GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The study provides an overview of a case study conducted in Akwa Ibom and Rivers States in Nigeria, focusing on the role of library resources as an anthology of instructional materials for whole person mentoring, specifically among business education students. The study aims to examine the types of instructional materials available for mentoring and explore the influence of library resources on whole person mentoring. The population of the study comprised all undergraduate business education students, post graduate business education students and professional librarians. A descriptive survey design was used for the study. From the population 50 undergraduate business education students, 15 post graduate business education students and 10 professional librarians each were drawn from University of Uyo and University of Port Harcourt respectively. This gave a sample size of 150 respondents from the two schools. An instrument tagged “Library Resources and Whole Person Mentoring Questionnaire (LRWPMQ)” was used for the collection of data. The reliability co-efficient was 0.85 derived from administration of the instrument to 30 respondents who did not form part of the main study and from other universities. The findings indicate that printed and duplicated materials were the most commonly available instructional materials, followed by cine and video materials, while non-projected display materials were rated the least available. The study also revealed a strong influence of library resources on whole person mentoring, as indicated by a high mean score for both library resources and mentoring. Based on the findings, it is concluded that access to quality instructional materials is crucial for effective learning and development. Libraries can play a vital role in providing resources that contribute to the holistic development of students. One of the study recommendations was that there should be adequate library resources in place in order to help contribute to whole person mentoring of the students, including the business education students.

KEYWORDS: Library Resources, Anthology of Instructional Materials, Total Human Mentoring, Children and Nigeria.