Impact of residence on the academic performance of undergraduate accounting students
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2019
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Department of Finance, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin
Abstract
Abraham Maslow's theory of needs identifies shelter (residence) as a physiological need for human accomplishments. This study examined the impact of residence on the academic performance of undergraduate accounting students. Specifically, it examined whether there is a significant difference between the academic performance of sampled students that resided on-campus and of those that resided off campus; and the impact of residing on-campus on undergraduate accounting students’ academic performance. Four hundred and five (405) observations from one hundred and eighteen (118) students of the Department of Accounting, University of Ilorin in the 2018/2019 academic session were used for analysis. Electronic questionnaire was used for data collection on residency status while academic performance data was extracted from students’ academic records. Student t-test and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression was used for analysis. It was found that on-campus resident students performed better (t = -2.971, p<0.05) academically than off-campus resident students; after controlling for the effects of academic ability (based on admission entry record), age and gender, residing on-campus had a significant positive effect (β = -0.122, p<0.05) on students’ academic performance only at the 100 level. Therefore, it was concluded that residence has a significant impact of the academic performance of fresh accounting students only. It was recommended that fresh undergraduate accounting students be given priority in allocating on campus residence by appropriate authority.
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Academic performance, residence, Maslow's theory of needs, physiological needs
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Bamigbade, D. & Adedoyin, B.S (2019): Impact of Residence on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Accounting Students. Ilorin Journal of Finance. 3 (2); 126-136.