International Journal of
Educational Administration and Policy Studies

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Educ. Admin. Pol. Stud.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6656
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJEAPS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 245

Full Length Research Paper

Institutional factors as predictors of students’ academic achievement in colleges of education in South western Nigeria

ADEYEMI, Abisola Moradeyo
  • ADEYEMI, Abisola Moradeyo
  • School of Education, Department of Psychology, Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, Nigeria.
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ADEYEMI, Semiu Babatunde
  • ADEYEMI, Semiu Babatunde
  • Department of Accounting, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 03 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 27 August 2014
  •  Published: 31 October 2014

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