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Gendered objectification and the sanctity of life: a feminist theological appraisal of female portrayal in selected contemporary Nigerian hip hop music
Full text linkIn: Fatokun, S. A. and Labeodan, H. A. (eds.) Religion- The Sanctuary of Life and Nation Building, pp. 269-279Gendered objectification is an undeniable reality in the modern world because the female folk has remained vulnerable as their bodies and sexuality are oftentimes exploited. It arises in a situation when an individual because of her/his gender is seen as an object or “thing” for others’ use or pleasure, which is an act of violation of the sanctity of life. This experience as seen in Contemporary Nigerian Hip Hop music, where the female body, sexuality and being is objectified has suffered not much attention especially from a feminist theological view. This paper therefore seeks to appraise the portrayal of women in this genre of music and the sacrosanct principles of the sanctity of life. The study will answer the following research questions: In what areas are women objectified in selected Contemporary Nigerian Hip Hop music? What are the feminist theological views of female objectification? What are the consequences of gendered objectification for the female folks, sanctity of life and the society at large? These questions will be addressed in this study with a view of bringing to the fore the implications of the portrayal of women in Contemporary Nigerian Hip Hop music as objects of use or pleasure for the nation at larg
Leveraging user session for personalized e- commerce recommendation
Full text linkThe advent of the internet has propelled many shopping activities online, leading to the rapid growth of e- commerce. This shift has revolutionized the shopping experience, offering unparalleled convenience with anytime, anywhere access via computers and internet connectivity. Moreover, the vast array of easily accessible choices empowers buyers to make well-informed decisions. Numerous websites have emerged to provide e-commerce services, catering either as a complement to physical stores or as standalone businesses. However, the abundance of offerings often leads to information overload for buyers, making product searches time-consuming and frustrating. Personalized e-commerce recommendations alleviate this challenge by guiding users to relevant products swiftly, enhancing the overall shopping experience and ultimately boosting product sales. The study focuses on creating a session-based recommendation system for e-commerce websites, leveraging Recurrent Neural Networks with LSTM architectures to analyze sequential user behavior and browsing context for personalized product recommendations. The research methodology encompasses data collection and preprocessing, where data was splitted into training, testing and validation set. The model was efficiency was evaluated using precision, recall and mean reciprocal rank with the result showing considerable promise for recommendation. This research makes a substantial contribution by suggesting tailored options, users are more likely to find suitable products, leading to increased satisfaction and repeat purchases, thereby benefiting e-commerce platforms
Teaching styles and parental bonding as correlates of academic boredom among undergraduates in Oyo State
Full text linkThis study investigates the relationship between teaching techniques, parental bonding, and the factors that lead to academic boredom among undergraduates in Oyo State. The study employed a non-experimental design of correlational research type. A total of 250 undergraduates (107 males and 143 females) were randomly picked from three institutions in Oyo State. The age range of the individuals was between 16 and 26 years, with an average age of 16.83. Three assessments with demonstrated validity and reliability were employed to assess teaching styles, parental bonding, and academic boredom. The data was analyzed using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation and multiple regression at a significance threshold of 0.05. The findings indicated a strong correlation between teaching styles and academic boredom (r=0.21; p<0.05), as well as parental bonding (r=0.33; p<0.05). The combination of teaching styles and parental bonding accounted for 20.8% of the Variation in predicting academic boredom. Furthermore, the study found that teaching styles (ß= -0.39, t=-3.66; p<0.05) and parental bonding (ß=0.366, t=4.91; p<0.05) significantly predicted academic boredom. This could prompt the undergraduates to request the necessary educational resources for their studies. Additionally, it could foster a greater enthusiasm for academic tasks, thereby eliminating feelings of boredom. Therefore, itis recommended that parents should prioritize establishing a deep emotional connection with their children and wards
