scholarly journals A Comparative Analysis of the Image Status of Nigerian Teachers: 1960-1985 and 1986-2010

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluniyi Oyeleke
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
And Training ◽  
Positive Impacts

The paper examines the activities of teachers in two different historical epochs of Nigerian history. Relevant literatures were reviewed which borders on the commitment and official roles of teachers from the time of missionary sole control of education to post-independent era. Comparative analysis of the two epochs were examined in terms of teachers commitment, degree of motivation and training, tendency to engage in other paid work outside teaching and the degree of communal involvement. The study adopted a survey design. One hundred and fifty teachers from Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun State were used as the study sample. Questionnaire was designed, validated and administered. Data collected were analyzed using simple percentage. The teachers in the first epoch, 1960 – 1985, were rated higher based on their positive impacts on teaching-learning than the second epoch group, 1986 - 2010.

PERCEIVED EFFECTS OF STREET HAWKING ON THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN IN ANYIGBA, DEKINA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-07
Author(s):  
Alfred Eboh
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceived Effects ◽  
The Government

Background: The hawking of wares by children has been a serious issue confronting the Nigerian society. Children hawk in some of the most horrible conditions conceivable, where they face a serious risk of injury, chronic illness, kidnapping, rape or death. Objective: The focus of this study was to assess the perceived effects of street hawking on the well-being of children in Anyigba, Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. Methods: The population of this study consists of parents of the street hawkers in Anyigba while cross-sectional survey design was used through the purposive sampling technique to choose the sample size of one hundred and sixty-two (162) respondents. The validated structured questionnaire and In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) served as the instruments for the data collection respectively. The hypotheses were tested using Chi-Square at a predetermined 0.05 level of significance. The quantitative data were analysed with the aid of the SPSS (version 20). Results: The results indicated among others that street hawking had significant social implications and physical consequences on children's moral behaviour as well as health status in the study area. Conclusion: The study, therefore, concluded that the government of Kogi State should carry out an enlightenment campaign through the media and religious institutions on the negative consequences of street hawking are recommended as panacea. Also, the child right act instrument and its implementation should be strengthened in order to curb street hawking in the study area.

scholarly journals Effects of Record Keeping on the Growth of Small Scale Enterprises in Abeokuta South Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 34-43
Author(s):  
Muyiwa Olajide ◽  
Felix-Kingsley Obialo
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Record Keeping ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Accounting Software ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Start Ups

The study seeks to find the effects of recordkeeping on the growth of small scale enterprises (SSEs) in Abeokuta Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria. Survey design was used to purposively select 120 (53 males, 67 females) business owners from a population of 170 registered SSEs in the local government registry. A structured questionnaire with a reliability index of 0.76 (Cronbach Alpha) was used to elicit information from the respondents. The businesses were trading, manufacturing, fashion, telecommunications and agriculture. Data was analysed through descriptive statistics like simple percentages, mean and standard deviation. The results revealed that the highest age range of the respondents was 26- 30 years (26.7%) while there were two lowest age ranges< 25 years and 36-40 years (2.5% each). The businesses were mostly between 1- 5 years (68.3%) old, implying that they were mostly start-ups. 31.7% of the businesses were 6 years and above, meaning that the survival rate of older businesses was low.  Majority of the business owners were into manufacturing (35.8%). Despite SSEs owners having a positive attitude towards record keeping, 59.2% of them kept financial records manually by themselves without any professional help. Data also revealed that stock records influence sales growth. Income and expenditure record positively affect the profitability of small scale enterprises while debtors and creditors’ record enhance operational efficiency of SSEs. Consequently, small scale business owners should learn to keep proper financial records to forestall the collapse of their businesses by engaging professional accountants and by using different accounting software.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION ON MARITAL STABILITY OF COUPLES IN UKUM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BENUE STATE: COUNSELLING INTERVENTION.

