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Get PDFThis edition of NIU Journal of Educational Research touches on Cloud Computing Technology for Library Services, School-Health Modifier Management Package, Staff Development in Business Education, Impact and Challenges of Homeschooling on the Socialization of Primary School-Aged Children, Digital Tools on Traditional Graphic Design Techniques in Some Tertiary Institutions, Muscic Education and Entrepreneurship Education.
One of the papers, in this issue, reveals that while librarians recognize the potential of cloud computing to enhance service delivery, improve access to digital resources, and support teaching and research, there are significant gaps in awareness and practical adoption. The paper therefore, highlights the need for targeted educational initiatives, increased funding, and regular training to equip librarians with the skills required to leverage new technologies effectively. It is, therefore, suggested that a need for strategic shift from traditional to personalized, technology-driven services is essential, with cloud computing serving as a catalyst for improved efficiency and broader access to information resources.
Another paper also reveals that while homeschooling offers a range of educational benefits such as the ability to tailor the curriculum to meet the needs of the child and the potential for one-on-one attention, it has unique challenges for the social skills development of primary school children which include limited peer interaction, parental oversight and involvement, sociocultural factors among others. The paper therefore, recommends strategies to enhance socialization in homeschooling such as promoting structured social opportunities, fostering peer interaction through technology, developing mentor relationships, encouraging extracurricular engagement amongst others.
On the whole, this issue of NIU Journal of Educational Research features many empirical and theoretical based articles which can be of great benefit to every reader
Principals’ Perception of Staff Discipline on Personnel Management in Senior Secondary Schools in Borno State, Nigeria
No full textThis study examined the principals’ perception of staff discipline on personnel management in Senior Secondary Schools in Borno State, Nigeria. The objectives of the study were to examine the extent of discipline among staff and it influence on personnel management in Borno State, Nigeria. This study adopts a descriptive survey research design. It also helps to describe, explain and interpret the current status of phenomena without manipulating any variables. The population of the study comprised all principals in public senior secondary schools within Borno State. As of the 2025 academic session, the Borno State has 509 public senior secondary schools, with an estimated population of 509 principals comprises of both male and female. A total of 226 respondents were selected as the sample size for the study using a multi-stage sampling technique. The sample was in line with kreciej and Morgan (1970). The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled: "Principals' Discipline Strategy on Teachers Job Performance (PDSTJP)". The Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient was computed, yielding a value of 0.83, which indicates a high level of internal consistency of the instrument. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency count, percentage, mean and standard deviations. The finding indicates that 69% of the principals believed that staff in Senior secondary schools in Borno State, Nigeria were disciplined. The finding further revealed that 93% of the respondents believed that discipline has a significant influence on personnel management in Senior Secondary Schools in Borno State, Nigeria. Based on thr finding of the study, it was concluded that discipline is an important tool for personnel management and organisational growth in Senior Secondary Schools, Borno State, Nigeria. It can be deduced that effective discipline in sn organization lead to effective management of personnel.
Keywords: Principals’ Perception, Personnel Management, Staff Disciplin
Assessment of the relationship between Cultural Identity and Social Integration among Students in Higher Education Institutions: A Focus on IBB University Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria
No full textThe paper examines the relationship between cultural identity and social integration among students in higher education institutions with a focus on Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai (IBBUL), Niger State-Nigeria. The cultural diverse multiplicity and interactions were found to be a common feature in IBBUL just like any other tertiary education institution in Nigeria. Some of the objectives of the study are to examine the relationship between cultural identity and social integration among students and identify factors that facilitate or hinder social integration among students of IBBUL through triangulation. Social identity theory was adopted. A descriptive survey design was adopted, with a sample size of 393 determined through Taro Yamane’s formula. Out of these, 350 questionnaires were retrieved, giving a response rate of 89.3%. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and thematic analysis for open-ended responses (interviews, FGDs). Key findings include: strong pride in cultural heritage (85%), but a majority also admitted that cultural identity influences their social relationships (75.7%). Most students (78.6%) reported having friends outside their cultural group and 87.2% believed that diversity enriches campus life. However, 54.3% still reported feeling isolated at times. Barriers to integration included language differences (61.5%) and stereotypes (64.3%). Enabling factors included social events (62.9%), faculty support (61.4%), and mutual respect (74.3%). These findings suggest that while cultural identity remains central to students’ experiences, positive attitudes toward diversity and mutual respect provide strong foundations for social cohesion if well harnessed by institutional policies
Keywords: Cultural Identity, Social Integration, Diversity, Ethnic Group, Stereotype, Cultural Exchang
Rural Farmers’ Perception of Radio Agripreneurial Programmes in Ogun State, Nigeria
No full textRadio intensifies its crucial role in sparking interest and giving rural farmers a deep understanding of agricultural issues, but few existing bodies of research in Nigeria has yet to clearly assess the extent radio agricultural programmes have prioritised issues rural farmers are desirous and the reasons for the transmission of radio agricultural programmes. Hence this study attempted to assess the perception of radio agripreneurial programmes in sparking agripreneurship interests among rural farm settlers in Ogun State, Nigeria. Guided by the Perception Theory, this study adopted a descriptive research design, relying on both quantitative and qualitative data from questionnaires and interviewers’ guide to elicit response from 299 farm operators from Ogun State farm settlements and two producers of agricultural programmes in the State. It found that radio agricultural programmes did not prioritise issues desired by farmers such as funding, marketing, mechanized farming methods and access to agricultural implements, rather it placed emphasis on seedlings and food production. The study recommended that radio agricultural programmes producers embark on extensive research on pertinent agricultural issues that will cater to the agripreneurial needs of the rural farmers which is achievable through engaging experts to handle the production and presentation of agripreneurial programmes on radio.
