scholarly journals Cohabitation Among University Students in Oyo State, South West Nigeria; Causes and Consequences: Implications for Counselling

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Anna Onoyase
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Private University ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Financial Difficulties ◽  
South West ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Research Assistants

The investigator embarked on the research to find out the causes and consequences of cohabitation among university students in Oyo State, South-West Nigeria. In order to carry out the investigation, the researcher formulated two research questions and one hypothesis to guide the investigation. The researcher constructed an instrument known as “Cohabitation Among University Students, Causes and Consequences Questionnaire” (CAUSCCQ) to collect information from the respondents. The investigator carried out a reliability test of the instrument using the test re-test method. A reliability coefficient of 0.85 was obtained showing that the instrument was reliable to carry out the research. The items of the instrument had face and content validity as well as language appropriateness. The researcher used 3 research assistants to administer 271 copies of the instrument on the respondents. The research assistants retrieved 245 copies of the questionnaire. The researcher scored, collated and made use of the mean and standard deviation to answer the two research questions while one-way Analysis Of Variance ANOVA was used to test the hypothesis. The investigation revealed in Table 1 that some students cohabit because of high on-campus accommodation fee, with mean score of 2.79, some others cohabit due to financial difficulties in order to save on rent, food and other expenses and also as a result of their freedom from parental control and supervision. The research found out in Table 2 that one of the consequences of cohabitation is unwanted pregnancy with mean score of 3.52. The investigation also revealed in Table 2 that unwanted pregnancy may result into abortion with mean score of 3.49. Finally, the research found out that there is no significant difference among Federal, State and Private university student cohabiters in their assessment of the consequences of cohabitation. It is therefore recommended that Federal, State and Private owners of universities should put up adequate number of halls of residence for students.

scholarly journals Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, its Sources and Behaviour Change of Undergraduate Students of Ekiti State University South West Nigeria: Implications for Counselling

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Anna Onoyase
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
State University ◽  
South West ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Research Assistants ◽  
Hiv Aids

This research was embarked upon to find out about knowledge of HIV/AIDS, its sources and behaviour change of undergraduate university students of Ekiti State University, South west Nigeria: Implications for counselling. In order to carry out the investigation, the researcher formulated three research questions and one hypothesis to guide the investigation. The instrument used in the collection of data is “Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, its Sources and Behaviour Change Questionnaire” (KHASBCQ). The instrument that was made up of 26 items was subjected to a reliability test. The instrument was administered on 30 respondents who were not part of the main investigation. The test- retest was used to analyse the data collected from the 30 respondents. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.87. The instrument, have language appropriateness and content validity. The investigator used 2 research assistants to administer 251 copies of the questionnaire on the respondents in the university. The research assistants retrieved 210 copies of the questionnaire from the respondents. The mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions and the t- test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that the undergraduate university students have knowledge of HIV/AIDs. The sources of knowledge of HIV/AIDS by the students include: television, newspaper, friends and internet. The knowledge of HIV/AIDs by the students have led to behaviour change in them. There is behaviour change in the students because they no longer indulge in anal sex, they now have sex with only one partner, they make use of condom when having sexual intercourse. One of the recommendations is that both government and private radio networks are advised to educate the students and entire members of the society about the existence of HIV/AIDS so that they can have behaviour change such as having only one sexual partner.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Educational Malpractice among University Students as Perceived by Lecturers of Delta State University, Abraka

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Anna Onoyase
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
State University ◽  
Educational Malpractice ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
The Status ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Delta State University

The study examined the prevalence of educational malpractice among University students as perceived by lecturers of Delta State University, Abraka. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The study is a descriptive survey research. The purposive random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 92 lecturers for the study. The instrument for this study is the questionnaire. The instrument has face and content validity through expert judgement and instrumentation. The Cronbach alpha procedure was used to assess the internal consistency of the items. The value obtained was .73. The results revealed that there is a high prevalence of educational malpractice among undergraduates of Delta State University, Abraka. The findings also revealed that there is no significant difference between lecturers in their perception of the prevalence of educational malpractice among students. Lastly, the result showed that the status of lecturers has no impact on their perception of the prevalence of educational malpractice among students. Implications for counselling practice and education were discussed.

