Authors :
Umar Inuwa; Saidu Mansur Adam; Ibrahim Umar Aliyu; Dahiru Usman Jibrin
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 6 - June
Google Scholar :
https://bit.ly/43uxUln
Scribd :
https://tinyurl.com/22n4u252
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8137802
Abstract :
This study examined the effect of goal
commitments and institutional experiences on
postgraduate students' persistence at Abubakar Tafawa
Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria. A survey design was
adopted, where 266 postgraduate students of ATBU,
Bauchi, participated in the study. The sample was
statistically determined using GPower. A structured
questionnaire was used as an instrument, and the data
collected were statistically treated using PLS-SEM. The
results indicated that goal commitment has a positive and
significant effect on postgraduate students' persistence,
whereas institutional experience has no significant effect
on postgraduate students' persistence. The non-
persistence of postgraduate students in ATBU Bauchi,
where many students drop out before completing the
program, is a significant concern for supervisors and
stakeholders at ATBU. This issue could be ameliorated
when postgraduate students are motivated to have
personal goal striving. The study, therefore, recommends
that the management of ATBU Bauchi should create a
conducive environment that will enable postgraduate
students to have personal goal striving in their academic
attainment, as this would significantly improve their
persistence in postgraduate studies.
Keywords :
Goal Commitments; Institutional Experiences; Persistence; Postgraduate Students; ATBU, Bauchi.
This study examined the effect of goal
commitments and institutional experiences on
postgraduate students' persistence at Abubakar Tafawa
Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria. A survey design was
adopted, where 266 postgraduate students of ATBU,
Bauchi, participated in the study. The sample was
statistically determined using GPower. A structured
questionnaire was used as an instrument, and the data
collected were statistically treated using PLS-SEM. The
results indicated that goal commitment has a positive and
significant effect on postgraduate students' persistence,
whereas institutional experience has no significant effect
on postgraduate students' persistence. The non-
persistence of postgraduate students in ATBU Bauchi,
where many students drop out before completing the
program, is a significant concern for supervisors and
stakeholders at ATBU. This issue could be ameliorated
when postgraduate students are motivated to have
personal goal striving. The study, therefore, recommends
that the management of ATBU Bauchi should create a
conducive environment that will enable postgraduate
students to have personal goal striving in their academic
attainment, as this would significantly improve their
persistence in postgraduate studies.
Keywords :
Goal Commitments; Institutional Experiences; Persistence; Postgraduate Students; ATBU, Bauchi.
