THE ROLE OF THE BROADCASTING MEDIA
IN UPLIFTING THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OF ENUGUSTATE.
(A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU METROPOLIS )
ABSTRACT
Development
is the process of moving the world, of
engage in the task of self- improvement with the available is necessary,
not only for all aspects of a person’’ development, but also for all aspects of a nation
development following this, the broadcast media are the most vital instrument
for influencing the masses to either consumer or conserve. In development countries an issue which does not appear on
television or radio does not even exist.
Here in the development world, the question is: to what extent in
educating the masses?
Therefore
, the purpose of this research is to fid out the role the broadcast media have
played in educational advancement of the people. This work is divided into five chapters for
an introduction gives an insight into the electronic medium and Enugu State
education It slides into detailed
exposition of relevant related literature
and the formulation research appropriate research methodology and measuring
instrument were used.
After
a carefully conducted analysis it was discovered that three formulated
hypotheses received statistical support route the remaining one up heed the
null hypotheses.
Based on the above findings the
researchers recommend that for effective educational advancement of the masses
by the media, government should give it’s influencing support so that it be
comes a worthy venture.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Communication
is the most vital factor in building and developing nation.
Following
this, national development in any society cannot be achieved without wide
spread education for children and adults
Education is recognized as the most potent instrument for development. Through education, people assimilate
fundamental values and develop new ones.
In addition, certain prescribed goals are realized n areas of economic
growth, healthcare, political and social
awareness, political stability, self-reliance, national identity, among other
things.
The mass media, particularly the
electronic or broadcast media, become a powerful and effective instrument for
achieving these national goals.
Broadcasting is the transmission
of signals through electronic agent wares which convert audio and video signals
in a form in which they can be received in the audiences homes.
Broadcast media includes radio and
television . radio is broadcasting which
appeals to the auditory
and visual senses.
1.1 BACKGROUND
OF THE STUDYS
The
origin of educational broadcasting in Nigeria could be linked with the introduction of broadcasting
services in the country. The wired broadcasting services in the
country was commissioned in Lagos
by the colonial administration. The
broadcasting services involved a system
where by a radio station received
the British Broadcasting corporation
(BBC) prorammes and then relayed same to subscribes through cables connected to
loud speakers installed in people homes.
In
the 40’s, the radio rediffussion was established in Lagos until in 1951 when it was changed to
the Nigerian Broadcasting services (NBC).
The Nigerian broadcasting services relayed such programmes as news
reviews, sports and religious issues, and it exclude itself when it brought
daily account of political news to millions of people during the 1959 general
election campaigns. It also brought news
in English and the three main Nigeria
languages. In 1954. It launched a
magazine
TITLE THE RADIO TIMES.
Television
broadcasting was established in the country on October 21, 1959 in Ibadan by the government of western Region of
Nigeria. The station was run luctiauy under the trade name of
Western Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Ibadan was the first in television
broadcasting followed by the Eastern Nigerian government, Enugu, and others.
Furthermore, Enugu being the regional capital of the
former Eastern Nigeria, and currently Enugu state, occupies a
strategic position in the political and social
organization of Nigeria
that being the case, there are some broadcast media located in several parts of the state.
The Enugu state broadcasting service (ESBS) the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), the
Federal Radio corporation of Nigeria (FRCN)
have a great role to play in the
quantities and qualitative education of the citizenry their objectives are realized through the souring of innovative programmes
spread around or anchored on the media commissions. The Enugu state Broadcasting services (ESBS)
for instance, has the university of (UNIAIR) programme which is a second chance
educational programme organization in collaboration with an educational
institution of the tertiary level to educate the masses in the same vein, the
Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) and the state radio station, both have
fashioned out education programmes which are dished out to the public for their
viewing and listening pleasure. The
question that comes to mind is whether the broadcast media have really
helped in educational advancement and perhaps national development.
Over the years, lots of studies and
searchers have been carried out and
consequently many books written and published in order to discover the answer
to the above question. This efforts have
been made to find out the relationship between
the media and educational advancement of students in their understanding
and retentive ability. Today, it is
accepted that educational programmes as the broadcast media produce some effect
in the audience in the areas of retention comprehension and out – spoken ability. In some cases, the media produced some cases,
the media produced some negative influence on the audience. however,
it would appear that the broadcast media are not living up to their
expectation even through the fault or
blame should not be centred around them only.
The government and the entire citizenry also have their share of the blame and fault. The problem lies squarely on freedom of the
press or freedom of expression for the whole country. Not with standing the problems, broadcast
media of Enugu
metropolis have as their formal objectives, the following:
1.
