Students Enrollment and The Needed Support Services for Teaching/learning: A Case for Teaching of General Studies (GST) in University of Jos
Abstract
There are clear indications that students enrollment
figures into tertiary institutions particularly universities
across Nigeria has increased in recent years. This can be
attributed to the demand for tertiary education by many
people among others. There are also some government
policies at both state and federal levels that contributed to
this development. For instance, some states have
introduced the policy of free education; some went
further to introduce compulsory education at primary
and junior secondary school levels. In addition to the
above is the high population of Nigeria which has an
estimated annual growth rate population rate of 3.2%).
In view of these strong indications and other related
factors, the demand for tertiary education and the
available resources (human, facilities and fund) on
ground to support students teaching and learning do not
seem to match. This paper briefly looked at students'
enrollment in universities and the different types of
students support services, using university of Jos as a
reference point. The study considered the type of
students support services that will match the demand
and expectations of both current and future students.
The study showed that the students' enrollment in the
university of Jos has increased from 4,300 in 2008 to
7,500 in 2016; enrollment across Nigeria was 1,417,080
in 2010; this figure is expected to reach 5,732,878 by
2020. Whereas the number of enrollment figures
continue to rise over the years, the corresponding ideal
students support services in the university are not good
enough for effective learning and teaching of GST
courses. The study suggested that teaching and learning
should be more relevant to stakeholders' needs, which in
this case, students and lecturers. Apart from modern
teaching aids, a creation of a dedicated GST Resource
Centre (Portal) as support service to students, will
provide easy access to GST lecture series online and
always; improve participation of students in an
environment that lacks adequate infrastructure like
classrooms and promote learning at home among
students, especially now that every student has access to
devices that can access the internet.
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How to Cite
S, H. (2017). Students Enrollment and The Needed Support Services for Teaching/learning: A Case for Teaching of General Studies (GST) in University of Jos. Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, 9(1), 114-124. https://doi.org/10.67862/hjjgs.2017.a26susfn
H. S, "Students Enrollment and The Needed Support Services for Teaching/learning: A Case for Teaching of General Studies (GST) in University of Jos," Humanity - Jos Journal Of General Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 114-124, December 2017. doi: 10.67862/hjjgs.2017.a26susfn
