Benin Journal of Educational Studies
Not a member yet
132 research outputs found
Sort by
Assessment of Human Resource Management Motivational Strategies for Enhancing Business Educators’ Job Performance in Tertiary Institutions in Edo and Delta States
Get PDFThe study assessed human resource management strategies for enhancing employees’ motivation in Edo State. Four research questions guided the study. The population of the study was 182 business educators in tertiary institutions in Edo and Delta States. There was no sampling since the population was manageable. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The instrument used was validated by three experts. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation coefficient was used to compute the reliability of the instrument which yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.71. The questionnaire was the instrument used for the data collection. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. Means were used to answer all the research questions. The results of the analysis showed that employers empowered their employees to a very low extent; employers rewarded their employees to a high extent, employers redesigned employees’ jobs to low extent, and employers created flexible jobs for their employees to a low extent. Consequently, it was recommended among others that workers should be sufficiently empowered to give higher performance and more productivity as it would also go a long way in reducing attrition rate, The use of verbal praise and allowing workers’ personal development should be given priority attention by management to enhance higher productivity; management should redesign tasks/jobs from time to time so as to enhance motivation, job satisfaction and commitment to reduce absenteeism and turnover; and management, as a matter of urgency, should create flexible jobs/tasks by allowing workers to control their work hours as well as allowing a portion of scheduled hours to be completed outside of their office so as to reduce boredom and work monotony
HIV/AIDS Awareness and Adolescent Students’ Involvement in Sexual Relationships in Secondary Schools in Cross River State: The Rural-Urban Narratives
Get PDFThis correlational research is aimed at determining the relationship between HIV/AIDS awareness and adolescents’ involvement in sexual relationships. The study was carried out in Cross River State. Three research questions guided the conduct of the research, while three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level. All the 6449 SS2 students in the 18 public secondary schools in Calabar Municipality and Ogoja Local Government Areas constituted the population of the study. The sample used consisted of SS 2 students who were randomly drawn from ten secondary schools. The instrument for the data collection was a questionnaire named HIV/AIDS Awareness and Adolescents’ Involvement in Sexual Relationships Questionnaire (HAAISRQ). One expert each in Health Education, Educational Psychology and Measurement and Evaluation validated the instrument. The reliability coefficient scores of 0.84 and 0.86 for HIV/AIDS awareness and involvement in sexual relationships were respectively obtained through the test-re-test method. The data collected were analysed using simple percentage, Pearson product Moment Correlation and t-test. The results obtained from the data analyses showed that there was a significant relationship between urban and rural secondary schools. It was further found that students in urban secondary schools were more involved in sexual relationships than their rural counterparts. It was recommended, among other things that more HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns should be done in the rural secondary schools while guidance and counseling services should be provided in all secondary schools and sexuality education should also be introduced in all our secondary schools
Principals’ Instructional Supervision and School Effectiveness in Delta State Public Secondary Schools
Get PDFThe study investigated the relationship between principals’ supervisory role performance and school effectiveness in Delta State public secondary schools. To carry out this study, three research questions were raised, two were answered and one was hypothesized. The study was a descriptive survey which adopted the correlational research design. The population of the study comprised four hundred and thirty-four (434) principals and public secondary schools in the three senatorial districts of Delta State. Forty-three (43) principals and public secondary school in the three senatorial districts of Delta State representing 10% of the total population constituted the sample size. The research instrument was a questionnaire titled “Principals’ Supervisory Role Performance and Schools Effectiveness (PSRPSE)”. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer questions 1 and 2, while the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to test the hypothesis. The findings revealed that the level of principals’ supervisory role and school effectiveness was high. In the same vein, a positive correlation existed between principals’ supervisory role performance and school effectiveness. It was recommended, among others things, that school principals should acquire higher pedagogical training to be more diligent in their supervisory role. 
Awareness Level of Sustainable Development Goals among Social Science Education Pre-Service Teachers in Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State
Get PDFGiven the important role that quality teacher preparation programme has in realizing any laudable developmental programme (including the sustainable development goals), this study assessed the awareness level of Social Science Education pre-service teachers towards the attainment of sustainable development goals. A descriptive survey research design was adopted using a proportional sampling technique to select fifty five 300 level and sixty six 400 level Social Science Education undergraduates in the Department of Social Science Education, Faculty of Education, Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A four point Likert scale research instrument titled “Questionnaire on Awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (QASDGs)” was developed for use in collecting the data for the study. The face and content validity of the instrument was established by two experts in Test and Measurement in the Department of Educational Foundations, Niger Delta University. Test-retest was adopted to check for the consistency of the instruments which gave reliability coefficient of 0.78. The data collected were analysed using Arithmetic mean to answer research question one while independent t-test statistic was adopted to test the two null hypotheses. The findings revealed, among others, that the awareness level of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among Social Science Education pre-service teachers was moderate. Other findings were that the awareness level of Goal number 15 was low with a mean less than 2.5. It was on the basis of the findings that the study recommended that courses in Social Science Education should incorporate elements of Goal No 1
Post Covid-19 and Psychosocial Wellbeing of Students with Visual Impairment in South West Nigeria
Get PDFPsychological and social wellbeing is very important to all individuals but the measures put in place to check the spread of the corona virus negate these aspects of human existence, especially the visual impaired. This study examined post covid-19 and psychosocial wellbeing of students with visual impairment in South West Nigeria. The directive of NCDC to maintain social distancing coupled with the stay at home order by the Federal Government of Nigeria created a lot of psychological challenges for the visual impaired students owing to the peculiar characteristics of the blind. Lengthy lockdowns and the associated measures in two major cities in Southwest Nigeria had a negative influence on the psychosocial wellbeing of the students with visual impairment. The study proposed proactive interventions targeted at the peculiar characteristics of the blinds. It recommended among others things, the restructuring of academic calendar to reduce the impact of school closure to ensure that students with visual impairment were not overburdened
A Survey of Teachers’ Knowledge and Application of Teaching Techniques in Early Childhood Education
