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THE ROLE OF SELF-REGULATED LEARNING IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY: STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMAL STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
No full textIn the ever-evolving landscape of educational psychology, the concept of self-regulated learning (SRL) has emerged as a cornerstone for understanding how students engage with and shape their learning processes. As scholars and educators endeavour to enhance student achievement and foster lifelong learning, it is imperative to unravel the intricate dynamics of SRL and its multifaceted impact on educational outcomes. This paper aims to explore the pivotal role of selfregulated learning in educational psychology and delve into a comprehensive analysis of the strategies that promote optimal student achievement. Drawing upon a rich array of authors’ perspectives, empirical research, and practical applications, this compilation seeks to deepen understanding of how students\u27 metacognition, motivation, and cognitive strategies intertwine to drive successful learning experiences
INTERNAL SUPERVISION: A TOOL FOR TEACHERS’ EFFECTIVENESS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, NIGERIA
No full textIt is an undisputable fact that Nigerian educational system in general and secondary schools in particular are faced with problem of supervisions and this has direct effect on its products. The study examines the concept and purpose of internal supervision, techniques of internal supervision, and makes of distinctions between supervision and inspection. Furthermore, concept of teachers’ effectiveness and challenges of international supervision were critically examined. The challenges include employment of unqualified and untrained persons for quality control, resulting in low-quality output and insufficiency of the resources and minimal amounts required for inspection among others. The study concludes that internal supervision enhances teachers\u27 classroom instruction, their level of subject-matter expertise, and their professional growth as teachers. Therefore, it is suggested that the principal as internal supervisor should pay regular visit to the teachers when the teaching is ongoing and offer professional support and suggestions on how they can improve in their carrier
FROM CIVIL WAR TO BOKO HARAM: AN ANALYSIS OF THE MAJOR IMPEDIMENTS TO A SUCCESSFUL NATION BUILDING IN NIGERIA.
No full textSince its independence on the 1st October, 1960, Nigeria’s effort to successful nation building had been greatly threatened by a combination of regional and tribal sentiments. Immediately after the nation’s independence, intra-regional and interregional rivalries, resulting from claims of discrimination and marginalization, brewed. Thus Within a span of seven months, two successful military coups were staged. The first was on the 15th January 1966 and the second in July of the same year. The events that followed led to Civil war 1967-70. The war, more than anything else threatened Nigeria’s internal security. Added to the lingering claims of marginalization and discrimination that followed the civil war, was political thuggery and manipulation of religion associated with the second republic and the successive military juntas. Religiously motivated aspiring groups such as Maitasine soon sprang up. While Nigeria was still recuperating from the scourge of the Maitastine crises, General Ibrahim Babangida registered Nigeria as member of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC). This generated a lot of friction among Nigerians. However, greater controversies began when President Ibrahim Babangida annulled the 1993 presidential elections. The wave of Sharia in the early days of fourth republic hit the nation’s unity badly. This was followed by growing ethno-religiousconflicts, organize kidnappings and banditry. It is lamentable that Nigeria survived all these crises and conflicts, but only to be threatened by a sectarian group, Boko Haram. Attempt, here is made, to historicize some of these crises frustrating Nigeria’s effort to a successful national development
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRES OF QURANIC EDUCATION IN ZARIA, 1860 – 1960
No full textThe traditional Islamic education system in Birni Zaria is gradually being replaced by Islamiyya schools in different houses and wards in Birni Zaria, and (new) Islamic schools modelled after public schools in Nigeria. This education system was first championed in Birni Zaria by the three oldest Islamic Quarters in Kona, Juma and Zage-Zagi before the Usman Ibn Fodio’s Jihad in 1804. After the jihad and establishment of the Zazzau Emirate, political development, socioeconomic and cultural re-orientations led to the Islamization of all aspects of human endeavour in the emirate through the provision of Islamic education. In Birni Zaria, this development led to the establishment of additional Centers of Islamic learning in Kofan Doka, Limancin Iya, Magajiya, Kakaki, Karfe, Nupawa, Kusfa, and Albarkawa, and the emergence of a classical group of Islamic scholars (Ulama) who constitute the council of Ulama in Birni Zaria. Some of these Islamic scholars include Liman Kona Shaykh Haruna Al-Rasheed, Liman Juma Shaykh Abubakar Al-Futy, Shaykh Abbas, Shaykh Sani Ibn Rilwan, Shaykh Musa Magajiya, Shaykh Yahuza Ibn Sa’ad, Shaykh Shittu Ibn Abdul-Rauf, Shaykh Ma’aji Ishaq, Shaykh Abubakar Ishaq, Shaykh Jubril Sani Mallam Na Iya, and Shaykh Sambo Mai Cassa’in. Today, traditional Islamic schools\u27 composition, enrollment, graduation and patronage have greatly diminished. In some Centres of learning, the traditional education system had disappeared completely. However, the memory of these Islamic scholars is still fresh in their respective communities. The system is managed by prominent female Islamic scholars in their parents or husband residences. The bulk of Arabic/Hausa Ajami manuscripts left by some pioneer scholars remained largely in private hands, some reportedly destroyed due to poor preservation and storage. The importance attached to these veritable sources of the history of Birni Zaria is immeasurable
