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Factors Influencing Telemedicine Adoption and Use among University of Ilorin Students
Get PDFThe pandemic severely affected Nigeria's healthcare sector, diminishing its functionality and hampering healthcare services. Telemedicine emerged as a potential solution, promising to alleviate and enhance Nigeria's healthcare system. Despite its potential benefits, there is limited research on the factors influencing students' adoption of telemedicine applications. This study focused on University of Ilorin undergraduate students, representing a significant part of Nigeria's ecosystem. Utilizing a multistage sampling approach with 380 participants, the study employs a conceptual framework based on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) and Information Decision Process (IDP). The research utilized questionnaires togather data. Statistical analyses, including correlation, regression, ANOVA, and T-test, were conducted using SPSS. Findings indicate that students were aware of telemedicine, hold a positive perception, and express willingness to adopt it. However, barriers like privacy concerns, economic constraints, and lack of a supportive framework impeded adoption. The study concluded that telemedicine's impact on the health sector was substantial. Recommendations included government consultation on citizen perception for informed policy decisions, university and health organizations promoting telemedicine adoption, and government-led initiatives to educate and train healthcare stakeholders in telemedicine applications
EXPLORING SCHOOL LEADERSHIP: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES AND LOCAL INSIGHTS FROM SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
No full textThe article “Exploring School Leadership: Global Perspectives and Local Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa” provides a comprehensive examination of the current state of school leadership in Sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on Nigeria. The study is grounded in the context of global trends in school leadership and the unique challenges faced by school leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa. The problem statement revolves around the need for effective school leadership in the region, which is often hindered by barriers such as limited professional development opportunities and high rates of teacher attrition. The research questions focus on the patterns in the selection and appointment of school leaders, strategies for attracting talent to school leadership, conditions of employment for school leaders, support structures for effective school leadership, and policies for recruiting qualified principals. The methodology of the study involved a thorough review of existing literature and an analysis of primary and secondary data. The results revealed common patterns in the selection and appointment of school leaders, the importance of visibility and accessibility of professional development opportunities, the need for supportive employment conditions, the role of support structures in enhancing school leadership, and the effectiveness of current policies and strategies for recruiting principals. The findings indicated that while there are structures in place for the selection and appointment of school leaders, there are significant gaps in the provision of professional development opportunities and supportive employment conditions. Furthermore, the study found that support structures for school leaders are often lacking or inadequate. The policy implications of these findings suggest the need for leadership training programmes,increased visibility and accessibility of professional development opportunities, improved employment conditions, investment in comprehensive support structures, and revision of policies to ensure a more rigorous screening and selection process for principals. The study concluded that addressing these issues could significantly enhance the effectiveness of school leadership in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Nigeria
FAMILY INVOLVEMENT AND GIRL CHILD’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
No full textThis study investigated the influence of family involvement on the academic performance of girl children in public secondary schools within the Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State. In recent years, there has been growing recognition of the crucial role that family engagement plays in shaping a child's educational outcomes. However, research specifically focused on the academic performance of girl children within the Nigerian context, particularly in Ibadan North, Oyo State, remains limited. Thus, this research filled this gap by examining the influence of family involvement on the academic achievements of girl children in this region. The research adopted descriptive survey research design. Four research questions were raised. The population of the study consisted of all girl child while two hundred and seventy seven (277) were sampled. A self-designed survey questionnaire titled: “Influence of Family Involvement on the Girl Child’s Academic Performance in Selected Public Secondary Schools Questionnaire (IFIGCAPSPSSQ) with reliability coefficient 0.87 was used for data collection. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics. The study found out that with a weighted mean of 3.13, socio-economic status of the family significantly impacts the academic performance of girl children, weighted mean of 2.81 shows that parenting style influences the academic performance of girl children, weighted mea of 2.73 shows that parental engagement and support initiatives to moderate extent impact the academic performance of girl children. The study concluded that family involvement have significant influence on girl children academic performance. The family members should give more attention to their girl children in order to be vast in their academic ad e to address some challenges being faced