Keywords: Agripreneurship, Agricultural Programmes, Farmers, Perception, Producers, Radio, Rural Farmer
Revisiting the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) Hypothesis: Empirical Evidence from Selected Sub-Saharan African Economies in the Context of Sustainable Development
No full textThis study revisits the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis within the context of sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), focusing on the relationship between economic growth, financial development, and environmental degradation. Drawing on panel data from seven purposively selected SSA countries—Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, and South Africa—spanning the period 1993 to 2021, the study employs the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach using Pooled Mean Group (PMG) estimation to capture both short-run and long-run dynamics. Environmental degradation is measured through three proxies: carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per capita, ecological footprint per capita (EFPC), and the ecological footprint index (EFPI). Control variables include energy consumption, foreign direct investment (FDI), urbanisation, and secondary school enrolment. Panel unit root and Pedroni cointegration tests confirm the presence of long-term relationships, while Granger causality tests explore the direction of causality between GDP per capita and environmental indicators. The findings support a cubic (N-shaped) EKC relationship across all three measures of environmental degradation, indicating that environmental quality initially worsens with rising income, improves after a threshold, but may deteriorate again at higher income levels. Additionally, energy consumption significantly contributes to CO₂ emissions and EFPC, while FDI and urbanisation exert mixed effects depending on the environmental metric. The error correction models show significant adjustment toward long-run equilibrium for CO₂ and EFPC, but not for EFPI, underscoring the persistent nature of broader ecological stress. Based on these findings, the study recommends region-specific policies that prioritize renewable energy investment, green urban infrastructure, and sustainable FDI flows, along with human capital development through expanded access to quality education, to ensure environmentally sustainable growth in SSA
Spanned Sectoral Stock Returns Volatility on the Asset Pricing Conditions: Is there any significance?
No full textThe perception of sectoral stock return volatility carries meaningful information, especially for portfolio management, as its heterogeneity and periods of financial stress may alter the relevance of traditional asset pricing conditions. This raises the question of whether incorporating volatility into models improves their performance, particularly in emerging markets where risk dynamics are often unstable. Against this backdrop, this study analyses sectoral stock returns and their volatility dynamics in the Nigerian Stock Exchange using monthly data from periods before and after the global financial crisis. The study assesses the significance of spanning sectoral return volatility within asset pricing frameworks by evaluating the performance of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) through time-series and cross-sectional analyses. The findings indicate that while the CAPM explains expected returns through systematic risk (beta), the APT provides relatively stronger explanatory power when historical data are considered; however, no model consistently dominates across sectors. Incorporating sectoral volatility measures enhances the explanatory power of both models, indicating that volatility contains additional information relevant to asset pricing conditions. These results underscore the significance of time-varying risk and parameter uncertainty in explaining equity betas, and offer implications for sector-based portfolio selection in emerging equity markets. Accordingly, the study recommends that market regulators and policymakers should strengthen risk disclosure frameworks and promote volatility-sensitive pricing mechanisms to improve market efficiency in emerging equity markets.
