The Rising Population of Aliterates in Nigerian Schools: Role of School Libraries (Report) - Library Philosophy and Practice

The Rising Population of Aliterates in Nigerian Schools: Role of School Libraries (Report)

By Library Philosophy and Practice

  • Release Date: 2011-11-01
  • Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines

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Introduction Nigeria can become a major force in Africa and indeed the world, if proper policies and structures are in place to entrench good reading culture. The rising population of reluctant readers in this age of information explosion is disturbing. Chinelo (2010) in The Nation Newspaper of May 27th noted that no society can develop more than the knowledge base of its citizens. He decried the dying culture of reading among children as leaders of tomorrow. This is the pathetic state of the Nigerian society. It is either Nigerians are not reading or if they do, do so reluctantly.

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