Abstract

The study examined the challenges faced by adult students in a sandwich programme in Nigerian colleges in Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Lagos. Three research questions were postulated and answered in the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised all the sandwich students of 2022/2023 session. The simple random sampling technique was used to select 50 students from the total population. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire developed by the researcher titled ‘challenges faced by adult students in a sandwich programme in Nigerian colleges: case study of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Lagos’. Mean statistics was used to answer the research questions. The study revealed among others that, students are faced with both dispositional and institutional challenges in Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Lagos such as; inability to manage time to face studies squarely since adult learners tend to have more responsibilities, delay in the start of the program as students do not start lecture on time and lecturers not regular in class due to other work commitments. The study also revealed strategies for managing Sandwich programme among others; provision of adequate classrooms to enhance effective teaching and learning and school fees payment policy should be reviewed so that these learners can pay half of it in each semester rather than paying in bulk. The study therefore concluded and recommended that when the strategies are adopted it will help to reduce the challenges facing adult learners and yearly intake and enrolment will be encouraged.