Authors : Kelechi C. Mezieobi, Lazarus C. Njoku and Ayodele Onyeatoelu Okobia
Abstract: The study investigated the use of library and gender as determinants of student’s attitude towards learning in faculty of education, Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The aim was to determine the relationship between use of library, gender and students’ attitude towards learning. Two hypotheses were formulated to serve as guide to the study. The (300 Imo State University students were randomly selected for the study. A questionnaire titled use of library scale and student’s attitude towards learning questionnaire was administered and used for data collection. The hypotheses were tested using multiple regression tested at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that the criterion variable (student’s attitude towards learning correlated positively and low towards use of library. Also, gender was not a determinant factor to both students’ attitude towards learning and their use of library ability. The results also showed that only students that use the library with the regressional coefficient (b) of 0.258 and a beta weight of 0.592 significantly have good attitude towards learning while gender was not a significant factor in predicting student’s attitude towards learning. Based on these findings the following recommendations were made: that students should be encouraged to use library facilities irrespective of gender, the university should make the use of libraries more interesting, materials and resources available in the library should be relevant to available courses offered in the university, library services should be friendly, the university’s library should be made more conducive and be available to users at all times, digitalization of the university’s library should be priority. It is also important to note that use of library and gender have no influence on each other. All students irrespective of gender can use library facilities without restrictions or bias.
Kelechi C. Mezieobi, Lazarus C. Njoku and Ayodele Onyeatoelu Okobia, 2021. Use of Library and Gender as Determinants of Students Attitudes Towards Learning: A Case Study of Faculty of Education, Imo State University, Owerri. Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 18: 69-74.