Posted by: Mangrio Ahmed Ali | April 16, 2009

Factors Affecting the Decision of Admission in a College by a Student

General
Research Problem:

There are
some factors which have an effect on the probability of selection of college by
students for admission. If the management of college able to know the
relationship between decision of admission taken by student for the college and
the factors affecting it, then the college can turn the situation in its favor
by changing controllable factors.

 

General
Research Question:

Why students select a particular college for studying?
What are those factors which effect this decision?

 

Specific
Research Questions:

1.     Does preference of parents of students
effect the selection of college for admission by student?

2.     Does location of college effect
the selection of college for admission by student?

3.     Does preference by friends of
students
effect the selection of college for admission by student?

4.     Does ranking of college effect the
selection of college for admission by student?

5.     Does the advertising by college
effect the selection of college for admission by student?

6.     Does knowledge of student about
teachers of college
effect the selection of college for admission by
student?

7.     Does college of a family member effect
the selection of college for admission by student.

 

Research
Hypotheses:

 

Question No.

Null Hypothesis

H0

Alternative Hypothesis

H1

1

Preference of parents of students has no effect the selection of college for
admission by student.

Preference of parents of students has an effect on the selection of college for
admission by student.

2

Location of college has no effect on the selection of college for
admission by student.

Location of college has an effect on the selection of college for
admission by student.

3

Preference of friends of students has no effect on selection of college for admission
by student.

Preference of friends of students has an effect on the selection of college for
admission by student.

4

Ranking of college has no effect on the selection of college for admission by student.

Ranking of college has an effect on the selection of college for admission by student.

5

Knowledge of students about faculty of college has no effect on the selection of college for
admission by student.

Knowledge of student about teachers of college has an effect on the selection of college for
admission by student.

6

Advertising by college has no effect on the selection of college for
admission by student?

Advertising by college has an effect on the selection of college for
admission by student?

7

College of a family member has no effect on the selection of college for
admission by student.

College of a family member has an effect on the selection of college for
admission by student.

 

Limitations
and Assumptions:

Sample will be representative of colleges in Sukkur
District.

·       
Govt. Islamia Arts & Commerce College Sukkur

·       
Govt. Islamia Science College Sukkur

·       
Govt. Girls Degree College Sukkur

·       
Govt. Boys Degree College Sukkur

·       
Govt.
Elementary College
of Education (Boys)
Sukkur

·       
Govt.
Elementary College
of Education (Girls)
Sukkur

·       
Govt. Agha Nizamuddin Girls
Degree College
Sukkur

·       
Govt. Atta Hussain Shah
Degree College
Rohri

·       
Govt. Degree College Pano Akil

 

It is
assumed that student admitted in the college has taken this decision on certain
grounds which are needed to be correlated. Students will be asked what has
effected them to be student here and at what degree.

 

Managerial
Implications

The goal of
research is to calculate the function of students admitted to the college. If
any investor wants to open a college in Sukkur then he may be able to forecast
future quantity of admitting students. The principals of colleges in this area
can also determine the admission pattern with respect to factors affecting it.

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Responses

  1. All these factors are really effect the student while taking addmission.


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