PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS TOWARDS HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA EDUCATION IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY OF KUMASI POLYTECHNIC

Abstract

This paper investigates into perceptions towards HND education in Ghana. A structured questionnaire was designed as the main tool in soliciting student’s views across all faculties and the various departments respectively using simple random sampling technique. The ordinal logit model was applied to select significant factors that influenced student’s perceptions about the HND education. It was evident from the results that 52.5% s. disagree that their current programme of study offered them by Kumasi Polytechnic is their preferred programme whilst 41.1% also s. disagree the HND qualification is suitable to fill the middle level manpower gab of the Ghana economy. The survey further reveals that 37.9% agree that Kumasi Polytechnic provides the necessary logistics in enhancing vocational, technical & theoretical studies. However only about one in four students (26.2%) are satisfied with the general supervision of industrial attachment of the Polytechnic education AT Kumasi Polytechnic.

Keywords: Ghana, Polytechnic, Ordinal, Perception, Satisfaction, Tertiary Education