{"id":15777,"date":"2025-08-15T18:49:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T17:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icertpublication.com\/?page_id=15777"},"modified":"2026-03-28T12:11:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T06:41:36","slug":"ian-oswalds-theory-of-sleep-as-a-strategy-for-promoting-excellent-students-academic-performance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/index.php\/shodh-sari-2\/shodh-sari-an-international-multidisciplinary-journal-vol-02-issue-02-apr-jun-2023-2\/ian-oswalds-theory-of-sleep-as-a-strategy-for-promoting-excellent-students-academic-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Oswald\u2019s Theory of Sleep as a Strategy for Promoting Excellent Students\u2019 Academic Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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This study investigated the relationship between sleep and the academic performance of higher institutions students. Sleep is an integral part of human life, and its excess or inadequacy could lead to disaster. Ian Oswald postulated a restoration theory of sleep that explained sleep\u2019s beneficial effect. Factors responsible for excellent academic performance were highlighted, and Ian Oswald\u2019s restoration theory of sleep was explored to ascertain its relationship with the academic performance of students of higher institutions. A descriptive research design was employed for the study. The scope of the study was delimited to Nigeria, and the study sample was drawn from students of higher institutions across the country. The study used the unstructured interview to substantiate existing data on sleep and academic performance. The study\u2019s findings revealed that adequate quantity and quality of sleep could promote excellent academic performance. It was also revealed that lack of adequate sleep could lead to various illnesses that could hinder students\u2019 excellent academic performance. The study further revealed that sleep time and duration consistency is paramount if body and brain restoration is desired. The study recommends understanding and application of Ian Oswald\u2019s restoration theory of sleep as a strategy that could promote excellent academic performance of students in Higher institutions of learning. It also recommends good sleeping habits to students in higher institutions in a bid to achieve excellent academic performance<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Adeyanju, J. O. (2023). Ian Oswald\u2019s Theory of Sleep as a Strategy for Promoting Excellent Students\u2019 Academic Performance.\u00a0S<\/span><\/span>hodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal, 02<\/span>(02), 04\u201313.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59231\/SARI7570<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Ad<\/span>eyanju, Janet Omotola. \u201cIan Oswald\u2019s Theory of Sleep as a Strategy for Promoting Excellent Students\u2019 Academic Performance.\u201d\u00a0Shodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal, vol. 02<\/span>, no. 02, Apr. 2023, pp. 04\u201313.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59231\/SARI7570<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Adeyanju, Janet Omotola. \u201cIan Oswald\u2019s Theory of Sleep as a Strategy for Promoting Excellent Students\u2019 Academic Performance.\u201d\u00a0Shodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal 02<\/span>, no. 02 (April 17, 2023): 04\u201313.\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59231\/SARI7570<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Janet Omotola Adeyanju <\/span>lectures at the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary in Ogbomoso, Nigeria. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) in Pastoral Care and Counselling from the institution and another PhD in Educational Management from Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria. Her interest is in providing leadership through sound scholarship and mentorship.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The study addresses the positive effect of sleep on students\u2019 academic performance in higher institutions of learning. Many students are of the opinion that the lesser they sleep, the better their academic performance. Students believe reading into or throughout the night can help achieve excellent academic performance, but an investigation into Ian Oswald\u2019s restoration theory of sleep proves otherwise.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

The study investigated the sleep pattern of students in universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and theological seminaries through interviews and found out that students with average and above average academic performance are the ones who observe night sleep as at when due. The study establishes that good quantity and quality of sleep benefit the body and the brain: a fitted body and sound mind aid excellent academic performance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Shodh Sari-An International Multidisciplinary Journal Vol-02, Issue-02 (Apr-Jun 2023) An International scholarly\/ academic journal, peer-reviewed\/ refereed journal, ISSN : 2959-1376 Ian Oswald\u2019s Theory of Sleep as a Strategy for Promoting Excellent Students\u2019 Academic Performance Adeyanju, J. O.\u00a0Administration and Leadership Department\u00a0Faculty of Education The Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary Ogbomoso Abstract This study investigated the relationship between […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":15737,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"postBodyCss":"","postBodyMargin":[],"postBodyPadding":[],"postBodyBackground":{"backgroundType":"classic","gradient":""},"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15777","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15777"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30392,"href":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15777\/revisions\/30392"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icert.org.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}