scholarly journals A Study of Small and Medium - Scale Enterprises (SMES) Owners’ Resources Mobilisation and Innovative Culture in South-West, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Abolaji Olugbenga Bukki ◽  
Yekinni Abiodun Oguntimehin ◽  
'Muyiwa Adeyemi
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Medium Scale ◽  
South West ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Response Rate Data ◽  
High Level ◽  
Innovative Culture ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Resource Mobilisation

This study examined resource mobilisation and innovative culture of small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) owners in South-West, Nigeria. Five research questions were raised. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The sample comprised one thousand, four hundred and seventeen (1417) SME owners / managers out of which one thousand, three hundred and eighty-two (1382) responded appropriately, this showed 97% response rate. Data were collected using two instruments; these are Resource Mobilisation Questionnaire (r = 0.85) and Innovative Culture Scale (r = 0.68). Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Independent t test.The results showed that SME owners possessed high level of resource mobilisation and innovative culturein South-West, Nigeria. Significant relationship existed between resource mobilisation and innovative culture of SME Owners’ in South-West, Nigeria. Furthermore, there was significant difference in the score on resource mobilisation of SME Owners while no significant difference existed in the score on innovative culture of SME Owners in South-West, Nigeria. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Government agencies should create strategies to improve resource mobilisation. This, in turn, will upgrade and enhance innovation among SMEs.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial inclination of students at a private university in Malaysia

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjit Singh Sandhu ◽  
Kamal Kishore Jain ◽  
Mohar Yusof
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Private University ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Developing Nations ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The Relationship

Most past studies on studentsʼ entrepreneurial intention tend to focus on the phenomenon in developed countries.There is limited research on entrepreneurial intention of university students from developing nations. This article intends to close this gap by providing some insights into students℉ entrepreneurial inclination in a developing country, Malaysia. A total of 234 students from three faculties at both graduate and undergraduate levels were surveyed to examine their entrepreneurial inclination and also to examine the relationship between their demographic and social characteristics with entrepreneurial inclination.The study found strong entrepreneurial inclination among the students. Significant difference was found between students studying part time and full time and their entrepreneurial inclination. Significant difference was also found between the type of program enrolled in and students℉ entrepreneurial inclination. Further analysis and other findings were reported and recommendation for future research are been put forth in this article.

scholarly journals Effects of Jigsaw-Puzzle Instructional Strategy on Secondary School Students’ Performance on Growth as a Concept in Biology in Abia State

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Joy C. Chukwu ◽  
A. A. Arokoyu
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Jigsaw Puzzle ◽  
School Students ◽  
Biology Students ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Questions

The study examined the effects of jigsaw-puzzle instructional strategy on secondary school students’ performance on Growth as a concept in Biology in Ukwa West Local Government Area, Abia State.  Gender effect on Biology students’ performance was also investigated. Two objectives, two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. Quasi-experimental design was adopted in this study. One hundred and fifteen (115) Biology students from two mixed secondary schools randomly selected formed the sample size. Biology Performance Test on Growth (BPTOG) which contained twenty (20) multiple choice questions was used for gathering data. Test re-test method was to test the instrument. The BPTOG was validated by two experts in Department of Curriculum Studies and Educational Technology, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Reliability index of 0.76 was obtained using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation. Mean and Standard deviation were used in answering the research questions and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that there was a significant difference between the academic performance of students in experimental group and those in control. More so, gender has no effect on Biology students’ performance in jigsaw-puzzle group. It was recommended that Biology teachers should adopt Jigsaw-Puzzle Instructional Strategy in this 21st century classroom to encourage group learning among students.

scholarly journals Ruga Policy And National Integration: Implications For Guidance And Counselling

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Chikwe Agbakwuru ◽  
C. G. Awujo
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Test Statistics ◽  
National Integration ◽  
North Central ◽  
South West ◽  
Port Harcourt ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Fear And Anxiety ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Research Assistants

