129 research outputs found
Pacesetter: Journal of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education. Vol. 21, No. 2
No full textThis study examined the influence of physical fitness and social development objectives on participation in sports among female students of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo. Descriptive survey research design was used in this study, while stratified, quota and convenient sampling techniques were used to select 660 respondents. The research instrument,used for data collection,was a self-developed questionnaire with two scales. They were Physical Fitness Scale (PFS) and Social Development Objectives Scale (SDOS). The two scales yielded reliability coefficients of PFS (0.71) and SDOS (0.74)respectively using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC). Frequency, percentage, and inferential statistic of chi-square were used to analyse the data. Findings revealed that physical fitness and social development objectives influenced participation in sports among female students of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo.Therefore, it is recommended that Director of sports and Coaches in the College should sensitize the entire female students of the benefits inherent in participation in sports such as physical fitness and social values among others. Also, theCollege authority should expand and rehabilitate existing sports facilities as well as put in place non existing sports facilities in order to help reduce overcrowding on the available facilitiesStatement of the problem; Objectives of the study; Hypotheses; Methodology; Results and discussion of findings; Conclusion; Recommendations
Pacesetter: Journal of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education. Vol. 20, No. 2
No full textThe library develops human intellectual and emotional abilities to recognize and respect human dignity and the right of others. Research works have shown that information ethics is a global issue. The focus of this paper is thus to discuss t issues of information ethics in Nigerian libraries. Through Nigerian libraries, issues in information ethics such as copyright and plagiarism can be curbed to a minimal level. The paper also discusses the concept of ethics, information ethics, information ethics from the librarianship perspective, and issues of plagiarism and copyright violation as related to information ethics in the contemporary electronic age are examined.Introduction; Information ethics from library perspective; Issues of copyright; Significance of copyright; Implications of copyright law on library and library users; Issues of plagiarism; Conclusion; Recommendations; References
Pacesetter: Journal of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education. Vol. 21, No. 1
No full textLanguage policy, as it relates to primary education, is a reinforcement of the language policy on pre-primary education which states that; “Government shall ensure that the medium of instruction (at the level of pre- primary) is principally the mother tongue or the language of the immediate community”. The position of this paper is that the provisions of language for the early years of primary education should be implemented and enforced if Nigeria wishes to experience national development. This paper will also discuss how choosing an appropriate language of instruction (mother tongue) has positive implication for education in terms of increasing access and improving quality as well as enhancing national development.The Importance of mother tongue on overall development of a child in Primary school level; Mother tongue and National development; Obstacles to the use of Indigenous language/mother tongue; The myth that parents want only in schooling; Strategies for implementation of mother tongue
Pacesetter: Journal of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education. Vol. 21, No. 1
No full textEnvironmental education and protection have become inevitable in Nigeria considering the numerous environmental problems such as soil erosion, desert encroachment, oil spillage, flooding, among others occurring in many places within the country. This paper reviews the concept of education, environment, environmental education, sustainable development and challenges to environmental education, method to be employed in environmental education. This underscores why the objectives of the paper includes to identifying some of the environmental problems confronting Nigeria, challenges of environmental education; and to proffer solutions to the persistent environmental problems. It is concluded that the Nigerian environment suffers great abuse by its citizens and is being beset with enormous problems. Therefore, it is recommended among others that the Federal Government should enforce laws that would control the use of natural environmentIntroduction; Objectives of the study; Concept of environment; Concept of education; Concept of environmental education in Nigeria; Challenges of the environment in Nigeria; The need for sustainable development; Conclusion; Recommendations; References
An Evaluation of Bank Workers Welfare in Post Consolidation Era in Nigeria
No full textThe bank consolidation exercise that came in form of merger and acquisition or complete buy-over in some cases in Nigeria put the banks in vantage position in terms of increased capital base, competitive strength and arguably improved performance. Furthermore, many scholars had written so much about how the exercise led to employee downsizing through retrenchment, rationalization and cost reduction with other attendant consequences on job security, employee motivation and on the long run decreased productivity. However, there is dearth of research in terms of bank workers welfare after the consolidation exercise. Hence this study examined employee’s welfare after the banking reforms in Nigeria. A sample size of four hundred and seven (407) employees from ten (10) selected banks in Ilorin metropolis was purposively chosen in order to achieve the objectives of the study. Primary data were obtained with the aid of questionnaire administered to bank workers. Secondary data were obtained from the official book of the various banks. Data were analyzed with appropriate descriptive and inferential statistical tools. Results revealed that employee welfare were compromised in spite of the increase in capital base that accrued to the banks from the consolidation exercise. Consequently, the study recommended that regulatory agencies and managements of banks should incorporate factors of job security and motivational incentives in subsequent reforms. Keywords: Bank Consolidation, Reforms, Workers Welfare, Nigeria. Corresponding author: OLANIYI Taiwo Azeez
Nigerian Immigrants and Xenophobic Violence in South Africa
No full textThe author argues that in many parts of Africa identity-politics and “nativist” narratives link migration to crime by making mobility a contentious political issue. This study exemplifies this by examining the experiences and adaptation of Nigerian migrants in South Africa and the confrontation with xenophobic violence this frequently involves. In South Africa, stereotypic reproduction represents the past in the present within the context of nation-building and contradictions of “African Renaissance.” Despite the leading roles Nigeria and South Africa are playing in African politics and business, the xenophobia against African immigrants undermines the prospect of regional and continental development
Participatory Decision – Making and Its Implementation in Nigeria: An Experience From Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Awe
No full textIn as much as employees’ participation in the workplace’s decision making has been found to have favourable effects on both the employees and the employers, participative management should therefore be considered an inevitable tool in any organization – be it public or private. The study examined participatory decision making and its implementation in Nigeria with a focus on Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Awe, Oyo - State. The sample size of the study was 177 with the adoption of a structured questionnaire as the data collection’s instrument, while the random sampling technique was utilized. The adoption of the method was based on its easy usage and capacity to correctly represent an enormous population. The descriptive statistics employed comprised frequency, percentage and tables, while regression was used as inferential statistics. The finding of the study showed a significant relationship between employees’ direct involvement in the Bond Chemical industries’ decision making and the implementation. The finding also established significant facilitation of the organization’s decision making by the employees’ consultation. The study concludes that there is a significant effect of employees’ participation on the implementation of Bond Chemical Industries, while employees’ adequate sensitization on participatory decision making coupled with an attachment of reward system to the practice was recommended for workers’ full commitment.