Effect of the introduction of trade subjects on the senior secondary school economics curriculum and enrolment in Nigeria
Full text linkEconomics is the most popular subject in the SSS Curriculum in Nigeria. It is offered by nearly all students. However, with the introduction of trade subjects into the SSS Curriculum, the popularity of economics among SSS Students became a point of debate among researchers and Curriculum planners. The researcher therefore, examined the effect this trade subject had on SSS economics enrolment, and the entrepreneurship aspect of Economics and the UTME admission requirement as it relates to Economics and these trade subjects. The study is an expost facto research and it made use of data on enrolment for Economics by public examination bodies, comparison of the curriculum of economics with that of trade subjects as well as JAMB brochure on requirements for admission, in analysing the effects of the introduction of trade subjects on the economics curriculum and enrolment. Three research questions guided the study. Analysing data presented by examination bodies, such as the WAEC and JAMB, the researcher was able to proof that, despite the introduction of trade subjects, Economics still maintain its popularity with students. It also kept its place as having the most comprehensive entrepreneurship topic compared to trade subjects. In addition, compared to trade subjects, Economics is still an important requirement for admission into Nigeria University while trade subjects are rarely required for admission. It is therefore recommended that curriculum planners should, in recognition of the popularity and usefulness of Economics, work on regularly improving/updating the Economics Curriculum, in order to make it attractive to all categories of secondary school students
Liturgical Dance in Nigeria: Babalola Abiodun and Victory Ashien Works in Focus Samson
Full text linkLiturgical dance has its roots in early Christian worship practices. It reached a high point in the medieval church, when a number of religious orders arose with a specific emphasis on prayer and meditation, and it was performed primarily by religious professionals. In many churches and in many liturgical dance groups today, the emphasis is on performance in service or in festivals. The performance groups many times feature extensive and complicated choreography that showcases the style of the choreographer and the skills of the dancers. But what is liturgical dance supposed to be? What are the specific nature and forms of liturgical performances in Nigeria? Adopting the Religion Theory of Ninian Smart and Performance Analysis, this research focuses on the process of choreographing/creating liturgical dances, the impact of other elements of performance on liturgical dance creation, spiritual impact on liturgical dance and fully on the performance aspect of liturgical dance. The performance analysis is based on the interviews conducted, and having analysed two liturgical performance videos and conducting interviews on two liturgical choreographers, namely Victory Ashien of Spirit of David, Nigeria and Babalola Abiodun of Praise Dance Academy. Based on the above, this research concludes that liturgical dance in Nigeria is on the rise and there is a significant interest from different groups and churches. Besides, these liturgical dance performances embrace theatrical dance performance elements in communicating and interpreting stories
A thesis in the Department of SPECIAL EDUCATION Submitted to the Faculty of Education in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY of the UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
Full text linkSchool adjustment is a veritable means of enhancing school engagement and academic achievement. However, Students with Visual Impairment (SwVI) in secondary schools find it difficult to cope with the demands of the school environment with complexities, such as multiple classrooms, un-adapted curriculum and lack of appropriate assistive technologies. As a result, many SwVI have to contend with poor academic achievement due to poor school adjustment. Previous studies have focused more on teaching strategies for improving academic performance and social adjustment with little attention paid to the influence of psycho-social factors on school adjustment among SwVI. This study, therefore, was designed to examine how self-concept, emotional intelligence, peer relationship, teacher-student relationship, self-efficacy and gender are implicated in the school adjustment of SwVI in southeastern Nigeria. The