GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to investigate strategies for reigniting positive reading habits in university students in South- South zone of Nigeria. To guide the study, three specific purposes, research questions and null/hypotheses respectively were formulated. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population comprised of all university students in southsouth zone of Nigeria. A sample size of 1250 students was selected using stratified random sampling techniques. The researcher developed an instrument entitled: “Strategies for Reigniting Positive Reading Habits in University Students Questionnaire (SRPRHUSQ)” to generate data for the study. The instrument was validated by the thesis supervisor and experts in test and measurement were contacted for thorough check and experts’ inputs. The collected data were analyzed with the use of appropriate statistical techniques such as simple regression analysis and analysis of variance. The findings of the study revealed that there is significant influence of awareness of the importance of reading as a lifelong personal development on reigniting of positive reading habits among university students. There is significant influence of regular evaluation of the students on lifelong personal development and reigniting of positive reading habits among university students. There is significant influence of rewards (award of best library user, recommendation for automatic employment) on a lifelong personal development and reigniting of positive reading habits among university students. One of the recommendations was that students in universities should be given regular tests and assignments to make them more acquainted to their books. KEYWORDS: Strategies, Reigniting, Positive Reading Habits