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Motivational Strategies and School Factors as Predictors of Teachers\u27 Commitment in Public Secondary Schools in South-west, Nigeria
Get PDFThis study investigated motivational strategies and school factors as Predictors of Teachers\u27 Commitment in Public Secondary Schools in South-west, Nigeria. Five objectives consisting three research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive research design was employed. Population comprised of all public secondary school principals (2,512) and teachers (63,352). Sample used comprised of 697 principals and 2,254 teachers (Multi-stage sampling procedure). Two self-constructed questionnaires titled "Motivational Strategies and School Factors Questionnaire (MSSFQ)" (? = .800) and "Teachers Commitment Questionnaire (TCQ)" (? = .871) were administered. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results revealed poor in-service training, workload, school facilities and very poor incentives. It also showed a low level of teachers\u27 commitment to the school, students and profession. Results showed a high significant joint contribution of motivational strategies (in-service training and incentives) and school factors (teachers\u27 workload and school facilities) on teachers’ commitment (F6, 690 = 3.101, P<0.05). All the indices -in-service training, incentives, teachers\u27 workload and school facilities all had a relative significant influence on teachers\u27 commitment. It was recommended among others that motivational strategies should be provided to teachers and school factors should be well managed (workload) and improved upon (facilities
Teachers’ Knowledge, Task-based Language Teaching as Correlates of Students’ Academic Achievement in English Grammar in Oyo State
Get PDFThis study investigated teachers’ knowledge, perception of task-based language teaching and students’ achievement in English Grammar in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State. The study adopted the survey research design of the correlational type. Ten (10) public secondary schools were randomly selected from public secondary schools in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select forty (40) SS II students and two English Language teachers from each school. 400 students and twenty (20) English Language teachers participated in the study. Three research instruments were used for data collection: Teachers’ Perception of Task-based Language Teaching Questionnaire (r=.77), Teachers’ Knowledge Test on Task-based Language Teaching (r=.75) and English Grammar Achievement Test (r=.82). Data collected were analysed using Multiple Regression Analysis. Results were interpreted at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that there was a positive, low non-significant relationship between teachers’ knowledge of task-based language teaching and students’ achievement in English grammar (r = 0.12; p>0.05). The joint contribution of teachers’ knowledge and perception of task-based language teaching to students achievement in English Grammar (F(2, 17) = 0.24; Adj R2 = 0.09; p>0.05) was not significant. The relative contribution of teacher’s knowledge of task-based language teaching to students’ achievement in English Grammar (? = 0.11; t = 0.46; p>0.05) was not significant. Also, the relative contribution of teacher’s perception of task-based language teaching to students’ achievement in English Grammar (? = 0.11; t = 0.46 p>0.05) was not significant. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that English Language teachers should create a conducive environment that will make the teaching of English grammar easy. Government should organise seminars, workshops and other in-service trainings for English Language teachers on how they can teach English Grammar using Task-based Language Teaching. 
Administrative Capacity and Service Quality of Local Governments in Oyo State, Nigeria: .
No full textAnchored on the Dynamic Capability theory, the study assessed the interactions of administrative capacity and service quality of six Local Governments in Oyo State, Nigeria. Amixed method involving qualitative and quantitative data collection was adopted while 384 people from the six selected Local Governments in Oyo State, Nigeria were studied. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses in the study. The findings revealed that administrative capacity significantly has a positive but weak significant effect on the service quality of selected Local Government areas in Oyo State, Nigeria. The study concluded that the government at the Federal and State levels must appreciate the local government\u27s legislative obligations to the grassroots economy. More so, the local government\u27s capability to deliver the dividend of democracy lies in its administrative and financial autonomy. The study recommended that the leadership of the local government in Oyo State need to provide funds to innovate the local government offices and encourage innovation in terms of policies that can enhance service quality for the citizens of Oyo State, Nigeria
Effect of Tax Morale on Personal Income Tax Compliance in Edo State: .
No full textThis study was set to investigate the effect of tax morale on personal income tax compliance in Edo State. It became imperative to carry out this study following the series of quests to observe the influence of tax morale on personal income tax compliance in Edo State, Nigeria. A survey research design was adopted in carrying out the research. The primary source of data was collected through a questionnaire and used for the study. Tables and percentages were used to analyse the data, while Pearson ChiSquares estimation technique was adopted to test the hypothesis. Findings obtained showed that infrastructural development has a negative but insignificant influence on personal income tax compliance, while transparency and accountability and taxpayers\u27 awareness have a positive and significant relationship with personal income tax compliance. The study, thus, concludes that only transparency and accountability tend to ensure compliance with personal income tax. At the same time, infrastructural development is not good predictor of personal income tax compliance in Edo State, Nigeria. This, study, thus recommends that government should be more accountable to its citizens to lure them to be tax compliant so that the government can generate enough revenue to perform its fundamental obligations/services equitably to the citizens
Harnessing Utilisation of Digital Technologies for Promoting Health Education for Contemporary Educational Creativity
Get PDFFollowing the rapid development of the Internet and information technologies, coupled with a variety of digital media, digital technologies are rapidly being integrated into a wide range of health fields. The digital technology has become a conventional method of health education for the general public and has the potential to influence health behaviours. The aim of this study is to identify the use of digital technologies as a tool for promoting health education for contemporary educational creativity as well as the need for capacity building and digital literacy which will be integral to ensuring that digital health tools are used correctly and competently in practice. This article explores some of the technological advances in the field of health, the rise and application of digital technologies for health education. Digital technologies have contributed significantly to some very significant changes in the configuration of standard health services, community health education and health promotion. The effects of technology on health promotion and our quality of life were reviewed. In addition, some of the barriers to the utilisation of digital technologies for promoting health education as found in the literature are; constantly shifting in their meanings according to the context in which they are used in order to make profit. 
