A STUDY INTO THE INFLUENCE OF FIELD STUDY ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS (Case study of geography Department, UNIBEN)
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A STUDY INTO
THE INFLUENCE OF FIELD STUDY ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS
(Case study of geography Department, UNIBEN)
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND
TO THE STUDY
Field study
is the collection of information outside a laboratory, library or workplace
setting (Wikipedia, 2016). The approaches and methods used in field study vary
across disciplines. For example, biologists who conduct field study may simply
observe animals interacting with their environments, whereas social scientists
conducting field study may interview or observe people in their natural
environments to learn their languages, folklore, and social structures.
Geographers however carry out their field study on lands, the features, the
inhabitants, and the phenomena of Earth
Field study
involves a range of well-defined, although variable, methods: informal
interviews, direct observation, participation in the life of the group, collective
discussions, analyses of personal documents produced within the group,
self-analysis, results from activities undertaken off- or on-line, and
life-histories (Glaser, 1995). Although the method generally is characterized
as qualitative research, it may (and often does) include quantitative
dimensions.
The quality
of results obtained from field study depends on the data gathered in the field.
The data in turn, depend upon the field worker, his or her level of
involvement, and ability to see and visualize things that other individuals
visiting the area of study may fail to notice. The more open researchers are to
new ideas, concepts, and things which they may not have seen in their own
culture, the better will be the absorption of those ideas. Better grasping of
such material means better understanding of the forces operating in the area
and the ways they modify the lives of the people under study (Abu, 1998).
When humans
themselves are the subject of study, protocols must be devised to reduce the
risk of observer bias and the acquisition of too theoretical or idealized
explanations of the workings of a culture (Bourdieu, 1999). Participant
observation, data collection, and survey research are examples of field study
methods, in contrast to what is often called experimental or lab research.
Geography
literally “earth description” is a field of science devoted to the study of the
lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of Earth. Four
historical traditions in geographical research are spatial analysis of the
natural and the human phenomena (geography as the study of distribution), area
studies (places and regions), study of the human-land relationship, and
research in the Earth sciences. Nonetheless, modern geography is an
all-encompassing discipline that foremost seeks to understand the Earth and all
of its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but how
they have changed and come to be. Geography has been called “the world
discipline” and “the bridge between the human and the physical science”.
Geography is divided into two main branches: human geography and physical
geography (Wikipedia, 2016). These branches of geography can properly be
examined adequately through field study.
1.2
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Field study
has been proven to have given clear physical understanding to geography
students as it lies at the heart of geographical research, and encompasses
broad area surveys (including aerial surveys), more localized site surveys
(including photographic, drawn, and geophysical surveys, and exercises such as
field walking), and excavation. In the Earth and atmospheric sciences, field
study refers to field experiments (such as the VORTEX projects) utilizing in
situ instruments. Permanent observation networks are also maintained for other
uses but are not necessarily considered field study, nor are permanent remote
sensing installations. This study is examining the influence of field study on
the academic performance of geography students.
1.3
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
The
following are the objectives of this study:
1. To
examine the influence of field study on the academic performance of geography
students.
2. To
examine the influence of field study in the understanding of geography as a
subject.
3. To
identify the limitations associated with field study in the field of geography.
1.4 RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
1. What is
the influence of field study on the academic performance of geography students?
2. What is
the influence of field study in the understanding of geography as a subject?
3. What are
the limitations associated with field study in the field of geography?
1.5
HYPOTHESIS
HO: there no
is significant relationship between field study and academic performance of
geography students
HA: there is
significant relationship between field study and academic performance of
geography students
1.6
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The
following are the significance of this study:
1. The
results from this study will educate the educators in the field of geography,
the geography students and the general public on the effect of field study on
the academic performance of geography students.
2. This
research will be a contribution to the body of literature in the area of the
effect of personality trait on student’s academic performance, thereby
constituting the empirical literature for future research in the subject area.
1.7
SCOPE/LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
This study
will cover the issues of field study and its effect on the academic performance
of students studying geography in the University of Benin.
LIMITATION
OF STUDY
Financial
constraint- Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher
in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the
process of data collection (internet, questionnaire and interview).
Time
constraint- The researcher will simultaneously engage in this study with other
academic work. This consequently will cut down on the time devoted for the
research work.
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