Browsing by Author "Ojeabulu, N."

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    Effect of literature in the school library on the social development of empathy and friendship skills of children.
    (University of Idaho Library, 2021-11-25) Ojeabulu, N.
    The paper examined the effect of literature in the school library on the social development of empathy and friendship skills of children. The study was done with two private primary schools in Orerokpe Educational Zone of Delta State, Nigeria. Two objectives and two research questions guided the study. The population of the study was 28,172 and the sample comprised 63 primary four pupils. Purposive and cluster sampling techniques were used to sample 32 pupils in experimental group one and 31 in the experimental group two (control group). Cluster sampling technique was further employed to draw out the two intact classes for the experiment. Data collected was were analyzed using mean and standard deviation, while analysis of covariance was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. From the findings, it was discovered that exposing children to literature is effective and significant in both their ability to empathize with others and their ability to make friends. The implication is that schools should pay adequate attention to literature books when stocking the library, especially those with empathy and friendship themes as they will greatly impact the children on their ability to empathize with others and their ability to make friends with ease.
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    Maker-spaces in Nigerian Libraries: Assessing Awareness and Preparedness
    (African Journals Online (AJOL), 2025-08-06) Urhefe-Okotie, Enite A.; Ojeabulu, N.
    The study investigated the awareness and readiness in adoption of maker-space in Nigerian libraries, with Delta State as a case study. The study adopted the descriptive survey research methods. The population of the study is 75 librarians who where participants at the Annual General Conference of the Nigeria Library Association (NLA), Delta State branch 2023. No sample was drawn, because of the small and manageable size of the population. A total of 75 copies of the questionnaire were distributed to the respondents and 73copies were retrieved and found usable for the study, giving a (97%) response rate. The data obtained from the questionnaire were analysed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that some of the librarians in Delta State Nigeria, are aware of the concept of maker-space to a minimum level. The findings also shows, that none of the libraries had adopted maker-space, the result further reveals that none of the libraries is at any level of preparedness in adopting a makers-pace in their libraries. The findings indicated that the challenges militating against the adoption of maker-space in libraries in Delta State Nigeria includes, inadequate space in the library to enable makers’ activities, lack of fund to purchase needed tools and equipment, lack of trained manpower to supervise the process, unstable electricity supply, among others. The study recommended that awareness on the need for maker-space in libraries should be created through seminars, conferences and workshops, heads of libraries should make provision for the establishment of maker-spaces in their library. Management of various libraries should make allocation in their annual budget for the funding of maker-spaces in their libraries. A maker-space management policy should be formulated.