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The Language Policy And Practice Of Tanzania And Singapore: What Lessons For Nigeria, Africa., Olufunson Fasanami
The Language Policy And Practice Of Tanzania And Singapore: What Lessons For Nigeria, Africa., Olufunson Fasanami
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Language makes a people. If a language is lost, the identity of the race is lost. Language is a universal concept and there is no society in the world where language is not used for communication. Many linguists have defined language as a means of communicating, ideas, thoughts, emotions and information, among others. The human race is imbued with the gift of verbal language, apparently, intelligible language for communication. There are other types of communication like the signs, symbols, gesticulations, braille for the blind and other non verbal communication media.
The Origin, Notions, Extent And Outcome Of Bilingualism: Implication For Effective Teaching And Learning Of English Language In Nigerian Junior Secondary Schools, Ruth Adebile
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The meaning and definition of bilingualism varies tremendously from one situation to the other. The Webster Dictionary (1961) defines bilingualism as having or using two languages especially as spoken with the frequency characteristics of a native speaker; a person using two languages especially habitually and with control like that of a native speaker.
Book Review: Challenges Of Sustainable Democracy In Nigeria. Ibadan: John Archer, Segun Oshewolo
Book Review: Challenges Of Sustainable Democracy In Nigeria. Ibadan: John Archer, Segun Oshewolo
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Ojo’s edited book accommodates brilliant essays that focus analytically on the hurdles to Nigeria’s democratization process. The book takes the readers into an interesting, but academically cogent, theme, Nigeria’s democratization process: the odds and socio-politically expedient coping strategies. The foreword, excellently written by a Nigerian professor of political science, J. A.A. Ayoade, will no doubt ignite readers’ interest in the book. Apart from projecting Nigeria as a continental and global force, which necessarily elicits great enthusiasm from democracy observers locally and internationally, it also, precisely and concisely, chronicles Nigeria’s tortuous march to democratization. In the preface of this twenty-five chapter …
Teacher Education In Nigeria: Past, Present And Future Challenges., Israel Osokoya
Teacher Education In Nigeria: Past, Present And Future Challenges., Israel Osokoya
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The history of western education in Nigeria was intimately bound up with the history of western education in Europe. During and after the Dark Ages in Europe, the church dominated the business of education and this had a tremendous impact on the intellectual life of people not only in Europe and America but also in the British colonial territories of Asia and Africa. Historically, the British imperial ambition and effective occupation of Nigeria dated back to the second half of the 19th century even though some Europeans including British traders had assumed trading activities with the people in the coastal …
The Pedagogy Of Creative Arts Through Appropriate Strategies, Banjo Abiodun
The Pedagogy Of Creative Arts Through Appropriate Strategies, Banjo Abiodun
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Art education remains an academic illusion until, the return of Onabolu in 1922 to Nigeria after his training abroad. Onabolu, a man highly respected by both his country and Europeans alike, officially introduced formal art teaching to Lagos schools.1 He equally used his portraiture to immortalize Nigerian men, who took part in the Africa struggle.2
A Survey On The Level Of Skills Needed And The Skills Possessed By The Youths Of The Niger Delta Region Of Nigeria For Self Reliance, D.O. Arubayi
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For any nation to be economically viable, the quality of skills possessed by its members will determine the success of the nation’s economy. The Niger Delta Region covers about 70,000 square kilometers and is noted for its peculiar and difficult terrain. The whole area is transversed and crisscrossed by a large number of rivulets streams, canals, and creeks. The people of the Niger Delta have continued to live with a lot of environmental problems from health hazards due to lack of safe water and available land. Despite the rich resources, the Niger Delta Region is characterized by the most crushing …
Perceived Efficacy Of Marriage Counseling In Tertiary Institutions: A Case Study Of Tai Solarin University Of Education, Ijebu Ode, J.T.B. Oluwatimilehin
Perceived Efficacy Of Marriage Counseling In Tertiary Institutions: A Case Study Of Tai Solarin University Of Education, Ijebu Ode, J.T.B. Oluwatimilehin
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It has long been recognized that the major causes of difficulties of students are anxieties and psychological stresses (Adeyemo, 2000; Owuamanam, 2000; and Akinleye, 2003). According to Adeyemo (2000), concern over studies, unusual physical complaint and difficulties with interpersonal relationship have often led to successful or attempted suicide among students. Students in Nigeria tertiary institutions have a great need for guidance and counseling. This assertion is largely informed by the cultural conflict between the Western and African values whereby students are engaged in developing both occupational and social identities. This seems to support the view of Owuamanam (2000)who reported that …
Supervision Of Universal Basic Education Centers In Anambra State, Nigeria: Concept, Challenges And Prospects, Edho Genesis
Supervision Of Universal Basic Education Centers In Anambra State, Nigeria: Concept, Challenges And Prospects, Edho Genesis
