Abstract

Werikhe F. Bagiire*, Omara Oculi Lalani and Benjamin Atubo Serwanga

This study focused on the causes of apathy among undergraduate students in Makerere University using the College of Education and External Studies, School of Education as the case study. It sought to establish the causes and possible solutions to the challenge of academic apathy among undergraduate students. The study adopted a descriptive cross sectional survey case study design, and a total of 359 respondents comprising students, the college academic and non-academic staff and purposively sampled students’ parents/guardians were interviewed. It was established that there are institutional, administrative, and students based causes of apathy and the solutions are pegged to the specific cause.