Unsatisfactory performance of secondary school students in external examinations in Oyo State seems to suggest lapses in principals’ application of human capital development practices especially in the areas of training and mentoring of teachers to enhance instructional delivery. This unpleasant state of affair necessitated the researchers to investigate principals’ human capital development practices for enhancing staff personnel administration in secondary schools in Oyo State. Two r...
This study ascertained the principals’ application of instructional leadership practices for secondary school effectiveness in Oyo State. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 8,701 which were made of 969 principals and 7,732 teachers in public secondary school principals in Oyo State. Proportionate Stratified sampling technique was used to draw...
ABSTRACT The innate feelings of a learner has been identified as a great factor influencing learning and overt achievement of a learner Salovey and Mayer (1990), thus the importance to study learners through Emotional Intelligence and Attitude disposition toward learning and its eventual outcomes. This study examined how Emotional Intelligence and Attitude can predict Achievement in Mathematics of Secondary School students. Two Hundred (200) Students were selected among five public secondary ...
This project centred on the stakeholders’ assessment of the level of Kwara State Government involvement in adult literacy programme in Ilorin West Local Government area of kwara state. The targeted populations are the organizers and coordinators, instructors and facilitators and the adult learners in the study area with population of 26, 20 and 200 respectively. With the aid of three questionnaires. One hundred and twenty-two samples were randomly selected in the. One for the organizers and...
This study is aimed at looking into the factors affecting the implementation of Universal Basic Education in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The study also aims to develop on resources inputs in the Basic Education and the process of converting the inputs to outputs for efficiency and effectiveness. However, in carrying out this study a survey research design is going to be use using probability sampling a total of five schools will be used in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the University of Ilorin students knowledge and participation in aerobic fitness programmes which was carried out in the University of Ilorin. Survey research design was used while eight (8) faculties were purposely sampled. One hundred and fifty (150) respondents were randomly selected from the student of University of Ilorin in each faculty. The instrument used was questionnaire for data collection. The frequency count sample percentage and chi-square (x2) a...
It is observed that most young adults in the higher institutions of learning do not think about marriage but to have fun. This rationale necessitated this study. The work focused on the role of social media in determining the disposition of undergraduates towards sex. The study also explored how these undergraduates view marriage.
The study evaluated the entrepreneurship programme in Ondo State. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study and was conducted in Ondo State.Three research questions guided the study.The target population of the study comprised individuals within three local governments: Akoko North East, Akure North and Okitipupa, in Ondo State, Nigeria. Stratified sampling technique was used within the three local governments which differ by their languages. Thereafter, while usin...
This study ascertained the principals’ provision of incentive for secondary schools' improvement in Oyo State. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was8,701 which comprised 969 principals and 7,732 teachers in public secondary school principals in Oyo State. Proportionate Stratified sampling technique was used to draw 871 respondents made up of 97 princip...
This study analyses principals’ managerial competencies for effective management of school resources in secondary schools in Anambra State. The study was conducted in Anambra State. The study population comprised 257 principals in public secondary schools in the State. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. A 24 items researcher developed instrument titled “Principals’ Managerial Competencies for Effective Management of School Resources Questionnaire (PMCEMSRQ)” was used ...