This examine the role of mass medial in educational
development in Nigeria. The background centre on the role of mass
medial in educational development in Nigeria finding out whether television
plays an effective role in formal education.
The researcher has attempted to carry out series of
analysis and study to confirm that the NTA programme-“Science for schools”
actually perform its educational role.
This study confirms that the programme actually projects
the educational contribution of this all important television programme, which
is admired and enjoyed by most secondary school students inspite of their
different handicaps.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page- - - - - - - - -
Approval page - - - - - - - -
Dedication - - - - - - - -
Acknowledgement - - - - - - -
Abstract - - - - - - - - -
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CHAPTER ONE
Introduction - - - - - - - -
Background of study - - - - - - -
Research problem- - - - - - - -
Hypotheses - - - - - - - -
References - - - - - - - -
CHAPTER TWO
Literature review - - - - - - -
References - - - - - - - -
CHAPTER THREE
Research methodology - - - - - -
Research method - - - - - - -
Definition of terms - - - - - - -
CHAPTER FOUR
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Presentation of data - - - - - - -
CHAPTER FIVE
Conclusion - - - - - - - -
Recommendations - - - - - - -
References - - - - - - - -
Bibliography - - - - - - - -
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
INTRODUCTION
Mass medial has assumed a very important position in the
educational development in Nigeria. This accounts for the introduction of the
universal free primary Education-UPE in 1996 and the establishment of new
primary, secondary and post secondary school over the country.
The word-Education could be defined in various ways. In a very broad sense, education could be
defined to include every agency which enables an individual to master his
physical and social environment of which he is a member, it could be defined as
an act of teaching, bringing up, instructing or enlightening.
For the purpose of this study, education will be defined
as an organisaed and formal instruction which is given in educational
establishments such as schools, colleges and universities.
Education has an important role to play in the economy of
a nation. The most important economic
function of education is that of ensuring that the nation’s need for a labour
force is satisfied. Nigeria-a modern
industrializing society-news, not just a great deal of man-power, but good
quality manpower, the quality and quantity manpower to a large extent
controlled by the educational system.
Education also has a political role to play in the Nigeria
society.
The stability of any autonomous political unit depends
upon two criteria consensus of opinion.
About the assumption underlying. The system, and the ability of the system to
provide leaders from within itself in both cases, education has an important
role to play.
However, formal education in Nigeria is no longer confined to
educational establishment only. The mass
media have, in recent times, taken a bold and positive step towards enhancing
educational development in the country.
An example is the Enugu Television station (ETV) University of the Air.
Mass media-Communication comprises the institutions and
technique by which specialized groups employ technological devices, that is the
press, Television, Radio, Films, theat disseminate information to large
heterogenenous and widely dispersed audience.
This study is particularly concerned with Television and
its contribution to educational advancement in the country.
1.1 THE
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Educational broadcasting/Television-WNBC/TV Ibandan in
1964.
Later in the same year, educational broadcasting spread to
Kaduna, the
seat of the Northern states.
In 1965 the Eastern Nigeria Broadcasting Service
(Television-EWBC/TV-Started what looked like educational broadcasting with the
help of the Eastern Nigeria Ministry of Education, but the programming then was
mainly informed, comprising what Elihu Katz and George Wedell might describe as
extensive Educations.
A typical Enbc/tu programme in this category was the
“Tortoise club a programme for very young children.
This type of programming continued until the out-break of
the Nigerian civil war in 1966, at the restoration of pea;e om 1970, Television
stations did not function until 1972.
Later in 1973, NTA, Lagos
revived its educational programme by introducing some foreign films on
science. This programme was meant for
children between the ages of ten and fifteen.