It is recommended that improvement be made on those facilities that were not adequate, while those considered to be adequate should be maintained and sustained by the authorities concerned. Keywords: Student, Hostel, Facility, Polytechnic, Adequacy, Inadequacy and Nigeria DOI : 10.7176/JEP/10-30-10 Publication date :October 31 st 2019
Highlights
Housing is one of the three basic needs of mankind
Direct observation, personal interviews and structured questionnaires were employed to gather other relevant data from students that were residing in hostels on existing hostel facilities
Questionnaires were administered to a student in one of every 5th rooms in each of the hostels’ block
Summary
Housing is one of the three basic needs of mankind. After the provision of food, it is most important factor for the physical survival of man. Housing is a highly complex product as well as a facilitator of economic and social processes With reference to the former, the PRC Report (1980) observes that it comprises shelter (for protection and privacy), environmental services (water supply, waste disposal, etc), access to employment opportunities (such as commercial activities), personal security (for safety), special services (such as health care and education) and living space (for recreation and domestic activities). For most students going away to higher institution is their first real introduction to adult social life, free from the constraints of parental control, neighbourhood and family ties It was the opinion of these scholars that the significance and educational benefits attached to on-campus residence have reinforced the increasing common practice among students to study away from home. Provision is made for common room, reading room, supervisor’s office, porter’s lodge and a store within the hall
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