Determination of School Price through Activity-Based Costing Approach in The Private Secondary Schools in Sokoto State, Nigeria
No full textThere are growing number of private educational institutions especially secondary schools as a result of increase in the demand for private education. Gaining competitive advantage by a private school is a crucial role being played by school managers, and it lies on making critical decisions including determination of annual school fees to charge parents. Setting up school prices is influenced by some factors including but not limited to parents who are the customers, existence of other school in the market, cost incurred in providing educational services, and so on. This study focused on the implementation of activity-based costing approach to set school fees. The study analysed the financial information/data obtained from the schools used as a case study. The study compared the traditional costing approach and activity-based costing approach in terms of price setting based on the financial information analysed. The study found that implementation of activity-based approach was more profitable to the schools than using traditional approach. The study therefore, recommended the implementation of activity-based costing system to set the annual school fees
Quality of Education in Nigerian Universities: The Significance of Accreditation
No full textAs the global need for higher education increases, measures continue to be needed to meet people's expectations for this level of education. Thus, this study determined how important accreditation is to the quality of higher education in Nigeria. It further discussed the role of accreditation on quality higher education under conceptual issues. The descriptive survey research design was adopted with a population of ninety academic staff who responded to the designed questionnaires to collect data on accreditation and quality of higher education in Nigeria. Frequency tables and percentages were used to analyse the data collected. The findings revealed that accreditation determined quality education in Nigeria’s higher education and that academic development programmes and capacity building for academic staff enhanced quality education. Thus, the paper recommended that periodic orientation be carried out on both students and the university staff since their responses influenced the educational system. In conclusion, the major constraint included problems of post-assessment exercise which might expose some of the schools that are used to borrowing facilities for accreditation. Hence, the study provided the best for the stakeholders to identify and prioritize capacity enhancement for quality improvement in higher education through the accreditation of academic programmes
Parents’ Social Class, Education and Employment Status of Bank, Insurance, and other Finance Employees in Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria
No full textThis study investigated the influence of parent social class, educational qualification, and employment status of bank, insurance, and other finance employees in Ibadan metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was adopted, while 755 out of the 1,012 bank, insurance, and other finance employees in Ibadan metropolis were selected proportionately. Structured questionnaires made up of closed-ended questions were used to collect data. Pearson’s product-moment correlation and multiple regression were used to analyse the data at a 0.05 significance level. There were significant relationships between mothers’ (r = .464) and fathers’ (r = .464) education on the educational qualification of respondents. Parents’ education (? = .072, p > .05) fathers’ occupation (? = .018, p > .05) and had no significant influence on the employment status of respondents. There was a significant influence of parents’ standard of living (? = .082, p = .031) and respondents’ education (? = .112, p = .006) on employment status. Finally, it was shown that education and Parents’ social class factors (Mothers’ Occupation, Education Profile, Parents’ Standard of Living, Fathers’ Employment, Fathers’ Occupation, Mothers’ Education, and Mothers’ Employment – R = .229) contributed significantly to the employment status of the bank, insurance, and other finance employee’s employment status. Based on the findings, the study concluded that the social class and educational qualification of parents had significant influence on employment status of their children in financial institutions. The paper recommended that the illiterate parents receive formal education to achieve literacy skills; governments provide adult education facilities to support education of the illiterate parents; parents’ poverty be alleviated by government; parents diversify their sources of income for career opportunities for children; and career prospects and coping strategies of the children be enhanced
Administrator Leadership Styles and Job Satisfaction of Teaching Personnel in Secondary Schools in Oyo State, Nigeria
