This research work examined the influence of self efficacy on the academic achievements of students in their various choice of degree programme, its effect on their commitment in class attendance and academic performance generally. The researcher used pre-experimental design also known as “no control” experimental design in this study, the population comprise of three thousand (3,000) undergraduate students 2009/2010 academic session in Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, out of which five hundred (500) students were randomly selected for this study.
Where there are schools for children, there is the need for an organised school health services. This is because schools are the most important agencies outside the home in shaping the health and personality of the child. Protection of the health of children in schools is a joint responsibility of the Ministries of Education and Health. It is the responsibility of schools to provide a safe and healthful environment for learning and teaching healthful living as a part of the total education of the students.
This paper is centered on the problems and prospects of the Technical College Teacher in Nigeria. It explicates the relevance of Technical Education programme The paper recognizes the implications of the National Policy on Education (NPE) for technical (technological) education, the new curriculum development by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), the changing business and technology environment, the personal, professional and public image of the technical teachers.
The essence of teaching and learning is the realization of paradign-transition effect which is necessary for individual and societal development. The low appreciation, poor performances and consequent slow acquisition of skills has been issues of prime concern to stakeholders in technology education.
The research design of the study is a survey that examined the problems associated with the implementation of community development in Egor, Edo State. The community have suffered lack of development and provision of social amenities and infrastructure. The study used a proportional sample of 250 persons for the study in the area. Their response to the 15-item questionnaire were analyzed using a simple percentage. It was found that lack of initiative, problem of administration and funding are some of the problems affecting Egor community in Egor local government area of Edo State.
This paper is a philosophical inquiry on the relevance of philosophy in educational development. It maintained that philosophy and education are inseparable entities. Such assertion is based on the fact that education includes philosophy but, philosophy controls education. From this angle of thought, the paper stated what philosophy is, as well as its distinction and relationship between education and philosophy of education. It discussed the elements of philosophical foundations of education.
In this study, an attempt is made to examine the relationship between occupational stress among academic staff and the quality of service delivery. The study involves a sample on 150 academic staff (lecturers) out of the 449 lecturers currently in services of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi as at 31st, March, 2011 through the judgemental sampling technique. A 15-item questionnaire constructed by the researchers, validated by three experts and which as an internal consistency coefficient of 28 percent served as the instrument of data collection.
Fraud and corruption are issues of great concern to management of any organization due to their devastating effects on the system. This study examines management involvement and the limit of forensic accounting as means of preventing the issues. To conduct the study, some relevant literatures were reviewed and a well validated questionnaire was developed and administered to the study population through sampling. Data obtained were analysed using frequency distribution, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation.
There are potentials in subjecting the principle of corporate social responsibility to legal regimes such that by government playing its part through providing the enabling environment for the oil industry to operate, the industry must be legally bound to deliver to its society and environment. The Nigerian Content Law is considered as one of such legal regimes through which the social responsibility of the oil companies can be subjected to strict legal compliance.
The paper investigated influence of retraining programme on primary school teachers self-efficacy and social support. Applying the survey design, the study made use of a sample of three hundred and eighty three (383) primary school teachers in Ebonyi State who attended the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) retraining programme. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. It was found that influence of retraining programmes on primary school teachers self-efficacy and social support in teaching does not depend on location.