ABSTRACT The study was aimed at determining the influence of service quality of electronics craftsmen on customer satisfaction in Plateau State Nigeria. Specifically, the study strived to determine the influence of electronics craftsmen’s reliability, responsiveness, empathy, assurance, and tangibles on customer satisfaction in Plateau State. To achieve these specific objectives, five research questions and five null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted a descri...
Abstract This study focused on assessing the instructional facilities in teaching and learning of automobile technology in tertiary institutions in south-south, Nigeria. A survey research design was adopted, the respondents for the study comprised150 lecturers and 90 automobile technologists from 11 tertiary institutions in south-south, Nigeria, making a total population of 240 respondents. An observational checklist using National Universities Commission (NUC) standard requirements and a s...
ABSTRACT Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has great potential in transforming the traditional and teacher-centred mode of science teaching in schools into a modern and rich student-centred mode; hence, the encouragement of its usage in unity schools across Nigeria. Regardless of its encouragement and adoption in unity schools, the level of its usage among science teachers is still relatively low with negative consequences on the teaching and learning of science subjects. Previou...
ABSTRACT The menace of HIV/AIDS is a serious concern globally, especially the rate at which the disease spreads among adolescents with hearing impairment. This has been attributed to poor knowledge of and attitude to the incidence of HIV/AIDS, lack of personal skills coupled with inability of adolescents with hearing impairment to hear, comprehend and translate information about HIV/AIDS to functional use that could have helped them to cope with life challenges. Several studies have been carr...
ABSTRACT This study investigated effects of Freewriting Brainstorming Instructional Strategies (FBIS) and Questioning Brainstorming Instructional Strategies (QBIS) on Junior Secondary School (JSS) students’ learning outcomes in Basic Science in Osun State, Nigeria. The moderating effects of gender and personality traits were also examined. The pretest-posttest, control group, quasi experimental design involving 3x2x2 factorial matrix was employed. The research population comprised all the J...
The paper examines trends and patterns of appointment of Director Generals of the National Youth Service Corps Scheme (hereafter refers to NYSC). The problematic of the paper is anchors on the following posers: could one stretch the history of NYSC beyond the military era of General Yakubu Gowon Retired? Why are army officer usually appointed as Director Generals of the Scheme to the exclusion of Air force and Navy officers? Are there legal provisions or an Acts that provides for perennial ap...
Abstract The study was carried out to determine the skills required by graduates of technical colleges for self-employment in electrical installation and maintenance works in Enugu State. A survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study was 35 respondents comprised of teachers of electrical installation and maintenance work and workshop attendants. There was no sampling because of the manageable size of the population. A Structured questionnaire was used as an...
ABSTRACT A survey study was carried out to assess the biosecurity practices and evaluate their benefit-cost implications in commercial poultry farms in Enugu State, Nigeria. A total of 152 poultry farms were selected through a stratified random sampling technique for assessment of biosecurity and management practices in Enugu State. Thirty-four poultry farms (seventeen farms from those that adopted biosecurity measures and seventeen farms from those that did not adopt biosecurity measures) w...
ABSTRACT The study sought to determine the safety skills required by technical college electrical installation students in handling equipment. The study was carried out in Plateau and The Kaduna States. A survey research design was employed for the study. The population for the study was 80 comprising of 39 electrical installation teachers and 41 electrical installation workers in the field. The entire population was used for the study. A structured questionnaire item was used for collecting...
ABSTRACT Research 011 sexual violence is fraught with ethical and methodol.ogical challenges due to its sensitive nature. This paper describes the ethical and methodol.ogical challenges encountered in planning and conducting two exploratory studies on sexual violence that included in-depth interviews of eight female adolescent rape survivors in Thadan and foul' manied women in Lagos Nigeria who were raped,forced to periorm sexual acts and sexually deprived. The first challenge encountered w...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the role of community-based microcredit financing organizations to small scale entrepreneurship development in Ekiti State. A survey research design was adopted for the study. Five research questions were developed and answered in line with the purpose of the study. Five null hypotheses were formulated and tested at the probability of 0.05 level of significance. A structured questionnaire was developed from the related literature reviewed for t...
Abstract The major purpose of the study was to determine the working capital management competencies needed by graduates of business education for management of small and medium scale business enterprises in Anambra State. The study utilized a survey research design. The population of the study was 188 comprising 95 business education teachers in institution of higher learning and 93 managers of registered small and medium scale enterprises in Anambra State. The entire population was studied...
Abstract This study was designed to determine the effect of language of instruction on pupils’ academic achievement and interest in Agriculture in primary schools. The study adopted a pretest, posttest, non-equivalent control group, quasi-experimental research design which involved groups of pupils in their intact classes assigned to experimental and control groups. The population for the study was 17,542 primary five pupils in Owerri Education Zone of Imo State out of which 145 pupils wer...
ABSTRACT The patterns of E-Waste Management and Stakeholders Perceptions in Enugu Metropolis, Nigeria was assessed in this project. The study was prompted by the problems emanating from e-waste. Some conceptual frameworks were highlighted of the problems that may arise from e-waste. Relevant literature on the thoughts of writers on the topic, were reviewed. The management of e-waste were studied through some postulated hypothesis on the generation, disposal, recycling and the health and envi...
Abstract This study was a needs analysis of the National Diploma in electrical/electronic curriculum in preparing students for employment. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and posed six research questions and formulated four hypotheses to guide the study. The population for the study consisted of 1023 respondents made up of 142 electrical/electronic teachers, 622 ND II electrical/electronic students, 134 industry-based supervisors, and 125 employed ND electrical/electronic gradu...