INFLUENCE OF ONLINE ADOLESCENT LITERATURE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF MORAL VALUES AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BOMADI LGA, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigates influence of online adolescent literature for Sustainable
Development of moral values in secondary school students in Bomadi local Government
Area. Five research questions guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey
research design. The sample size was two hundred and sixty-four (264) respondents. The
sample was selected using simple random sampling technique. A Questionnaire was used
for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts. Twenty students who
were not part of the study was used to determine the reliability. A reliability index of 0.77
was got using Cronbach Alpha, which confirmed that the instrument was reliable. Mean
and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The result of the
study revealed that exposure to a wide range of online literature featuring diverse
characters and themes can foster empathy, tolerance, influences students’ soft skills;
respect for elders, honesty and tolerance between male and female students. It also
revealed that there are challenges associated with online adolescent literature ranging
from lack of supervision, false information, online predators etc. which hinder
sustainable development of moral values of students. These can help educators to make
informed decisions about the texts they incorporate into their e-learning platforms. The
study recommends that educators and curriculum planners should endeavour to upload
relevant literatures to their e-learning libraries with sufficient and relevant novels on
adolescent literatures and emphasis should be made on the need for students to read
online adolescent literatures for Sustainable Development of moral values.