An analysis of the factors that hinder fine art students from proceeding to college or university in Zambia

The major objective of this research was to explore and uncover factors that hinder fine art students in the Northern Province of Zambia from proceeding to college or university to pursue fine art or applied arts courses. Not only was the objective of the research to examine attitudes that hinder positive thinking in secondary schools but also how they influence enrollment of fine art students in colleges/universities in the Northern Province of Zambia and explore opinions of teachers, students and other stakeholders concerning the fine art subjects’ progress in the Northern Province of Zambia. The study employed a case study as its research design which provided the opportunity and flexibility in the use of data collection methods in which questionnaire was used to collect data. Sampling procedure involved both probabilistic and non-probabilistic whereby 92 men and women in the four schools, two colleges and one provincial headquarters of Northern Province of Zambia.