TEACHERS AWARENESS AND USE OF EDUCATIONAL BROADCAST FOR TEACHING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA

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TEACHERS AWARENESS AND USE OF EDUCATIONAL BROADCAST FOR TEACHING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA(A CASE STUDY OF BORGU L.G.A, NIGER STATE)

 

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Education in all over the world has, been recognized as an important means for promoting economic and social development both at individual and national
levels. The growth of the global economy and the information based society has pressurized education systems around the world to use technology and
media broadcast to teach students the knowledge and skills they need (UNESCO 2005). Quality education is a global concern in virtually all societies. To achieve it, efficient
and quality teaching needs to be employed. However, this may not occur without the use of educational broadcast. The use of media for promoting learning or as a supplement for classroom teaching continues to attract much attention because of the major role the mass media play in the contemporary society. The instructional material which media provides is one used in the educational development of students in Nigeria (Nworgu and
Nworgu, 2008). This constant use of media for instructional purpose has led to the popularization of the abbreviation, IM (instructional media) among
scholars both within and outside the country. The media have also become the recognized story tellers of the world. They have provided opportunities for
governments and private organizations to push back ignorance through the promotion of learning in formal, non-formal and informal settings. This fact was
recognized by the then Western Regional Government in Nigeria when, in 1959, it started the western Nigeria media (WNM). One of the major reasons for the
establishment of the WNM was to use media as a surrogate teacher, particularly in rural areas where government at that time lacked sufficient
teaching sta to service the free education policy of the Western Regional government (Folarin, 2007). Since then, media has been used in Nigeria to supplement teaching
in both senior secondary and junior secondary school levels. It has contributed to the educational development of Nigerians – both children and adults
(Duyile, 2007) There seems to be therefore, a relationship between education and media. Although this link is one overlooked, both still have the major
goals of providing information, imparting knowledge and experiences (Iredia, 2003). The differences between them exist only by way of institutional structures, methods and emphasis but their connection seems obvious. The broadcast media, precisely television, can be used to teach arts, drama, poetry, and music, and also bring inspirations of teachers, artists, and scientists into the lives of millions of students who may not have the opportunity to be members of the formal education population. It can also bring learning and knowledge to a huge number of people and thus becomes a motivation for increase in actual enrollment in many Nigerian schools.

 

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