Abstract:
The study assessed perceptions of institutional stakeholders regarding the role
of university environment on the teaching and learning processes in the
University of Cape Coast. The descriptive survey design was used for the study.
The population for the study was all lecturers and administrators in the
University of Cape Coast. The simple random sampling technique was used to
select 125 lecturers and 98 administrators for the study. Four research questions
guided the study. A 42-item questionnaire was used for data collection. The
Cronbach’s coefficient alpha for the questionnaire for lecturers and
administrators were 0.73 and 0.78. Frequencies, percentages, means, standard
deviations and one sample t-test were used to analysed data. The results showed
that, to a great extent, lecturers and administrators perceived physical facilities
such as university library, size of lecture halls, laboratories to affect teaching
and learning process. Lecturers and administrators indicated that, class sizes
affected teaching and learning processes. Lecturers and administrators also
reported that university location affected the process of teaching and learning.
It was found out that the emotional state of a lecturer, an administrator and
motivation affected teaching and learning processes. It is recommended that
government resource allocation for physical facilities should be improved.
Additionally, the university management should put students into smaller class
sizes. Furthermore, government and communities are to ensure that students
have access to the institutions near to their areas of residence. Incentive
packages by university authorities should be given to motivate lecturers and
administrators.
