HEZEKIAH UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & EDUCATION

The research examined how classroom facilities influence the educational success of undergraduates in universities located in Bayelsa State. The paper employed a descriptive survey design. The population consists of 400-level students within the Faculty of Education at Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State. The purposive sampling was used to select 416 participants, comprising of 267 males and 149 females. Data were gathered through a structured questionnaire titled “Impact of Classroom Facilities on Undergraduate Students’ Academic Performance in Universities Questionnaire (ICFUSAPUQ).” The instrument underwent validation by two specialists in the Faculty of Education, Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State. Reliability was assessed using the Cronbach Alpha technique, yielding a coefficient of 0.73. Data analysis involved the use of arithmetic mean to address the research questions, while the t-test was employed for hypothesis testing. Findings revealed that seating facilities, such as chairs and desks, are both sufficient and in good working condition in undergraduate classrooms across universities in Bayelsa State. Consequently, the research suggested that, university managements in the state should sustain regular maintenance of classroom seating facilities to ensure continuous comfort and support for undergraduate learning.

The research examined how classroom facilities influence the educational success of undergraduates in universities located in Bayelsa State. The paper employed a descriptive survey design. The population consists of 400-level students within the Faculty of Education at Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State. The purposive sampling was used to select 416 participants, comprising of 267 males and 149 females. Data were gathered through a structured questionnaire titled “Impact of Classroom Facilities on Undergraduate Students’ Academic Performance in Universities Questionnaire (ICFUSAPUQ).” The instrument underwent validation by two specialists in the Faculty of Education, Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State. Reliability was assessed using the Cronbach Alpha technique, yielding a coefficient of 0.73. Data analysis involved the use of arithmetic mean to address the research questions, while the t-test was employed for hypothesis testing. Findings revealed that seating facilities, such as chairs and desks, are both sufficient and in good working condition in undergraduate classrooms across universities in Bayelsa State. Consequently, the research suggested that, university managements in the state should sustain regular maintenance of classroom seating facilities to ensure continuous comfort and support for undergraduate learning.

This paper examines the imperative of interdisciplinarity in the production of knowledge in the academic community using history and other disciplines as reference point. Adopting secondary sources, the work establishes that fresh insights, approaches, methodologies, toots, theories and concepts from other cognate disciplines can be integrated to address historical research problems no matter their complex nature or forms. Moreover, since history is both a humanist and never a stand alone academic discipline, it can combine are blend new perspectives from one of more disciplines in the humanities, social sciences, natural and applied sciences, and medical science to tackle complex and contemporary societal problems. The study maintains that the approach would be of great benefit to the historian and wary researchers as it would enable them to ask new questions and find flesh answers as to why things happened the way it did. On the other hand, history is capable of providing contexts and backgrounds to researchers from other disciplines. The paper concludes that scholars should depart from their disciplinary silos and embrace interdisciplinary approach which is capable to find actionable solutions to man’s complex problems.