scholarly journals Assessment of Schools’ Reopening after COVID-19 Closures

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-91
Author(s):  
Chidi Nnebedum ◽  
Adaobi Sylvia Obuegbe ◽  
Humphrey Emeka Nwafor
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Time Basis ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Joint Assessment

The study assessed principals’ compliance with Federal Ministry of Education guidelines on schools and learning facilities reopening after COVID-19 closures in South-East Nigeria. One research question guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 1,378 principals in 1,378 public secondary schools in south east, Nigeria. A sample size of 689 principals was drawn for the study using multi-stage sampling procedure. The instrument titled ‘‘Federal of Ministry of Education Joint Assessment Checklist for Safe Reopening of Schools and Learning Facilities (FMEJACSRSLF)’’ was utilized for data collection. The instrument was duly validated by three experts and using Cronbach alpha method for test of internal consistency, reliability index of 0.81 was obtained. Data collected were analyzed using arithmetic mean and standard deviation. The results of the study revealed among other that principals’ comply with Federal Ministry of Education guidelines on schools and learning facilities reopening after COVID-19 closures in South-East Nigeria to a great extent. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the State Ministry of Education should ensure that at least two qualified health personnel are employed and posted on full time basis to man each of the secondary schools to provide services to contain and minimize the spread of the virus.

scholarly journals Marital Stress among Working Class Women in Kwara State, Nigeria: Implications for Counselling Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-40
Author(s):  
Aminat Adeola Odebode
Keyword(s):  
Working Class ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Test Reliability ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Marital Stress ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Reliability Method ◽  
Working Class Women ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Descriptive Survey

This study investigated the sources of marital stress among working class women in Kwara State, Nigeria. The study also examined the influence of age, type of marriage, and length of years in service on the respondents’ views. The study employed a descriptive survey method. A total of 422 working class women in Kwara State were selected from a population size of 7,237 through a multi-stage sampling procedure. The participants responded to a researcher-designed questionnaire entitled ‘Sources of Marital Stress Questionnaire (SMSQ)’. The validity of the instrument was done by a team of experts (5) from the Department of Counsellor Education, University of Ilorin and the reliability was established using test re-test reliability method, which yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.65. The data collected were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed that the sources of marital stress of working class women were sexual incompatibility with their spouses, financial constraints, in-laws’ interference, and religious differences among others. Results further indicated that there were significant differences in the sources of marital stress among working class women in Kwara State on the bases of age, type of marriage and length of years in marriage. In view of the findings of this study, it was concluded that the sources of marital stress among working class women were numerous. Recommendations were made that counsellors should assist working class women to cope with their sexual incompatibilities with their spouses through appropriate counseling services.

scholarly journals Sexual Risk Behaviour: The Roles of Impulsivity, Family Type and Peer Pressure Among Undergraduate Students in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Opeyemi Oyewunmi Ekundayo ◽  
Oyeyemi Bukola Babalola
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Risk Behaviour ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Sexual Risk Behaviour ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Descriptive Survey

AbstractThe study examined the influence of impulsivity on undergraduates’ sexual risk behaviour and also scrutinized the mediating roles of family type and peer pressure on undergraduates’ sexual risk behaviour in Southwestern Nigeria. The study was a descriptive survey that employed a multi-stage sampling procedure in which respondents were selected at different levels and stages. A total of 1080 respondents selected from six Universities participated in the study. Their age ranges from 15-19 years with a mean of 15.9±1.2 years. Data gathered through Impulsive Behaviour Scale and the Sexual Behaviour Inventory was analysed by t-test and ANCOVA. The result showed that impulsivity (t = 6.04, df =1078, p <0.05) had significant influence on the sexual risk behaviour of undergraduates in Southwestern Nigeria. The result further showed that age: F (2, 1077) = 18.20, p < 0.05; family type F (2, 1077) = 25.41, p <0. 05 and peer pressure F (2, 1077) = 53.13, p< 0.05 have an intervening impact on the influence of impulsivity F (2, 1073) = 1.37, p < 0.05) on sexual risk behaviour of the undergraduates. The study concluded that impulsivity enhances sexual risk behaviour of undergraduates in Southwestern Nigeria.

scholarly journals Performance Supervision and Employees’ Productivity in the Ministry of Lands, Environment and Natural Resources of Taita Taveta County, Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 142
Author(s):  
Anachuna Obinna Nonso ◽  
Obi Emenike
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teacher Turnover ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Educational Management ◽  
Informal Mentoring ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Mentoring Practices ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The seeming teacher turnover in secondary schools in Nigeria necessitated this study on mentoring practices of principals for teachers’ retention in public secondary schools in Anambra State. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. One research question guided the study. The population of the study comprised 256 principals and the entire population was used for the study. Researchers’ developed questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts, two in Educational measurement and evaluation, Department of Educational Foundation and the other in Educational planning and management, Educational Management and Policy, all in the Faculty of Education Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. The Cronbach’s alpha method was used to determine the internal consistency of the items which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.75. The researchers with the help of ten research assistants distributed and successfully collected 256 copies of the questionnaire administered. The research question was answered using the arithmetic mean. It was found among others that principals in public secondary schools in Anambra state use formal and informal mentoring to a very low extent for teachers’ retention. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that government should provide adequate resources necessary for effective mentoring programme in secondary schools in Anambra State.