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Gabriel Terzungwe Akume ◽  
Ruth Movihinze Saatan
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Marital Stability ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Marital Communication ◽  
The Impact

This study investigated the impact of verbal and non-verbal communication on marital stability of couples in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. The variables in this study examined were verbal and non-verbal communication. Two research questions and two hypotheses (at 0.5 level of significance) were formulated to guide the study. The- survey design was adopted using 384 respondents randomly selected from a population of 70,360 married couples in the study area. A self-structured, Marital Communication and Stability Inventory (MCSl) was used as an instrument to collect data for the study. The data obtained was analyzed using frequencies, percentages and chi-square statistics. It was found that verbal and non-verbal communication has a significant impact on marital stability of couples in the area of study. The study, therefore, recommended among others that couples should learn to adopt effective marital communication in a marriage relationship for peaceful coexistence. Counsellors should start early by organizing social clubs in primary and post-primary schools to help students learn the rudiments of interpersonal communication skills.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the Teaching Behaviours of Biology Teachers in Secondary Schools in Orlu Lga, Imo State

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Akachukwu E.E. ◽  
Onyebueke A.C. ◽  
Adimonyemma R.N.
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Biology Teachers ◽  
High Extent ◽  
Imo State ◽  
Very High

An evaluation of the teaching behaviours of biology teachers in secondary schools in Orlu LGA, Imo State was carried out using descriptive survey design. 194 respondents from SSS3 were used for the study. They were drawn from two boys' schools, one girls' school and one mixed school—94 male students and 100 female students. A five-point Likert questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire consisted of 28 items drawn from the activities of teaching behaviours as regards the teachers’ presentation of subject matter, class control and personality attributes. Data were analysed using mean scores, standard deviation and t-test statistics for hypothesis test. Results showed that biology teachers in Orlu Local Government Area performed to a very high extent in all the activities of teaching behaviours with respect to the concepts examined. Male and female students differed significantly (p<0.05) in the mean response ratings of the teaching behaviours of biology teachers. Since biology teachers in Orlu Local Government Area performed satisfactorily to a very high extent in their teaching behaviours, it implies that they are very conversant with the biology curriculum being used in secondary schools and should be commended. It is recommended that there should be periodic seminars and workshops geared towards improving teachers' efficiency with respect to all the teaching behaviour concepts, so as to maintain good biology achievement amongst the students.

scholarly journals Impacts of Boko Haram Insurgency on Agricultural Activities in Gujba Local Government Area, Yobe State, Nigeria.

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 20268-20282 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Babagana ◽  
M. Ismail ◽  
B. G. Mohammed ◽  
M. A. Dilala ◽  
Hussaini I ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
Boko Haram ◽  
The People ◽  
Displaced People ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The study was conducted between the months of November-December 2018 to assess the impacts of Boko Haram insurgency on agricultural activities in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe state, Nigeria. Six towns namely Buni Yadi, Gujba, Goniri, Katarko, Mutai and Wagir formed the study locations. These towns were the major agricultural strongholds of the Local Government. The study considered impacts of the insurgency on farming after the return of residents to these towns after almost two years of exile in other places as a result of displacement by the militants’ activities (2016-2018). Descriptive Survey design involving mixed methods was used in which a total of 394 respondents participated. Closed-ended questionnaire and Structured Interview methods were the instruments of data collection. Results on the respondents’ demographic characteristics indicated that the majority of the people were married young men within the age group of 26-35 years. Bulk of them was crop farmers (40.1%) and those engaged in handy works such as carpentry and trading (31.2%). More than 50% of the respondents did not possess any formal western education. Results also indicated that, at first (2012-2016) Boko Haram insurgency had really had a toll on all normal human activities in the area including farming to the extent that crop and animal production virtually came to a standstill and many farmers went into exile for a period of two years (2014-2016). But with the restoration of relative peace in 2016 as a result of which many of the displaced people returned to these towns, agricultural activities especially crop production gradually picked up which led to a good bumper harvest in 2018. However, many returnees still depend on food aids being distributed by a number of Non-Governmental Organisations. Besides, crop trading has been found to have improved greatly. Unfortunately, impacts of the insurgency on livestock production are still felt across the Local Government Area as many livestock farmers have completely relocated to other places considered safer to graze their animals which led to a significant decrease in the number of animals especially cattle in these areas. Thus, it was concluded that, with decisive developmental projects and concrete insurgency combatting efforts, all agricultural activities can be fully revived in these areas and the recent threat to food security can be addressed. It was further recommended that governments at all level should be more proactive in combatting insurgency in these areas and beyond and provide the basic infrastructural requirements required by the people in order to encourage them to go back to farm so that agricultural activities can get back to track as usual.

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