THE EXPLOITATION OF THE NIGERIAN PEASANT FARMERS BY THE MARKETING BOARD SYSTEM IN NIGERIA IN 1954
No full textThe establishments of the Commodity Marketing Boards (CMBs) and later Regional Marketing Boards in the British Colonial Empires in the 1940s and the early 1950s were primarily aimed at stabilizing prices of produce for the “benefits” of the local producers against the vagaries of world market prices to enhance the export of these produce. However, to a large extent, these set objectives turned out to undermine the purpose for which the Marketing Boards were established in all the British Colonial Empires. This paper examines the activities of the Regional Marketing Boards (RMBs) that were set up in the four regions of the Nigeria, including Southern Cameroon in 1954. RMBs showcase how the local producers were exploited and denied the benefits ofhaving a good world market price for their produce that should have accrued to them from the activities of the Boards. The material documents used in support of this finding are largely a product of classified archival materials from the British National Archives in London
IMPACT OF GUIDANCE SERVICES ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN MINNA, NIGER STATE
No full textThe research was undertaken to justify the impact of guida nce counselling services on the achievement of students in public senior secondary schools in Minna metropolis of Niger state. The objectives of the study were to identify how guidance and counselling improve the academic achievement of students in public senior secondary schools in Minna metropolis; and to identify the various guidance services available for students in public senior secondary schools in Minna metropolis. The research method used in this research is the descriptive survey research method. The population of this research consists of students of secondary schools in Minna metropolis these schools consist of boarding and day. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 165 respondents from the population comprising 55 staff and 110 students. The instrument used for this research was a questionnaire and the method used for analyzing data is a simple percentage. The study established the following findings: Secondary schools in the study area differed in the number of guidance and counselling services that they offer. Teacher counsellors had little training in guidance and counselling while Stakeholders adequately supported guidance and counselling programmes in the schools. Based on these findings, it is recommended that there is a need to improve the level of training of teacher counsellors in guidance and counselling through further on-the-job training programmes, further schooling for better skill development and competence as this will tell on the offering of all the services required for a focused and positive guidance and counselling programme. Teacher counsellors should also be encouraged to take advantage of the positive attitude and readiness of the students to make themselves available for guidance and counselling services to enhance career counselling in their schools. Above all, the concerned authority should be persuaded to see that the Guidance and counselling programme in available schools is well strengthened to improve the academic performance of secondary schools in the area
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PAN NIGER DELTA FORUM (PANDEF): ARGUMENTS FOR RESTRUCTURING THE NIGERIAN FEDERATION
No full textFederalism is a political system by which two or additional governments have mutual power over the same geographical territory have been in practice around the world for years. Good numbers of democratic states in the globe are governed by a federal system and these countries include: Germany, Brazil, the U.S., Canada, Australia, India and Argentina. Still the EU has a federal structure, in spite of the fact that one of the very few instances where the members of the “upper chambers” in the federal system are not chosen or elected, but are delegates of the particular governments. Federalism in Nigeria since existence is structured alongside with the nation constitution but copied from the US pattern of federation. The study looked at the role played by Pan Niger Delta Forum towards a restructured Nigeria for even development. Because restructuring is the process of having independent, self-sustaining units in a federation which helps to provide development at all levels of government. The paper frames it argument from the structural-functionalism theory. The study adopted the secondary means of data collection while the descriptive analysis was utilized and the purposive technique was adopted