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Exploring the Causes of Declining Reading Culture Among Undergraduates: Evidence from BOUESTI

Authors:
Olatubosun Busuyi Akole, Ibrahim A. Ayankola, Alliyu Rasak Ojo

Addresses:
Department of Library, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. Department of Library, Albert Ilemobade Library, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. Department of Library, College of Health Sciences and Technology, Ijero Ekiti, Ekut State, Nigeria.

Abstract:

This study was carried out to analyze academics’ perceptions of technological, institutional, and socioeconomic factors that influence poor reading culture amongst undergraduates in BOUESTI. The survey research design was adopted for this study with a questionnaire as an instrument for data collection. The population of the study comprises core academia working in Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere- Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria. The purposive sampling technique was used to select ninety-seven lecturers (97) for the study. Excessive reliance on technology, the widespread use of social media, which distracts students, and spending too much time on the phone were identified as technological factors influencing poor reading culture among undergraduates in BOUESTI. Also, socioeconomic factors such as the government's inadequate budgetary attention to Education and insufficient funds for university libraries. Recommendations were made in line with findings that government policies on Education should be effectively implemented, book production should be subsidized, and Introduction of reading competitions among colleges with motivating prices, among others.

Keywords: Institutional Factors; Reading Culture; Socioeconomic Factors; Technological Factors; Reading Competitions; Government Policies; Personal Growth; Educational Growth.

Received on: 03/04/2024, Revised on: 01/07/2024, Accepted on: 11/08/2024, Published on: 07/12/2024

DOI: 10.69888/FTSSSL.2024.000322

FMDB Transactions on Sustainable Social Sciences Letters , 2024 Vol. 2 No. 4, Pages: 183-190

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