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The study investigated the perceived role of digital theological library and term paper counselling in undergraduate religious education students' academic success in the federal universities in southeast Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. A structured questionnaire developed by the researchers was used for data collection. 166 undergraduate religious education students were chosen as respondents in this research. The results showed that items on the perceived role of digital theological library and term paper counselling were all accepted by the students as means of achieving academic success. There was a significant difference in the perceived role of the digital theological library in achieving academic success among religious education students by the university. There was a significant difference in the perceived role of term paper counselling in achieving academic success among religious education students based on university. There was also a significant difference in the perceived role of university librarians in achieving academic success among religious education students based on university. The researchers noted that these findings have implications for university librarians across the universities and it was recommended that the use of digital theological libraries for academic purposes and term paper counselling should be strengthened. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study investigated religious education students' awareness and use of theological commons for term paper writing and research in the federal universities in southeast Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design to investigate 96 male students and 86 female students. The statistical analysis was done using an independent t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The finding of this study showed that there is no significant difference in the awareness of theological commons among religious education students for term paper writing and research by gender. The finding of this study also showed that there is a gender difference in the use of theological commons for term paper writing and research among religious education students. It was recommended that there should be seminars and workshops to intensify the use of theological commons among the students for term paper writing and improved research skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explored past studies that demonstrated how relevant storybooks are in promoting reading culture amongst students. The paper employed the review of literature approach to collect and synthesize information majorly from primary and secondary sources taking cognizance of the research objective. The study reviewed the basis of reading, storybooks, and the benefits of storybooks in improving students’ reading culture and the importance of storybooks and strategies for improving students’ reading culture. From the extant literature reviewed, students’ reading culture is influenced when they are exposed to storybooks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study investigated teachers' gender difference in professional awareness as correlate of job satisfaction among secondary school teachers in Rivers State of Nigeria. One research question and one null hypothesis were for the study. 3,460 was the study population. The sample consisted of 692 teachers who were selected through proportionate stratified random sampling technique based on gender distribution of the teachers in the population. Data was collated using questionnaire. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question, while the t-test was used to test the hypothesis. The findings of the study revealed that gender in relation to professional awareness had no significant influence on the teachers' job satisfaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study examined whether school location correlates with job satisfaction among secondary school teachers in Rivers State of Nigeria. One research question and one null hypothesis guided the study. The population of the study comprised the 3,460 teachers in the public secondary schools in Rivers State. The sample consisted of 692 teachers who were selected through proportionate stratified random sampling technique based on location distribution of the teachers in the population. A questionnaire was used for collection of data. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question, while t-test statistics were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed a significant difference in the mean ratings of the rural and urban teacher on job satisfaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]