Browsing by Author "Okorie, Ogechi N."

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    Effect of literature in the school library on the development of communication and conflict resolution skills of children
    (Academic Journals, 2020) Akanwa, Pearl C.; Okorie, Ogechi N.; Ojeabulu, Ngozi; Ken-Agbiriogu, Eucharia
    This study was done with private primary schools children in Orerokpe Educational Zone of Delta State, Nigeria in 2018. A quasi experimental design was adopted. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study was 28,172. The sample comprised 63 primary four pupils. Purposive and cluster sampling techniques were used to sample 32 pupils in the experimental group one and thirty-one 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 were analysed using mean and standard deviation, while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings show that exposing children to literature is effective and significant in both the improvement of their ability to resolve conflicts and their communication skill. The implication of the study is that schools should emphasize on conflict resolution and development of communication skill of the students when recommending literature texts for them because such skills will help them to resolve challenging issues, ward-off inferiority complex and stage fright.
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    Effect of literature in the school library on the development of communication and conflict resolution skills of children
    (Academic Journals, 2020-06) Akanwa, Pearl C.; Okorie, Ogechi N.; Ojeabulu, Ngozi; Ken-Agbiriogu, Eucharia
    This study was done with private primary schools children in Orerokpe Educational Zone of Delta State, Nigeria in 2018. A quasi experimental design was adopted. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study was 28,172. The sample comprised 63 primary four pupils. Purposive and cluster sampling techniques were used to sample 32 pupils in the experimental group one and thirty-one 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 were analysed using mean and standard deviation, while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings show that exposing children to literature is effective and significant in both the improvement of their ability to resolve conflicts and their communication skill. The implication of the study is that schools should emphasize on conflict resolution and development of communication skill of the students when recommending literature texts for them because such skills will help them to resolve challenging issues, ward-off inferiority complex and stage fright.
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    Effect of Literature in the School Library on the Social Development of Children
    (The Information Technology Group, 2018) Akanwa, Pearl C.; Ojeabulu, Ngozi; Okorie, Ogechi N.
    Purpose: The study examined the effect of literature in the school library on the social development of children. Research Design: Quasi experimental design was adopted for the study. It was guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. The population of the study was 28,172 pupils from the 326 private primary schools in Orerokpe educational zone of Delta State. Sixty-three primary four pupils formed the sample. Purposive and cluster sampling techniques were used to sample 32 pupils in the experimental group one and thirty-one (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 were analyzed using mean and standard deviation, while Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings: Findings show that: exposure to literature is significantly effective in the improvement of morality of children and significantly effective in the improvement of children’s ability to exercise self-control. Originality/Value: Since this line of study has not been conducted in the zone, its existence stands a valuable contribution to knowledge. Implication: The implication of the study is that schools should emphasize on morality and self-control of the students when recommending literature texts for the students. This will help to eradicate vices like fighting, examination malpractice, stealing etc, from the school system and give the students the skills and strategies they need to control their impulses.