Management functions and students’ satisfaction with library services in public secondary Schools in imo state

Management functions and students’ satisfaction with library services in public secondary Schools in imo state.

ABSTRACT

This study examined management functions and students’ satisfaction with library services in public secondary schools in Imo State Nigeria. The study was guided by 6 research questions and 6 hypotheses.

The design of the study is a linear correlational design. The population of the study is 94,968, out of which a sample of 660 was drawn.

Two types of rating scales were used to collect data for this study namely, School Library Management Scale (SLMS) for school/ Teacher librarians and Students’ Satisfaction with Library Services Scale (SSLSS) for Students.

The reliability of the instrument was established with Cronbach alpha statistics which gave indexes of 0.88 and 0.85 for SLMS and SSLSS respectively.

The research questions were answered using Pearson (r) and multiple linear regression, while the hypotheses were tested using t-test of significance of correlation and One Way ANOVA F-test at 0.05 significance level.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE             –           –           —         –           –           –           –                           i

CERTIFICATION PAGE      –           –           –           –           –           –                         ii

APPROVAL PAGE   –           –           –           –           –           –           –                          iii

DEDICATION           –           –           –           –           —         –           –           –             iv

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  –           –           —         –           –           –                           v

TABLE OF CONTENTS      –           –           –           –           –           –                          vii

LIST OF TABLES                                                                                                            x

ABSTRACT   –           –                                                                                                     xi

CHAPTER ONE:

INTRODUCTION     

Background to the Study

LIST                                                                                                                            1

Statement of the Problem                                                                                      6

Scope of the Study                                                                                                   7

Purpose of the Study                                                                                               7

Significance of the Study                                                                                        8

Research Questions                                                                                                 9

Hypotheses                                                                                                              10

CHAPTER TWO:

REVIEW OF LITERATURE                                     

Conceptual Framework                                                                                       12

Theoretical Framework                                                                                       39

Review of Empirical Studies                                                                              44

Summary of Literature Review                                                                          53

CHAPTER THREE:

RESEARCH DESIGN AND PROCEDURE

Research Design                                                                                                      55

Area of the Study                                                                                                    55

Population of the Study                                                                                         56

Sample and Sampling Techniques                                                                      57

Instruments for Data Collection                                                                          57

Validation of the Instrument                                                                               58

Reliability of the Instrument                                                                               59

Method of Data Collection                                                                                   59

Methods of Data Analysis  –                                                                                 59

CHAPTER FOUR:

RESULTS

Data Analyses                                                                                                              61

Summary of Findings                                                                                                69

CHAPTER FIVE:

DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS AND SUMMARY OF THE STUDY 

Discussion of Findings                                                                                            71

Educational Implications of the Findings                                                           77

Limitations of the Study                                                                                         80

Recommendations                                                                                                   81

Suggestions for Further Studies                                                                           82

Summary of the Study                                                                                            82

REFERENCES                                                                                                         85

INTRODUCTION

This chapter is organized under the following subheadings; background to the study, statement of the problem, scope of the study, purpose  of the study, significance of the study, research questions and hypotheses.

Background to the Study

The school library is an important organ of the educational system, and without it no profitable or rewarding educational programme can go on in the school environment because all the academic activities depend on the school library and its facilities.

It is a place where the collections of information materials that are acquired, organized, and stored are kept for use by students and teachers.

Umar (2013), defines the school library as that part of the school where a collection of books, periodicals, magazines, records of all types, computers etc. are housed for use by teachers and students for learning, recreational activities, personal interests and interpersonal relationships of children.

Akanwa and Mbagwu (2016) also emphasize that the school library is a laboratory where many activities and experiments are carried out, and all these activities and experiments are geared towards the development of the child and the nation.

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