Students’ housing satisfaction in the University of Education, Winneba

Abstract

Students’ housing plays an important role in the success of university education. This paper explores students’ housing satisfaction in the University of Education, Winneba (UEW). It examined how satisfied students were with the university’s housing systems and services on campus. Specifically, subjective and objective physical variables were used to measure students’ residential satisfaction. Data were sourced from questionnaire distributed to a sample of 400 respondents and an interview with four hall managers/administrators. Frequencies and correlation were used to analyze the data. Majority of the respondents were dissatisfied with the housing systems and services. Interview with hall administrators revealed lack of resources for satisfactory management of the halls. This study concluded that the hall of students’ residence did not match the aspirations and expectations of the students. It was recommended that students’ housing facilities should be improved through regular maintenance. It was specifically recommended that student residential services are improved to involve facilities such as kitchenette, reading room and more washrooms. It was also recommended that students should change their attitude towards the use of hall residential facilities.