scholarly journals Pattern and determinants of obesity among adolescent females in private and public schools in olorunda local government area of osun state, Nigeria: a comparative study

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adenike Iyanuoluwa Olugbenga-Bello ◽  
Ebenezer Olubanji Ojofeitimi ◽  
Daniel Adebode Adekanle ◽  
Adeleye A. Adeomi
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Adolescent Females ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Private And Public

Education, Gender, and Child-Rights

2021 ◽  
pp. 36-49
Author(s):  
Taiwo O. Abioye ◽  
Kehinde Oyesomi ◽  
Esther Ajiboye ◽  
Segun Omidiora ◽  
Olusola Oyero
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Child Rights ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Adequate Funding ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Development Goals

Promoting and improving quality education is one of the core missions of the United Nations at ensuring sustainable future; hence, the slogan: Change towards a better quality of life starts with education. This paper examined the place of education, gender and child rights within the current status of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Ado-Odo/Ota local government of Ogun State, Nigeria. Questionnaire and interviews were used as instruments of data collection. School children between ages 7 and 18 in both private and public schools formed the study population. A sample size, 1000 respondents, was drawn from the population out of which 976 responded effectively to the questions. The findings revealed that education and child rights remain in a precarious state in the local government. There was a limited awareness about child rights among children in primary schools and secondary schools; teaching materials and instructors were grossly inadequate in many of the schools sampled and basic needs such as water and electricity were unavailable. It was also observed that the number of enrolled male children in schools is 24% higher than the females. These challenges should be put into consideration when formulating policies for education in developing countries. There is therefore the need to prioritize education, especially female education, as well as child rights in general in the local government through adequate funding, investment in teachers and creation of awareness about the rights of the child.

Education, Gender, and Child-Rights

2017 ◽  
pp. 141-154
Author(s):  
Taiwo O. Abioye ◽  
Kehinde Oyesomi ◽  
Esther Ajiboye ◽  
Segun Omidiora ◽  
Olusola Oyero
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Child Rights ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Adequate Funding ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Development Goals

Promoting and improving quality education is one of the core missions of the United Nations at ensuring sustainable future; hence, the slogan: Change towards a better quality of life starts with education. This paper examined the place of education, gender and child rights within the current status of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Ado-Odo/Ota local government of Ogun State, Nigeria. Questionnaire and interviews were used as instruments of data collection. School children between ages 7 and 18 in both private and public schools formed the study population. A sample size, 1000 respondents, was drawn from the population out of which 976 responded effectively to the questions. The findings revealed that education and child rights remain in a precarious state in the local government. There was a limited awareness about child rights among children in primary schools and secondary schools; teaching materials and instructors were grossly inadequate in many of the schools sampled and basic needs such as water and electricity were unavailable. It was also observed that the number of enrolled male children in schools is 24% higher than the females. These challenges should be put into consideration when formulating policies for education in developing countries. There is therefore the need to prioritize education, especially female education, as well as child rights in general in the local government through adequate funding, investment in teachers and creation of awareness about the rights of the child.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study of Fungal and Some Aflatoxin Contents of Freshly Fried and Stored <i>Sallah</i> Meat from Danbatta Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 71-88
Author(s):  
Fatima S. Abdullahi ◽  
Amin O. Igwegbe ◽  
Bello A. Bello ◽  
Mamudu H. Badau ◽  
Sani Abashe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Local Government Area

scholarly journals Parents Socio-Economic Factors as it Affect Students Academic Performance in Selected Public Secondary Schools in Ado Local Government Area of Ekiti State

2020 ◽  
pp. 144-148
Author(s):  
E. F. Fakunle ◽  
B. K. Ajayi
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Government

The study examined the influence of parent’s socio-economic status on the academic performance of students in selected public secondary schools in Ado Local government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study used stratified sampling techniques to select two hundred and five (205) students from five (5) public schools. Also, data on students’ academic performance was obtained from students results in four core subjects. Data obtained was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. The study revealed that parents attitudes, parents socio-economic status, insufficient parental incomes, and lack of funding by the government are factors influencing students’ academic performance. Based on these findings, certain recommendations are made towards improving students’ academic performance, prominent of these include proper funding of education by government, sensitisation of parents towards their children education, increase in parental salaries in line with the current economic situation as well as the provision of adequate books and facilities in schools to breach the gap between the rich and the poor and the support of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) to eradicate poverty.

AN ASSESSMENT OF PROVISION, FUNCTIONALITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ODO-OTIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
John O. Oyekale
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
National Policy ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Inadequate Information

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate the provision, functionality and accessibility of School Libraries in public secondary schools in Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria.Methodology: A qualitative research method was adopted. Evidence was gathered through semi-structured interviews with principals, staff members, teachers in charge of the library, as well as students in all the 17 public schools being investigated. A Local Inspector of Education was also interviewed at Okuku, the headquarters of the Local Government are, who gave further insight into the issues and challenges faced by public school libraries. Observations were made and recorded on a checklist as to how the libraries in schools visited were resourced and laid out. The checklist was created according to the resources one would expect to find in a well-resourced library as described in the literature. It was used to indicate the type of resources available in the library. No attempt was made to count the number of resources that were available; it was only used to determine if the resource was present. All the seventeen (17) public secondary schools in Local Government were visited and data was collected over a period of one month in 2017. Data collected was analysed using frequency counts and simple percentages. The findings were presented tabulated according to the research objectives.Findings: The study revealed that school libraries are not provided in most schools in Odo-Otin Local Government Area. It also revealed that the few libraries that existed are majorly housed in converted classrooms, with no certified professional staff, inadequate furniture, and grossly inadequate information resources; and that accessibility to the few libraries that exist depends on the staff members that equally use them as their staff rooms. It also revealed that two schools in the Odo-Otin had benefited from Federal Government of Nigeria’s SchoolUnique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study revealed that a tier of Government in the Country is not fully implementing the National Policy on Education (2004); and that the learning environment in public secondary schools in Odo-otin is breach of Nigeria constitution on right to quality education.  

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