Perceptions of institutional stakeholders on the role Of university environment in the teaching and Learning processes in the University of Cape Coast

Abstract

The study assessed perceptions of institutional stakeholders regarding the role of university environment on the teaching and learning processes in the University of Cape Coast. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The population for the study was all lecturers and administrators in the University of Cape Coast. The simple random sampling technique was used to select 125 lecturers and 98 administrators for the study. Four research questions guided the study. A 42-item questionnaire was used for data collection. The Cronbach’s coefficient alpha for the questionnaire for lecturers and administrators were 0.73 and 0.78. Frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations and one sample t-test were used to analysed data. The results showed that, to a great extent, lecturers and administrators perceived physical facilities such as university library, size of lecture halls, laboratories to affect teaching and learning process. Lecturers and administrators indicated that, class sizes affected teaching and learning processes. Lecturers and administrators also reported that university location affected the process of teaching and learning. It was found out that the emotional state of a lecturer, an administrator and motivation affected teaching and learning processes. It is recommended that government resource allocation for physical facilities should be improved. Additionally, the university management should put students into smaller class sizes. Furthermore, government and communities are to ensure that students have access to the institutions near to their areas of residence. Incentive packages by university authorities should be given to motivate lecturers and administrators.