Get PDFThe primary purpose of this study was to identify teachers’ knowledge of teaching techniques and how they were applied in Early Childhood education, whether their qualifications contributed to their knowledge and effective use of teaching techniques as well as the areas they found challenging in the discharge of their duties. The study was anchored on the play theory by Jean Piaget. Using the survey method and with the aid of a questionnaire as an instrument, the researcher sampled the opinions of 53 teachers purposively selected from 10 schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. The findings showed that the teachers were fully aware of teaching techniques. The techniques or methods commonly used were play-way, demonstration, activity method, dramatization and role playing method. Also, the act of questioning was mostly applied and they adopted whatever technique that helped them to deliver the lessons. Majority of the respondents also admitted that the knowledge of subject matter contributes to the effective use of teaching techniques. Based on the findings, recommendations were made that government and other regulatory bodies should ensure that only professionally qualified teachers were recruited to teach Early Childhood Education. The teachers need to constantly acquaint themselves with subject matter that they teach since the knowledge of subject matter contributes to knowledge and application of teaching techniques. It was also recommended that teachers should be humble enough to invite professionals to help them in areas where they have difficulty instead of adopting any method that seems right to them. They should always consult, collaborate with or seek for assistance from experienced teachers
Effect of Family Structure on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria
Get PDFThis study examined the effects of family structure on the academic performance of Senior Secondary schools in Somolu Local Government Area in Lagos State, Nigeria. The main purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between family structure and academic performance. Four hypotheses were postulated to guide the study. The study made use of the survey research design. A total number of two hundred and fifty (250) samples used for the study were selected from the population of the study through the simple random sample technique. A self-designed questionnaire titled ‘Family Related Issues and Academic Performance Inventory (FRIAPI)’ was used to obtain the data that were used for the study. The data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics while the hypotheses were tested using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and t-test statistics, tested at 0.5 level of significance. The result revealed that there was a significant difference between the academic performance of students who lived with their parents and those who did not live with their parents. The result also revealed that there was a significant difference between the academic performance of students whose parents were employed and those whose parents were not employed. In addition, the result revealed that there was a significant difference between the academic performance of students who received regular parental counselling and those who did not. Finally, the results revealed a significant difference in the students` academic performance based on the family structure. A Scheffe post hoc test also revealed that there was a significant difference in the academic performance of students from nuclear families and step families with a mean difference of 4.851*and also that a significant difference existed between nuclear and polygamous families with a mean difference of 3.874*. Based on the results this study, it was recommended that the government should create counselling units in schools with adequate funds, while students from broken homes should be given proper guidance and counselling on their psychological needs and social problems in their studies for appropriate disciplin
Physical Learning Environment for Optimum Academic Performance: Implications for National Security
Get PDFThis study was carried out to bring to the limelight the relationship between the physical learning environment and the academic performance of students at the Basic Education Level and its implication for national security in Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was used in the study. The population of the study consisted of all teachers at the Basic Education Level in the Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. There were one thousand two hundred and fifty-two (1,252) teachers at the Basic Education Level in the FCT. The sample size of the study was two hundred and ninety-one (291) teachers drawn from the population. Structured questionnaires were used to elicit responses from the respondents. The findings showed that a significant relationship existed between the physical learning environment and the academic performance of students. Also, students who learnt in a conducive environment performed better academically and were less likely to constitute a security risk to the larger society. The study recommended that concerted efforts be made by the government to provide an adequate and conducive environment for teaching and learning, especially at the Basic Education Level
Career Structural Distortion and the Morale of Secondary School Teachers in Edo State
Get PDFThis study assessed the relationship between career structural distortions and the morale of secondary school teachers in Edo State. Relationship between the level of career structural distortion and staff morale by gender and school location were also the concern of this study. To this end, three research hypotheses were raised to guide the study. The sample was made up of five hundred teachers in the Edo State public secondary schools. Multi stage sampling technique was adopted. The first stage was to stratify the sample into the three senatorial districts of the State. The second stage was to select a cluster from each of the three senatorial districts. Then 50% of the subjects were drawn from each of the clusters through the simple random sampling technique. The research instrument used in the collection of data for the study was a questionnaire titled: Career Structural Distortion and Teachers Morale Questionnaire (CSDTMQ). The results of the analyses indicate that there is a significant relationship between career structural distortion and staff morale. There is no significant variation in the relationship between career structural distortion and staff morale by gender. There is significant variation in the relationship between career structural distortion and staff morale by school location. Based on the findings, the following recommendation that promotion, appointment, remuneration, among other incentives due to teachers should be regular and prompt as it will boost the morale of teachers in the discharge of their jobs, amongst others was made
Home Structure and Academic Performance of Students in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State: Implications for Counselling
Get PDFThis study investigated the relationship between home structure and academic performance of public secondary school students in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State. Three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study utilized survey correlational design. The population of the study consisted of all public senior secondary school students in Ika North East Local Government Area of Delta State totaling five thousand, nine hundred and eighty three students. Simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 300 students. A self-constructed questionnaire titled “Home Structure and Academic Performance Questionnaire” (HSAPQ) was used to elicit responses from the respondents. The reliability of instrument was established using test- retest method and a coefficient of 0.72 was obtained. The data collected were analyzed using Point bi-serial and Pearson product moment correlation statistical models. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant relationship among home structure, gender of parents, parental involvement and academic performance of students. On the basis of these findings, it was recommended that parents (single or intact) should be enlightened on the importance of the home structure on academic performance of their children, and the need to mobilize their resources in ensuring a high level of academic performance for their children/wards