17 research outputs found
Relationship Between Social Media Use and Students’ Cyberbullying Behaviors in a West Malaysian Public University
No full textSocial media is widely used by university students in modern times, although, serious psychological damage is caused to users through cyberbullying activities. This study examined the relationship between social media use and students’ cyberbullying behaviors in a west Malaysian public university. Correlational survey was adopted, while 400 undergraduates purposively selected from three faculties participated in the study. Questionnaire entitled “Engagement on Social Media Use (ESMU)” was used for data collection. Two hypotheses were tested using SEM-PLS3. Results indicated that social media use and gender significantly related to cyberbullying behaviors. Counseling is recommended to assist in stemming cyberbullying behaviors among undergraduates. (Abstract by authors
Teachers’ Assessment of Inattentive Classroom Behavior Among Primary School Students in Ilorin City, Kwara State, Nigeria
No full textInattentive behavior could become unnoticed but it is often a major constraint to effective classroom instruction and students’ performance. This research investigated teachers’ assessment of inattentive classroom behavior among primary school students in Ilorin city, Kwara State, Nigeria. The research is a survey research with the population consisted of 1,568 teachers, while 160 participants were purposively selected. A questionnaire type of instrument was used in the research. The results showed a reliability coefficient of r = 0.81 after conducting the test-retest reliability. The research question was analyzed with descriptive statistics while the hypotheses were tested with t-test and ANOVA at the 0.05 level of significance. Inattentive classroom behavior was high among primary school students as assessed by teachers. Teachers’ assessment of students’ inattentive behavior was similarly based on gender and qualification but different based on work experience. It was recommended that early childhood education/primary school teachers and counselors as well as other stakeholders in primary education should synergize to mitigate the high level of inattentive classroom behavior among students in order to enhance teaching-learning
Factors Influencing Choice of Career as Expressed by Secondary School Students in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State
No full textThis study investigates the factors influencing career choices of secondary school students inIlorin metropolis. It also examined the influence of gender, class level, religion and father’seducational status on the respondents’ expression. It employed a descriptive survey method.A total of 200 secondary school students in Ilorin metropolis were selected through simplerandom sampling technique. The participants responded to a researcher-designedquestionnaire entitled ‘Factors Influencing Career Choice Questionnaire” (FICCQ). The validityof the instrument was done by a team of 5 experts from the Department of CounsellorEducation, University of Ilorin. The reliability of the instrument was established using test retest reliability method which yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.61. The data collectedwere analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. For the demographic data,percentage was employed while t-test statistical tool was employed to test the four hypothesesat 5% level of significance. Results showed that the factors influencing career choice ofsecondary school students in Ilorin metropolis are ease of access to job opportunity (X=3.50),job remuneration (X=3.48), career guidance from school counsellor (X=3.45), societalvalues on jobs (X=3.44) family line of work (X=3.25), their performance in school subjects(X=3.20) and intellectual capability that they possess (X=2.50) among other factors.Similarly, there was significant difference in the factors influencing career choice of secondary school students in Ilorin metropolis based on gender (p=0.01), class level(p=0.02), religion(p=0.00), and father’s educational status (p=0.01). It was thus recommended that studentsshould liaise with school counsellors to fully explore the factors influencing their careerchoices. Counsellors should ensure that students are given orientation as they move from oneclass to another. This is to ensure that all students, irrespective of gender and religion areabreast of the factors influencing career choice
Gender differences IN glycaemic target in patient with type 2 DM at the obafemi awolowo university teaching hospitals complex ile-ife South West Nigeria
No full textThe national policy on women and the challenges of mainstreaming gender issues in Nigeria, 1985-2005
No full textThis thesis examines the relevance of the National Policy on Women (NPW) to the aspirations of Nigerian women through their eyes. It also investigates the extent to which state institutional capability exists to implement the policy (and to mainstream gender perspectives as the policy stipulates). The study is based on six months of field
work carried out between 2002 and 2004. It combined qualitative and quantitative methods using mainly participatory research techniques.
Nigeria has acceded to several regional and international covenants promoting the rights and well-being of women. Finally, in 2000 it made an official statement of intent to
promote gender equality by approving the NPW. Yet, successful implementation of policy objectives remains elusive in the absence of comprehensive measures to reverse
significant g ender disparities in access to socioeconomic resources, opportunities and benefits. The thesis explores the experiences, perspectives and collective agendas of
women from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds to ascertain the nature of their interests and needs and how they compare with the NPW.
The study found a considerable degree of compatibility between women's aspirations and the NPW, particularly in terms of addressing immediate practical necessity.
