EFFECTS OF SOCIAL NETWORK SITES ON EDUCATIONAL AND PERSONAL SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF TERTIARY INSTITUTION’S STUDENTS IN SOKOTO METROPOLIS: IMPLICATION FOR COUNSELING

Abstract

The paper discusses the Effect of Social Network Sites on Education and Persona- social Behaviors of Students of Tertiary Institution in Sokoto Metropolis: Implication for Counseling. The study involved four tertiary institutions with a population of 26,319 students of which 319 students are used as sample by the use of a Research Adviser (2006). Four research questions were raised and a research instrument was also constructed by the researcher which constituted 20 items. The instrument was pilot tested using test re-test method which yielded an index of 0.75 by the use of Person Product Moment Correlation coefficient. The results indicated that 83.9% of the respondents paid more attention to social network sites then their studies, 67.2% agreed that the sites affect their academic performance negatively. On persona social 67.5% agreed that sites teach them undesirable behavior, 68.8% showed that the sites do not expose them to learn moral and religious instruction toward social values, culture and moral ethics. Among the recommendations are the institution’s guidance and counseling unit should be assisted to come up with programs that could enhance education and persona social relationships positively