This is the first study done to ascertain which factors
significantly determine graduation and non-graduation in the Diploma
courses at Fiji Institute of Technology.
It is a quantitative study and analyses of the effects
of the variables sponsored/private, entry level, race, grade point
average, course sex, age and rural/urban on graduation and
non-graduation.
The significance of this study lies in determining
which improvements are necessary in order to increase the number of
graduates and thus make more effective use of the physical and human
resources. Resource utilisation gains added importance because of
its national implications. The Diploma graduates are the main
source of middle level technical manpower for Fiji; a developing
country which since its independence in 1970, has made satisfactory
social, political and economic progress.
For the period under study, data analysis shows that
the percentage of students graduating was 40.8. Furthermore, the
major finding was that Government sponsored ethnic Indian male
students with New Zealand University Entrance as entry level,
belonging to the 24+ age group produced statistically significant
results.
It has been recommended that both the Fiji Institute of
Technology and the Government of Fiji should increase and strengthen
Government sponsorship of Diploma students. Fiji Institute of
Technology in consultation with industry should work out effective
strategies such as better supervision and the monitoring of
sponsored students' progress throughout the course and provision of
an increased variety of work experiences, in order to improve the
weaker areas of practical experience during the course.
Since this is the first such study, further research in
areas such as the requirements of the Diploma curriculum and the
availability of training facilities and equipment, is recommended.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/219333 |
| Date | January 1988 |
| Creators | Singh, Bijan, n/a |
| Publisher | University of Canberra. Education |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | ), Copyright Bijan Singh |
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