This study investigated the impact of ruga policy on national integration in Nigeria. The study was carried out in South-South, South-East, South-West and North-Central geo-political zones of Nigeria. The sample consist of 4,000 literate adults who were composed through accidental sampling technique from markets, motor parks and federal secretariats in Port Harcourt, Owerri, Lagos and Makurdi. Relevant data for answering the research questions were collected from the sample through the administration of copies of Ruga and National Integration Challenges Questionnaire by the researchers and six research assistants. The reliability co-efficient of this questionnaire was established with 50 subjects from University of Port Harcourt through the Cronbach Alpha method and it was 0.81, 0.80, 0.87 and 0.83 for the three sub-sections of the instrument and the overall. Data analysis was carried out with mean and standard deviation test statistics. The results show that ruga policy to a very great extent impact negatively on peaceful co-existence, and sense of trust among ethnic groups. It also heightens fear and anxiety in the country. These findings were discussed, the counselling implications stated and some recommendations were also made. One of the recommendations is that the federal government should cancel the ruga policy in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Value Priorities of Public and Private University Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Fatih Yigit
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Private University ◽  
Public University ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Value Priorities

In this study, the aim of the study is to find out whether there is a statistically significant difference between value priorities of public and private universities in Turkey. This is a quantitative study using ANOVA for the analysis of the data. The results suggest that private university students show greater tendency towards universalism, power, tradition, conformity, and hedonism compared to the public university students, while the public university students showed greater sensitivity to benevolence compared to the private university students. The test results also showed that the education level of mothers do not have a significant effect on value priorities of both public and private university students, while father's education has significant effect on the perception of power.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Spousal Abuse among Married Persons in South East Nigeria: Implications for Counselling

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Anna Onoyase
Keyword(s):  
Field Work ◽  
Spousal Abuse ◽  
Verbal Abuse ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Mutual Respect ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Score Analysis ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Research Assistants

The study investigated prevalence of Spousal Abuse among Married Persons in South-East Nigeria: Implications for Counselling. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. The research design adopted for the study was Ex-post Facto. The instrument used to collect data for the research was the “Prevalence of Spousal Abuse Among Married Persons Questionnaire” (POSAAMPQ). Content and facial validity of the instrument were established through expert judgement. The instrument has a reliability coefficient of 0.85 using test re-test method. The investigator used 3 research Assistants to administer 230 copies of the questionnaire on 230 respondents married persons in the 3 states where the investigation was conducted. The data collected from the field work were collated and standard deviation and mean score analysis were carried out for the 15 items in order to answer the 3 research questions raised in the study. The benchmark of 2.50 was chosen for either agreeing or disagreeing with each of the 15 items. The study revealed that there was prevalence of economic abuse among the married persons, there was no prevalence of physical abuse among the married persons. Finally, the investigation indicated that there was prevalence of verbal abuse among the married persons. Some of the recommendations include: Spouses should develop mutual respect for themselves and thus refrain from taking their partners’ money without permission, couples should have a thorough understanding of their partners so as to avoid issues that may trigger off anger and thereby prevent wanton destruction of properties.

scholarly journals INVESTIGATING STUDENTS’ WRITING QUALITY WITH DIFFERENT PROFICIENCY LEVELS IN INTERACTION-BASED PAIR WORKS

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erlik Widiyani Styati ◽  
Rojab Siti Rodliyah
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Private University ◽  
English Department ◽  
Writing Quality ◽  
Writing Classes ◽  
Essay Writing ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Pair Work

Pair work, an activity involving learners working together in pairs, has been widely used in language learning, especially in writing classes. Many studies have reported the effectiveness of this technique in improving students’ writing. However, there is scarce research on how the factors like students’ proficiency and the level of interaction may affect the effectiveness of pair work. This study, therefore, aims at investigating whether or not there is a significant difference in students’ writing (1) between the high proficient students working in the dominant-dominant pairs (H-DDP) and those working in the dominant-passive pairs (H-DPP), and (2) between the low proficient students working in the dominant-dominant pairs (L-DDP) and those working in the dominant-passive pairs (L-DPP). The experimental research design was taken on. There were forty-eight students involved in this study. The students were the English Department of private University in Madiun, East Java, Indonesia. Independent t-test by using SPSS 18.0 version was chosen to answer the research questions. The results show that the high proficient students working in the dominant-dominant pairs (H-DDP) perform better writing on argumentative essay than the high proficient students in the dominant-passive pairs (H-DPP). The students can manage their writing on argumentative essay effectively. The students give feedback to help each other by giving assistance in argumentative essay writing. Then, there is no significant difference of the low proficient students working in the dominant-dominant pairs (L-DDP) and those working in the dominant-passive pairs (L-DPP). Moreover, high proficiency influences the students working in pair work to write argumentative essay. This implies that teachers should consider students’ proficiency and level of social interaction before assigning students into pairs in writing classes.

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