Effecting Values Reorientation among Primary School Children through Story Telling.

Abstract

This is an experimental study to find out the effects of storytelling in value re-orientation of the primary school children in Nigeria using selected stories from “My story book on values”. A total of 300 participants (100 each) were selected from three primary schools in Lagos metropolis. Participants from two primary schools served as the treatment groups while the participants from the third primary school served as the control group. Two research hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 critical level. Data collected were analyzed using the Univariate Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Results of the study showed a significant difference in the post test score of the dependent variable (value re-orientation or choices). There was no significant gender difference in the post test scores of the dependent variable. The experimental treatment was considered as being responsible for the significant difference in the posttest scores. This paper revealed how story telling can be used as a method of impacting societal core values especially in children who are greatly amused and interested in folklore. The method is presented as a valuable way to gain insights into children’s discourse about value choices and value awareness.