Rationale for Students’ Involvement in Cultism as Expressed by Undergraduates of Tertiary Institutions in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State
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2017-06
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Faculty of Arts and Education, Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Abstract
Cultism has attained a frightening status in Nigerian tertiary institutions. This study therefore
investigated the rationale for students’ involvement in cultism as expressed by undergraduates
of tertiary institutions in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State. The study also sought to find out if
variables such as gender and type of residence would affect the respondents’ expressions. The
descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A three-stage sampling procedure was
adopted to select 480 respondents for the study. A Researcher-designed instrument titled
‘Rationale for Students’ Involvement in Cultism Questionnaire (RSICQ), was used to collect
information from the participants. The validity of the instrument was established through
vetting of the questionnaire by three Experts while the reliability was ascertained using splithalf reliability method and a reliability coefficient of 0.66 was gotten which confirmed that the
instrument was reliable for use. The t-test statistical method was used to test the null
hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Result revealed that undergraduates expressed that the
rationale for students’ involvement in cultism are peer group influence, societal moral
decadence, low self-esteem, economic situation of the students among others. Based on the
findings, it was recommended that counsellors should organize orientation programmes so as
for students to say ‘NO’ to cultism. Parents should be extra vigilant in monitoring the
behaviours of their children; this could help undergraduates from involving in cultism. Tertiary
institutions should adopt strict disciplinary measures to curb undergraduates from involving in
cultism in schools.
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Rationale, Cultism, Tertiary Institutions, Ilorin Metropolis