Influence of the Nollywood Movies on the Social Behaviour of Students in Public Secondary School
Chapter One
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The study had the following objectives.
- To find out the extent to which secondary school students in Enugu North are exposed to Nollywood movies.
- To identify the dominant type of Nollywood movies that secondary school students in Enugu North prefer.
- To determine the factors responsible for their preferred contents.
- To determine the influence of Nollywood movies on the social behavior of secondary school students in Enugu North.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Theoretical Framework
The theoretical frame work of Bandura and Walters, (1963) is based on the theory of adolescent social behaviour which induces learning of concepts through understanding, interpreting, predicting the future development, dynamics of change behaviour in adolescent problems. These theories are necessary because influence of home video watching on the social behaviour of adolescent keep on changing in the society. This study look at theories that are particularly relevant to understanding the social behaviors of adolescent and their causative factors. Cognitive learning assumes that there are psychological factors that influence behavior. However, SLT also holds that behaviour is influenced by environmental factors, and not just psychological or cognitive factors. Thus, SLT assumes that psychological and environmental factors combined influence the development of specific behaviour. SLT stresses the importance of attending to and modeling the behaviour, cognitions (attitudes and beliefs) and emotions of others. SLT sees an interactive process between cognitive, behavioral, and environmental influences. There are three principles that help define SLT.
- Observational learning is achieved when the modeled behavior is structured or organized and then rehearsed symbolically, and then overtly enacted. Retention of that behavior occurs when the modeled behavior is coded into words, labels or images.
- The adoption of the modeled behavior is strengthened when the outcomes of that behavior are valued, seen as important to the individual or lead to desirable and expected outcome.
- The modeled behavior is more likely to be integrated by the observer when the model has characteristics similar to the observer, there is a cognitive-behavioural connection with the model, the model is admired by the observer, and the behaviour that is adopted has practical or functional value.SLT defines four requirements for learning and modeling behavior thus;
- Attention to the modeling events in the environment and the characteristics of the observer to attend to those events (emotional, perceptual \set, arousal level).
- Retention, which is the cognitive component involving remembering what one observed, coding, organizing and rehearsing it at the cognitive level.
- Reproduction or the ability to reproduce or copy the behaviour which includes observing the self-reproducing the behavior and feedback of the accuracy of that reproduction.
- Motivation or behavioral consequence that justifies wanting to adopt the behavior which includes self-reinforcement.
Social learning theory can be used to explain the development of deviant behaviour, substance use and abuse and impaired environmental behavior. Theoretically, if an individual never observed these behaviors, then those behaviors would never be learned. If a child or adolescent never was exposed to prolong viewing of media activity an individual‘s theoretically would never adopt the behavior. Once it is adopted, the behavior leads to positive consequences or outcomes, acceptance by the group, sense of power, attention of peers, establishment of a group role that instills a sense of pride and smartness. The degree of positive reinforcement will determine whether the behavior is continued. Group norms become a power based for this reinforcement. However, in today‘s world, that is quite unlikely. Observing and modeling behavior can be very subtle. Certainly, many circumstances will determine the individual‘s exposure to potential models. The important factor is that once the behavior is adopted, internally coded, and reproduced in such a manner that it leads to some kind of positive reinforcement that behavior will continue to be reproduced. However behavioral outcome may be perceived to be undesirable to the individual, decreasing the probability that the behavior will continue.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought to influence of the Nollywood movies on the social behavior of students in public secondary school
Sources of data collection
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
(i)Primary source and
(ii)Secondary source
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment; the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
Population of the study
Population of a study is a group of persons or aggregate items, things the researcher is interested in getting information on influence of the Nollywood movies on the social behavior of students in public secondary school. 200 staffs of selected secondary school in Enugu North was selected randomly by the researcher as the population of the study.
CHAPTER FOUR
PRESENTATION ANALYSIS INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Introduction
Efforts will be made at this stage to present, analyze and interpret the data collected during the field survey. This presentation will be based on the responses from the completed questionnaires. The result of this exercise will be summarized in tabular forms for easy references and analysis. It will also show answers to questions relating to the research questions for this research study. The researcher employed simple percentage in the analysis.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain influence of the Nollywood movies on the social behavior of students in public secondary school
In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of Nollywood movies on the social behavior of students in public secondary school
Summary
This study was on influence of the Nollywood movies on the social behavior of students in public secondary school. Four objectives were raised which included: To find out the extent to which secondary school students in Enugu North are exposed to Nollywood movies, to identify the dominant type of Nollywood movies that secondary school students in Enugu North prefer, to determine the factors responsible for their preferred contents, to determine the influence of Nollywood movies on the social behaviour of secondary school students in Enugu North. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 staff of selected secondary schools in Enugu North. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made up of principals, vice principals adm, senior staff and junior staff were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
From the findings of this study it concluded that home video has influence on social behaviour of junior secondary school students in Enugu North. This also showed that the response of male and female on the influence of time spent in home video viewing on social behaviours of students in junior secondary schools in Enugu North proved significant. The study conclude that longer hours used on television watching have negative influence on the social behavior of the junior secondary school in Enugu North. The study notes that students on their own might not be able to tackle this phenomenon due to the pleasure involved in watching related media and home video programmes.
Recommendation
- Home Video Programmes should be controlled by parents to maximize the inherent advantages for Junior Secondary School students in the state.
- Time spent on viewing by students could be restricted to prevent addiction and counter negative tendencies associated with prolonged watching of Home video by Junior Secondary school students
- Teachers should educate their students on the differences of role play in drama and the actual reality of life such that students will not always take every action in a movie with hook and silk as behavior they could emulate
- More attention should be focused on the male students in the control of time spent watching Home video especially those depicting anti-social behaviours
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