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Background: Electroencephalogram (EEG) is a valuable investigation for the assessment of patients with seizures and some other neuropsychiatric disorders. The literature is scanty of reports describing its application and usefulness in Nigerian patients. In this study we analyzed the EEG records of a series of patients who were referred with various provisional diagnoses. Materials and Methods: EEG records of the entire 200 consecutive cases referred from various clinics within and outside a...

In this chapter we highlighted the impact of the current economic and political dispensation in Nigeria and its impact on teacher education programs and the means of enhancing teacher education in the Niger Delta region. This paper is a conceptual and methodological breakthrough in Nigeria's academic landscape where qualitative and quantitative experiences highlight issues that are pertinent to teacher education program in the Niger Delta. The chapter proposed that the Niger Delta region's...

A Thesis in the Department of Teacher Education Submitted to the Faculty of Education in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Science Education of the University of Ibadan

Bullying has been considered a problem that has come to stay among students especially at secondary school level, and when the word bullying is mentioned, what comes to mind is physical aggression among boys.The study has been able to assess bullying from different dimensions by employing Multi-dimensional Peer-victimization scale (MPVS).561 secondary school students drawn from three schools comprising of one boys only, one girls only and one mixed school consisting of boys and girls, making...

This paper aims to give an analysis on the protection of the right to political participation for person with disabilities in Africa. To this end, I will seek to find out whether African countries have adhered to the standards set forth under the CRPD. Part one will explain the meaning of political participation in relation to persons with disabilities. Here I will also explain the different manifestation of political participation. Part two will give an overview of the African human rights...

Since ICT has become a new and pervasive supplementary tool in teaching job, this descriptive survey research examines the application of electronic devices in teaching and its influence on teaching effectiveness of academic staff of Nigeria universities. Tai Solarin University of Education and Olabisi Onabanjo University, both in Ogun State, were used as case studies. The study population comprises all the students and lecturers in the two universities. Multi-stage sampling technique...

The challenges facing secondary school level of education in Nigeria seem to have negatively affected student learning outcomes. Literature reveal that about 70.0% of candidates presented for Senior Secondary School (SSS) Certificate Examinations between 2001 and 2010 failed in five subjects including English language and mathematics. Most studies previously conducted on home affecting secondary school student learning outcomes only investigated socio-economic status without considering...

Heavy metals are known to have a negative impact on human health especially children through oral ingestion. Total metal concentrations were determined in indoor dust from 19 locations consisting of classrooms, living rooms and offices in Ogun State, Nigeria. Digestion and instrumentation reproducibility were validated using certified reference materials (BCR 723 (Road Dust), NIST 2711a (Montana Soil) and NIST SRM 1640e (Trace element in water)). The measured and certified values showed good...

Learning is closely intertwined with wellbeing. The school environment, as a context of learning, has been found to play an important role in children?s social, emotional and behavioral development (Gutman and Feinstein, 2008). It has been observed by many scholars that ?high-quality early education produces long-lasting benefits? (Schweinhart & Weikart 1997; National Research Council & Institute of Medicine 2000; Peisner- Feinberg et al. 2000; National Research Council 2001; Reynolds et al....

Inclusion can be interpreted as the philosophy and practice for educating students with disabilities in general education settings. Researches from developed and developing countries found that there were problems affecting the inclusive education in Nigeria. Hence, there is need to determine the challenges facing the schools where inclusive education is being implemented, and what could be done to improve the programme. This study identified  the facilities that were available to students...

The maxillofacial region has a complex anatomy and is replete with orifices and tissue dead spaces which could harbor foreign bodies. It is important to identify a foreign body impaction when it occurs, as it can be a source of persistent pain, infection and suppuration, it could also further migrate to adjacent regions of the body. The aim of this study is to report the clinical presentation, the prevalence, diagnosis, management and outcome of maxillofacial foreign body impaction in...

Moral intelligence is the capacity to apply moral principles to one's own values, goals and actions (or the ability to see what is right and integrate it into one's life and actions) It is considered as the individual capacity to understand right from wrong, to have strong ethical convictions and to act on them to behave in the right and honourable.This study examined the level of moral intelligence among senior secondary school students in Osun State.It also investigated whether there is a...

The paper examines the challenges of e-learning technologies in Nigerian University education. Education is the foundation of innovation and development. The role of e-learning in teaching and learning process cannot be overemphasized. E-learning is one of the most efficient tools for advancing knowledge, skills and development in any nation. It is necessary for quality education in Nigerian tertiary institutions. This paper reviews the concepts, benefits and challenges facing e-learning...

IntroductionLibrary is an indispensable facility of any educational A well equipped school library is therefore very crucial to education and general information needs of teachers, students and its community. This is why thought of stocking library with adequate information resources readily comes to mind when an institution is to be established (Akporhonor, 2005). A library is one of social institutions that have primary role of acquiring, processing, organizing, preserving as well as...

This study argues that mobile learning delive1·s education more affordably, accessibly and effectively than the traditional model of delivering education, which fm·the1· deprives the pom· in Africa. The traditional model of education denoted in this study refen to the model of education that gives high regard for location and the formality of education with its additional services and costs. This model facilitates edu-flation. Th1·ee case studies were used to validate this a1·gument

Background. Over the past two decades there has been an increase in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children. Baseline data is needed to assess the impact of changing lifestyles on Ado-Ekiti, a previously semiurban community in Southwest Nigeria. This study was therefore conducted to assess the fasting blood glucose (FBG) of adolescents in Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Methodology. This was a cross-sectional study involving 628 adolescents from three different secondary schools in Ado-Ekiti,...