Abstract:
This study investigated the enrollment and attrition rate of Fashion and Textiles
students in selected Technical Universities of Ghana. The study employed the survey
design and the mixed method approach. Questionnaire and an interview schedule
were used in the data collection. Data were analysed using Factor analysis, Pearson
Correlation, and Descriptive statistics. Findings from the study revealed that students
had varied reasons for pursuing Fashion and Textiles in Technical University such as
to improve quality of profession, to increase job opportunities etc. The study
examined the number of admitted and graduated Fashion and Textiles students for
three academic years. In addition, students identified the quality of education offered,
the personal ambition to discover knowledge, and the availability and access to
funding or financial support to aid in their training as influential factors in their
decision to enroll on the programme. Nonetheless, the study established that
insufficient financial aid/funding, inadequate academic support, false expectations of
curriculum content, low academic performance, and the unsatisfactory students’
expectations of the Fashion and Textiles programme were the identified attrition
factors. The study recommended that the Departmental Board within the Fashion and
Textiles Departments of the various Technical Universities should consider modifying
and improving the quality of their course content/curriculum by making it more
practical, industry-centered rather than concentrating on most theory courses.
Description:
A thesis in the Department of Clothing and Textiles Education,
Faculty of Home Economics Education, submitted to the School
of Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Home Economics)
in the University of Education, Winneba
