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Abstract Objective: Cyberharassment/cyberbullying is a global problem that has been inadequately investigated in developing countries. In this paper, we present findings on the prevalence and predictors of perpetration of cyberbullying among in-school adolescents in Oyo state, Nigeria. Methods: A total of 653 students were selected via multi-stage sampling. Information on history of perpetrating harassment via an electronic medium in the 3-month period preceding the survey was obtained....
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This study examined the effect of multimedia base instructional package on secondary school students’ academic achievement in Geography in Oyo State Nigeria. The study employed pre-test-post-test control group quasi experimental research design. The sample population comprises of 85 SS2 Geography students drawn from four public secondary schools in Ogbomoso South Local Government Area of Oyo State. Two intact classes were selected through simple random sampling technique from each of the...
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The essence of academic quality is to bring about totality of an improved classroom teacher for effective service delivery in the school system. Colleges of Education whose mandate is concerned with teacher preparation for basic education must consider students admission policy, funding, facilities and the entire curricula programme as major factors to put in place to ensure the administration of academic quality. This paper examined the imperatives of maintaining academic quality assurance...
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Background: The potential of the World Wide Web (‘the Web’) as a tool for information retrieval in higher education is beyond question. Harnessing this potential, however, remains a challenge, particularly in the context of developing countries, where students are drawn from diverse socio-economic, educational and technological backgrounds. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to identify the Web search tactics used by postgraduate students in order to address the weaknesses of...
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As small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) are perceived as engine for economic growth in any economy, various government regimes in Nigeria have initiated a number of financing schemes and policies to ease SMEs’ access to investment funds. Whilst these government-led initiatives have been implemented through banking sector intermediation, they have largely failed to achieve their purpose for a number of reasons. In an effort to complement government’s initiatives, the Nigerian banking...
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The research aims to understand the corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices by Addis Ababa University, the largest and the oldest university in Ethiopia. The issue of CSR in the context of higher learning institutions is one of the least studied subjects in Ethiopia in terms of what social responsibility considerations a higher learning institution is expected to discharge and what it is actually doing. The research was based on a case study analysis of the oldest public university...
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A Research Project Submitted to the Faculty of Education, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Education. Johannesburg, 1982
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Rural households in the Mahafaly region of south-western Madagascar have to contend with low economic development and a risky natural environment. A survey of 665 households in the region was designed to address three research questions: what is the relationship between diversification of income sources and household wealth; how does education influence access to non-farm income sources and diversification; and how does household wealth and diversification affect well-being? The results show...
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The paper investigated the utilization of time by Head-teachers on school –community relations in primary schools in South-South Nigeria. One research question and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The descriptive survey design was employed. The population of the study comprised all the head-teachers in the public primary schools in south-south Nigeria. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 116 Head-teachers from the schools. Data was collected using ‘School...
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This study investigated demographic variables as correlates of low rating of the teaching profession in Nigeria. Using the correlational survey design, four hypotheses were formulated and tested. Data were collected with a questionnaire entitled “Low Rating of the Teaching Profession Questionnaire (LRTPQ)”. The questionnaire was validated by two experts in Educational Research and Statistics. The reliability of the instrument was determined by administering the instrument to thirty parents...
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This study investigated the influence of geo-socio-economic factors of environmental degradation, school location, poverty, parental involvement in education and pupils, school attendance on their achievement in English language and Mathematics in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria. The study adopted correlational design. The sample size is made up of 1200 public primary six pupils and their parents. Five instruments: Poverty Questionnaire (r = 0.73), Environmental Degradation Level Scale (r =...
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We are a group of senior Sudanese doctors from four different universities in Sudan. While working in UK or Irish hospitals we were impressed by The BMJ ’s scientific knowledge and authoritative opinion pieces. We were therefore surprised that Gardham’s two articles were deemed fit for publication and were featured on the cover.1 2 …
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The benefits of early childhood development (ECD) programmes are strongly supported by evidence of reduced school dropout and repetition rates. However, the literature on ECD is primarily grounded in research based in the United States (US); in the light of this gap in the literature, this paper provides a comparative overview of ECD policy and practice from outside of the US, namely in South Africa and Turkey. As a theoretical framework the paper has followed the World Bank’s Systems...
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The Rwandan Government has implemented various education policies that contribute to higher enrolment in education, but has become aware that these policies might be less effective for children from poor families. This study investigates the contribution of poverty reduction programmes on education expenditure of households. Using a multi-level regression analysis, combining district data on labour markets with detailed expenditure data on 7,230 households, it teases out the effects of...