School Library and Students' Motivation Towards Learning in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated school library and students' motivation towards learning in public senior 
secondary schools in Oyo State. Regardless of the prominence of school library, its procedure in 
terms of agreement to motivation of students towards learning cannot be overstated. Hence, the 
assessment of the students' features is determined so as to recognize the conformation of the 
students to the school library patronage. A descriptive survey research design was used and the 
population of the study comprised of all the public senior secondary school students in the three 
senatorial districts (Oyo North, Oyo Central and Oyo South) in Oyo State, Nigeria. A multi-stage 
sampling procedure consisting of random sampling technique and purposive sampling techniques 
was used. Random sampling technique was used to select fifteen (15) schools from each of the 
three (3) senatorial districts making a total of forty-five (45) schools. Using a purposive sampling 
technique-the institution with a working library and students in attendance for at least ten terms to 
select. One thousand three hundred and sixty-four (1,364) students were selected for the study. 
Thirty (30) item instrument was adapted from works done by Harisanty, Liman, Rasegojwa and 
Muhammad. Variables such as gender and status of class (level) were investigated. Data analysis 
was descriptive and analytical using t-test at 0.05 level of significance. On the strength of this 
findings, the null hypothesis being tested was accepted. The finding is not gender biased nor class 
(level) different. 
Therefore, the patronage of school library will assist students in their learning.