PERCEIVED BARRIERS TO TALENT IDENTIFICATION AMONG UNDERGRADUATES

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to examine the perceived barriers to talent identification among undergraduates in the University of Benin. To guide this study, five research question were raised. The descriptive survey research design was adopted to accomplish the objectives of the study. The target population was 300 and 400 level students of Human Kinetics and Sports Science Department totaling One hundred and Eighty Two (182) students. The sample size for the study comprised of 110 students which is 60% of the total population. The main instrument of this research is a 27 item self-structured questionnaire which was validated by the researcher’s supervisors and two other experts, all from the Department of Human Kinetics and Sports Science, University of Benin. The instrument was tested for reliability using the test-retest reliability method. The research instrument was administered twice to a small sample within an interval of two weeks. The results showed a reliability coefficient of 0.88 which was considered high, acceptable and accurate. Data collection was carried out by the researcher, and the collected data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 21. The descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation was used for the data analysis.