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Organisations are recognised as legal and corporate entities.They have an image, and they can sue and be sued.To that extent therefore, this paper posits that organizations can also learn, and asserts that the absence or dearth of adequate organisational learning culture denies organizations the much needed competitive edge necessary to survive and remain viable in the contemporary and highly globalised world.The paper x-rays the technical and social perspectives of organisational learning...

The research investigated the extent to which the tendency to perpetrate aggressive behaviour (measured by the Aggressive Questionnaire) among some secondary students in Nigeria is influenced by parental bonding (measured by the Parental Bonding Instrument). Cross-sectional survey was used to collect data from a total of 250 randomly selected respondents aged 15-19 years. They comprised of males 140 (56%) and females 110 (44%). It was found that parental bonding had significant influence on...

This paper discusses the need for entrepreneurship education in Nigeria geared towards enhancing sustainable development in the country. Since entrepreneurship skills remain vital in the real sector and the sustenance of economic development, it has become imperative for government to pay attention to this sub-sector. The problems facing the country ranging from acute poverty, youth and graduate unemployment, dependence on foreign goods and technology; to youth restiveness and violence among...

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 research study focused on the relationship between home background and students’ achievement in mathematics at the senior secondary school level in Rivers State, Nigeria. The ex-post-facto research design was adopted for this study, since already conducted mathematics test scores of the students were retrieved and used for the analysis. Furthermore, data were elicited through the home background and students achievement in mathematics questionnaire (HBSAMQ). A population of 10120 senior...

In this paper, the reforms in science education were discussed with special reference to the country Nigeria. Issues such as science curriculum development in Nigeria, features of American Association for the advancement of science, challenges of the science education reforms, and implications for science education in Nigeria were discussed. However, the paper particularly delved into highlighting the implications for the professional development of science teachers in Nigeria. In...

Background: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in women in the developing countries. Human papilloma virus (HPV) has been implicated as the causative agent. Cervical cancer can primarily be prevented by vaccinating girls and women against HPV infection. Acceptability is demonstrated by the willingness of health workers to use these strategies themselves and to recommend them to their daughters and others. Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the awareness and...

Arguments about the modalities to teach reading effectively in the early years have been a subject of discourse among literacy teachers. Phonics has been adjudged as a significant approach in teaching how to read and write. Two perspectives of teaching phonics, synthetic and analytic, have been found to dominate the argument on best practice. This paper explored the different outcomes of these approaches in the reading and writing to children. Evidence of research and practice showed that...

Societies are organized around the assumption that human beings are perfectly rational in their decision making process. The context in which people make decisions has a significant influence just as the choice itself. This research aimed at identifying irrational factors that influence initial public offering (IPO) investment decision by teachers of Siaya institute of technology. Research findings reveal that for teachers of Siaya institute of technology, trading within the capital markets...

This study has assessed meaningful understanding of chemistry concepts by College teachers using Live and    Video Modes of distance Learning. It has examined if gender could influence college teachers understanding of chemistry concepts meaningfully. It was a quasi-experimental study with a sample size of Ninety-Four (94) college teachers drawn from Forty-Seven (47) State Colleges of Education in Nigeria. The instrument used for data collection was a Multiple-choice Objective Chemistry Test...

The study examined the level of perception of adult chemistry teachers on re-training through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programme in Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study covered all Adult chemistry teachers in National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). Five research hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. The sample covered 300 adult chemistry teachers selected through purposive random sampling. The research instrument...

Scholars and researchers commonly understand that environmental factors have a profound influence on academic performance (Noguera, 2003). Student academic performance is directly influenced by socio-economic, psychological, and environmental factors (Oduol, 2006). Although educators cannot change a student's socioeconomic standing, genetic predispositions, or ability level, changes in the school environment can improve a student's chances for academic success (Lehr, 2004). Therefore, with a...

This study explores science teachers’ perceptions of effective science teaching and their classroom teaching practices. The study was carried out from a population of junior secondary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. A purposive sample of 78 basic science teachers selected from 61 junior secondary schools from three Education Districts of the state was used for the study. A research instrument tagged effective teaching characteristics questionnaire (ETCQ) was used to elicit information from...

Female genital tract malignancy is common in our low resource setting. Options now exist for prevention, detection, treatment, and palliative care for the wide spectrum of female genital tract malignancies. Women will continue to die from these cancers unless health professionals and civil society adopt means to control female genital tract cancers in our low resource setting.The objective was to determine the frequency and patterns of female genital tract malignancy at the University of...

There are a number of practical and ethical issues raised in school-based health research, particularly those related to obtaining consent from parents and assent from children. One approach to developing, strengthening, and supporting appropriate consent and assent processes is through community engagement. To date, much of the literature on community engagement in biomedical research has concentrated on community- or hospital-based research, with little documentation, if any, of community...

A Thesis Presented to the School of Humanities and Social Sciences as a Partial Fulfillment for a Master’s Degree in International Relations (Peace and Conflict Studies)

A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Education in Early Childhood Education in the Department of Educational Communication and Technology, University of Nairobi