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A Survey On The Correlation Between Student Librarians’ Empathic Behavior And Academic Achievement, Emmanuel Chidiadi Onwubiko
A Survey On The Correlation Between Student Librarians’ Empathic Behavior And Academic Achievement, Emmanuel Chidiadi Onwubiko
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
It is a survey that investigated the correlation between student librarians’ empathic behaviour and their academic achievement. The study employed correlation design with area of study covering ten universities’ library schools in Nigeria. The sampled population for this study was 200 student librarians with each library school providing 20 male and female students who were randomly selected. The data for the study were collected through the administration of two instructions empathy assessment which are Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) develop by Davis in 1980 and Empathy Assessment Instrument by Eisenberg and Lennon (1983) as well as Academic Test Reports of the …
The Role Of The School Library Media Centre In Academic Achievement Within Selected Schools In Midlands And Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe, Mthokozisi Masumbika Ncube, Stephen Tsekea
The Role Of The School Library Media Centre In Academic Achievement Within Selected Schools In Midlands And Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe, Mthokozisi Masumbika Ncube, Stephen Tsekea
Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)
The role played by school libraries in ensuring academic excellence has been vividly overlooked in most literature, and within Zimbabwe in particular. Therefore, this article looked at the contribution of the school library media centre towards the performance of pupils in selected schools within Midlands and Mashonaland Central provinces between year 2009 and 2014 at a Zimbabwean school setup. The essence of a school library media centre is to provide access to diverse educational and recreational resources to enhance the performance of pupils. However, as schools were ranked every year, schools that had always topped the rankings continued to do …