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Functional Education: A Panacea to Bad Governance, Insecurity and National Dis-Unity in Nigeria
Get PDFNigeria’s national policy on education in recognition of the relevance of education stated that no nation can rise beyond the quality of its educational system. thus, education is seen as a catalyst for socioeconomic and political development of a nation. the success of many nations in tackling major security and development problems such as poverty, unemployment, insecurity, challenges of democracy, inequality among others can be traced to their educational system. one of the developmental problems in Nigeria which served as a catalyst to several other problems is the increasing rate of insecurity and challenges of democracy in Nigeria which marred national unity. it is not surprising that in a decade now, our youths had resorted to terrorism because of large scale democratic imbalanced and porous security. This paper therefore examined functional education as a panacea to bad governance, insecurity and national dis-unity in Nigeria. The paper started with clarification of the major concepts which include democracy and education, issues and challenges for leadership in Nigerian schools, functional education and national security in Nigeria, education and national unity, as well as contributions of education to national development. The challenges confronting education that had effects on sustainable democracy, peace and unity in Nigeria also formed issues for discussion. This paper has shown that, functional education had made the youths to participate on matter of governance and give them less time to plan evil which caused insecurity in the country and hindered national unity. The paper concluded that functional education is the process through which educational goals and objectives are achieved through collective and collaborative human efforts in suitable environment for sustainable democracy, peace and unity. It was recommended among others that education should be given priority in the nation’s budget. Schools should be equipped with adequate teaching and learning facilities to enhance transfer of adequate knowledge. All these will foster unity, national development and ensure security in Nigeria
Teaching Job Demands, Job Resources And Teachers’ Attrition Incidence In Universities In South West Nigeria
Get PDFTeaching job demands and resources must align with each other if attrition incidence motivated by job demands and resources is to be stemmed. This paper discusses the job demands and job resources Influence on teaching staff attrition in universities in southwest Nigeria. One research question was raised to guide the study’ one hypothesis was formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study comprised all the teaching staff in the universities in South West Nigeria, from the assistant lecturer level to the professorial level in the public and private universities in the 2018/2019 academic session. A checklist and a questionnaire were used to collect data while attrition rate, ANOVA, and multiple regression were used for the analysis. Data were collected through the stratified sampled population and analyzed using percentage statistic multiple regression and ANOVA. The situation analysis of teaching staff attrition was looked at from the perspective of stayers, movers and leavers due to the level of availability of job resources and quality of job resources influence on teaching staff attrition
Perceived Influence Of Socio-Economic Factors On Health Promoting Life Style Of The Elderly In Lagos State
Get PDFThis study aimed at assessing the Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on Health Promoting Life Style of the Elderly in Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State. To achieve the purpose of this study, two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The descriptive survey research method was adopted. A purposive sampling technique was adopted to select 200 elderlies (male and female) in Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area to participate in the study and the instrument for data collection was the Modified Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile Questionnaire (MHPLPQ). The instrument was divided into two sections. Section A focused on the demographic characteristics of the respondents while Section B was opinion questions which were subdivided into two sections: income and health-promoting lifestyle behaviour and level of education. The health-promoting lifestyle behaviour of respondents was measured using a 4-point Likert scale while inferential statistics of chi-square was used to analyse all stated hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The significant value of (χ2 = 185.760, χ2 = 231.520, χ2 = 432.40, χ2 = 27.90) was obtained for hypotheses one and two respectively. In conclusion, the findings of this study showed that socioeconomic factors like income and level of education have a significant influence on the health-promoting lifestyles of the elderly. It was recommended that adults should have a proper posterity plan towards their ageing years by saving and having an insurance and retirement plan
Job Resources-Engagement Relationship Among Business Educators In Universities In South-South, Nigeria