Lev Vygotsky’s Social Development and Bandura’s Social Learning theories provided the framework, while the survey design of correlational type was adopted. The 13 special junior and senior secondary schools (public and private), with educational facilities for SwVI in the five states of Southeastern Nigeria (Abia-3), (Anambra-5), (Ebonyi-1), (Enugu-3) and Imo (1) were enumerated. A screening conducted using the Snellen Chart revealed that there were 120 SwVI in the special secondary schools. Ninety six SwVI who consented to participating in the study were purposively selected. The instruments used were School Adjustment (r=0.82), Self-concept (r=0.80), Emotional Intelligence (r=0.80), Peer Relationship (r=0.79), Teacher-student Relationship (r=0.81) and Self-efficacy (rN=0.85) scales. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s product moment correlation, multiple regression and t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The respondents’ age was 17.00±3.20 years, 61.5% were male, while 58.4% were in junior secondary school. The SwVI were from middle socio-economic families (65.6%), those with moderate visual impairments (51.0%) and those with acquired onset impairment (63.5%). The SwVI level of school adjustment was high 2.65 against a norm of 2.50. Peer relationship (r = 0.58), teacher-student relationship (r = 0.55) self-concept (r = 0.49), self-efficacy (r = 0.44) positively correlated with school adjustment but emotional intelligence did not. The predictor variables had a joint prediction on school adjustment (F(5,90) = 14.39; Adj. R2 = 14.0); accounting for 14.0% of its variance. The peer relationship (β = 0.27), teacher-student relationship (β = 0.25), self-concept (β = 0.23), emotional intelligence (β = 0.16) and self-efficacy (β = 0.13) had relative contributions to school adjustment, while emotional intelligence and self-efficacy did not. There was no gender difference in the school adjustment of male and female SwVI. Peer relationship, teacher-student relationship, self-concept and self-efficacy influenced school adjustment of students with visual impairment in secondary schools in Southeastern Nigeria. Therefore, teachers and parents should pay close attention to these factors to ensure effective school adjustment among students with visual impairment
STEM education and school security
Full text linkIn: Sports and Contemporary Exercise Issues a Book of Reading in Honour of Prof. Joseph Folorunso Babalola, pp. 233-239Revamping education sector in Osun State calls for every stakeholder hand to be on deck, especially in fortifying STEM Education for making all available opportunities in this area known. As open systems, the schools have been deeply affected by the economic, political, and social conditions of our time, and have been expose to many undesirable events and behaviours such as substance addiction, violence, child abuse, kidnaping, and the like. Therefore, it is necessary to manage school security properly in order to prevent accidents and incidents, creating an environment in which physical, emotional and social well-being is promoted. This study aimed at examining STEM Education and school security
Physical activity and exercise as precursors of wellbeing of menopausal women in the community
No full textAgeing or menopausal women do come up with variety of physical, psychological and social health related challenges in various community settings including educational institutions. This paper examined the impact of physical activity and exercise as a tool for the wellbeing of ageing and menopausal women in the community which they can use to manage or cope with their health related conditions at midlife period. Physical activity or exercise have been viewed by many experts as a coping menopausal coping strategy against various symptoms, women experience during the period that affect their quality of lif
A THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN
No full textAgricultural soils as habitats for beneficial soil bacteria are usually invaded by weeds, an occurrence which has detrimental effects on crops. Chemical herbicides mostly employed for weed control adversely affect soil bacteria. Previous studies have reported chemical herbicides’ effects on soil bacterial diversity suppressing microbial growth, however, information on soil types, and organic herbicides that could be an alternative is limited. Therefore, this study was designed to investigate the effects of chemical and organic herbicides on bacterial diversity in Alfisol and Inceptisol. Soils (Alfisol and Inceptisol) were collected from research farms at University of Ibadan, Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, National Horticultural Research