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Bullying is an aggressive behaviour which has become a significant social problem in many secondary schools in South Africa. Previous researches on bullying have focused on trends, patterns and age groups which brings about research gaps. This paper reports personality scores of PEN and self-esteem of bullying behaviour across gender. Results showed that (a) learners with a high P and a high N had high scores on bullying behaviour; (b) that males and females low on P had low scores on...

This study examined the relationship and the impact of organizational learning and innovativeness on financial performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Osun State of Nigeria. The findings revealed that organizational learning components: system orientations, organizational climate for learning orientation, knowledge acquisition and utilization orientation, information sharing and dissemination orientation and financial performance are positively related. It was also revealed...

This study investigated science anxiety of two groups of would-be science teachers.A 20-item Science Anxiety Rating Scale (SARS) adopted from Bursal (2008) was used to gather data from the selected students.360 science education students drawn from a college of education and faculty of education of a university in South-western part of Nigeria participated in the study.The sample comprised 200 (55.56%) of the final year Bachelor's degree in education and 160 (45.44%) of the final year...

This research was conducted to identify the factors that affect the implementation of technical and vocational education in Nigeria. Quantitative and qualitative approaches were used using concurrent design. The instrument for teachers and students was adapted from Employability skills for Australian small and medium sized enterprises. The teachers’ questionnaire contains 50 items while students’ questionnaire contains 41 items to examine the training of students at technical and vocational...

The study examine the influence of teaching approaches towards the teaching of employability skills in technical and vocational schools in Kano State of Nigeria. Two hundred and twenty (220) technical teachers in post-primary schools were used as the respondents for the study. The teaching methods employed for this study were: Problem Based Method, Context Based Method, Student Centred Method, Demonstration Method, Project Based Method, Lecture Method, Tutorial and Seminars, Fieldwork and...

Literature abounds on both the importance of the school library and on why the school library should be integrated into the curriculum. Some States have already made positive strides in the direction. It is against this backdrop that the situation in Kano State with regard to primary, junior and senior secondary school libraries is examined. An overview of the current school library scene in Kano State is presented. The importance of lobbying the relevant authorities in the school libraries...

1 Department of Early Childhood and Special Education, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 2 Institute of Education University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria *Corresponding author: Email femeg2005@yahoo.com, Tel: +2347036368583 This study investigated the efficacy of Jolly Phonics Instructional Strategy on the writing ability of junior primary pupils’ in Uyo Senatorial District. In this study two variables were considered which constitute the basic skills of Jolly Phonics...

This study examines the impact of government investments in education on economic growth in Nigeria over the period 1981-2012. Economic growth proxy by growth rate of GDP is the dependent variable while government capital expenditure on social services, recurrent expenditure on education, primary school total pupil enrolment and primary school pupilsteachers ratio are explanatory variables. Employing the OLS technique, the paper found that government capital expenditure on social services...

The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship that exists among popularity, social competence and academic achievement of in-school adolescents based on gender. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study, and the study used correlational research design. A total Sample of 400 (SS 11) students were selected from Umuahia Education zone in Nigeria for the study. Mean, Standard deviation and Simple Linear Regression were used in answering the research questions...

Over the years, inadequate access to tertiary education has been a challenge facing Nigeria. Many secondary school leavers that are desirous of furthering their education are not having the opportunity due to various factors such as the limited carrying capacities of the available tertiary institutions, poor funding, state of open and distance learning systems, cost of private universities in the country, among others. This paper examines the state of tertiary education in Nigeria,...

There is a growing concern for social reconstruction in Nigeria where successive governments have employed various strategies in a bid to achieve social reconstruction. Yet, the rate of social malaise in the country grows at an alarming proportion every day. The implication of such an experience is that the various measures adopted by the government have neither been effective nor productive. This paper is aimed at articulating the possible role of religious education as a tool for social...

The study was designed to determine secondary school chemistry students’ and their teachers’ perceptions of their classroom environment.  The study sample consisted of 280 (grade 12) chemistry students and 50 chemistry teachers in Warri Municipality of Nigeria.   Actual and preferred versions of Individualized classroom Environment Questionnaire were administered to the sample.  Z-test statistic observed at 0.05 alpha level was used for analyzing the data.  The analyses indicated that there...

Education is the key to national development and no development can take place without first developing the citizenry of the country, out-of-school/street children inclusive. The phenomenon of out-of-school/street children in Nigeria has not abated despite the concerned efforts of international agencies and governments to combat the menace. This paper focuses on the precipitating factors to life on the streets with a view to analyzing how non-formal education can be implemented to meet the...

Education is the key to national development and no development can take place without first developing the citizenry of the country, out-of-school/street children inclusive. The phenomenon of out-of-school/street children in Nigeria has not abated despite the concerned efforts of international agencies and governments to combat the menace. This paper focuses on the precipitating factors to life on the streets with a view to analyzing how non-formal education can be implemented to meet the...