However, awareness of the policy is low among most women. Consequently, there is no concerted agenda to push for its implementation. The Gender Management System put
in p lace by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs to
oversee the mainstreaming of gender policy is undermined by institutionalised and routinised gender bias and by
distortions in the wider policy environment
Production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (pha) by pseudomonas aeruginosa (ol405443) using agrowastes as carbon source
No full textThe search for cost-effective substrates for the manufacturing of valuable products has led to the use of agrowastes as alternative sources of reducing sugar. Numerous bacteria build up polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) as storage materials. This research aimed to produce PHA from Pseudomonas aeruginosa using agrowastes as carbon sources. The agrowastes (corncob, plantain peduncle and sugarcane bagasse) were treated with 1 % NaOH and analysed. The agrowastes were hydrolysed using cellulase produced by Aspergillus niger isolated from agrowastes dumpsite. The agrowaste hydrolysate was used in place of glucose for PHA production in a submerged fermentation. Nile blue A test and Sudan black test showed positive results for the isolate with a bright orange fluorescence on irradiation with UV light and was identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa (accession number 0L405443). Sugarcane bagasse gave the highest potential for PHA production with PHA values of 5.86 mg/mL, followed by corn cob (5.29 mg/mL) and the least was obtained in plantain peduncle with a yield of 3.58 mg/mL. The findings using response surface methodology (RSM) for optimization show that all the four factors (carbon source, pH, temperature and incubation time) were statistically significant (P < 0.05) for PHA production. The optimum PHA production was attained under culture conditions of 24 h, 38 °C, pH 6.5, and 3 % carbon source. The PHA produced from 10 L of MSM was quantified to be 10.57 g under these conditions. The study revealed that Pseudomonas aeruginosa 0L405443 is a local bacterial strain utilized for the production of PHA using affordable, sustainable and easily available agrowastes hydrolysate as substrate
Demilitarisation Nigeria and South Africa compared
No full textIn sub-Saharan African countries that have made democratic transition from military
rule and military-backed authoritarian regimes, state elites have embarked upon
strategies aimed at demilitarising the new democratic political process. Demilitarisation
of the state and politics has become an imperative because it is decisive for
consolidating democratic politics and for ensuring improvements in public safety and
security. Yet the process of such demilitarisation in these countries has often generated
a paradox, whereby the reduction of the political influence of state institutions of
violence has been associatedw ith rising civil militarism and the prevalenceo f organised
violence in the wider society.
In these circumstances, taking cognisance of the dangers of civil militarism and other
forms of private violence is a priority for designing and implementing demilitarisation
strategies and other security reforms in post-authoritarian African states. Reformminded
political elites and external supporters need to be sensitive to these dangers or
risk perpetuating the shell of electoral democracy that cannot deliver the goal of human
security in the region. This dissertation explored how the current approach to
demilitarisation is related to the problem of civil militarism by examining the case
studies of Nigeria and South Africa. It explains that given the condition of the state in
Africa, demilitarisation of politics after transition from military or military-backed
authoritarianism contributes to the emergence of civil militarism. Based on this finding,
it argues for a comprehensive approach to demilitarisation as a strategy that caters to
both state and societal violence in order to mitigate the risks of civil militarism in the
process
A New Form of Authoritarianism? Rethinking Military Politics in Post-1999 Nigeria
No full textDespite the vast research that has been done on the Nigerian military, virtually all of these studies have failed to critically examine the accepted role of the military in the democratising phase. This is important because the relationship between the political elite and the military in post-military authoritarian states guarantees either democratic consolidation, or its reversal. In Nigeria, despite an appearance of significant progress in subordinating the military institution to democratic civilian authority, the military remains a crucial political actor in the polity. It appears that the military has yet to accept the core democratic principles of civilian oversight of the institution. This thesis, therefore, explores whether a new form of military authoritarianism is emerging in Nigeria, with the aim of understanding Nigeria’s military behaviour in a transitional phase, from prolonged military authoritarianism to democratisation. To examine this military behaviour, Alfred Stepan’s concept of military prerogatives that was used to understand the military’s behaviour in a transitional phase in Latin America is applied to Nigeria.