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-EFFICACY AND MARITAL SATISFACTION OF MARRIED TEACHERS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ada Anyamene ◽  
Chinyelu Nwokolo ◽  
Anulika Valentina Etele
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Marriage Therapy ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Research Questions

Marriages being a legal union between a man and a woman that is supposed to produce a satisfactory relationship in which the couple involved can experience marital satisfaction. This study sought to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and marital satisfaction of married teachers in Anambra state. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study while one null hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. Correlational research design was used in conducting the study. A sample size of 1,344 married teachers was drawn from a population of 6,987 married teachers in Anambra state public secondary schools. A multi-stage sampling procedure was followed selecting the sample. Two instruments: General Self-efficacy Scale and Index of Marital Satisfaction (IMS) were adopted and used for data collection. The instruments are standardised measures and have the following reliability coefficient; 0.96 for IMS, 0.87 and for GSS. Data was collected through direct delivery approach. Data collected were analysed using SPSS version 23. Pearson correlation coefficients and regression analysis were used to answer research questions and test the hypotheses. Findings of the study showed among others that there is very low or no relationship existing between married teachers’ Self-efficacy belief and their marital satisfaction. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended, among others that counselors interested in marriage therapy should empower married teachers to follow behaviour and activities that foster marital happiness through occasional lectures and counselling sessions. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0796/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals Rethinking of Public Secondary Schools Discipline in Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
pp. 156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erick Nandeke ◽  
Sammy K. Chumba ◽  
Catherine Kiprop
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Target Population ◽  
School Management ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Student Council ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
School Heads

Student Council is a representative structure through which students in a secondary school become involved in school affairs. The study set out to investigate student council participation in the management of discipline in public secondary schools in Teso North Sub-County in Busia County, Kenya. The study sought to establish: the influence of student council participation in the formulation of rules and regulations on management of discipline, and the influence of student council involvement in formulating punishment on the management of discipline. The target population was 7379 students and 189 teachers and 27 principals from 27 schools. The research employed descriptive survey design using a random sample of 365 students, 18 teachers and 9 principals. This sample size was determined using Krejcie and Morgan’s table of sample determination and using coefficient variation of 30% and a standard error of 2% through stratified simple random sampling technique. The data was collected using a selfadministered questionnaire. The study established that schools involved students in designing punishment but students never took punishment positively and that common disciplinary problems experienced in schools was due to lack of students involvement. It was further established that students were haphazardly involved in the school management of students’ discipline. Thus the study recommends schools to empower students’ council in which students’ views and ideas are heard and discussed; Ministry of education to organize and offer seminars where school heads are well sensitized on involving students in school management.

scholarly journals Underutilization of instructional materials for teaching and learning of Chemistry in Nigerian secondary schools: Ohafia Education Zone, Abia State’s Example.

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 261-280
Author(s):  
Ngozi Obiyo
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Special Needs ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Chemistry Teachers ◽  
Chemistry Students ◽  
Multi Stage

This study investigated the factors associated with underutilization of instructional materials for teaching and learning of Chemistry in Nigeria. A survey research design was adopted for the study. The study population comprised 86 Chemistry teachers and 1,180 Senior Secondary 2 (SS2) Chemistry students including those with special needs in the 86 public secondary schools in Ohafia Education Zone, Abia State in southeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The sample size was 456 respondents of 57 Chemistry teachers and 399 SS 2 Chemistry students selected through multi-stage sampling procedure. The data collection was by questionnaire and Cronbach Alpha was applied in computing the reliability estimate of 0.97. The findings indicated that the inability of teachers to improvise and their lack of manipulative skills, among others, are factors militating against the utilization of instructional materials. The researchers recommended the necessity for adequate provision of instructional materials in the schools and for teachers to ensure that these materials are effectively utilized. Students with special needs should be catered for based on their individualized education program as stipulated by the National Policy on Education in inclusive settings.

scholarly journals Social Media as Predictor of Job Search Skills among Undergraduates of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
Agun Tolulope Francisca ◽  
Atoyebi Adeola Olusegun
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Job Search ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Descriptive Survey

