• WHATSAPP DEPENDENCE AS A CORRELATE OF SLEEP QUALITY AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS IN THE FCT, ABUJA METROPOLIS

ENOKELA Ebiega Abel

Abstract: This study sought to determine the relationship between WhatsApp dependence and sleep quality of senior secondary school students within the FCT, Abuja metropolis. 405 participants enrolled for the study. 227students representing 55.9% of the total participants were boys, while 178 students representing 44.08% of the total participants were girls. Out of the total number of participants 211 students representing, 52.0 % reported WhatsApp dependence with positive association with poor sleep quality. Two scales were used in the study. WhatsApp dependence was measured using WhatsApp Dependence Scale (WDS) which was adapted from Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS). The second scale (SQS) was adapted and modified from Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).

• A REVIEW OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ITS EFFECTS ON LEARNING: THE NIGERIAN CONTEXT

ENOKELA Ebiega Abel

Abstract: This paper is a review study on the prevalence of domestic violence and its effects on learning with particular reference to Nigeria. Domestic violence has been attracting the attention of researchers because of the danger it portends for the society at large. Researchers have continued to show from their findings strong negative relationship between domestic violence, and learning as a result of inappropriate classroom behaviour, dysfunctional peer relationship, attentional challenges and low self-esteem which are aftermaths of domestic violence. The paper looked at domestic violence as a menace which should be dealt with in time so that the Nigerian learner can operate in an atmosphere that will provide the right psychological and emotional stability that can

• Revisiting Beloved: In the Era of “Black lives Matter”

Sonal and Hitesh Rani

Abstract: “Beloved” (1987) Written by Toni Morrisonis a saga of Black suffering. The first page of the novel is inscribed with the words“sixty million and more” The words undoubtedly refer to millions of Blacks who either died in the middle passage between Africa and America or suffered inhuman atrocities at the hands of their white counterparts.Even today; in 2021, 34 years later the novel was written;

• River: Life and Livelihood: A Saga of the Marginalized in Padma Nadir Majhi

Dr. Gargee Chakraborty

Abstract: The boatmen and fishermen who devote most of their time and energy in the hearts of Padma have an intimate link with the river in search of a living. Thus the river employs an overwhelming influence on the life and livelihood, hopes and hears desires of the people who cannot but adore it. Here the image of Padma is used as a metaphor of life by the novelist Manik Bandopadhyay in this novel. People all over the world depend on river for agriculture, industry, energy, transport and for their livelihood. The way Padma is swayed by turmoil, the novel’s protagonist’s life too was undone by many ups and downs and calamities which had fallen on him.

• ਬਲਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ ਗਰੇਵਾਲ ਦਾ ਨਾਵਲ ਪਰਿਕਰਮਾ :ਇੱਕ ਅਧਿਐਨ

ਡਾ. ਤਿਲਕ ਰਾਜ

Abstract: ਪਰਿਕਰਮਾ ਨਾਵਲ ਪਰਵਾਸੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਵਲਕਾਰ ਬਲਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ ਗਰੇਵਾਲ ਦਾ ਅਜਿਹਾ ਨਾਵਲ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਬਹੁਤੇ ਵੱਡੇ ਆਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਨਾ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਵੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਵੱਡੇ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣੇ ਬਿਰਤਾਂਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ । ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਰਿਸ਼ਤਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਤਾਣੇ ਬਾਣੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਲਝੇ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦੀ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇਹ ਨਾਵਲ ਆਪਣਾ ਆਕਾਰ ਘੜਦਾ ਹੈ । ਨਾਵਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਾਵਲ ਦਾ ਮੁੱਖ ਪਾਤਰ ਮਿਸਟਰ ਬੈਂਸ ਤੀਹ ਵਰ੍ਹੇ ਬਾਅਦ ਆਪਣੇ ਪਿੰਡ ਆਪਣੇ ਉਸ ਘਰ ਨੂੰ ਵੇਖਣ ਲਈ ਪਹੁੰਚਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਬਾਪ ਨੇ ਤੀਹ ਸਾਲ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਇਹ ਕਹਿ ਕੇ ਕੱਢ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਅਗਰ ਉਹ ਆਪਣੇ ਬਾਪ ਦੀ ਅਸਲੀ ਅੰਸ਼ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਇਸ ਪਿੰਡ ਦੀ ਜੂਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਦੇ ਸਾਡੇ ਜਿਉਂਦੇ ਜੀਅ ਵਾਪਸ ਪੈਰ ਨਾ ਪਾਵੇ। ਆਪਣੇ ਬਾਪ ਦੇ ਇਸ ਬੋਲ ਨੂੰ ਪੁਗਾਉਂਦਿਆਂ ਹੋਇਆ ਉਹ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਜਿਉਂਦੇ ਜੀ ਪਿੰਡ ਨਹੀਂ ਪਰਤਦਾ ।

• Impact of Social Media on the Academic life of Higher Education Students: an Overview

Ms. Manali Sarkar

Abstract: In today's increasingly digital society, social media plays an important part in higher education. The rise of social media has had a huge impact on students' academic lives. Institutions and academics are constantly experimenting with social media technologies in the hopes of stimulating critical thinking, cooperation, and knowledge building. Today, higher education institutions have adopted social media as a medium for students to engage with their lecturers, fellow students, and other higher authorities. Students may contact and connect with the right subject through social media, which is one of the most direct and effective platforms available. As a result, the purpose of this study was to investigate and