Effect of Bibliotherapy (BBT) on Low Academic Self-Concept Among Secondary School Students in Gombe Local Government Area of Gombe State

Abstract

This paper investigated the effect of bibliotherapy on low academic self-concept among
secondary school students in Gombe local government area. One research question
was posed and one hypothesis formulated to guide the study. The design of the study
is experimental research design. The population of the students with low academic
self-concept is 1110. The sample of the study is 32 students which were selected
through purposive sampling technique. Academic self-concept survey scale instrument
was used for data collection. The data collected was analysed using mean and
standard deviation while the null hypothesis was tested using analysis of co-variance
at 0.05 level of significance. From the findings it was revealed that bibliotherapy is
effective in enhancing academic performance of secondary school students and also
there is significant difference in the posttest mean score of students treated with
bibliotherapy and those of the control group. With this it was recommended that
bibliotherapy technique should be adopted by school counsellors and other allied
professionals as an effective treatment technique in enhancing academic self-concept
of secondary school students and enhancing academic achievement, self-concept and
mental health in school setting among others.