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OBAFEMI Awolowo the end of an era?
No full textThe end of an era are selected papers from the national conference on “Obafemi' Awolowo. The conference from which this book emanated was held from 4th to 8th October, 1987, in the conference centre of the Obafemi Awolowo university, Ile-Ife.
These events include the ban imposed by the federal military government on various categories of persons, excluding them from participating in politics at least during the transition period leading to 1992. This did not only underscore the timeliness of this kind of conference, but also gave a greater urgency and pertinence to this particular one. Several reasons could easily be imputed to us for organizing the conference, each of which in fact turns out to be only a happy coincidence. They do neither, singly nor collectively, constitute our real reason for calling the conference.Awolowo as a charismatic leader; The political economy of colonial Nigeria; Awolowo and the politics of democratic socialism; Ideology and economy; : Politics and administration; Foreign policy; Law and human rights; Awolowo and seven years of mass education work, 1952-1959; A study on the question of number in education; Religion and culture: Awolowo and religion in Nigeria
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
No full textThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Assessment of geomorphic and morphometry characteristics of parts of Shasha and Opa river basins in Obafemi Awolowo University Campus, Southwestern Nigeria
No full textGeomorphic and morphometry characteristics of parts of Shasha and Opa Basins in Obafemi Awolowo University campus, Ile-Ife, southwestern Nigeria were assessed through the analysis of basin linear, areal and shape parameters with a view to quantitatively describe the hydrological characteristics of the area. The campus is drained by Rivers Shasha and Opa and their tributaries. Stream order, stream number, stream length, mean stream length, stream length ratio, length of over land flow, confluence factor, form factor, elongation ratio, stream segment density, drainage density, drainage texture and slope within the campus were determined through the evaluation of topographic, drainage, and land use and land cover maps. The campus is drained mostly by River Opa (4th order channel) and its tributaries while the remaining part (i.e. northeastern and northwestern parts of the campus) is drained by River Shasha (3rd order channel) and its tributaries. The mean 1st, 2nd and 3rd stream orders of River Shasha were 0.42, 0.54 and 1.03 km, respectively; while the mean stream length for the 1st , 2nd , 3rd and 4th stream orders of River Opa were 0.40, 0.64, 1.84 and 4.07 km, respectively. The average length of overland flow within the Shasha sub-basin was 0.25 km, while the average - length of overland flow within the Opa sub-basin was 0.15 km. Stream segment density increased from 0.16 km to 3.18 km in River Shasha and 0.08 km to 4.33 km in River Opa. Increased stream segment density from lower to higher stream order could have been influenced by increased fracture control of streams from lower to higher stream order. The predominant trend of the streams were NE-SW and NW-SE, suggesting the influence of differing lithologies or tectonic activities, where streams must have developed by taking advantage of the local relief for the varying stream flow directions
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION, DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES AND RELATIONAL MAINTENANCE AMONG UNMARRIED POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS OF OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, NIGERIA
No full textThe study ascertained the level of relational maintenance among unmarried postgraduate students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and as well as the relationship between interpersonal communication and relational maintenance among the postgraduate students of Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife. Finally, it also examined the relationship between demographic variables and relational maintenance among the postgraduate students. These were with a view to providing useful information on relational maintenance among the unmarried postgraduate students. The study adopted survey design. The sample size comprised 600 postgraduate students selected from six selected faculties out of the thirteen Faculties in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, using multistage sampling technique. Thereafter, a total of 100 students were selected in each faculty using purposive sampling technique for those that were into dating relationship. One adapted and one self-constructed instruments were used to elicit information from the respondents. The adapted instrument was Relational Maintenance Scale (RMS) while Interpersonal Communication Inventory (ICI) was self-constructed. Percentages, frequency counts Pearson correlation and Chi-square were employed to analyze the data. The results showed that 24.8%, 52.5% and 22.7% of postgraduate students of Obafemi Awolowo Universities Ile-Ife demonstrated low, moderate and high levels of relational maintenance respectively. The study also indicated that there was a significant positive relationship between interpersonal communication and relational maintenance (r = 0.676, p > 0.05). Furthermore, the results showed significant relationship between sex of the students and relational maintenance (x2 =24.271; df = 564, p > 0.05). Finally, the results showed significant relationship between age of the students and relational maintenance (x2 = 47.837a; df = 564, p > 0.05). It was concluded that irrespective of the age of the students, most unmarried postgraduate students in the study area had moderate level of relational maintenance
Subject Catalogue Use at the Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
No full textA survey of the subject catalogue use at the Hezekiah Oluwasanmi Library, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife was carried out for a period of six weeks using questionnaire. The focus of the study was to find out the extent to which the subject catalogue in the library, met the users needs, the level of use and the effectiveness of subject classification. The data was analysed using percentages. Results showed 88% usage level of the subject catalogue as well as 85% success rate of searches.
(African Journal of Library, Archives and Information Science: 2000 10 (1): 177-186
Larry O. Spencer, Conference Author Presentation
No full textGen. Larry O. Spencer, USAF (Ret.), author of Dark Horse: A Journey from the Horseshoe to the Pentago
The Contribution of Philosophy to Africa’s Quest for Development
No full textAbstract
Whether Africa is compared with other continents or it is considered on its own, much of Africa is in a precarious state. Africa is known to be lagging behind in development not only in economy, but also in science, politics, technology, etc. This precarious state has made many scholars to be cynical about the contributions that philosophy has made towards the development of the continent. In this study, however, it is argued that such cynical attitude is due to a myopic conception of “development”, which excludes growth in education, economy, politics, science, mental aspect of culture, and/or the unawareness of the fact that Africans (including the colonial and neo-colonial interferences) lead the continent to a precarious state not because of the inability on the part of the philosophers to proffer solutions but owing to the unwillingness and failure on the part of African leaders in their unrefined political, educational, economic, technological, and scientific policies to adopt the solutions proffered.
Key Words: Philosophy, Development, Africa, Historical, Growth, Politics, Unwillingnes
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
POTENTIALS AND CHALLENGES OF COMMUNITY BANKS IN AGRIBUSINESS FINANCING FOR SMALL FARMERS IN JOS SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF PLATEAU STATE
No full textCapital is regarded as a major factor for expanding production and modernizing Agriculture. The need to provide it to farmers is inevitable because it is an instrument in fostering Agricultural development and for improving efficiency in the production process. The contemporary practice of agriculture requires capital support, which is a handicap to small farmers. A research was conducted in Jos South L.G.A to assess the effectiveness of rural credit delivery system of community banks to provide resources to poor farmers. A set of 65 data collection instruments was administered to farmers and bank officials in a multi-stage random selection technique. Descriptive statistics was adopted to analyse socio-economic characteristics of the farmers while inferential statistics was adopted to test the hypotheses of the study. Findings revealed that majority of the farmers are yet to benefit from community banks (88%). The result of the hypotheses test indicates that information gap, inadequate and timely supply of inputs of production, time of loan disbursement, value of loan package are all statistically significant to sourcing of credit from the bank by farmers. It is recommended that farmer friendly banking policy be adopted to encourage farmers to patronize community banks.Agricultural Finance,
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