A crucial understanding of authoritarianism in Nigeria is initially discussed in this study using mainly document analysis strategy to examine whether multi-ethnic states, such as Nigeria, tend to have authoritarian systems. Six hypotheses form the core analysis of this thesis: first, that the military has retained significant military prerogatives; second, that retired military officers are gaining influential political and economic positions; third, autonomous military involvement in human rights abuses since 1999; and fourth, that civilian government oversight remains weak, and facilitates military authoritarianism. These hypotheses are primarily analysed using the elite interview technique. During the first half of 2011, the author conducted field research where serving and retired military officers were interviewed. The fifth hypothesis is that the military has intervened in politics post-1999. The examination of this hypothesis relies primarily on key security-related media reports (mostly newspaper editorials) on the military after 1999. The examination of the final hypothesis, that increases in military expenditures might facilitate a new form of military authoritarianism, relies primarily on descriptive statistical analysis. In addition, this study collated relevant historical materials that relate to the military, utilising national archival collections.
The empirical findings of this research did not identify a new form of military authoritarianism in Nigeria. The study, however, argues that the unrestricted institutional framework accorded the military has contributed significantly to authoritarian practices in the post-military era in Nigeria. This study discovered that there were similarities between the Brazilian and Nigerian militaries in regard to their military spending during their period in power. Both countries had lower defence budgets. Just as in Brazil, it appears that part of the reason the Nigerian military decided to relinquish power in 1999 had to do with its desire to gain a higher budget, something that was precluded in a military government struggling to retain a sense of legitimacy. The military needed a higher budget to modernise and re-professionalise its institution after more than a decade in power. This feature, which the Nigerian military shares with the Brazilian military, appears to justify the application to Nigeria of Alfred Stepan’s concept of military prerogatives.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN KINETICS & HEALTH EDUCATION PEDAGOGY: MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS’ PERCEPTION OF CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS TO PATIENT-CENTRED INTERACTION IN A TERTIARY HEALTH INSTITUTION IN EKITI STATE
No full textEDITORIAL
With the consistent patronage of the Journal of Human Kinetics and Health Education Pedagogy (JOKHED) by various researchers and the reading public, we are compelled to publish this SPECIAL EDITION of the Journal (Vol, 6, No 1, 2024), dedicated to
PROFESSOR JOSEPH AFOLAYAN ADEGBOYEGA.
The Editorial Board deployed appropriate logistics to screen and select articles with high quality and in conformity with the international standard of JOKHED.
This SPECIAL EDITION ascertains the publication of articles from diverse segments of Sport for Fitness, Wellness and Education pedagogy. We shall not relent in our avowed commitment to always put the journal in academic domain at least two times a year.
My profound appreciation goes to the members of the Editorial Board for their individual participation, and especially, the Ag.Head of Department and Assistant Editor in the successful publication of this SPECIAL EDITION of the Journal.
Professor Patrick Oladepo OYENIYI,
Editor- In- Chief
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Vol. 6, No. 1, 2024 Journal of Human Kinetics and Health Education Pedagogy
EDITORIAL BOARD
Editor –in-Chief
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Professor Patrick Oladepo Oyeniyi
Assistant Editor
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Dr. (Mrs.) S. E. Ogunsile
Acting Head of Department
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Dr. (Mrs.) A. O. Awosusi
Consulting Editors
Prof. A. L. Toriola
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Tehwane University of Technology, South Africa
Prof. (Mrs) F.A. Alade
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Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
Prof. J. F. Babalola
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University of Ibadan, Ibadan
Prof. J. A. Adegun
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Olumilua University of Education, Science and
Technology, Ikere-Ekiti
Prof. S. A. Adeyanju
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Lead City University, Ibadan
Prof. (Mrs) C. F. Ogundana
Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti
Prof. L. O. Eboh
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Delta State University, Abraka
Prof. A. O. Akeredolu
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Lagos State University, Ojoo, Lagos
Prof. M. Yakassai
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Bayero University, Kano
Prof. O. A. Onifade
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University of Ilorin, Ilorin
Publication Committee
Prof. Pat Ola Oyeniyi
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Chairman
Prof. O. B. Ajayi-Vincent
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Prof. (Mrs) P.E. Konwea
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Mrs. O. O. Aina
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Dr. (Mrs.) S. E. Ogunsile
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Secretary
PROFILE OF PROFESSOR JOSEPH AFOLAYAN ADEGBOYEGA
Joseph Afolayan Adegboyega is a Professor of Health Education in the Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. He had his Master’s and Ph.D degrees from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). He was the Head of Department of Human Kinetics and health
Education (2011 – 2013).
Professor Adegboyega has attended many academic seminars, workshops and conferences at both local and international levels.
He was the lead paper presenter at the 2017 Nigerian School Health Association Conference held at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. A keynote address presenter at the World Red Cross Day at Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State in 2017. A keynote address presenter at the Annual National Conference of the
School of Science, Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo in 2023. A lead paper presenter at the Scientific Forum of West African University Games (WAUG) Championship at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in 2023. A Guest lecturer at the 2024 Zonal Conference of Special Marshals comprising Ekiti, Kwara and Kogi States in 2024. He is a well-grounded researcher nationally and internationally. He has authored, edited and published many books including 77 articles in both local and international recognized learned journals.
