EFFECTSOFMASSMEDIAANDTECHNOLOGYONTHE CHILDRENUPBRINGINGANDACADEMICPERFORMANCEIN MAIDUGURIMETROPOLISOFBORNOSTATE
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Thepurposeofthisstudyistoexaminetheeffectsofmassmediaandtechnologyon
thechildrenupbringingandacademicperformanceinMaidugurimetropolis,Borno
State.Four(4)researchquestionsandobjectiveswereformulatedtodirectthestudy
whichinclude;toevaluatetheeffectsandadvantageofmassmediaandtechnologyin
thecommunity;toshowwhethermediatechnologyhasimpactontheupbringingof
childreninthiscomputerage;toshowthatmediatechnologyisanimportantmeansof
disseminatinginformationtoassisttheupbringingofchildreninacommunity;and
finallytoidentifydifferentwaysbywhichmassmediadisseminateinformationand
ideastothepeopleoncertaininformation.Thesamplepopulationwas140respondents
selectedtotookpartinthestudy.Astructuredinterviewformwasdesignfordata
collection.Thecollecteddatawereanalyzedandpresentedintabularformusing
variousmeansofdisseminatinginformationthroughmassmediaandtechnology,it
effectsandbenefitsonchildrenupbringing.Basedonthefindingsofthestudy,itwas
concludedthatparentpayattentiontotheirchildreneducationalstudiesthanother
activities,mostofthechildrenwatchvideo,gamesandcartoonsontheparents
smartphones,socialmediahelpinmotivatingeducationalactivitieswhilesocialmedia
helptoeaseinstructionaltaskandmakeeducationalactivitiesmoreinterestingand
accessibletochildren;andthisstudyrevealedthatwesternfilmsdon'thaveanyroleto
playinchild'supbringingmediahasimpactedpositivelyinoureducationalsystem,
mediatechnologycontributedtonothinginchild'supbringing,insurgencyandclosureof
schoolsexposedchildrentovideoclipsandfilmsontheinternet.Itwastherefore,
recommendedthatguidanceandcounselingservicesshouldbemadeavailableinall
schoolsbothprivateandpublic;andteachersshouldknowtheamountoftimespentin
frontofcomputersandtelevisionbyeachchild,especiallywhendealingwithaggressive
andvulnerablechildrenandfamilies.Conclusionwerealsodrawnattheend
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