FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENT ENROLMENT IN ARABIC LANGUAGEEDUCATION AT FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (SPECIAL) OYO:CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIC INTERVENTION

Abstract

The introduction of Arabic education in Nigeria is long before the advent of modern education system in the area. It is a known fact that the first medium of formal education was Arabic language. Thus Arabic language learning in the Arabic department in colleges of education in
Nigeria was introduced and Arabic language was taught accordingly. Recently, the enrolment of students to the Department of Arabic language in our colleges of education has drastically reduced. Therefore, this paper aims to analyze the factors influencing student enrolment in Arabic language education at Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo. The only college of special education in sub-Saharan Africa for a decade (i.e. 2008/2009-2017/2018 academic sessions). Secondary data for the sessions under review were used for the study through descriptive method of research. The study highlights the trends in the admission processing into the department in the College, likewise factors responsible for the low intake of students into the
department and suggestions were made for improvement in student’s enrolment.