Table 3_Parental attitudes toward mother tongue and undergraduate language competence for

Kwara State, Nigeria, is the focus of this survey dataset examining parental attitudes toward mother tongue use and its relationship with undergraduate language competence and readiness for internationalized higher education. The data was collected from a sample of 335 students at Kwara State University and the University of Ilorin using researcher-developed instruments, with reliability coefficients of 0.72 and 0.74. It was authored by Olabisi Adedigba and last updated on May 11, 2026.

Use Cases

• Correlating parental attitudes toward mother tongue with student language competence based on survey scores.
• Analyzing the relationship between language competence and readiness for international academic engagement.
• Investigating demographic or institutional factors influencing language attitudes and proficiency in a Nigerian context.

Strengths

• Instruments were validated by experts and have reported reliability coefficients (0.72 and 0.74).
• Statistical analysis includes Pearson correlation coefficients and significance testing at the 0.05 level.
• Sample size of 335 students is specified, drawn from a defined population of 87,660 undergraduates.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small (12.6 KB), indicating limited scope and likely summary-level data.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Descriptive survey research design using simple random sampling and researcher-developed rating scales.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-11 05:29:35; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Kwara State, Nigeria (specifically Kwara State University and University of Ilorin).