Authors : Olumuyiwa Viatonu and A. Jegede Adebowale
Abstract: The study compared the perception of students and academic staff towards factors associated with cultism in Lagos State College of Primary Education (LACOPED). The study adopted descriptive research design. The population of the study comprised 716 students and 293 members of staff (81 academic and 212 non-academic staff). The sample comprised 164 respondents (150 students and 14 academic staff) who were selected using multi-stage sampling technique (proportionate stratified and random sampling). The instrument used was a two-part Perception Towards Factors Associated with Cultism Questionnaire (PTFACQ) while t-test statistic was used to analyse the data. A correlation co-efficient of 0.97 got when the instrument was administered on selected subjects at Lagos State University, Epe Campus (having the same locale of study with LACOPED) indicated a strong relationship between the group of responses. The result of the study showed that there is no significant difference in the perception of students and academic staff towards factors associated with cultism. However, there was a significant difference in the perception of male and female students towards the factors associated with cultism. Among the recommendations made was that attempts at managing cultism should begin with discipline from the individual at home.
Olumuyiwa Viatonu and A. Jegede Adebowale , 2007. A Comparative Analysis of Students and Academic Staff Perception of Factors Associated with Cultism in Lagos State College of Primary Education . Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 4: 667-671.