ABSTRACT The trends in national universities in Kenya reveal that all is not well with regard to education that is offered and and values acquired by the students. There are cases of manifestation of breakdown of law and order, and an outright neglect of moral values by university students on issues such as human dignity, national unity, sharing and personal responsibility. This study therefore sought to ascertain the role of university education in fostering national values among the youth i...
ABSTRACT A major economic policy of the first military regime in Nigeria, 1966-79, was the indigenisation of the national economy. The aim was to put Nigerians, to a greater extent, in control of the economy of the nation. The history of the nation's indigenisation policy, close to policy flirtation by the colonial masters, was broached in 1946, and again in 1956. In 1964, under a post-colonial government, the policy was mooted, but a concrete formulation, perhaps delayed because of the polit...
ABSTRACT This work examines how Federal Government Colleges in Nigeria obtain, allocate, utilize resources and evaluates the influence this has on the academic performances of the students. The study employed a descriptive research design. Data was collected from a sample of 745 respondents selected from 12 schools located in South West geo-political zone of Nigeria. The respondents were students in SSS3, teachers, Vice Principals and Principals, and the Director General in charge of Finance ...
Abstract Children are experimental beings who rely on their environments. Through active interaction with their surroundings, they are able to make sense of their actions. According to Karcher (2004) this is mostly seen in kindergarten where children learn by touching, seeing and tasting objects so that they become aware of meanings derived from the objects they interact with. Piaget was of the opinion that the educational environment should promote learning through mediums that allow the chi...
ABSTRACT The study sought to find out teachers’ views about ECE learners’ participation in sporting activities with reference to Gweru urban primary schools. This study emphasized the role of teachers in teaching sporting activities. Teachers, nationally, regionally and globally indicated that sporting activities reduce ECE learners’ deviant behaviours. The same teachers indicated that sporting activities among ECE learners relieve stress, depression and anxiety. These teachers further...
Abstract: The study sought to assess teachers’ conception towards the use of social networks as a tool for professional development in Tanzania government secondary schools in Dodoma Municipality. Thus, the specific objectives of this study were to assess teachers’ conception of the available social network opportunities that can support professional development and to examine the limitations that hinder teachers’ use of social networks available for professional development. The paper ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of Reality Therapy and Assertiveness Training on selected Psychosocial Problems of female prisoners in Lagos, Nigeria. It is equally important to note that the psychosocial problems in this study refer to low self-esteem, depression, unassertiveness social maladjustment and aggressiveness. A quasi-experimental Pre-test, post-test, control group design was adopted for the study. The initial sample consisted of 244 females comprising all the 122 fema...
ABSTRACT This study examined the economic profitability of investment in technical teacher education in Southern Nigeria by comparing the costs of and benefits from the programme. The target populations for the study were NCE students and workers within the location of the study. The stratified random sampling technique was used to select workers and students from the sub-groups. The students' sample of 2,610 was drawn from a total population of 10,576 much up of NCE years I, II and III full-...
Abstract: This paper examines the experiences and perceptions encountered by Young Carers of Visually Impaired Adult Beggars (YCVIAB) in Tanzania with a goal to understand their plight and suggest more helpful practices in supporting their access to basic education. Data was generated in Dodoma Municipality in which begging phenomenon using children as guides is deeply rooted. Through intensive interviews with Young Carers of Visually Impaired “dult ”eggars family members YCVI“”FMs, i...
ABSTRACT The central problem addressed in this study is the extent to which Dewey‘s philosophy can influence contemporary education in a democratic Nigeria. There is in recent times an outcry that the desire to build a democratic society through education has not been fully realized. This is because of contemporary issues that have plagued the Nigerian educational system such as the challenge of educational curriculum that can promote democratic education, equal educational opportunity, th...
ABSTRACT Universities are no doubt the repository of expertise in various professional fields. Furthermore, high level human resources in any modern economy is a product of universities or similar tertiary level institutions. Yet, there is a general belief in Nigeria that the academics who are responsible for the production of these high level human resources suffer absolute and relative deprivation vis-a-vis their counterparts in the other sectors or countries where conditions are comparativ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effectiveness of Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy and Cognitive Therapy on managing abused widows' psychosocial problems such as depression and anxiety. A total of 200 widows with age not more than fifty and must have been widowed for not more than 5 years were drawn from South-East geo-political zone of Nigeria and used for the final sample. They were made up of 40 widows from each of the states i.e. Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States respectiv...
Abstract The impact of authoritative parenting style on children’s academic achievements in Domboshava community was the prime focus of this research. The descriptive research design was used in the collection of data. The research questions highlighted and addressed the challenges which are faced by students who live in an authoritarian family. Research questions also assessed the impact of authoritative parenting on children’s performance. From the interviews conducted it was seen that...
ABSTRACT To aid our understanding of the ways various individuals perceive, evaluate, and respond to symptoms of illness, the literature on illness behaviour was reviewed. Two competing hypotheses (the linking hypotheses and the " substitution hypothesis) and two theoretical paradigms (the health belief model and the behavioural model) which attempt to explain illness behaviour were presented. Kastenbaum's (1975) conceptualisation of death, kubler - Ross's (1969) five stage theory of dying a...
ABSTRACT Inclusion is a fairly recent practice that has been brought about by the Salamanca Statement of 1994. Various local, regional and international instruments promoting inclusion of people living with disabilities have been conducted however it is the researchers‟ opinion that most of the researches carried out on inclusion have focused more on policy, practice and educators‟ perspectives and the experiences of the child with physical disabilities in the mainstream have not been fu...