Compliment and support class room
education this is possible with the instructional television on air educational programmes.
2.
To broaden and deepen knowledge
3.
To encourage intellectual
development
4.
To encourage and teach skill
acquisition
5.
To provide tutorials on curricula
subjects.
6.
To provide a forum for education,
information enlightenment and
entertainment.
RESEARCH PROBLEMS:
This
study, among other things, find out the effectiveness of he broadcast
educational advancement. Again it finds
out whether the timing of educational
programme on the broadcast media is suitable for the general public. The study strives to find out if the
instructional television and university of
aim are packaged to stimulate
interest and understanding.
Finally, it finds out if the education programme on the media are more
effective in educating the masses,
particularly, the students them the academic activities in schools.
The importance of education in any society can never be over
emphasized. Development can only be
achieved when there is a high level of
literacy in a community. With
this in mind, the objectives of this study are as follows:
a.
To ascertain the extent the
broadcast media have played in educating the populace in EnuguState.
b.
To find out the effectiveness of
the media educational programmes on the masses and know these programmes can be
improved upon to suit the target audience.
c.
To find out the number of people
who have benefited from the educational
programmes of the broadcast media, more so, how the media help in
educational advancement.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
This study is imperative considering
the fact that the world is ever- changing thus the general public wants to be
informed or rather, educated on some necessities of life, especially those who were not
opportune to be enrolled into the various institutions of learning therefore
come the broadcast media and their role in learning. It is therefore important to find out the role of broadcast
media in Enugu
state in educating its masses, at the
same time, examining the problems encountered in their daily activities. The study show the extent where by the
audience benefit from these programmes or rather, their effects on the
masses. finally, the results of this study will add to the
total body f knowledge beneficial to the
society.
1.5
RESEARCH
QUESTIONS:
1.
Does the educational programme
from the broadcast media stimulate interest in the society?
2.
Do the media time their educational
programme effectively to suit their massive audience in Enugu metropolis?
3.
Do the media package the university of the Air and
instructional television to enhance understanding ad education?
4.
Do the broadcast media help in
educational advancement in the state?
1.6
STATEMENT
OF HYPOTHESES:
The researchers programme from the
media stimulate interest in the masses.
Ho: Educational programme from the masses do not
stimulate interest in the masses.
H2: The timing of educational progamme on the
broadcast media is suitable to the general
public.
Ho: The time of educational programme is not
suitable to the general public
H3: The instructional television ad the
university of the Air and packaged effectively to enhance understanding and
educational masses.
Ho: The instructional television and the
university of the Air are not packages effectively to enhance understanding and
educate the masses.
H4: Broadcast media and their educational
programmes are more effective in educating
the populace than academic activities in schools.
H5: Broadcast media ad their educational
programmes are not more effective in educating the populace then academic
activities in schools.
1.7
SCOPE
AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY:
The study is an assessment of
how the broadcast media affect the
masses and help in educational advancement in Enugu state.
The study was constrained by time, so the researcher does not claim that
the study will be 100% reliable taking a look at the above problem, it limited
us to the number of people that will be sampled.
Another constraint is the finance
limitation of covering some named states to obtain a varied result or a
poll of opinion from other states. Notwithstanding these aforementioned problems,
it is expected the a valid result would be obtained that would add to the body
of existing knowledge in the area of behavioral change towards education. So
that people’s ideas are changed with education.
1.8
DEFINITIONS
OF TERMS
The following terms in the study are here by defined conceptually
and operationally:
Terms
Conceptual
Definition
Operational
Definition
Broadcast media
Telecast, send out in all directions, especially by radio, or
television on usually a speech or news
Electronically mediated instrument used to disseminate information
or the media particularly on education
Education
Systematic traducing and instruction, usually intellectual and
moral trimming
All efforts made to impact knowledge through academic and non
academic processes, usually to develop, character and mental powers
Educational
Programmes
Programmes that impact knowledge to the people
University of the air,
instructional television on the broadcast media
Enugu state
Organized political
community with its apparatus of government, such a community for meaning
The regional capital of the former Eastern
Nigeria and currently EnuguState
1.9
ASSUMPTIONS:
In carrying out the study, the following assumptions were made:
That the
people who composed the sample watched television or listened to the radio that
the broadcast educational programmes were effective in the educational
advancement of the masses, both old and young rich and poor.
Previous study has been carried out on this topic,
thus there is much research work
gathered in the literature review
REFERENCES
NTA Handbooks,
ESBS Corporate Affaires Division Nwosu, Ikechukwu (1990) Mass
Communication and National Development the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Current English, OxfordUniversity
Press.