Get PDFThis study examined the relationship between job resources (JR) and Work engagement (WE) among business educators in public universities in South-South, Nigeria. The participants for the study were 142 business educators in 12 public universities in, South-South, Nigeria. The authors of the study applied Pearson’s correlation and simple linear regression for the data analyses. The findings showed that JR dimensions (that is, variety of skills utilization, colleagues/heads of department support, job autonomy, performance feedback and career development opportunities) have significant and positive relationships with WE dimensions (that is, cognitive engagement, emotional engagement and physical engagement). The findings suggest that JR dimensions will increase WE dimensions among business educators in public universities in South-South, Nigeria. The findings further offer some practical implications for university administrators and business educators
Citizenship Education For National Consciousness And Sustainable Development In Nigeria: Islamic Perspective
Get PDFThere has been a growing interest in citizenship education since the early 1990s which led to concern widely discussed in national and international debates and conferences by governments, international organizations, and the civil community alike. Indeed, this interest in citizenship education in the Western world has been fostered by huge transformations, including the challenges of increasing multicultural societies, the breakdown of moral fabric, the democratic deficit, the decline of volunteerism in community activities, and also the changing role of women. It is, therefore, seen as a means of reshaping citizenship through citizenship education with religion and culture as essential for human freedom and peace worldwide. In Nigeria, the Federal Government through the Ministry of Education has taken necessary steps in ensuring that citizen education is taught right from the primary schools to the tertiary institutions for better understanding, assimilation, and comprehension of civic/citizenship education to enhance meaningful participation and peaceful co-existence in Nigeria. However, it has been observed that the mode of evaluation on the subject matter is a pen-and-paper system in which in most cases, students respond to questions after memorizing concepts. This negatively impacts the classroom teachings in such a way that, after examination, students easily forget everything they have learned and hence, portrays gross deficiency in the system. It is on this premise that, this paper examined the concept of citizenship and citizenship education from the Islamic perspective. A descriptive and historical survey was used to collect information in addition to the utilization of both primary and secondary sources of information. The paper, therefore, recommends among others that the Nigerian government could borrow a leaf from the practical approaches of Islamic history for better national consciousness and sustainable development in Nigeria
Quality Assurance Indicators And Academic Staff Productivity In Public Universities, Lagos State, Nigeria
Get PDFThis study examined quality assurance indicators and academic staff productivity in public universities, Lagos State, Nigeria. Five hypotheses guided this study with the adoption of correlational research designs: A multistage (simple random, disproportionate and convenient) sampling technique was used in selecting 320 participants for the study. Data were collected through a questionnaire titled “Quality Assurance Indicators and Academic Staff Productivity Questionnaires (QAIASPQ)" The instrument was validated through the face and content validity and was found reliable through the test re-test reliability technique at 0.75 coefficient. The data collected were analysed using Pearson’s Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient. The hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed there was a significant relationship between quality monitoring and evaluation and academic staff productivity, between instructional supervision and academic staff productivity, between staff quality control and academic staff productivity, between school facilities and academic staff productivity, and between minimum academic standard and academic staff productivity in public universities in Lagos State. The study concluded that academic staff productivity can be achieved if quality assurance indicators are put in place. This study, therefore, recommended that the quality assurance indicators should be adopted and sustained by university management and government to promote academic staff productivity in public universities in Lagos State, Nigeria
Teaching and learning Visual Arts In Nigerian Tertiary Institutions: Problems and Solutions
Get PDFMost tertiary institutions in Nigeria and elsewhere offer visual arts either as an independent discipline or as a corollary to other courses, especially Education. Visual art is a specialized area and probably requires talented pupils and students to study them. In most cases, visual art is stratified into branches and these separate branches are handled by experts in such areas. This stratification includes graphics, painting, textiles, ceramics, sculpture, fashion, art history and art education, these various areas are subsequently grouped into fine and applied arts. Those that fall within the gamut of fine arts are painting, sculpture and art history whereas graphics, textiles, fashion and ceramics are in the domain of applied arts or industrial design. Drawing or draftsmanship falls within the area of fine arts but is also an important aspect of all