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Supervision of schools in the UBE programme of the Federal Government of Nigeria is an aspect of quality control. It is bound with the efficiency of learning and improvement of the teaching/ learning services. Quality control of Basic Education centers is closely associated with a vital component of education (Monitoring & Evaluation). Today, ‘Quality Control’ is used more or less as a synonym for supervision or inspection which is within the comprehension of the wider segment of the educated publics. Instructional supervision in Nigeria began as a process of external inspection. In the 18th century, supervision was characterized by inspection …
Women’S Access To Senior Management Positions In The University Of Abuja – Nigeria, Isaiah Ilo
Women’S Access To Senior Management Positions In The University Of Abuja – Nigeria, Isaiah Ilo
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Most of the research on women in higher education management has been conducted in the Western setting, particularly in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia. Similar studies have also been done in Asia, with reference to Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia, and in a few cases in Africa, with reference to South Africa and Kenya. Little has been done on the subject in Nigeria. In one of such works on a related issue, Oloruntoba & Ajayi (2006) used data on the research outputs of 219 academics in three Nigerian agricultural universities to compare gender with research attainment. The findings …
An Evaluation Of Nomadic Education Programme In Nigeria, Israel Osokoya, Morayo Atinmo, S.A. Ajayi, A. Sarumi
An Evaluation Of Nomadic Education Programme In Nigeria, Israel Osokoya, Morayo Atinmo, S.A. Ajayi, A. Sarumi
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The global consensus is that education is a process that helps the whole human being, physically, mentally morally, socially and technologically. This enables one to function in any environment in which one may find oneself. Education also performs a major role in equipping the individual with the skills and knowledge which would help to transform any economy. Thus, it is the greatest investment that any nation can make for the quick development of its economic, political, sociological and human resources. Believing that education is the cornerstone for national development, Nigeria has adapted education as the “principal instrument par excellence” for …
Parental Socio-Economic Status, Family Type And School Dropout In The Ewutu Educational Circuit Winneba, Ghana – Implication For Counseling, Pauline Edet, Ekeng Ekegre
Parental Socio-Economic Status, Family Type And School Dropout In The Ewutu Educational Circuit Winneba, Ghana – Implication For Counseling, Pauline Edet, Ekeng Ekegre
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The researcher was motivated to carry out this research study following her keen interest to investigate influence of Parental Socio Economic Status family type on school dropout in the Ewutu Educational Circuit in Winneba township having observed that a great number of primary school pupils are often found roaming the streets in school uniforms during school hours. She also observed that a sizable number of school going age children are found hawking around, with babies tied behind their backs. The researcher became interested in investigating if Parental Socio Economic Status and the type of families these pupils come from do …
Poverty: A Constraint To Sustainable Development Of The Niger Delta Region Of Nigeria’S Socio-Economic Resources During The 21st Century, John Inyang
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Poverty has become a major socio-economic problem in present day Nigeria. A disturbing observation about poverty in Nigeria is that it is on the increase, both in incidence and intensity despite the wide variety of national and international measures undertaken to eradicate it during the last three decades. The failure of these measures have been attributed to a multiplicity of causes, of which the most frequently mentioned and emphasized include: inadequate conceptualizations of poverty and development; failure to identify the root causes of the problem; lack of adequate organizational requirement for effective program implementation, wrong prescriptions given as solution to …
Assessment Of Adults` Opinion On The Ideal Family Size And Family Well-Being In Ogun State, Nigeria, O.O. Kalesanwo, A. Emmanuel
Assessment Of Adults` Opinion On The Ideal Family Size And Family Well-Being In Ogun State, Nigeria, O.O. Kalesanwo, A. Emmanuel
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Family can be taken to mean a unit consisting of husband and wife, and their children, (Moses and Adewale 2002). Moses, Patric and Olarenwaju (2001) quoting Otite and Ogion (1981) reported that family as a bio-social group, meaning that family has both biological and social aspects. Moses and Adewale (2002) quoting Murdrock (1965) defines family as a social group characterized by common residence, economic, cooperation, and reproduction. They reported that family is a group of persons united by ties of marriage, blood, or adoption constituting a single house hold; interacting and communicating with each other in their respective social role …
Child Work, Child Schooling And Educational Achievement: An Empirical Evidence For Nigeria, Afolabi Popoola, Joseph Ayodele, Isaac Ajayi
Child Work, Child Schooling And Educational Achievement: An Empirical Evidence For Nigeria, Afolabi Popoola, Joseph Ayodele, Isaac Ajayi
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As a result of the growing international concern about child labour, child work and the effects on the welfare and future of these children, the practices are now being questioned in Nigeria. The recent perception of child labour and child work as a problem stems from the belief, and finding on investigations that involvement of children in economic activities outside the home is injurious to the children’s intellectual and physical growth. According to Oloko (1996) working is believed to expose children to physical danger, sexual abuse and other forms of harassment. It is also believed that work prevents children from …
