Use of Library Resources in Private Secondary Schools in Esan North East Local Government Area, Edo State

This essay portrays Female Education in Nigeria as a key to Development in Esan North East Local Government Area, Edo State. The need to break the barrier of sex discrimination at the crucial time that Nigeria needs all round development is more appealing. The female folks are supposed to be co – pilots of the wheel of progress. It is evident in Esan North East Local Government Area that the traditional view of women has not drastically changed. Most women are still into petty business, like trading, farming, menial fashion making, hair making and so on. The new wind of change that is blowing in some parts of Nigeria has not sufficiently reflected in the area of this study. This study therefore, aims at encouraging females themselves and their parents to change their past view on education and respond positively on female education campaign initiates. To achieve the objectives of this essay the researcher adopts the historical, analytical and phenomenological methodology. It discovers that the training of girls/ women will enhance the social, political and economic status of women themselves and the society at large and this will form the bedrock for holistic development.

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Implementation of Standard Specifications on Secondary School Facilities in Etsako West Local Government Area, Edo State

International Journal of Human Resource Studies ◽

10.5296/ijhrs.v3i4.4365 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 20

Author(s):

Ugiomoh, Isoa Charity ◽

Ememe, Ogbonna Nwuju ◽

Obike, Comfort Nnennaya

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

School Facilities ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Standard Specification ◽

Interdisciplinary Learning ◽

Level Of Economic Development ◽

Edo State ◽

Test Retest Reliability ◽

Descriptive Survey

This study investigated the extent of the implementation of standard specifications on secondary schools facilities in Etsako West Local Government Area, Edo State. It was a descriptive survey. A sample of 135 teachers emerged from a population of 432 through stratified random representation. A 2-part, 18-item, 4-point scale instrument known as standard specification questionnaire (SSQ) was used to collect data for answering 2 research questions. SSQ was validated by a team of experts. Test-retest reliability was established at an r-0.85. Findings revealed among others that lack of funds posed a major problem in the implementation of standard specification on secondary schools’ facilities on public/rural schools. It was concluded that if education is well funded, enough specified facilities provided, it will go a long way in breeding intellectuals who are morally, culturally, socially, and intellectually balanced to give society the necessary level of economic development. It was recommended among others that classrooms must be spacious enough to promote adequate interdisciplinary learning.

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Perceived training needs of cassava farmers in Ovia north east local government area of Edo State. Nigeria

Bowen Journal of Agriculture ◽

10.4314/bja.v5i1.41951 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

Author(s):

MT Ajayi ◽

DU Okoedo-Okojie

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Training Needs ◽

Local Government Area ◽

North East ◽

Edo State

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SEXUAL ABUSE OF THE GIRL CHILD IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OVIA NORTH - EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE, NIGERIA

Sokoto Educational Review ◽

10.35386/ser.v18i1.72 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 9

Author(s):

Imasuen Kennedy ◽

Florence Ikponmwen Iyamu

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Local Government ◽

Unwanted Pregnancy ◽

Psychological Trauma ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Mean Deviation ◽

Girl Child ◽

North East ◽

Edo State ◽

Senior Secondary

The incessant abuse of the female students by their male counterparts including teachers has reached an alarming rate. This has led to many of them dropping out of school either as a result of unwanted pregnancy or psychological trauma. This study examined the prevalence of sexual abuse of the girl child in public senior secondary school in Ovia North - East Local Government, Edo State. Survey design was used for the study. Three hundred and sixty students from 12 public schools in Ovia North - East Local Government Area of Edo State formed the sample. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from the students. Ranking and descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation and mean deviation were used to analyze the data. The result showed that intimate fondling ranked first among the types of abuse the girl child was subjected to. It also revealed that thegirl child was more abused than their male counterpart. It was recommended, among other things, that offenders should be punished in accordance with the law so as to reduce cases of sexual abuse. In addition, counseling units should be provided in each school that will address issues of sexual abuse.

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