Impact of Reading Habits of Teachers on The Development of Reading Culture in Students: A Study of Some Selected Secondary Schools in Akinyele Local Government, Oyo State, Nigeria.
- July 25, 2018
- Posted by: RSIS
- Category: Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume II, Issue VII, July 2018 | ISSN 2454-6186
OLUWABIYI Modupe1, ADETUNJI O. Albert2
1Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
2Lead City University Library, Ibadan, Nigeria
Abstract:-The study examined the impact of the reading habits of teachers on the development of reading culture of secondary school students in Akinyele Local Government of Oyo State. It was a survey research. One Hundred and Ninety (190) teachers were randomly sampled from ten (10) different schools from the Local Government. Findings of the study found that teachers have no fixed time for reading while a good number of them don’t even read with far reaching effects on the reading habit of the students. This implies that they read when they feel it necessary or when circumstance compels them. It was also found out that only a few of the teachers read for pleasure, to pass an exam, or to write lesson notes. The majority read to be current with developments, and this is consistent with literature.
I. INTRODUCTION
Information is indispensable, and according to Yusuf (2007), bridges the gap between knowledge and ignorance. One of the major avenues for acquiring information is reading. Reading is the foundation upon which other academic skills are built. Reading is a process that requires the use of complex thought procedures to interpret printed symbols as meaningful units, and comprehend them as a thought unit, in order to understand a printed message. It also involves the giving of interpretation of written symbols mentally.
The importance of reading is quite incalculable. It is one of the life’s greatest pleasures that open the door to culture, knowledge and independence. This is true as information contains in books have tremendous influences on perception, socialization and transformation of people that border to read them. Through reading, individual knowledge base is enhanced, intellect sharpened and misconceptions eroded (Nkiko and Yusuff, 2006).
