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Impact Family Size on Children’s Literacy Development in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria

Muhammad Ali Mustapha*, Yagana S. Wali **, Fatihi A. Abulfathi***

*-*** Department of Arts Education, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.

Periodicity:May - July'2019
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.13.1.15023

Abstract

This paper deals with impact of family size on children`s literacy development in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno state, Nigeria. Two research designs were used for this study. These are: descriptive and correlation. The population of the study comprised of entire residents of Zajeri Area, Maiduguri. Total number of ten (10) families were purposively selected for this study using purposive sampling technique. Self-structured interview was administered to collect data. And data collected from the respondents were analyzed using SPSS. The finding revealed that there is significant relationship between family size and children`s literacy development in the area under study. Therefore, the researchers recommend that Government should facilitate children`s school enrolment and make it compulsory especially at the lower basic level.

Keywords

Family Size, Birth Order, Literacy Development

How to Cite this Article?

Mustapha, M. A., Wali, Y. S., and Abulfathi, F. A. (2019).Impact Family Size on Children’s Literacy Development in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria. i-manager’s Journal on Educational Psychology, 13(1), 24-28. https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.13.1.15023

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