School Library Support and Inquiry Based Approach as Determinants of Science Subject Content Delivery in Private School in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigate the school library support and inquiry based approach as determinants of science subject content delivery in  private schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria. The importance of this study is centred on significance attached to science being an apparatus  adopted for actualising national growth and development in Nigeria. The study adopted the survey research design and the use of  purposive sampling technnique. The sample size for the study was 72. Questionnaire was the instruments used for data collection. The  findings from the study revealed that inquiry based approach has a significant influence on content delivery of science subjects in private  schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria, and that the higher the level of inquiry based approach adopted, the more effective the content delivery for  science subjects. Similarly, the findings revealed that school library support has a significant influence on content delivery of science  subjects in private schools in the state. Recommendations that could position school libraries for effective service delivery were offered  by the study.