No full textThis study investigated the relationship between Administrator Leadership Styles (ALSs) and Job Satisfaction (JS) of Teaching Personnel (TP) in secondary schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo state. The study adopted descriptive survey research design with sample size of 180 teachers. Simple random sampling technique was used to sample senior secondary schools in Ibadan North Local Government area of Oyo State, Nigeria while the proportion to size sampling technique was used to select 180 teachers across the sampled schools. A questionnaire titled “Administrator Leadership Styles and Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (ALSJSQ)” was used for data collection. Two research questions were answered using frequency count, simple percentage, mean and standard deviation while one hypothesis was tested using Pearson’s Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC) at 0.05 level of significance. The result showed that level of JS of TP was high (x = 2.60) and autocratic leadership style was most commonly used by administrators of public secondary schools (x= 3.01) against the threshold of 2.5. There was significant positive and moderate correlation between ALSs and JS of TP, r = (.45), 0.000, P< .05. Public school administrators should maintain and sustain job satisfaction of their teaching personnel. Autocratic leadership style should be sustained in Nigerian public secondary schools since it has been established in the finding that, the most common style of leadership among administrators was autocratic style
Motivating Factors for the Delivery of Sustainable Housing Projects in Nigeria
Get PDFSustainable housing projects are expected to alleviate the poor performance in energy consumption, and carbon emission of built environments and also a reduction in the cost-in-use of a building. Some factors promote the delivery of sustainable housing projects and these factors are described as motivators. This study therefore assessed motivating factors influencing the performance of sustainable housing projects. These were to enhance sustainable housing delivery. Primary data were collected using a structured questionnaire survey to elicit information on factors influencing the delivery of sustainable housing projects. A total enumeration of all the 259 stakeholders involved in the identified 167 units of sustainable housing projects was included in the survey. The respondents comprised Contractors, Developers, and Government. The data collected were analysed using mean ranking analysis (MRA) and factor analysis. The top 5 motivating factors of sustainable housing projects were; monitoring compliance with regulations (MS= 3.99); availability of stable macroeconomic (MS = 3.87); sustainable environment (MS = 3.87), appropriate sustainable design (MS = 3.86), efficient data management system and clear project criteria and standards (MS = 3.86). The study concluded that the 33 identified motivating factors could be parsimoniously reduced to 4 components of project-related factors, government-related factors, management-related factors, and individual stakeholder-related factors
An Enhanced Data Encryption Standard Algorithm for Securing Medical Images
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Securing medical images on the internet, in public or local networks is very important because they contain sensitive information about the well-being of patients and help health personnel to carry out diagnoses easily. Data Encryption Standard (DES) has been a popular algorithm used for image encryption due to its low memory consumption and good throughput but suffers from high computational time and lossy image problems after decryption. In this paper, the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) technique was integrated into DES to enhance its performance for medical image encryption. The enhanced and existing DES's performance were measured in terms of memory utilisation, Computational time, output bytes, Mean Square Error (MSE), and Peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) to evaluate differences and draw conclusions. Results showed that the enhanced DES performed better than the existing DES
An Improved Mobile Sensing Algorithm for Potholes Detection and Analysis
Get PDFPotholes has been identified as one of the primary reasons for traffic fatalities as well as the wear and tear of vehicle tyres. Numerous efforts have been put into creating technologies that can automatically sense potholes. Notwithstanding, it is challenged with higher computational power. In this study, a mobile-based application for detecting and analyzing potholes is proposed using improved STDEV(Z) and Z-DIFF approach. In this study, an inbuilt mobile device that employs an accelerometer, GPS, and various Z-axis algorithms for potholes detection is presented. Potholes locations’ data were compiled, analysed and transferred to the traveller’s mobile software. Accuracy, precision and recall were used as the performance metrics for the algorithms. The performance evaluation results of the proposed improved algorithm for large potholes, small potholes and pothole cluster in term of sensitivity, specificity, precision and accuracy in percentage are: 81, 88, 82; 40, 58, 40; 86, 87, 94; and 76, 80, 79; respectively. Based on these results, the proposed improved algorithm outperforms the Z-DIFF and STDEV(Z) algorithms. With this approach, cost of vehicle maintenance and road accidents can be minimized as alternative routes can be used during mobility.