Assessing the enrolment into political science education at Ekiti State University affiliated with Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo – Nigeria

Abstract

The rate at which students are hustling and struggling to study Political Science Education at Ekiti State University (EKSU) in affiliation with Emmanuel Alayande College of Education (EACOED), Oyo is highly overwhelming and unprecedented in the annals of the institution. Premised on the above, this study examined factors responsible for the increase in the choice of Political Science Education at EKSU affiliated with EACOED, Oyo. All students in the Department of Political Science of the institution were the target population of the study. The sample of the study comprised twenty-five (25) students drawn from each level (from 100 – 400) during2020/2021 academic session making a total of one-hundred (100) students. A selfdesigned questionnaire was adopted for data collection while data analysis was by rank order, percentages and mean. Findings from the study revealed among others; that the knowledge of politics which helps in solving day to day issues and challenges of life motivated students’ choice of Political Science education. It was also discovered that lack of serious academic commitment and dedication to study has been a peculiar challenge to the study of Political Science Education. Based on the findings, it was therefore recommended that students should show high level of commitment and dedication to their study and that the State Government and other major stakeholders in Education should ensure a very conducive environment to facilitate teaching and learning of Political Science education in the institution.