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Over the years, students in Rachuonyo North Sub County have continued to perform poorly in the national examination, Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Examinations (KCSE).This worrying trend is manifested particularly in the Agriculture Subject. It has been documented that many interacting factors may cause the poor performance of students in Rachuonyo, students characteristics such as students age, student career choice, gender, study times and class attendance being among the...

Vocational choice refers to an occupation, which a person has followed for a period of years in which he/she is generally recognized to have become fairly an expert through experience. Vocational choice decision making is not an easy task, yet at one time or the other, individuals are faced with the task of making a choice of career, preparing for it and start making progress in it. The study investigated factors influencing vocational choice of senior secondary school students in Ilorin...

This paper tries to x-ray the effects of Boko Haram/Terrorists activities on business education and education in general in Nigeria and other developing countries. The authors gave a background of business education and origin of Boko Haram/Terrorists in Nigeria, accesses the school dropout as a result of Boko Haram/Terrorists, listed various groups of militants in Nigeria as well as negative effects of Boko Haram sect in business education in Nigeria including other negative effects of Boko...

We examined the effects of flooding on crop yield in Oleh, South-South Nigeria. The length of the different farmlands were taken, the length of the flooded period, the percentage of total length and the depth of the flood water were all recorded and used for the study. The period of water retention on the farmlands was measured and the flood type categorized. The estimated yield and estimated loss from the farmlands for the two years (2011 and 2012) were recorded and analyzed. The study...

This study investigated the effect of self-efficacy skills training in reducing aggressive behaviour among in-school adolescents. The study involved 52 respondents randomly selected from 115 students who were initially screened in two secondary schools in Ogbomoso-Nigeria. A 2x2 experimental group design was adopted, and respondents were randomly assigned to the treatment and control groups. The instrument used was Aggressive Behaviour Assessment Scale Questionnaire (ABASQ). It contained...

In the last few decades we have witnessed a surge in western scholarship in areas of spirituality and education and the unabated debates pertaining to the same. The theoretical and dogmatic wars of whether to teach or not teach “creation theory” or “evolution theory” in the West especially US has been part of these unrelenting debates. Proponents of the need to make the education process spirit-centered underscore that “we are in a spiritual renaissance” or “global awakening” and many people...

This study sought to determine the teachers' perception on new restructured 9-year BEC in Ekiti State, Nigeria especially with respect to the teachers' awareness and availability of the curriculum. A sample of 720 respondents comprises Principals, Headmasters and Teachers in public primary and junior secondary schools were selected through stratified random sampling technique. Respondents selected covered all subjects offered in 9-year BEC. The major instrument for this study was a...

Background: Quality surgical training is crucial to meeting manpower needs and creating a vibrant healthcare delivery. Feedback from trainees provides insight to understanding training challenges and needs to improve the programme. The objective of this study was to determine the challenges faced by surgical trainees and their perception of their training in Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire survey of trainees in 16 academic surgical training centres in Nigeria between...

The significance of work-life balance has increased over time from the traditional focus on mothers with young children in employment to include a greater aspect such as female students in tertiary institutions. The number of female students combining full-time study with part-time employment has increased in recent years attaining this balance can be a complex and challenging task for female students. The purpose of this paper is to examine Nigerian female student’s perception on work life...

The objectives of Secondary Education were evaluated vis-a-vis National progress. Inadequacies in the process of rearing these Secondary School graduates for the realization of national development were critically examined. Expectations of teachers regarding teaching and learning were highlighted and the justification for the re-education of teachers as role models was suggested. Efficiency, effectiveness and responsiveness of teachers were noted as desirable hallmarks of teachers....

The study was designed to examine the influence of gender and school geographical location on sexual behaviours (Attitudinal act peripheral act and actual sexual act) among adolescents in secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria. The research design was a non experimental descriptive survey. The sample size was 440 senior secondary school students from 11 public secondary schools in Cross River State. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 260 students from 7 schools...

There is widespread scientific consensus that the world‟s climate is changing. This change has been found to have adverse consequences on human health as well as exacerbates health risks. Mounting evidence suggests current and future effects on human health, including injuries and illnesses from severe weather events, floods, and heat exposure; increases in allergic, respiratory, vector-borne, and waterborne diseases; and threats to food and water supplies. Indirect effects may include...

Using revised Bloom's Cognitive Taxonomy Scale as a major categorization tool, this paper presents a content analysis of cognitive complexity of West African Senior School Certificate Chemistry Examination questions constructed by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) between the periods of 2008-2012. The research data consisted of 230 questions from 5 Senior School Certificate Chemistry Examinations conducted by the WAEC between 2008 and 2012. Qualitative approach and content...

Recently, the Project Based Learning (PBL) has been widely spread in engineering education all over the world. However, in our study in Egypt in 2011, the authors found that learners faced to the difficulty to adapt them into new learning approach, and pointed out the necessity of the course design with consideration of leaners‘ learning experience. In this work, the authors discuss the design of the PBL course in Egypt through making comparison analysis of the learners‘ learning style...

Fungal infections of the skin and nails are common global problems with attendant morbidity among affected individuals. Children are mostly affected due to predisposing factors such as overcrowding and low socioeconomic factors. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and the clinical patterns of superficial fungal infections among primary school children in Ile-Ife. A multistage sampling was conducted to select eight hundred pupils from ten primary schools in Ile-Ife. Data on...

This paper interrogates the South African policy document on minimum requirements for teacher education qualifications regarding character education for student teachers. Reflecting on teachers’ character through the medium of the values education initiative in South Africa, this paper seeks to understand whether any legal and pedagogical framework exist in the recent teacher training document to support the teaching and learning of character education by students in training institutions....

Using the Resource-Based-View Human Resource Management framework, this study sought to advance our understanding of the effects of training on organizational-level outcome by analyzing the impact of sales force training using GLOBACOM Nigeria, Enugu division as a case study.The study specifically addressed three training related questions that are important in the management of sales force in markets that are keenly competitive.Is the training conducted for the sales force relevant to the...

Entrepreneurship education (EEd) is globally viewed as the engine of economic growth and development, an education and training which develops students to use their creativity, possess the ability to recognize and evaluate business opportunity, take initiative, responsibility, risks and appropriate actions to succeed. This paper sought to identify the challenges confronting the success of EEd in Nigeria and gather strategies for its improvement. Two research questions guided the study. The...