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An investigation into factors influencing students' choice to enrol at private higher education institutions in Botswana

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dc.contributor.advisor Mokoena, Sello P.
dc.contributor.author Baliyan, Som Pal
dc.date.accessioned 2017-04-10T10:50:11Z
dc.date.available 2017-04-10T10:50:11Z
dc.date.issued 2016-03
dc.identifier.citation Baliyan, Som Pal (2016) An investigation into factors influencing students' choice to enrol at private higher education institutions in Botswana, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22249>
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/22249
dc.description.abstract The aim of this quantitative, descriptive and co-relational study was to analyze the factors affecting students‟ choice to enrol at private higher education institutions in Botswana. The three specific objectives of the study included, to identify the factors influencing students‟ choice to enrol at private higher education institutions, to predict students‟ intention to enrol at private higher education institutions and, to determine the differences in factors influencing students‟ choice among private higher education institutions. Data was collected using a valid and reliable questionnaire through a survey of 560 stratified randomly sampled first year students from four of the higher education institutions in Botswana. Data collection was done through survey using a valid and reliable questionnaire constructed based on the information gathered from the literature review. A five point Likert‟s scale was adopted to measure the students‟ choice of institution and, intention to enrol at private higher education institution. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics, principal component analysis, multiple regression analysis and analysis of variance. Principal component analysis revealed thirteen factors affecting students‟ choice to enrol at private higher education institutions. Multiple regression analysis revealed that out of the thirteen factors, only seven factors were found to be significant predictors of students‟ intention to enrol at private higher education institutions. These seven factors were characteristics of programs and course offered, campus life, criteria, procedure and policies for admission, quality of teaching and learning resources, physical characteristics of campus, person based outreach and, electronic based outreach. Analysis of variance and Post Hoc Test determined that only seven factors were significantly different among the four institutions in the study. These seven factors included advice seeking, employment prospects, campus life, quality of teaching and learning resources, person based institutional outreach, electronic based institutional outreach and, policies and procedures for admission. Based on the findings, implications for policy and practice were discussed and appropriate recommendations were made. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (xx, 218 leaves) : illustrations (some color) en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Botswana en
dc.subject College choice factors en
dc.subject Determinants of choice en
dc.subject Enrolment en
dc.subject Private higher education en
dc.subject Intention to enrol en
dc.subject Students’ choice en
dc.subject University education en
dc.subject.ddc 378.198096883
dc.subject.lcsh College choice -- Botswana en
dc.subject.lcsh Private universities and colleges -- Botswana en
dc.subject.lcsh College students -- Botswana -- Attitudes en
dc.title An investigation into factors influencing students' choice to enrol at private higher education institutions in Botswana en
dc.type Thesis en
dc.description.department Educational Leadership and Management en
dc.description.degree D. Ed. (Education Management)


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