ABSTRACT
This study is an investigation into
the factors that influence the growth of cultism in tertiary institution. A
case study of college of Education, Ekiadolor, Benin. The main objective was to
(i) Investigate the factors responsible
for cultism (ii) To examine the effect
of cultism in Institution of higher learning (iii) To provide information on
role of parent in the control of cultism
(iv) To ascertain the role of lecturers in the control of cultism, (v)
To ascertain the role of school management in the control of cultism (vi) To
determine how cultism can be minimized. The researcher chose to use
questionnaire as the main instrument for the collection of data needed for the
study that was restructured by the supervisor to actually suit the purpose. The
population of the study remain the entire student, academic and non-academic
staff of College of Education, Ekiadolor, Benin. Because of size of the
population, the sample of 150 respondents were randomly chosen in which 77
respondent were male and 73 respondents were female. The result revealed the
trend of cultism in Nigeria institutions of higher learning are as follows it turns these
once-reverted institutions into derogatory ones. This work examine the concept
and issues of cultism, categories of cult, the structure and perceived
philosophy of cults, strategies to draw new recruits into cults, as well as the
activities of cultism in tertiary institution. However from the analysis of
data made in this study, the following findings have been revealed. (i).Parents
should monitor the activities of children both in and outside the school. They
should know the kind of friends they keep and monitor them regularly.
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(ii). Churches and Mosques should
establish strong youth department that would give opportunity to vent out issue
(iii). School Management should carry out regular check on the student on
possession of arms in the campus as a result of this finding, the following
recommendation were put forward. (i) Cultism among student in tertiary
institution in Nigeria can be minimized by introducing programmes in the
television, radio and other awareness programmes such as workshops and seminar
designed to enlightened the students on the implication and danger of joining secret cult. (ii) Guardian and counselors should be
posted to every tertiary institution in Nigeria with the duty of counseling the
students and staff only. (iii) The institution administrator should maintain
adequate inspection, supervision and monitoring the staff and student on
cultism.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
pages
Cover
Page………………………………………………………………………………………....… i
Approval
………………………………………………………………………………….…………… ii
Declaration……………………………………………………………………………….…………… iii
Certification………………………………………………………………………………………..…. iv
Dedication…………………………………………………………………………………….....…… v
Acknowledgement……………………………………………………………………………….… vi
Abstract………………………………………………………………………………….…..….……. vii
Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………………..… viii
1 CHAPTER ONE
.1
Background of the study…………………………..………………….……………… 1
1.2 Statement
of Problem………………………………………………..…………….…. 4
1.3 Purpose
of the Study…………………………………………………………………... 5
1.4 Research
Question…………………………………………………..…..…..………… 6
1.5 Significance
of the Study…………………………………………………..…..…..… 6
1.6 Scope
of the Study……………………………………………………………..……...… 6
17 Definition
of the concept………………………………………………………..….… 7
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CHAPTER TWO
2.0
Literature Review and
Theoretical Framework ………………………….. 9
2.0
Introduction………………………….……………….…………………………………… 9
2.1 History
of cultism in the Nigeria Universities ……………………...….…… 10
2.2 Structure
and Philosophy of Cult………………………………………..……….. 13
2.3 The
Philosophy of secret Cult…………………………………………………….… 14
2.4 Various
activities of secret cult members ……………………………….…… 15
2.5 Causes
of Cultism in Tertiary Institution…………………………………….… 16
2.6 Erosion
of Family Influence and Secret Cultism…………………………….. 19
2.7 Strategies
used in recruit new members ……………………………………… 20
2.8 Effect
of cultism on the Nation’s Institution…………………………………. 21
2.9 Suggested
measures of controlling cultism in
Nigeria
tertiary institution…………………………………………………….………
22
2.10 Meeting
the challenges of the Secret cult phenomenon..….………..… 25
CHAPTER THREE
3.0
Research
Methodology………………………….……………….….……………….. 28
3.1 Research
Design………………………………………………………………...….…… 28
3.2 Population
of the Study………………………………………..………………….... 28
3.3 Sample
Size……………………….………………………………….………………….… 28
3.4 Sample
Procedure………….……………………………………………………..…… 29
3.5 Administration
of the Instrument………….……………………………….…… 29
3.6 Reliability
and research Instrument…………………………………………….. 29
3.7 Method
of Data Analysis……………………..………………………………….…… 29
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CHAPTER FOUR
4.0
Introduction…………….………………………….……………….….………………….. 31
4.1 Demographic…….………………………………………………………………..….….… 31
4.2 Analysis
of Questionnaire Distributed……….………..…………….…..….... 31
4.3 Answers
to Research Questions…………………………………………………… 36
4.4 Responses
on the course of cultism………….……………………………..……. 36
4.5 Responses
on effect of cultism in tertiary Institution ………….………… 39
4.6 Responses
on possible control of cultism in tertiary institution….…. 41
4.7 Responses
on strategies towards building a cultist free
tertiary
institution…………………………………………………….…………………. 44
4.8 Summary………………………………………………………………………………………. 45
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1
Conclusion……………….………………………….……………….….………………….. 47
5.2 Summary…….………………………………………………………………..….….……… 49
5.3 Recommendation…………………………………….………..…………….……….... 50
5.4 References……………………………..…………………………………………………… 51
5.5 Appendix…………………………………….………….……………………………..……. 57
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