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Success in life is largely dependent on an individual`s wishes and aspirations. Guidance and Counselling comes in handy to assist students in schools to have a clear focus on their aspirations. This is mainly because students lead a life full of excitement, more especially on their future careers. Guidance provides direction on the subjects to take before a student makes a choice of a future career. This will make it possible for students to make a selection of market oriented and...

The purpose of the study was to investigate the school based factors that influenced girls’ completion of primary education in Migori District of Migori County, Kenya. The study had six objectives; to determine the effects of distance from home to school on girls’ completion of primary education in Migori district; to assess the effects of school levies on girls’ completion of primary education in Migori district; to assess how government policy on repetition influences girls’ completion of...

This communication advocates the need to introduce and systematically promote the paradigm of diversity in Mozambique for its revitalizing potential on the relevance of geography in coping with contemporary problems. The paradigm of diversity and inclusion can be an appropriate response to the current reductionism scenario, through an approach that, when studying human groups and territories enjoy the richness of nuances of private contributions to increasingly extended ranges. As a mean of...

This paper considered the meaning of tertiary education. It equally examined the trend of access to tertiary education in Nigeria. Similarly, the impediments to access to tertiary education in Nigeria were also discussed. These include the quota system, carrying capacity, poor funding, poor socio-economic background and sex discrimination. The efforts by government to increase access were also presented. The paper highlighted some recommendation which when implemented will increase access to...

This paper examined the “Roles of Supervisors of Students’ Research in Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa.”The study sought answers to three research questions as follows: What is the mean rating of students about the role of research supervisors? What is the difference between the mean rating of students about the male and female research supervisors? What differences exist between the mean ratings of male and female students about the role of research supervisors? In addition, the...

It is an increasingly acknowledged fact that one of the most effective ways universities in waraffected countries can be functionally relevant to the everyday needs and challenges of their immediate environment is by promoting peacebuilding through peace education. This paper explores the role of universities in fostering peace education in diverse post-conflict and conflict-prone countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Specifically, the research investigates the evolution and strategies of...

The rapid growth of population and infrastructure along the Lagos Coast present many challenges especially in the face of the current threats posed by climate change. The predominance of rural communities whose livelihoods are closely linked with climate- sensitive resources makes it imperative that the inhabitants understand, address and reduce their vulnerability to and adapt to the challenges of climate change.  This study therefore evaluated the vulnerability of communities in...

A common phenomenon in the management of tertiary institutions (Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, etc) in Nigeria in recent times is a situation whereby the top hierarchies of these institutions are manned by personnel from within the locality. This development is a far cry from the practice in the past and, worldwide as the idea of universality underlying the operations of these institutions suggests that the best hand is engaged from any part of the world. This paper...

Fournier's gangrene (FG) though a rare condition can be associated with significant mortality. There are few reports in our environment documenting the outcome of management of the condition. The aim of the following study was to describe the clinical characteristics and outcome of management of patients with FG in a tertiary hospital in Southwest Nigeria.The clinical records of patients who presented with FG at a tertriary hospital over a 5 year period were reviewed.A total of 11 cases were...

The study examined the influence of watching Yoruba home video films on secondary school students academic performance. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. A Questionnaire on “Influence of Home Videos” (IHV) was used to collect the data. The instrument was administered to 200 students from five secondary schools in Ife metropolis. The study employed descriptive survey research design. The result showed that majority of the respondents 59.5% performed below average based...

There has been a consistent quest for higher education (especially university) in Nigeria, due to epileptic academic system. Coupled with the total number of candidates seeking admission into the various higher institutions in Nigeria yearly. On the basis of this, it has become obvious that the existing higher institutions, which were mainly government- owned, cannot cope with the ever- increasing demand for higher education in Nigeria. One of the basic panaceas to this challenge is the...

This study investigated: (i) the modality used to assign jobs to Work-Study students, (ii) nature of jobs assigned to Work-Study students, (iii) the age difference of Work-Study students, (iv) gender difference of Work-Study students, (v) if a significant relationship exists between the academic level of Work-Study students and job performance. In collecting its data, questionnaire was administered to 91 respondents. Percentage was used to analyse the responses obtained in respect of the...

A quantitative assessment of drought characteristics and their associated variability in the Northern Nigeria was carried out.Monthly rainfall data for all the selected locations which span a period of 100 years (1907-2006) collected from the Climate Research Unit (CRU) database were used.The resolution of the data is 0.5 × 0.5 degrees in longitude and latitude.The long-term rainfall records were analyzed for drought using standardized precipitation index (SPI).The 100 years of Study was...

The study examined the assessment of teachers by school management in terms of general attitude to work, teaching and management. A survey design was adopted for the study. The study sample was 227 principals representing 61% of the school principals in the state. The principals were selected using stratified random sampling with school location as strata. An instrument, School Management Assessment of Teachers’ Inventory (SMATI) was used to collect data. It consisted of 20 items, that...