Atolagbe, Adedapo ()

The quest for university education has led to the increased demand for Open Distance Learning Options in Nigeria, moreso when the Conventional Universities have very limited enrolment spaces. However, many of the ODL students were faced with Challenges in pursuit of the programme which results in lower completion rates. This research work examined the influence of these challenges on the ODL students completion rate. Descriptive survey reseach design was used for the study. It covers all Business Education students in the ODL programme of the National Open Unviersity of Nigeria (Ilorin Study Centre) and the Unviersity of Ilorin. The study sample covered all 155 final year Business Education students in the programme. A researcher designed instrument entitled "Challenges of Business Education Students in Open Learning Distance Learning Programe Questionnaire" (CBESODLP) was used to gather data for the study. Adequacy of teaching materials was measured with how participating...