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    Technology ease of use and adoption for open and distance learning: challenges from rural Nigerian communities
    (2025) Oseghale, O.; Babarinde, B. A.
    Perceived ease of use is a critical determinant of technology adoption and effective utilization, particularly in educational contexts. While previous studies have primarily linked ease of use to factors such as system design, training, and user support, the influence of technology availability, accessibility, individual differences, and geographic location has received comparatively little attention. This study examined the perceived availability, accessibility, and ease of use of technology among Open and Distance Learning (ODL) students residing in rural communities across Nigeria. Using a mixed-methods approach, data were collected from 453 students through a structured questionnaire designed to measure their perceptions of technology-related variables. Descriptive statistics, including frequency distributions, means, and percentages, were employed for data analysis. The findings indicated that ODL technologies were generally perceived as available (mean = 3.31 > 3.0), accessible (mean = 3.12 > 3.0), and relatively easy to use (mean = 3.03 > 3.0). However, students reported several challenges that hindered effective technology utilization, such as erratic power supply, poor internet connectivity, high data costs, and financial constraints. These infrastructural, economic, and skills-related barriers were found to significantly limit both access to and effective use of ODL technologies. The study concludes that improving technology availability and usability requires targeted investment in digital infrastructure, affordable connectivity, and continuous digital literacy training. It further recommends that ODL platforms be designed with user-centered principles to promote inclusivity and ensure equitable access to higher education opportunities for learners in underserved rural communities
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    Managing deviant behaviours among undergraduate student users of Federal University Libraries in Southwest, Nigeria
    (2022) Oseghale, O.
    This study investigated the causes, prevalence and effect of deviant behaviours among undergraduate student users of Federal university libraries in Southwest, Nigeria. Using a descriptive survey research design, 108 librarians from the six Federal university libraries participated in the study. A self-devised structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data collected were analysed and results presented using table of descriptive statistics, frequencies and percentages. The study revealed that deviant behaviours are opportunistic crimes caused by situational factors including a pervasive view that there is little or no danger of being caught, Porous library security, Poor illumination, lack of vigilance on the part of the employees and feeling that there is little or no punishment when caught. The findings of the study showed that the prevalent deviant behaviours which include stealing, mutilation, defacement of library materials, rudeness to library staff and misuse of library computers, can affect sustainable library growth, destroy library materials, frustrate librarians efforts, affect library image and cost taxpayers money. They reduce library’s service capacity, quality of library resources/ services, increase educational inequality, discourage library usage and reduce users’ perceived value of library services. The study suggests that situational crimes occur when the perceived cost is low and the net benefits associated with the crime is high. Therefore, managing situational crimes in the library implies achieving a balance between situational factors that increase the criminal’s perceived cost and those that decrease the criminal’s perceived benefit. The study recommends the establishment of student disciplinary and counselling units in addition to increasing the cost of crime and the risk of getting caught by increasing library security and imposing stiffer penalties for offenders in order to minimising crime commissioning among undergraduate students in federal university libraries.
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    Digital information literacy skills and use of electronic resources by humanities graduate students at Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
    (Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023) Oseghale, O.; Ola, C. O.
    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the level of digital information literacy (DIL) skill and use of electronic resources by humanities graduate students at Kenneth Dike Library, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses the survey research design and 200 graduate students from the 12 departments that made up the Faculty of Arts in the University of Ibadan participated in the study. A self-devised structured questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. A pilot questionnaire was first sent to a small random sample of the respondents, with feedback used to fine-tune the final questionnaire. Respondents were requested to rate their level of proficiency in the use of digital devices, web-based tasks, information finding, evaluation and utilisation of available e-resources and challenges encountered. Ethical consideration of informed consent, institutional permission, confidentiality and anonymity of participants was strictly followed. Data collected were analysed and result presented using descriptive statistics including frequencies, percentage, mean and inferential statistics such as regression analysis and Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient were used to test the research question and hypothesis, respectively. Findings – Humanities graduate students at the University of Ibadan possessed high level of DIL skills in respect of digital devices usage, web-based tasks, information finding and evaluation, but low in e-resources utilisation. This study identified inadequate knowledge of e-resources availability, irregular internet access, inadequate training on e-resources utilisation, inadequate staff assistance, lack of continuity in e-resources subscription and paucity of local contents in the e-resources as main challenges encountered by graduate students in the use of e-resources. To ensure that those who can most benefit from e-resources utilisation are not further marginalised, this study recommends that active steps should be taken to increase e-resources awareness, regular internet access, training/support, continuity of e-resources subscription and increased local content so that all may benefit from the opportunities of the information age. Originality/value – This paper has demonstrated that DIL skills can enhance effective utilisation of eresources if users have adequate knowledge of e-resources availability, regular internet access, adequate training and assistance on e-resources utilisation, continuity in database subscription and adequate local contents e-resources.
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    DEPRESSION AND SUICIDAL IDEATION AND MODERATING EFFECT OF SUICIDE RESILIENCE AMONG IN-SCHOOL ADOLESCENTS IN IBADAN SOUTH EAST AND OLUYOLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS OF OYO STATE
    (2021) ADEDOJA , A. A.
    Adolescents have one of the highest rates of suicidal behaviours found in research. Hence, health research and interventions have become a key preference among them. This study therefore, examined Depression And Suicidal Ideation And Moderating Effect of Suicide Resilience Among In-School Adolescents In Ibadan South East And Oluyole Local areas of Oyo state. The descriptive survey design was used for the study and a combination of random and purposive sampling techniques were employed to select 275 participants with age ranges between 15 and 19years, x =16.87, SD=1.02 into this study. A structured questionnaire focusing on socio-demographic profile, Depression, Suicide Resilience and Suicidal Ideation was administered to the participants. Five hypotheses were formulated, tested and all were confirmed. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, simple regression and independent sample for ttest, point-biserial correlation, biserial correlation multiple regression and hierarchical regression analysis. The results showed that Depression (R2= 0.061, F = 17.753, p<.01) significantly predicted suicidal ideation and behaviour, while gender had significant influence on suicide behavior (t (273) = -4.597, p<.01) among in-school adolescents. In addition t-test, point-biserial correlation results showed gender (rpb= .265, n=273, p= .01). accounted for 7% variance observed in the reported Suicidal behavior among in-school Adolescent. Age also had significant influence on suicide behavior (t (273) = -3.300, p<.01) among in-school adolescents. In addition t-test, biserial correlation results showed Age (rpb= -.175, n=273, p= .05). accounted for 3% variance observed in the reported Suicidal behavior among in-school Adolescent. Additionally, Suicide Resilience and Depression [F(2,272)= 11.74, R=.14, R2 =.02,p<.01] jointly predicted Suicide behavior (ΔR2 =0 .81, p < .001). Meanwhile, the effect of depression on suicidal ideation and behavior was moderated by the interaction between depression and suicide resilience (b = -.285, p < .05) Suicide Resilience can reduce the impact of Depression on suicidal Ideation and Behavior. It suggests that when suicide resilience was high, the association between depression and suicide behavior was the weakest; when suicide resilience was low, the association was the strongest. Additional clinical implications, limitations of the study, and suggestions for future research are addressed.