Professor Adegboyega has attended many training and capacity building programmes and served in numerous administrative capacities as a member or chairman of many committees and panels. He was an External Examiner to many Universities and a seasoned resource person and organizer of seminars, workshops and conferences at both State and University levels. His remarkable achievements while in the University as a lead organizer of conferences and capacity building training programmes included the following:
The 1st National Conference on ‘The Role of Education in Tackling Global Economic
Recession in Nigeria- 2017.
The 2nd National Conference on ‘Emerging Global Trends in Education and
Sustainable Development in 2018
The 3rd National Conference on ‘Educational Approaches to Combating Security
Challenges in Nigeria- 2019
One-day capacity building workshop for Academi Staff on ‘Ethics in Academics’-2019
One-day capacity building workshop for Academic Staff on ‘Advanced Research
Designs, Methods of Writing Proposals to Attract Grants and Rules of Engagement of Academic Staff.
As an astute Lecturer and Professor, he taught and supervised many undergraduates and postgraduate courses and students. He successfully supervised 9 Ph.D holders.
Professor Adegboyega is a member of International Council for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, and Dance (ICHPER.SD); Nigerian Association of Physical,
Health Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance (APHERSD, Nigeria Chapter); Nigeria Association of Sports Science and Medicine (NASSM); Nigerian School Health Association (NSHA), (NJHE); Nigerian Association of Health Educators; Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria; to mention but view.
He held many duty posts in the university such as: Head of Department; Ag. Chairman, Ekiti State University Sports Council, Ado-Ekiti; Chairman, Fact-Finding Committee on Students Protest; Chairman, Faculty of Education Research Committee. He has presented papers and Lead Papers at various conferences in Nigeria and other countries globally.
He has received many awards amongst them are: Certificate of Honour by National Youth Soccer Clubs as Deputy Director of NAYSOC, Ekiti State; Certificate of Honour by Association of Physical, Health Education and Recreation, College of Education, Ikere Chapter, Ekiti State; Certificate of Honour by Ekiti State University Sports Council; Award of Honour as Icon of Efficiency by Faculty of Education, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti; Award of Excellence by University Staff Sports Clubs; Letter of Commendation by College of Education, Ikere-Ekiti; Letter of Commendation by Federal Road Safety Corps, Zone 8, Zonal Headquarter, Ilorin; Letter of Commendation by Federal Road Safety Corps, Ekiti State Command; Award of Excellence by Federal Road Safety Corps, RS8.2 Ekiti Sector Command, Ado-Ekiti
His Service outside the University
Represented, University of Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University) Ile – Ife and won Medal in 4 by 100meters relay race at WAUG, 1977.
Represented, University Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University) Ile – Ife at NUGA, Lagos 1978 and NUGA, Benin-City, 1980 won Medals in the sprints.
Represented, Nigeria at the FISU Games in Nairobi, Kenya 1978 won bronze medal in the 4 by 100 metres relay
Represented Oyo State at the National Sports Festival, Ibadan, Oluyole, 1979 in 100 metres and 4 by 100 metres relay
Participated in 100 metres and 200 metres at the European Southern County Athletics Competitions, Crystal Palace, London, 1979
Member of Ekiti South Zonal Sports Committee 1996 to 2012
Coordinator (Athletics) NICEGA Games, Katsina, 1992, Kano 1996, Ilesa, 2005
Chairman, Technical/Venue/Talent Hunting Sub-Committee, 1st Ekiti State Sports Festival, 1998.
Secretary, Federation of Youth Soccer Clubs, Ekiti State, 1997 – 1998
Vice-Chairman, Ekiti State Football Association, 1999 – 2003
Athletics Official at the Nigeria Polytechnic Games (NIPOGA), Ado – Ekiti, 2008
Unit Coordinator, RS 8.2 Federal Road Safety Corps, College of Education, Ikere – Ekiti 1995 – 2005
State Coordinator RS 8.2 Federal Road Safety Corps, Ekiti State, April 2005 to August, 2012.
Chairman, National Youth Soccer Clubs (NAYSOC), 2011-2018
Member, Technical/Venue Sub-Committee, 3rd Ekiti State Sports Festival, 2012
Member, Ekiti State Athletics Federation of Nigeria, 2014.
Member of the Brain Trust Group set up by Ekiti State Government on Revenue Generation Drive for Sustainable Development, 2015.
