Publication Date: 2023/07/12
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.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8137802
PDF: https://ijirst.demo4.arinfotech.co/assets/upload/files/IJISRT23JUN2084.pdf
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