THE ROLE OF STORYTELLING STYLE AND PROVERBS IN ENHANCING THE FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
Received: 19.09.2021; Revised: 28.10.2021, Accepted: 26.11.2021, Published Online: 28.12.2021
Professor Kavita Rohan Patil
Assistant Professor, Lala Lajpatrai Institute of Management, Mahalaxmi, Mumbai
Dr. A. Raju
Assistant Professor, Department of Commerce, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Dr.Sony Mary Varghese
Assistant Professor in Education, Peet Memorial Training College Mavelikara, Kerala
Mr. Joel Osei – Asiamah
Research Scholar, Department of Science and Technology Education, University of South , Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Dr. V. Vidya Chellam
Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, Directorate of Distance Education, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamilnadu
Dr. B.Raja Mannar
Lecturer – Business Administration, St. Theresa Intl College, Thailand
Abstract
The aim of this research is to identify the role of story style and proverbs in enhancing the knowledge field for university students, and in order to achieve the desired goals of the research, the research community was selected from the students of the College of Education for women/ University of Anbar, and the sample was randomly selected consisting of (250) students, i.e. A rate of (51%). The researcher used the questionnaire as a tool to collect data and has prepared it to achieve the goal of the research, as it consisted of (15) items in their final form after exposing them to the arbitrators and making required amendments. The results of the research on the total level of the tool is ranked high, based on the five-point Likert scale. The results of the statistical tests at the level of the main question of the study resulted in “There is a role for the narrative style and proverbs in enhancing the knowledge field among university students” that the style of the story and proverbs have an important role in enhancing the knowledge of university students, and in light of these results the researcher reached some recommendations. The researcher recommends educational institutions to allocate more emphasis to the importance of teaching in a narrative style and providing proverbs from an educational perspective, as it is possible to develop different aspects of students which are not limited to cognitive aspects only, but may develop valuable ethical aspects. Teaching by story mode makes the student more effective and active in the lesson, and more interactive and receptive to information. It develops the style of the story and proverbs in developing the imagination and creativity of students.
Key words: story style and proverbs, increasing knowledge, teaching style in increasing knowledge.