Investigating the Influence of Employment Factors on the Decrease of Student Enrollments in Selected Private Higher Learning Institutions in Rwanda

Cyprien Sikubwabo, André Muhirwa and U.U. Emeghara
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Cyprien Sikubwabo: Department of Education, University of Kigali-Rwanda
André Muhirwa: Department of Education, University of Kigali-Rwanda
U.U. Emeghara: Department of Education, University of Kigali-Rwanda

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2020, vol. 7, issue 7, 195-202

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of employment factors on the decrease of student enrollments in selected private higher learning institutions in Rwanda. The study was carried out in 6 private higher learning institutions operating in Rwanda. It adopted the correlation research design and used a sample of 382 informants (370 undergraduate students, 6 academic registrars and 6 marketing officers).The data was collected using a questionnaire and was analyzed using descriptive statistics (percentages, frequencies, means and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (simple linear regression). The findings revealed that generally, employment factors have no significant influence on the decrease of student enrollments in private higher learning in Rwanda. However, it was found that factors related to job availability have a significant influence on decrease of student enrollments in private higher learning institutions in Rwanda while factors related to working conditions have no significant influence on the same dependent variable. The study recommended that it should be mandatory for all private higher learning institutions in Rwanda to offer entrepreneurship related courses and make sure that all the students finish their university studies with knowledge of how to run businesses. For more encouragement, private higher learning institutions should sign MOUs with different companies aiming at offering jobs to their alumni.

Date: 2020
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