Member of National Association of Athletics Technical Officials (NAATO), Ekiti State Chapter.
Public Organised Programmes
Major Public Programmes Organised by Adegboyega, J. A. between 2013 and 2019 as A Lead Consultant for the following Management Training Programmes sponsored by Local Government Service Commission, Ekiti State
A 2-Day Management Training Programme on Effective Verbal Communication in the Public for Ekiti State Local Government Personnel from May 15-16, 2013 held at Pastoral Centre, Ado=Ekiti
A 2-Day Management Training Programme on Corruption Alleviation and Enhance Effective Accounting and Auditing Practice at Local Government for Local Government Personnel from May 22-23, 2013 held at Royal Castles and Suites
A 2-Day Management Training Programme on Skills and Competence Development for Effective Job Performance for Local Government Staff from June 10-11, 2013 held at Local Government Training School, Ilawe-Ekiti
A 2-Day Management Training Programme on Control of Environmental Health Hazards at the Local Government level for Health Environmental Officers from July 2-3, 2013 held at Pastoral Centre, Ado-Ekiti
A 2- Day Management Training Programme on Communication Skills and Report Writing for Effective Job Performance in Public Administration for Local Government Staff from August 22-23, 2013 held at Local Government Staff Training School, Ilawe- Ekiti, Ekiti State
A 3-Day Management Training Programme on Mentoring of Supporting Personnel for Effective Management of Local Government Administration in Ekiti State from May 14-16, 2014 held at Royal Birds Hotels, Ijapo Estate, Akure, Ondo State
A 2-Day Management Training Programme on Public Servants: An Unbiased Umpire in a Democratic Society for Local Government Personnel from June 4-6, 2014 held at Royal Birds Hotels, Alagbaka, Akure, Ondo State.
A 2-Day Retreat on Strategies for Effective Administration in the Local Government Service for Top Management Staff of Ekiti State Local Government from November 10-11, 2015 held at Ikogosi Warm Spring Resort, Ikogosi-Ekiti, Ekiti State
One-Day Management Training Programme on Ebola-the Ragging Scourge, Myth and Truth for Staff of Local Government on October 13, 2014 held at Local Government Staff Training School, Ilawe- Ekiti, Ekiti State
A 2-Day Management Training Workshop on Computer Office Applications and Statistical Programming for Local Government Computer Operators from September 5-6, 2019 held at Local Government Training School, Ilawe- Ekiti, Ekiti State
One -Day Training Workshop on Living a Healthy Life, Stress Management and Agribusiness for Sustainable Food Security for Staff of Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Ekiti State on July 16, held at West Gate Hotel, Ajebamidele, Ado-Ekiti
He retired meritoriously from the services of Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti having attained the mandatory retirement age.
He is married with children.
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Mythologizing the transition : a comparative study of Bahram Beyzaee and Wolfe Soyinka
No full textBahram Beyzaee, the Iranian playwright, screenwriter and filmmaker, and Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian poet, playwright, and novelist have produced artistic works that transcend the limitations of time and locality to become powerful comments on human life and socio-political and cultural institutions. This research study examines the major themes and dramatic techniques of these two writers to demonstrate how, in two very different cultural settings, traditional modes and themes appear in modem art forms to renegotiate cultural identity. I argue that both writers place themselves in a post postcolonial position which rather than being concerned about 'writing back against the centre' reflects on the cultural shortcomings that leaves their people at the mercy of vicious internal and external forces. I also demonstrate how they demythologize the traditional superstitious beliefs that haunt the present, foreground the inauthenticity of the modern hybrid obsessions that distort everyday life in their countries and mythologize and glorify the positive aspects of history and contemporary life to redefine cultural identity in terms of the best their cultures can offer. The first two chapters give an account of the history of Iranian and Nigerian performance forms in the context of socio-political, cultural, literary and artistic movements and traditions. The third chapter proceeds to present a short discussion of the theatrical vision and themes of Beyzaee and Soyinka and embarks on a general comparison of the two writers. Chapter four is focused on Beyzaee and Soyinka's depiction of the intellectuals as sacrificial heroes whose death may initiate social purgation and cultural regeneration and liberation. Chapter five is less mythical and more sociopolitical. It is a reflection on the writers' portrayal of women in their works and their success or failure in transcending literary and cultural stereotypes in a world where the means of production and socio-economic facts and the cultural developments associated with them demand a rapid movement away from patriarchal values. Chapter six is devoted to the study of another major issue in the process of cultural transition, namely, redefining the position of ethnic minorities in the myth of nationhood. This last chapter is followed by a brief conclusion, discussing the results and the future possibilities of drama in the context of rapid transition