Institute, and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture. In a screen house experiment using a factorial arrangement in a completely randomised design, Atrazine and S-Metolachlor (AS-M), Isopropyl Amine (IA), and Acetic Acid (AA) herbicides were applied as pre-, post- and organic herbicides, respectively on the soils. In the field experiments, AS-M, IA and AA herbicides were also applied to the Alfisol and Inceptisol. All herbicide-treated soils were sampled at 4 and 8 weeks and bulked to determine physico-chemical parameters and herbicides persistency of the treated and untreated soils using standard methods. The effect on bacterial diversity in herbicide treated Alfisol and Inceptisol were determined by DNA extraction from the soil samples using 16S rRNA amplicons sequenced on illumina miseq. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, QIIME 2, and ANOVA at α0.05. Untreated Alfisol pH (6.20±0.12), organic carbon (3.90±0.04g/kg) and clay content (112.20±0.55g/kg) were significantly higher than Inceptisol pH (5.50±0.15), organic carbon (1.90±0.01g/kg) and clay content (103.90±0.81g/kg). At week 4, pH and organic carbon were significantly higher in Alfisol (6.30±0.21: 0.40±0.06g/kg) than Inceptisol (5.40±0.21; 0.10±0.06g/kg). Herbicides’ persistency was higher in Alfisol than Inceptisol. Intermediate products (acetamide) in AA-treated soil (Alfisol: 30.2%; Inceptisol: 25.0%) < 2-amino-3-4- dihydro-4-4-dimethyl-6-pyrimidinone (Alfisol: 48.7%; Inceptisol: 35.3%) in IA < atrazine (Alfisol: 50.9%; Inceptisol: 37.1%) in AS-M at week 4, with a similar trend Alfisol: 22.1%, Inceptisol: 19.2%; Alfisol: 42.6%, Inceptisol: 33.2%; Alfisol: 43.9%, Inceptisol: 35.1% at week 8. Alfisol had significantly higher bacteria taxa of 79% than 21% in Inceptisol. Methylomicrobium, Saccharopolyspora, Domibacillus, Blatococcus, Fuctibacillus, Limnobacter, Sneathiella, Nocardiopsis, Aquisphaera, and Stenotrophomonas were found in Alfisol and Inceptisol. However, Limnobacter and Methylomicrobium; Sneathiella and Nocardiopsis; Aquisphaera and Saccharopolyspora; were the bacterial genera that survived in AS-M, IA and AAtreated-soils, respectively. Significant effect in relative abundance of bacterial genera Chthoniobacter (Alfisol: 0.5%, 0.4%, 0.3%, 0.6%: Inceptisol: 0.3%, 0.2%, 0.3%, 0.5%) and Pedosphaera (Alfisol: 0.6%, 0.6%, 0.5%, 0.9%, Inceptisol: 0.7%, 0.5%, 0.5%, 0.9%) were observed at week 4, Chthoniobacter (Alfisol: 0.5%, 0.4%, 0.4%, 0.6%: Inceptisol: 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.4%, 0.5%) and Pedosphaera (Alfisol: 0.6%, 0.8%, 0.5%, 0.9%, Inceptisol: 0.3%, 1.2%, 0.9%, 1.3%) at week 8 in untreated and soil treated with AS-M, IA and AA, respectively. Alpha and beta diversity indicated significant differences in the relative abundance of bacteria between Alfisol and Inceptisol. The relative abundance of bacteria diversity in Alfisol and Inceptisol were reduced by chemicals but increased by organic herbicide
Bilingual and multilingual medium of instruction policy: A panacea for creating an Inclusive learning environment in Nigeria
Full text linkThis paper examines the potential of bilingual and multilingual medium of instruction (MOI) policy as a solution for creating an inclusive learning environment in Nigeria. With over 250 ethnic languages and a complex linguistic diversity, Nigeria's education system faces significant challenges in providing equal access to quality education for all students. The dominant use of English as the sole MOI has resulted in a linguistic barrier, marginalizing mother-tongue speakers and perpetuating educational inequalities. This research argues that a well-implemented bilingual and multilingual MOI policy can address these challenges by promoting linguistic diversity and inclusivity, enhancing academic achievement and cognitive development, fostering cultural preservation and identity, bridging the gap between home and school languages, empowering marginalized communities through a critical analysis of existing literature, policy documents, and stakeholder interviews, this study explores the benefits, challenges, and implementation strategies of bilingual and multilingual MOI policy in Nigeria. The findings highlight the need for a contextualized and flexible approach, taking into account regional language dynamics, teacher training, and resource allocation. This research contributes to the ongoing debate on language policy and education in Nigeria, providing evidence-based recommendations for policymakers, educators, and stakeholders to create a more inclusive and effective education system. By embracing linguistic diversity, Nigeria can unlock the potential of its diverse student population and foster a more equitable and harmonious society