other branches. This stratification is done as a result of their functionalities; however, the teaching of these various areas is not without their attendant problems which stem from the students, the teachers, the parents, the institutions and the government. The methodologies used in the teaching of these various aspects of visual art are the same because of the peculiarity of the course. The main objective of this study is to compartmentalize and analyze these problems to find lasting solutions to them. The method employed in carrying out this research is both pedagogical, descriptive and quasi-survey, whereas, in the end, it was found that the problems associated with the effective teaching of visual art in tertiary institutions are multi-faceted and probable solutions were proffered. Conclusions were drawn and it was recommended among others that all courses in tertiary institutions should be provided with adequate learning materials
Effects Of Gender On Senior Secondary School Two Chemistry Students’ Achievement And Retention In Chemical Equilibrium Using Computer Animation Strategy
Get PDFThis study examined the effects of gender on senior secondary school two chemistry students’ achievement and retention in chemical equilibrium using computer animation strategy (CAS). The pretest-posttest equivalent groups design was used. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Fifty students from two coeducational schools were sampled and randomly assigned into two equivalent experimental groups using students’ performance in a chemistry achievement test (CAT) and mathematics achievement test (MAT). Each group contained 25 male and female students. The students were taught chemical equilibrium using CAS and a chemical equilibrium achievement test (CEAT) consisting of 30 multiple-choice items drawn from past Senior School Certificate Examinations was used for data collection (r = 0.78). Three research questions and three hypotheses were answered and tested using mean and standard deviation and t-test (α = 0.05) respectively. The study revealed a significant difference between the mean achievement scores of male and female students taught using CAS, and a statistically significant difference between the mean retention scores of male and female students also in favour of males. The study recommended CAS for teaching male students’ chemical equilibrium and a combination of strategies for mixed classes
Students Perceived Use Of Mathematical Knowledge And Skills In Reading, Constructing And Interpreting Football League Table: Ethical Implications For Mathematics Education
Get PDFThis paper examined students' perceived use of basic mmathematical knowledge and skills in reading, constructing and interpreting football league tables. To guide the study, three research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study employed the survey design and the sample size was 190 students: 94 males and 96 females, from ten (10) secondary schools in Edo South Senatorial District of Edo state. A 7 items questionnaire was administered to collect the data. Mean and Standard deviation were used to answer research question one, and the independent sample t-test statistic was used in testing the two hypotheses. The study revealed that students need mathematical knowledge and skills in reading and preparing football league tables. The educational and ethical implications for mathematics education were outlined, and recommendations were made
Level Of Availability And Utilization Of Instructional Materials In The Teaching Of Chemistry In Secondary Schools In Nasarawa-Eggon, Nasarawa State
Get PDFThis study examined the level of availability and utilization of instructional materials in teaching Chemistry in secondary schools in Nasarawa-Eggon, Nasarawa State. Three research questions were raised and answered. The adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised the entire forty-two (42) Chemistry teachers. One thousand two hundred and forty (1,240) students offering Chemistry as a subject in the 2021/2022 academic session across the entire forty-two (42) government-own secondary schools in Nasarawa-Eggon, Nasarawa State. A random sampling technique was employed in selecting 10 schools, 200 students, and 10 teachers giving rise to a total of 210 respondents. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire titled with a reliability coefficient of 0.79. The instrument was validated by three experts from the Department of Science and Technology Education. The data collected were analysed using the Cronbach Alpha method. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study among others revealed that instructional materials such as periodic tables, pipette, beaker, retort stand, test tube, spatula, conical flask, funnel, bench reagent indicator, measuring cylinder, litmus paper, filter paper, weighing scale, are available and utilized across the schools. However, the following were lacking computer software, a fire extinguisher, the fume cupboard, worn-out equipment and appliances. Lack of properly equipped laboratories, unavailability of instructional materials, high cost of instructional materials, the unconducive atmosphere in the schools, and lack of facilities are the factors militating against the effective utilization of instructional materials. The study recommended that government should make provision for well-equipped Chemistry laboratories, required in all schools within the study area for the teaching and learning of Chemistry