@article{MAKHILLPJSS20211847792,
    title = {Use of Library and Gender as Determinants of Students Attitudes Towards Learning: A Case
Study of Faculty of Education, Imo State University, Owerri},
    journal = {Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences},
    volume = {18},
    number = {4},
    pages = {69-74},
    year = {2021},
    issn = {1683-8831},
    doi = {pjssci.2021.69.74},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1683-8831&doi=pjssci.2021.69.74},
    author = {Kelechi,Lazarus and},
    keywords = {Use of library,gender,student’s attitude,learning,data collection},
    abstract = {The study investigated the use of library and
gender as determinants of student’s attitude towards
learning in faculty of education, Imo State University,
Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The aim was to determine the
relationship between use of library, gender and students’
attitude towards learning. Two hypotheses were
formulated to serve as guide to the study. The (300 Imo
State University students were randomly selected for the
study. A questionnaire titled use of library scale and
student’s attitude towards learning questionnaire was
administered and used for data collection. The hypotheses
were tested using multiple regression tested at 0.05 level
of significance. Findings revealed that the criterion
variable (student’s attitude towards learning correlated
positively and low towards use of library. Also, gender
was not a determinant factor to both students’ attitude
towards learning and their use of library ability. The
results also showed that only students that use the library
with the regressional coefficient (b) of 0.258 and a beta
weight of 0.592 significantly have good attitude towards
learning while gender was not a significant factor in
predicting student’s attitude towards learning. Based on
these findings the following recommendations were made:
that students should be encouraged to use library facilities
irrespective of gender, the university should make the use
of libraries more interesting, materials and resources
available in the library should be relevant to available
courses offered in the university, library services should
be friendly, the university’s library should be made more
conducive and be available to users at all times,
digitalization of the university’s library should be priority.
It is also important to note that use of library and gender
have no influence on each other. All students irrespective
of gender can use library facilities without restrictions or
bias.}
    }