Development is the process of moving the world or mobilizing communities as a whole to engage in the task of self improvement with the available resources.
In same vain, education is necessary not only to help in improving all aspects of a person but also all aspects of a nation’s development.
Following this, the poly-air programme of ESBA/IMT Enugu, become a vital instruments to help the less privileged and those who are unable to go to regular tertiary institutions, to improve on their knowledge acquisitions and general enlightenment.
This work is divided into five chapters for a critical examination. The introduction gives an insight other topic, the problems which is intended to discover objections and importance of the research work.
Chapter two deals elaborately on journals, textbooks and other sources eg interviews that explains the literature sources or materials consulted for the project.’
Chapter three explains the methods, sample and design use for the research and collection of data distributed and analyzing it for results.
Chapter four is based on analysis, presentation of data collected and also testing of hypothesis.
Recommendations and summary of findings is on chapter five which is the last chapter. Recommendations are made base on the findings of collected data: that, poly-air programme should be improved for better education of the masses and also government should increase the subventions given to the media (radio) far effective dissemination of the programme.
Education is an important agent for development of an individual, community the social and the nation a whole. According to behavioural, the child is born without a: self, he is voiced as a clean state on which the care givers write what they wish. Through education, individuals perceived and imbibe fundamental values and also develop new ones. Education also as part pf socialization help to develop an individual, which in turn leads to the improvement of the society. Again, certain prescribed goals are realized in areas of economic growth, healthcare, political and social awareness, political stability, self reliance , national identity, cultural correlation amongst other things.
The need for all sundry to be enlightened and will educated cannot be our emphasized and this, brought about the introduction of using the media which serves as a means include the radio, the television, films and cinemas and but the radio has continued to war stronger as a medium of the people. We regard it as a medium of the people because radio has become a common sight in both urban and rural communities. It appeals to both literate and illiterate audiences as its programme can be broadcasting in their local dialects. According to Ansah (1991:34) agrees that “of al the mass media generally available to Nigerians, the radio is the most widespread and accessible in other words it breaks the barriers of distance as its reach is widely and highly penetrating .
Again, because of this qualities, the radio medium is seen as the effective means to get all sundry educated. Therefore, the role of the radio in educating the mass are found in some of its educational programmes like ESBS /IMT Poly-air programmes, win a million school debates and host of others education therefore is not only the development of individuals mortal powers, knowledge and ability but also the systematic training and instruction given out especially to the young ones in colleges and institutions through the media. Again, eh media serves the purpose of enlightening the public both formally and informally.
The introduction of ESBS/IMT Poly- air, a radio programme could be linked with the introduction of educational broadcasting in Nigeria. It started with the commissioning of wired broadcasting services in Lagos, during the colonial administration. This services involves the system of using the radio stations to relay programmes to subscribers using cables connected to load speakers installed in their homes,. In the same vain the media gets to the audience, relaying different programs.
Further, Enugu being the regional capital of the former eastern Nigeria the heart –beat of Igbo-land ad presently a state capital which occupies a strategies position ion the political and social organization of Nigeria requires its citizens to be well enlightened self reliant, independent and academically stable.
Based on this, the need to use the media as an agent or instrument of formal learning becomes necessary.
Over the years, a lot of researches had been carried out on the issue of ESBS Poly-air programme in improving the educational standard in Enugu. Also to find out the relationship, between the poly-air programmes, the institution offering it (IMT) and also the radio medium that airs it.
Today it is well accepted that the radio medium educational progammes produces good effects on the audience in the areas of comprehension, speaking abilities, perception, retention capabilities. There are also some problems for instance some lectures do not go in line with the media style of presentation. Secondly, there is one side communication and there is no feedback from the audiences. Again there may also be distractions at home and short of power supply from NEPA not withstanding these problems, ESBS/IMT Poly-air has its objectives as:
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