The study investigated the level of job search skills among undergraduates of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Osun state and determined the predictive ability social media on job search skills. It examined the influence of the social media on job search skills of undergraduates of the university, Further, it investigated the influence of demographic variables (sex, age and level) and area of specialisation on job search skills of the undergraduate students. These were with a view to providing information on the factor that could improve the job search skills of O.A.U undergraduate students.The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised 26,000 undergraduates of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State as at 2016/2017 academic session. The study sample comprised 496 students were selected using a multi-stage sampling procedure. Out of the thirteen faculties, four faculties were selected using simple random sampling technique. Four departments were selected from each of the selected faculties using simple random sampling technique. Purposive sampling technique was used to select graduating students (Parts 4 or 5) from each of the faculties selected. One hundred and twenty-five undergraduates were selected from each faculty, using convenience sampling technique. An instrument titled “social media of Job Search Skills” was adapted from existing standardised instruments and used to collect data. Data collected were analysed using percentage, frequency counts, mean, standard deviation, linear regression, and ordinal logistic regression.The result showed that 21.4%, 55.6% and 23.0% of undergraduates of Obafemi Awolowo University students demonstrated low, moderate and high levels of job search skills respectively. Also, the predictive ability of social media showed that social media (0.323, p< 0.000) had a significant influence on students’ job search skills. The study concluded that social media could improve the job search skills among undergraduates of OAU.

Assessment of Principals’ Effectiveness in Monitoring Students’ Progress in Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State: Implications for Leadership and Education for National Security.

2019 ◽  
pp. 257-264
Author(s):  
Elechi Catherine ◽  
Mbazu Innocent
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
National Security ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Measurement And Evaluation

The Study assessed principal‟s effectiveness in monitoring students‟ progress in Ebonyi State secondary schools as a means of achieving national security. One purpose of study, one research question and one hypothesis guided the study. The survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study comprised 817 secondary school teachers. The sample for the study was 210 secondary school teachers who were drawn using simple random sampling technique. Questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts: one in Measurement and Evaluation and two in Educational management. The reliability was determined using Cronbach Alpha. Data were collected by the researcher with the help of four research assistants. Data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. The findings of the study revealed that principals in rural schools do not monitor students‟ progress effectively. It was recommended that ministry of education should set machineries on board to help monitor the activities of principals to ensure that they are performing their leadership functions effectively.

scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF SHISHA-AIDED FLAVOURED TOBACCO SMOKING AMONG STUDENTS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gloria Stanley Acra Jones ◽  
J. E. F. Okpako
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Tobacco Smoking ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Rivers State

The study investigated the prevalence of shisha-aided flavoured tobacco smoking among students in public universities in Rivers State. The study emphasized on the number of students associated with shisha use in the three public universities located in Rivers State. It is a cross-sectional study carried out among undergraduate students in public universities in Rivers State with population forty seven thousand, five hundred and seventeen (47,517) from the three (3) public universities in Rivers State, using a sample size of one thousand undergraduate students drawn through a multi-stage sampling procedure. The instrument used for data collection were 30 items structured questionnaire titled “Prevalence of Shisha-aided Flavoured Tobacco Smoking (PSFTS)” which has a reliability coefficient of 0.91 and focus group discussion. Data was analyzed using frequency and percentage for the demographic characteristics, while mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research question. While ANOVA was used to test the hypotheses at .05 alpha level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that the prevalence of shisha-aided that the prevalence of shisha-aided flavoured tobacco smoking was considerably low. The study concluded with the following recommendations that health awareness campaign/trainings among students on health risks implications and on admission of students, during orientation the universities authorities should marshal modalities to halt the use of shisha and all other forms of tobacco use. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0720/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals Use of Information Communication Technology for Teaching by N-Power Teach Beneficiaries of Public Primary and Secondary Schools in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-25
Author(s):  
Janet O. Adekannbi ◽  
Adeola Oluwatosin Makinde
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
School Teaching ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Teaching Application

This study investigated the use of mobile devices for teaching by N-Power Teach beneficiaries in public primary and secondary schools in Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was adopted, and 50 beneficiaries were selected using multi-stage sampling. Data collection was through interview and data collected were transcribed and analysed using Nvivo 12 software. Findings revealed that the main ICT tool accessed by the beneficiaries was the N-Teach application (a pre-installed application) which contains textbooks, video, audio materials. The devices were reportedly used for preparing lesson notes and instructional materials. Beneficiaries reported being confident in the use of these devices for teaching, however, beneficiaries in secondary schools reported having primary school teaching application tools on their devices. School administrators reportedly had positive attitude to the use of the devices while few had initial rejection. Challenges reported in the use of the devices included poor power supply, insufficient data and network failures.

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