Keywords: Capital Asset Pricing Models, Asset Pricing Theory, Nigerian Stock Exchange, Sectoral Stock Returns, Volatilit
Perceived Benefits of Physical Activity on Wellness among Female Lecturers in Bayero University (BUK), Kano, Nigeria
No full textThis study investigated the perceived benefits of physical activity on wellness among female lecturers at Bayero University Kano, Nigeria, with specific focus on psychological and physical wellness dimensions. Two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the investigation. A cross-sectional research design was employed to collect data from 197 female lecturers at Bayero University Kano using an availability sampling procedure. The research instrument was a self-developed questionnaire specifically designed to assess perceived benefits of physical activity and wellness outcomes, which underwent validation by experts from the Department of Health Education at Bayero University Kano for face and content validity, and demonstrated satisfactory reliability with a coefficient of 0.77 using the split-half method. Data analysis utilized descriptive statistics including percentages and frequency counts for demographic characteristics, while inferential statistics employed Pearson Product-Moment Correlation to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results demonstrated a moderately positive and statistically significant relationship between perceived benefits of physical activity and psychological wellness, with a correlation coefficient of r equals 0.532 and p-value less than 0.01, accounting for approximately 28.3 percent of the variance in psychological wellness. Similarly, findings revealed a moderate, positive, and statistically significant relationship between perceived benefits of physical activity and physical wellness, with r equals 0.476 and p-value less than 0.01, explaining approximately 22.6 percent of the variance in physical wellness. The study concluded that perceived benefits of physical activity constitute powerful predictors of wellness outcomes among female lecturers at Bayero University Kano, operating through cognitive and behavioral mechanisms that reinforce continued participation in exercise activities. Based on these significant findings, it recommended that the development and implementation of comprehensive wellness programs specifically designed for female lecturers, establishment of accessible fitness facilities on campus with flexible operating hours, creation of supportive institutional policies that encourage physical activity integration into the workday, organization of group-based physical activities to foster social support networks, and collaboration between health education departments and university administration to conduct regular health screenings and personalized fitness assessments.
Keywords: Perceived benefits, Physical activity, Wellness, Psychological wellness, Physical wellness, Female lecturer
Forest Conservation and Human Security: A Qualitative Study of Forest Reserves in Ondo State, Nigeria
No full textThis study examines the relationship between forest conservation and human security in Ondo State, Nigeria, focusing on food security, livelihoods, socio-cultural stability, environmental sustainability, biodiversity protection, land tenure, and political security. Using qualitative methods, including focus group discussions and key informant interviews, the findings reveal that forest degradation threatens food supply, economic well-being, cultural heritage, and biodiversity, while fostering insecurity and criminal activities in forest reserves. Conversely, sustainable forest management enhances community resilience, climate stability, and poverty reduction. The study recommends participatory governance, secure land tenure, alternative livelihoods, and integration of indigenous knowledge for effective conservation and improved human security.
Keywords: Forest conservation, forest management, human security, forest-adjacent communities
Satire as Postcolonial Critique: National Disillusionment and Rhetoric in Chuma Nwokolo’s How to spell Naija Volume 2
No full textThis paper interrogates satire as a tool of postcolonial critique in Chuma Nwokolo’s How to Spell Naija Volume 2. By situating satire within African literary traditions from oral to contemporary forms, the study examines how Nwokolo employs humour, irony, and parody to expose societal dysfunctions in Nigeria. Drawing on postcolonial and rhetorical theories, the paper foregrounds satire as both a literary and socio-political weapon for addressing issues of religious hypocrisy, materialism, corruption, and national disillusionment. Through close readings of selected short stories such as “Godforaday”, “Re-vision”, “Tansi & Banker”, and “We Have Been Paid to Kill You”, the study highlights Nwokolo’s strategies in depicting the contradictions of modern Nigerian society. These narratives ridicule the excesses of politicians, clergy, and everyday citizens, revealing how institutional and individual corruption intersects with social inequality. The analysis underscores satire as a corrective and purgative force, reflecting the tradition of African writers who deploy literature as a social conscience. Ultimately, Nwokolo’s satirical art exemplifies how postcolonial writers interrogate failed leadership, cultural disillusionment, and moral decay, while reinforcing the enduring role of literature in shaping public discourse and national self-examination.
Keywords: Postcolonial, Satire, Rhetoric, Disillusionment, Nigeri
Human Resource Management and Artistic Enterprise: Evolving the Business Paradigm in Contemporary Painting Space
No full textArtists and art managers are very relevant in the chain of artistic production and distribution. However, the trend in contemporary Nigeria art landscape is different, whilst the artist is solely responsible in an unfair process of managing production, marketing, and the distribution of his/her artistic product. Therefore, the role of art manager is much needed human resource that could and should – shoulder the extracurricular responsibilities in marketing art for profit. Unfortunately, up until now, insignificant efforts have been made by artists, art promoters, art scholars, curriculum planners and the Nigeria government in putting in place appropriate framework to actually help or give artists and artworks the value they deserve. Yet corporate bodies like the Nigeria government and European aesthetic sojourners have persistently used the arts and crafts for positive global reference and promotion of Nigeria’s cultural image. Therefore, this paper is set out to examine the roles that art managers play at the core art profession, the art product industry, and its potency in the value chain of artistic distribution for maximum profit and benefit to the artist. The paper states that optimum art management, if properly channeled and well applied, will reduce stress, create standardization, thus casting positive developmental effect on the nations’ economy, innovation, and boost profit. The paper concludes that the role of arts, artists and the art managers are creatively intertwined in art development for holistic personal, national, and international progress.
Keywords: Arts, Art Managers, Human Resource Management (HRM), and Paintin