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The study was undertaken to determine teachers experience and their competence needs of teachers in the multidisciplinary approach to implementation of environmental education curriculum in Cross River State, Nigeria. One research question and one hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The sample consisted of 737 teachers proportionally sampled from 67 public secondary schools in the three education zones of Cross River State. The...

Nigeria, like any other nation of the world, is not speared of the prevailing moral crisis in the contemporary period. Part of these crisis are however, traceable to the new values ushered in during the colonization of Africa and many of which are in direct conflict with African values. This work is therefore, an attempt to reflect on the traditional African education which has character building as its hallmark. This was done by discussing the place of character development in Nigeria...

This article looks at the links among natural disasters, economic development and climate change. It attempts to outline a framework for thinking about these links. The work summarizes the limited knowledge of the long term economic impact of natural disasters. It is essential to draw links among disasters, conflicts, resource management, and other transmission channels to develop an appropriate response to natural disasters. The paper argues that African governments, along with their...

Anxiety is a negative emotion which affects human beings irrespective of social status. However, individuals exhibit anxiety in different forms. This study therefore investigated the patterns of examination anxiety among secondary school students in Ilorin metropolis, Nigeria. The influence of variables of gender and school type on respondents’ views was also examined. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study while random sampling technique was employed in selecting 180 students...

Sweetpotato is a major staple food in the world.It is a good source of carbohydrates, vitamin A, vitamin C and protein.The maximum production potential of the crop is being hampered by severe drought which ravages most parts of Africa.The main aim of this study therefore was to screen accessions of sweetpotato for drought tolerance in a quick screening method, followed by field screening with a view to identify accessions that can perform well under water stress conditions.Fifty sweetpotato...

The study investigated the prevalence of conduct disorder among  adolescents in a senior secondary school in Benin City. This was a survey study. The population was made up of 1,540 students in one of the mixed schools that was randomly selected from the senior secondary schools in Benin City, Edo State Nigeria. The target sample of 656 students was used. The instrument used for the study is a conduct disorder checklist which contains the different types of conduct disorder as identified by...

HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic with greatest burden in sub-Saharan African including Nigeria which could be accounted for by wrong perception and poor care given to those with the disease.This is worrisome because poor perception today will result to poor care and patient's management outcome.This study was therefore aimed at perception of clinical students towards the care of HIV positive patients in tertiary hospitals, Bayelsa State, since they will eventually get into the work force and...

Both African and international second language studies show that children who go through strong bilingual models which involve late exit from mother-tongue (L1) to a second language (L2) perform better linguistically and academically than those who go through subtractive and transitional models in which there is early-exit from L1 to L2 (Baker, 2000; Benson, 2005; Brock -Utne & Alidou, 2006; Cummins, 2000; Heugh, 2006; Truong, 2012). Despite these well documented findings on the benefits of...

This article reports on the findings from a research study on form one selection in secondary schools in Kenya. The aim of the study was to identify issues and challenges associated with form one selection using quantitative and qualitative research design. Data was collected through a survey from 81 principals in Nyamira County, Kenya. Data analysis indicates various issues and challenges that militate against the provision of education based on equality. The issues and challenges...

Motivation of teachers serves as key to facilitate organization performance. However, there are strategies to make these teachers deliver their services to the best of their ability which includes financial and non-financial incentives .The management should take initiatives to shape these teachers through in service training organized by institutions. As it is known, the individual life structure is shaped by three types of external events: the socio-cultural environment, the role they play...

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of the degree of master of education in the school of education of Kenyatta University, 135p. April, 2014

The Kenyan economy highly depends on agriculture and tourism. The performance of the two sectors of the economy are however very vulnerable to the effects of climate/weather variability. The main tourist attractions along the coastal Kenya are the historical and heritage sites such as the Vasco Da Gama Pillar, ruin of Gedi and the Fort Jesus, the coastal beaches, rainforests and marine parks. Climate variability and climate change is experienced globally; the changes and its impacts however...

The study investigated the influence of ethnicity, gender and grade level on the motivational beliefs and self-regulation in Biology learning through a non-experimental quantitative study among 317 students in 2 co-educational schools in Nakuru (n = 155 ) and Siaya (n = 162) counties, Kenya.The study used a modified version of Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) which had 44 items to measure motivational beliefs and self-regulation.A 4 × 2 × 2 MANOVA revealed "ethnicity"...

The study investigated the relationship between students’ perception of a constructivist learning environment and motivation towards Biology among form two secondary school students in high and low achieving schools. Correlational survey design was used and a sample of 815 students from co-educational schools was selected using multi-stage cluster sampling. The instruments used in the study were: Student Perception Questionnaire (SPQ), Student Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ) and Student...

The current shortage of artisans in the Nigerian house construction sector has constrained the productivity of the sector and exacerbated the nation‟s housing problem. The persistent neglect of the artisan training system has negatively impacted on the stock of artisans available for house construction projects. Nigeria‟s large and fast-growing population of over 140 million with an estimated growth rate of 3.2 percent has engendered increased investment in shelter provision; especially by...

The paper discusses both the existing indigenous  technological and modern institlltions and their importance in the implementation of the apprenticeship aspect of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) progrmme. The indigenous technological institlltions include potlery, spinning and weaving, leather work, sculpture, tying and dying, Carving (etc.) locatiors and centres while the modern institlilions include among others the Technological Incubation Centres such as the Leather Research...

The study was designed to evaluate the effects of climate change on arable crops’ productivity, in Nigeria. It estimated the influence of climate factors on farm productivity (net revenue variability) in the country. The study relied mainly on institutional (NIMET) and primary data for its analysis. Data were obtained using a set of structured questionnaire administered in a multi-stage, stratified random sampling manner on arable crop farmers producing maize, rice, cassava, yam and cowpeas....