Implications And Challenges Of Nigerian Universities As Learning Organizations, E.D. Nakpodia
Implications And Challenges Of Nigerian Universities As Learning Organizations, E.D. Nakpodia
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University education as a learning organization started in Europe in the eleventh century, and one of the first universities in Africa was the one in Timbuktu. Fafunwa (1971) has indicated that the 1945 reports of the Commission on Higher Education in the colonies have shown that since the world wars, Nigerians have always demonstrated an insuppressible desire for higher education because it was seen as an important weapon against the colonial masters in the quest for emancipation and national development. As early as 1944 therefore, there were already about 10 Nigerians who were studying in Sierra Leone at the Fourah …
Analysis Of Resources Management In Primary Schools In Delta State, Nigeria, Enamiroro Oghuvbu
Analysis Of Resources Management In Primary Schools In Delta State, Nigeria, Enamiroro Oghuvbu
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The State Primary Education Board is in charge of the management of primary education, especially the human resources. The board is in charge of management needs for human resources to be provided and deployed. She is greatly concerned with the, planning, monitoring and control to facilities the achievement of the objectives of primary education. The is involved in the process of achieving the objectives of primary education through efficient use of the resources and the planning, organization, co- ordination, direction and control of the activities of teaching and non- teaching staff in primary schools.
Perspectives In Provisions For Science And Technology Education In Nigeria: The Way Forward, Adebola Ifamuyiwa, Kehinde Alebiosu
Perspectives In Provisions For Science And Technology Education In Nigeria: The Way Forward, Adebola Ifamuyiwa, Kehinde Alebiosu
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The promotion of science and technology education is a warmly embraced venture. Nigerian educational system prioritized science and technology with policies that are favorably disposed to science and technology education. The national policy on education and the national policy on science and technology made good provisions for science and technology education. Government through the education policy empowered the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), the Basic Education, the senior secondary education, technical and scientific education and tertiary education with robust plan for science and technology education in the programmes. (FGN, 2004). The policy came into existence in 1977 and education …
Absenteeism And Lateness Among Secondary School Students In Nigeria: Profiling Causes And Solution, Enamiroro Oghuvbu
Absenteeism And Lateness Among Secondary School Students In Nigeria: Profiling Causes And Solution, Enamiroro Oghuvbu
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Absenteeism is major and continuous administrative problem among secondary school students in developing countries. Since the problem is to 70% student home based, there is need for the student/parent to help identify and proffer solutions to this quality disturbing problems that could lead to students’ dropout from school.
Teachers Perception Of Principals Leadership Capacities In Nigeria, M. Arikewuyo
Teachers Perception Of Principals Leadership Capacities In Nigeria, M. Arikewuyo
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Without any doubt, leadership plays a dominant role in the outcome of any organized effort aimed at a particular goal or a set of goals. It is the genius of leadership that mobilises human and material resources and creates the necessary climate for productivity. As a matter of fact, studies have shown that leadership accounts for most of the outcomes observable in Organisations. In the view of Jiboyewa (1988), leadership involves much more than the behaviours exhibited by leaders in any other organisation.
Methodological Competencies Of Teachers: A Study Of Nigeria, Nwachukwu Ololube
Methodological Competencies Of Teachers: A Study Of Nigeria, Nwachukwu Ololube
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Secondary schools in Nigeria operate within the guidelines provided by the National Policy on Education (NPE) 1981, revised 1989 (Federal Government of Nigeria, 1989). This document stipulates the objectives of secondary education, the caliber of teachers to teach in them and their qualifications, as well as the curriculum content and methodology to be employed. It is frightening, however, to mention that in spite of the provision in the NPE, lots of problems still hinder secondary school education development in Nigeria. These include among others: acute shortage of the employability of professionally qualified teachers and the recruitment of unqualified and untrained …
Decisional Deprivation, Equilibrium And Saturation As Variables In Teacher Motivation, Job Satisfaction And Morale In Nigeria, Pv. F. Permetomode
Decisional Deprivation, Equilibrium And Saturation As Variables In Teacher Motivation, Job Satisfaction And Morale In Nigeria, Pv. F. Permetomode
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Decision-making is a key responsibility of all school administrators. While some single handedly take decisions, others consult with their subordinates before taking decisions, yet some others involve subordinates and they both take decisions collectively. This latter phenomenon has been aptly described as participative or collective decision making. One other major concern of educational administrators has been how to motivate, ensure a feeling of job satisfaction and engender high morale in their teachers and other subordinates. This is because it is assumed that motivated, satisfied teachers with high morale are likely to be more committed to their duties and also be …