TELEVISION AS AN INSTRUMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT IN ENUGU STATE

By

MC/N2002/242

Presented To

Department of Mass Communication

    The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of television educational programme on children. One hundred and eighty respondents were randomly selected for the study in Enugu Sate and questionnaires  were distributed to them.  To accomplish this task, the following hypothesis were tested.

H1:    Educational  Programmes stimulate interest of school  children in education,
H2:    The timing and suitability of educational programmes on NTA channel 8 to children in Enugu State
H3:    Visual aids used in educational  programmes are sufficient to enhance understanding of educational programmes
H4:    educational programmes on television are more effective in educating school children than academic activities in the school.

    The tabularized and percentage  statistical technique was used to test the above –formulated hypothesis.
    After a carefully analysis, it  was discovered that three of the formulated hypotheses received statistical support while the remaining one upheld the null hypothesis.
    Based on the above findings, the researchers recommended among other things, that there is need for N.T.A. Channel 8 Enugu to bring back to our television educational programme that will improve the standard of the education in the state.
The researchers also suggest that for a more valid appraisals of this research a  similar study should be carried out in other parts of the country.

TITLE PAGE                             II
APPROVAL PAGE                        III
DEDICATION                            IV
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT                    V
ABSTRACT                            VI
TABLE OF CONTENT                        VIII

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION                         1
1.1    BACKGROUND  OF THE STUDY            1
1.2    STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM    8
1.3    PURPOSE  OF THE STUDY                9
1.4    SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY            10
1.5    RESEARCH QUESTIONS                11
1.6    RESEARCH HYPOTHESES                12
1.7    ASSUMPTION                        13
1.8    LIMITATION OF STUDY                14

CHAPTER TWO
2.0    REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE            15
2.1    THE LITERATURE REVIEW                15
2.2    THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK            15
2.3    SUMMARY OF LITERATURE REVIEW         20

CHAPTER THREE -  METHODOLOGY            24
3.1    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY            24
3.2    RESEARCH DESIGN                    24
3.3    RESEARCH SAMPLE                    26
3.4    MEASURING INSTRUMENT            28
3.5    DATA COLLECTION                    28
3.6    DATA ANALYSIS                    29
3.7    EXPECTED RESULTS                    30

CHAPTER FOUR
4.1    DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS            31
4.2    DATA ANALYSIS                    31

CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION FOR FURTHER STUDY
5.1    SUMMARY                         45
5.2    RECOMMENDATION                    47
BIBLIOGRAPHY                        49
QUESTIONNAIRE                     53