A survey of the Roles of Supervisors of Students’ Research in Kogi State College of Education: Ankpa, Nigeria

Abstract

This paper examined the “Roles of Supervisors of Students’ Research in Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa.”The study sought answers to three research questions as follows: What is the mean rating of students about the role of research supervisors? What is the difference between the mean rating of students about the male and female research supervisors? What differences exist between the mean ratings of male and female students about the role of research supervisors? In addition, the study tested one null hypothesis. Two hundred and thirty nine (239) final year students of the college were randomly sampled for the study, that is, those admitted into the college in 2011/2012 academic session. The instrument for data collection was an eighteen item questionnaire designed by the researcher and validated by three lecturers in the department of psychology in the college. The instrument was administered personally by the researcher and collected the very day of administration. This therefore, ensured 100 percent returned rate. The data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t test statistical tools. The results of the study included that supervisors of students’ research in KSCOE, Ankpa, are knowledgeable about research, do not demand material gifts, money and sex from their supervisees but that they are harsh and not friendly with the supervisees and again that they do not direct supervisees to where they could locate materials that could help them for the work. These lapses therefore, provided the basis for the recommendations that were put forward.