for effective and efficient research findings. Findings shows that restructuring Nigeria\u27s political system has not been fully acknowledged and followed up by the currentgovernment for its implementation and it has continue to creates the long agitation of marginalization of some parts of the country. Also, it has shown perceived hatred between the south-south region and Nigerian government in many fora. The studyrevealed that a restructured Nigeria will give autonomy to each region and this will help to survive and bring sustainable development. The study recommends the following measures for a restructured Nigeria political system: there should be immediate implementation of the 2014 national conference and the APC committee on restructuring and the true federalism reports; federal government should urgently consider the key points recommended by the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) on the South-South position on the restructuring of Nigeria
THE NIGERIAN POLICE ACT, 2020: EMERGING CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
No full textThe Nigerian Police Act, 2020 was enacted out of the desire to have an effective and modern police force that is based on the principles of accountability, transparency and protection of human rights in Nigeria. The Act repeals the erstwhile Nigerian Police Act, 2004 with its own novel provisions. This study therefore looked at some key issues as contained in the Act. The objective of of the study is to identify the challenges working against the implementation of the Act in Nigeria. The study adopted systems theory as its framework of analysis and made use of secondary data drawn mainly from journals, textbooks, newspaper reports and the Nigerian Police Act, 2020. Descriptive research design was employed for the study while content analysis was used to analyze the collected data. The study amongst others; found that the Act 2020 is a veritable tool which can be used to entrench transparency and efficiency in the Nigerian Police Force. The study also reveals that there is lack of awareness about the existence of the police Act2020 and that the Act bequeathed a lot of powers to the police. Consequently, the study recommends that the legislature and executive should from time to time review the activities of the police and that there is need for a nationwide sensitization about the provisions of the Act
MEDIA AND FOREIGN POLICY RELATIONS: A FOCUS ON XENOPHOBIC ATTACK BETWEEN NIGERIA AND SOUTH AFRICA
No full textThe social nature of man has manifested in states behaviour within the global system and as such the adoption of foreign policy become useful and inevitable. The media constitutes an undeniably powerful and complex component of the public sphere. Itspower to shape, inform and direct derives from its multifaceted and universal character. The media provides a range of technology-based platforms – from internet, broadcast and film to print and mobile – which constitute the means by which the public sphere is st most commonly articulated in the 21 century. This paper therefore, examines the role of media in the coverage and reportage of Nigeria\u27s foreign policy through informing, educating and enlightening the international community on issues and nature of international politics in general. Using the communication theory and secondary method of data collection, the paper examines the extent at which media performed her role in Nigeria\u27s response to xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The paper submits that the media plays a pivotal role in Nigeria\u27s response to xenophobic attacks in South Africa and that there is a linkage between Media and Nigeria\u27s external relations especially in this era of globalization. The paper recommends that the media need to be socially, politically, economically, nationally and internationally responsible in the way it carry news stories about Nigeria\u27s foreign policies
ASSESSMENT OF FEMALE VULNERABILITY DRIVERS IN EMPLOYMENT: A STUDY OF NIGERIA
No full textThe share of workers in vulnerable employment is directly linked to the share of people living in poverty. Due to citizens\u27 statuses, discriminatory or poorly enforced labour laws and obfuscatedemployment relations, migrant workers are often at greater risk toworking in vulnerable types of employment. The study focuses on the attainment of two main sustainable development goal (goal 8: Decent work and Economic growth and Goal 5: Gender Equality) alongside some other on a secondary scale. The ultimate empowerment of women is to step up and take charge of their own futures. The study employed the use of regression estimator, employing OLS. It assesses the extent to which female vulnerability in employment is influenced by agricultural sector employment of females, manufacturing sector employment of females and service sector employment of female. Expectedly, vulnerability of female employment vulnerability in the sectors examine indicates high level of vulnerability influenced by both the agricultural sector and the service sector. Therefore it is suggested that policies geared towards female empowerment in agriculture and services alongside other concerned sectors should be promoted to decrease the venerability of female employment in agricultural and service sector in Nigeria. This will result to increase in female empowerment and nation growth and development.JEL Classification: Q1, J5, I14, J16