Contributory Effect of Value Added Tax to Tax Revenue in Nigeria: .
No full textThis study examines the contributory effect of value-added tax on the level of tax revenue in Nigeria using time series data spanning from 2010 Q1 to 2021 Q4. The data used in this study were sourced from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletin. The technique used for estimation in this study was the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model, which was employed to examine the short-run and long-run impact of value-added tax on tax revenue. The result shows that value-added tax has a negative and insignificant contributory impact on tax revenue in the long and short run. The study recommends that government should work at increasing the level of VAT in the country until it contributes positively to the overall tax revenue and the economy
Law And Dispute Resolution In Africa: Problems And Prospects
Get PDF‘The courts [of this country] should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins.They should be the places where the disputes end after alternative methods of resolvingdisputes have been considered and tried.’ Sandra Day O’Connor (US Supreme Court
Status and Adequacy of Safety Strategies of Early Childhood Education Centres in Southwestern Nigeria
Get PDFThe study assessed the status and adequacy of safety strategies of early childhood education centres in Southwestern Nigeria. These were with the view to providing information on the safety of early childhood education centres in Southwestern Nigeria. This study adopted a descriptive survey research design and the study population consisted of all Early Childhood Education (ECE) centres of six Southwestern states of Nigeria. The sample for the study consisted of 240 ECE centres, as well as 240 parents and 240 teachers in the centres. Multistage sampling procedure using Simple Random, Snowball and Accidental Sampling techniques were used to select the samples. The study utilised School Safety Checklist (SSC). Data were analyzed using simple percentages. The results showed that early childhood education centres in Southwestern Nigeria were highly safe in disaster prevention (51.7%), playground safety (53.3%) and cyber safety (64.6%). They were fairly safe in the school buildings (52.5%), water hygiene (15.0%), transport safety (18.3%), health and safety (49.2%) as well as social and emotional safety (41.7%) but not safe in fire safety and management (82.9% did not fulfill fire safety conditions). The results also showed that the safety strategies of 5.4% of the centres were not adequate, 49.6% of the centres were fairly adequate and 45.0% of the centers were very adequate. The study concluded that most of the early childhood education centers in South-western Nigeria had adequate safety strategies
Teacher Training Programmes as Predictors of Teacher Job Satisfaction and Performance in Oyo State, Nigeria
Get PDFThe study investigated teacher training programmes as predictors of teacher job satisfaction and performance in Oyo State, Nigeria. Teacher training programmes examined include: regular courses, workshops, seminars and academic conferences. Descriptive survey research was used. The population comprised all public secondary school teachers in Oyo State. Cluster, purposive and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select a total of 1,800 teachers on whom questionnaire was administered, while 1,500 copies of the questionnaire distributed were retrieved and found suitable for analysis. The research instrument used for data collection was Teacher Job Satisfaction and Performance (TJSP). Three research questions and six hypotheses were answered. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics for the research questions while MANOVA, Multiple Regression Analysis (ANOVA) and t- test were used for the hypotheses. The result revealed that the level of teacher job satisfaction was lower than the level of teacher job performance with the overall weighted average of 2.380 and 2.702 respectively. Also, there was a significant combined influence of teacher training programmes on teacher job satisfaction and performance. The study concluded that teachers in Oyo State rarely participated in teacher training programmes, especially in-service training. On the basis of the findings of the study, it is recommended that in-service-training for teachers should be given priority by the Secondary School Management Board. Also, government should make adequate provisions for teacher training programmes in its budget, while proper follow-up and feedback should be provided. 
Netizens\u27 Detection and Mitigation of Crimes in the Digital Environment in Nigeria: AQualitative Analysis: .
No full textThe Internet and social media have become essential parts of modern life. While this continues to impact speed and quality of delivery positively, one sad problem associated with the technology is cybercrime. This study aims to evaluate the level of cybercrime awareness in Nigeria and find ways to mitigate cybercrimes in Nigeria. Anchored on Technological Determinism and Protection Motivation Theories, the research combines qualitative analysis of relevant literature with primary data collected through a 7-point in-depth interview in which 20 participants were purposively selected from the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. The study\u27s findings show that Nigerians are well aware of cybercrimes; although Nigeria has legislation to combat cybercrimes, it is ineffective due to a lack of public knowledge. People take action on their own to mitigate cybercrime because the public is unsure of the government\u27s efforts. It is recommended that the government creates job and educational opportunities to discourage wouldbe criminals, enact effective laws that the public is aware of and penalize defaulters; also that citizens would maintain awareness of information regarding security breaches and use strong passwords that are updated regularly