Keywords: employees’ involvement, employees’ voice, co-partnership, joint consultation, participatory decision – making
 
Charting a Course of Development through Proper Technical, Technological and Engineering Education
No full textKnowledge refers to the possession of information, facts, ideas, truth or principles. The imparting and acquiring of knowledge through teaching and learning refer to education. The nucleus of education is knowledge. A well-directed education is the process that yields knowledge. Engineering is the application of science in the design, planning, construction and maintenance of manufactured entity while Engineering education is the training of engineers for the purpose of initiating, facilitating and implementing the technological development of a Nation. Engineering uses scientific ideas to develop technology but technology provides the ingredient for Engineering. Technical education engenders formal preparation of Technicians for occupations between the skilled trades and the professions based on underlying sciences and supporting mathematics as well as methods, skills, materials, and processes of a specialized field of technology. In this work, the roles of these tier of education in the development of a nation was discussed in relation to the existing developmental efforts made towards achieving technological advancement in Nigeria. It is hoped that the policy makers in Nigeria will find the paper useful for the betterment of hoi polloi by charting a course of developing the entity called Nigeria through well-found technical, technological and engineering education
Factors influencing students’ choice of a federal university: a case study of a Nigerian federal university
No full textThe factors affecting students’ choice of higher education is essential for the university’s management. Various research across the world has been carried out to understand how students select their preferred universities for tertiary study; however, there is a shortage of insight from an African perspective. Specifically focusing on a federal university in Nigeria, this study aims to explore factors influencing students’ interest in the school and why they selected it as their study location. A structured questionnaire from 282 undergraduate students based on stratified random sampling was used to understand these choice factors. The study found that personal interest greatly influenced students’ decisions, followed by parental influence, university reputation, university ranking, and fees. The results provide an understanding of students’ choices for universities in a Nigerian context, which is a loose representation of the general influences of students’ choice for study sites on the continent. This would enable stakeholders working in the Nigerian education sector including academics, administrators and practitioners and international collaborators to understand the most effective ways to reach out to prospective students and draw useful lessons for universities' marketing strategies, which could be recommended not only in Nigeria but in Africa at large
CORRELATION OF AGE AND SEX IN RELATION TO SERUM CALCITONIN, CREATININE AND URIC ACID ON CKD PATIENTS WITH THYROID ABNORMALITY COMPLICATION
No full textAbstract: This study evaluated the serum calcitonin, creatinine and uric acid levels in chronic kidney diseases (CKD) complicated by dysthyroidism. A total of 119 participants were recruited in this study, majority of who were males. Majority of the participants in this study were between the ages of 30 to 68 years with a median of 49 years. The high prevalence of CKD among this age group can be attributed to underlying pathologies such as hypertension, diabetes or both. The level of serum calcitonin, T3, T4, TSH,creatinine and uric acid of study participants according to age range, for age 41 years, Calcitonin(71.2±11.3), T3 (0.765±0.0396), T4 (7.45±0.255), TSH (8.11±0.529), Creatinine (7.01±0.66), Uric Acid (13.4±0.801).from the result of this study calcitonin, creatinine and uric acid proved to be statistically significant (p≤0.05), however T3, T4, TSH showed no statistical significance.
Keywords: serum calcitonin, uric acid levels, chronic kidney diseases (CKD).
Title: CORRELATION OF AGE AND SEX IN RELATION TO SERUM CALCITONIN, CREATININE AND URIC ACID ON CKD PATIENTS WITH THYROID ABNORMALITY COMPLICATION
Author: Christian Ugege, Eidangbe, A.P, Olaniyi O.D., Ogedegbe, I.S, Ohiwerei W.O., Otaye, O.M
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
Vol. 10, Issue 2, October 2022 - March 2023
Page No: 164-174
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 16-January-2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7540603
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