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Cooperatives without doubt are seen as major players in the development process especially in developing countries; for the mobilization of citizens and building them into formidable groups for productive purposes. The ability of this organization to achieve objectives depends greatly on the public, its members, management and leadership, in understanding of its ideologies, principles and practices, also in development of skills and competencies for sustainability. This paper provided...

Vocational and Technical Education have become imperative in the 21st century considering the significant role it plays to the socio-economic development of every society. This paper titled “the role of vocational and technical education in Nigeria Democratic dispensation is written to appraise the significant role of Vocational and Technical Education in Nigeria society especially in the fourth republic of the democratic dispensation. The paper elicited data from secondary sources such as...

The study investigated the relationship between stress characteristics (academic, financial and personal social) and cheating tendencies among primary school learners. The survey design was adopted for the study. The stratified random sampling technique was used in selecting 300 pupils for the study. Two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A survey instrument called SCACTQ with thirty-two (32) items duly validated was used for data collection. Data was analyzed using Pearson...

Foreign language education, particularly in French, has taken root in Kenyan education institutions namely in secondary schools, universities, language schools and in other tertiary institutions. The subject has also, as it is, penetrated the learning system in primary schools in Kenya. However, learning of foreign languages and in particular learning of French at primary school level comes under sharp scrutiny. This is due to lack of sound (if any) education policies, lack of proper...

A research project submitted in partial fulfilment of the award of Degree of Master of Education in the Department of Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies in the School of Education, Kenyatta University. July, 2016

This research study investigated the diet and foraging ecology of the Fork Tailed Drongo (Dicrurusadsimilis) inLeventis Foundation Nigeria Agricultural Training School, South Western Nigeria.Direct field observation method was used to collect data for 12 months on the diet and foraging ecology of these bird species.The study area was divided into three compartments according to land use types (secondary forest, Farmland and Developed Area).The result revealed that the Fork Tailed Drongo...

This study investigated the challenges Form III English language teachers face when implementing the revised integrated English language curriculum. A mixed-method descriptive design was used in Eldoret East Sub-County in Kenya. Data was collected through questionnaires, interviews and reflective conversations. Cluster, purposive and random sampling were used to identify 50 study participants. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics while qualitative analysis involved...

Conflict management strategies are fundamental to peaceful coexistence in any organization. Conflicts are inevitable, and can spring from miscommunication, unmet expectations, and feelings that one's contributions has not been acknowledged: in fact conflicts seldom have a simple cause. The objective of this article was to determine the causes of conflicts in secondary schools and their influence on students’ academic achievement in Kisumu city, Kenya. Guided by the contingency theory of...

Technical education, as enshrined in the Nigerian national policy on education, is concerned with qualitative technological human resources development directed towards a national pool of skilled and self reliant craftsmen, technicians and technologists in technical and vocational education fields. In Nigeria, the training of technical personnel has witnessed many challenges ranging from policies which have no beaming with our problems, curriculum that has little or no relationship with...

Background: Tropical diabetic hand syndrome (TDHS) is a known complication affecting patients with diabetes mellitus in the tropics. However, there has been no previous report on the condition from the Northern Nigeria. This study assessed the prevalence of the syndrome among diabetic patients attending the endocrine clinic of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), North Central Nigeria. Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort study was employed for the study from January...

As Sierra Leone, Ghana, and Nigeria became independent from the United Kingdom, people of African descent relocated from North America and the Caribbean to take up posts in the new countries as teachers. Those who had arrived in the fifties were Education Officers hired by the British Colonial Office. In the sixties, however, most of the teachers were hired through the newly independent West African governments or international religious organizations. This change involved new hiring...

Background: Contraceptives are methods or devices used to prevent pregnancy. In Nigeria, the contraceptive prevalence was reported at 15% in 2013. Aims: This study aimed to determine the pattern of contraceptive use and sociodemographic characteristics of the users of family planning services in a teaching hospital in Lagos. Subjects and Methods: This was a descriptive, retrospective study of women who sought contraceptive services at the family planning clinic over a 3-year period. Relevant...

A woman carrying her first pregnancy is starting a new life, and this is a crucial time in her obstetric career. This study was aimed to compare the obstetric performance of primigravidae to that of the multigravidae with a view to suggesting ways of preventing the associated complications.The study was a cross-sectional case-control study carried out among women who delivered in the study center over a year period. Relevant data of primigravid parturients who delivered in the hospital were...

Urban green space is a collection of trees and shrubs growing in urban area. Green plants are well known for their abilities to reduce air and noise pollution. It is important that plants used for the development of urban landscaping must be tolerant to air pollutants. There must be some criteria to select tolerant plants for urban landscaping design and for that two indices viz. Air Pollution Tolerance Index (APTI) and carbon sequestration can be a good tool. Thus this study was carried out...

With the much cry for adequate effective delivery system for distance learning education in Nigeria. Synchronous and asynchronous information technology (IT) media if integrated fully into the programme according to the study might go along way for the needed delivery system. Synchronous tools allow for facilities, participants to chat at the same time and speed at different locations. While asynchronous allows for chatting from facilitators at the same time but participants can received...

Gender issues on educational discourse have been extensively discussed worldwide over several years. Cases of gender disparity in education and the need to address the imbalances have therefore attracted the attention of scholars. Distance learning is known to have the capacity to take knowledge and training to the marginalized, isolated, underprivileged, and the unreachable and, consequently, bridge the disparity gap and redress imbalances. While focusing on gender, this study identifies...