Research
Benefits of Accessing Health Information on Social Media among Female Students: A Study in a Nigerian Public University
The importance of social networking sites can never be over emphasized as it has been put to diverse use by different people and groups for different purposes.It is as a result that the researchersinvestigate the use of social networking among the female students of Taraba state University and how best it has been used to access and diffuse information on health related matters.A quantitative approach was employed with the help of questionnaires administered to the female students in Faculty of Arts And Social Sciences of the Taraba State University, which has the largest population of all other Faculties. The questionnairewas designed and divided into three sections, encompassing section ‘A’Demography, section ‘B’ research questions and section ‘C’ Likert scale questions. Results revealed that Facebook is the most commonest of all the social networking sites used by Taraba State University female students in accessing information on health related issues. The study further revealed that social networking site is an effective means of communicating health-related matters. The study recommends among other things that, students should employ the use of social networking site to avert the spread of sicknesses and diseases so as to control, manage and avoid becoming a victim.
Influence of Television Programmes on Youth Dressing Pattern in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions
This study examines the influence of Television programmes on youth dressing pattern in Taraba State University, Jalingo. The researcher employed Taro Yame’s formula to select 100 students which formed the sample frame. The study made use of focus group and quantitative survey for its methodology. 8 participants formed the focus group while 100 selected students were distributed questionnaires. All the questionnaires distributed were duly filled and retrieved by the researcher. Data gathered for the quantitative survey were coded in SPSS version 22 and presented in tables with frequency counts and simple percentages while the focus group was textually analyzed. The study revealed among other things that entertainment/musical programmes are the most preferred and watched programmes by youths. The study also revealed that youths imitate the hip hop/hippies and makeup/hairstyles shown on television programmes than any other form of dressing and imitating such dressing makes them appear indecent. The study recommends that Universities and other tertiary institutions should take the issue of dress code serious, punishing students who are found wanting. Local Television presenters should dress decently at all times and no matter their kind of programmes they should know that they are role models and whatever they do is easily copied by the young ones.
Influence of Western Films on Studentsa Dressing Pattern at Taraba State University, Jalingo
This research focuses on the influence of western films on students’ dressing pattern at Taraba State University, Jalingo. The study explores fashion trends among students of the institution and finds that styles like hip hop/hippies, corporate/cocktail and make up/hairstyle, which are common in American films, are the most imitated forms/styles of dressing by the students. Incidentally, such dressing patterns are considered an aberration in the African society. Survey method was used to gather data for the study in which 220 questionnaire copies were administered to the students of the university across all levels of study. Findings of this research seem to suggest a correlation between students’ exposure to western films and their choice of dressing, even though this postulate is not statistically tested in the study. The study recommends proper parenting and counseling, uncompromising religious teaching and strict implementation of dress code by tertiary institutions as panacea to the social challenge.
