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A Dissertation Submitted to the School of Management Science in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Masters Degree in Institutional Management and Leadership of Uganda Management Institute

The focus of this paper is on business teacher education, a panacea for human capital development in Nigeria. Human capital suggests that education, and training, health and standard of living raises the productivity of workers and increases their lifetime earning capacity. Therefore, BTE is a panacea for human capital development because the programme is tailored towards providing skills, knowledge, competencies and attitudes in the students that will enable them to function effectively and...

The importance of leadership in organizations has increased and leadership training and development has advanced and peoples’ performance. Institutions in higher education are investing heavily in advancement of leadership programs aimed at improving learners’ leadership skills and scholars. To this day, many scholars in higher institutions acknowledge the changing complexities in higher learning and urge to teach students new paradigms of leadership (Roberts, 1917). Many leaders have agreed...

An analysis of undergraduate students? perception in the mobile telecommunication industry was conducted using four Ghanaian universities. The study adopted a cross sectional and quantitative design methodological approaches and relied on primary data sources for data collection. Using quota and convenience sampling techniques, a total of 400 respondents were selected from the four universities. Results from the study revealed that a gap exists between customer expectations and perceptions...

To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among primary school children in Port Harcourt.A stratified multi-staged sampling technique was used to recruit pupils from primary schools in Port Harcourt. Data was collected using questionnaires completed by parents. The average of two measurements of height and weight were taken and BMI was calculated manually. Using the BMI for age charts developed by the US National Centre for Health Statistics in collaboration with the National...

Education in Nigeria is an instrument for effecting national development, the country's educational goals have been set out in the National Policy on Education in terms of their relevance to the needs of the individual and the society (FGN, 2004). Towards this end, the National Policy on Education sets up certain objectives which are to facilitate educational development in the country. In fostering these objectives, the school principal has important roles to play. Among these roles include...

The paper reviewed business  education programme in  Nigeria Vis-a-Vis its role  in human resource development  and highlighted deficiencies in programme curricular and delivery changes needed in  remodeling  of the programme to enhance learning outcomes, in crease skill acquisition, meet  world’s standards and current  labour demands in business organizations were suggested. The paper recommended the use of hybrid e-learning  and traditional teaching process as appropriate for optimizing ...

The study sought to highlight the impact of fees’ increase on university students and their programmes in Nigeria. Fees’ increase has serious implications for educational enterprise across the globe, especially in developing countries at the turn of the 21 st century. At the inception of universities the regional governments ploughed money into the universities. Government gave scholarships, grants and subsidies to students. Many university lecturers were sponsored overseas for training in...

Inclusive education is a process of adjusting the home, school and the larger community to accommodate persons with special needs. In respect to pre-school learners, it is a means by which centers accommodate all learners regardless of their physical, intellectual, social, emotional, linguistic challenges. UNICEF notes that some 150 million children with disabilities lack access to child care services, schools, recreation and other social services, and are likely to remain illiterate and...

A major consequence of oil and gas activities is pollution. In the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, oil pollution occur regularly for reasons including spills, effluent discharge, gas flaring and many more. Pollution causes serial damages to health, environment and socio-economic activities. Research had shown that pollution incidences, degradation caused by it and pollution impacts had caused relocation. Over the years, much attention has been given to the environmental and health impacts of...

Aim: To assess the knowledge of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) among clinical medical students of the University of Port-Harcourt. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study on the knowledge of CPR among clinical medical students (4 th -6 th year classes) of the University of Port Harcourt. The data collected were analyzed using the Epi info version 7 statistical packages and Chi-square test was used to compare proportions with P 50%. The number of students scoring >50% increased...

University Business Education graduates, by the nat ure of their programme, ought to possess relevant management competencies for successful entrepreneurship but casual observation and empirical reports i ndicate that they are not doing well in this aspect. Theref ore, this study assessed the management competencies possessed by the university postgraduate Business E ducation students to handle entrepreneurship busine ss challenges in Nigeria. One research question and fi ve hypotheses...

This study investigated the strategies for enhancing quality assurance in business teacher education programme in Nigerian universities. Two research questions and four hypotheses guided the study. This study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised 129 Business Education lecturers in state and federal universities in the south south Nigeria. There was no sampling since the population was manageable. The instrument for data collection was a 35 - item...

The study evaluates the role of school counselling services and student performance in a secondary school in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive research design and employed both primary and secondary data. The population studied consists of nine government schools in the following: Government College, Emmanuel College, Government Technical College, Ikenegbu Girls Secondary, Developmental Secondary School, Holy Ghost College, Owerri Girls Secondary School, Boys...

This paper attempts to examine the concept of Competency-Based Training (CBT) as a veritable mode of delivery of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and at the same time highlights some of the strengths and weaknesses of implementing competency-base training. The characteristics, principles and benefits of CBT were also x-rayed. It was concluded that CBT mode of delivery is providing the kind of workers industry demands and also is preparing individuals for self-employment.

It is highly indisputable that, the ever-escalating level of chronic unemployment among youths in many countries across the globe coupled with the resulting high level of social unrest among the youth’s accounts for the increased emphasis on acquisition of vocational skills for self-reliance. The paper discusses vocationalisation of secondary education in Nigeria and also examined Nigeria’s policy initiatives at vocationalisation of secondary education. It also discusses the fundamental...

This paper studied the perception and challenges of students of open and distance learning (ODL) mode. ODL is a welcome development in Nigeria educational system. Participants in this study were 500 NOUN students that were randomly selected from Abuja study center. A well structured and validated questionnaire called “Students’ Perception of Open and Distance Learning Questionnaire (SPODLQ)” was used for data collection. Two statistical methods, Chi square and simple frequencies were used...

A cross-sectional survey of the prevalence of eye injuries among primary school children in two noncontiguous local government areas of Enugu State of Nigeria was undertaken. One of the local government areas was urban, while the other one was rural. Children who were <15 years in two randomly selected primary schools in the urban area and three randomly selected schools in the rural area were interviewed and examined with Snellen chart, pen torch, head loupe, and direct ophthalmoscope....