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This study provided an experiential instructional design for electronic business (e-business) competencies development among business education students in colleges of education in Nigeria. To achieve its major purpose, literature evidences on the need of e-business competencies amongst Business education students and the poor state of technologies for learning e-business operations were reviewed. Additional literature on effective instruction, instructional strategy, experiential...

This study examined the effect of Cognitive Acceleration Training Programme (CATP) on cognitive ability and achievement of Upper Basic II Home Economics students in East Senatorial District of Kogi State Nigeria. The study adopted quasi-experimental design of a non-randomized pre-test post-test control type. The sample consisted of 390 (196 males and 194 females) students drawn from eight schools using purposive sampling technique. CATP in addition to Home Economics Achievement Test (HEAT)...

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to examine the state of PGDT (Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching) trainees’ self-efficacy beliefs and the factors that contributed to its development with particular emphasis to PGDT trainees of Dilla University. The participants included 112 PGDT trainees who were selected using stratified random sampling. Quantitative data was collected through questionnaire which was eventually analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics such as...

The paper looked at e-mentoring preparation of beginning business education teachers in Nigeria Universities. The paper captured different perceptions of e-mentoring. It looked at Business Education and Business Education teachers; preparing beginning Business Education teachers in the world; need for e-mentoring of beginning Business Education teachers; areas to prepare beginning Business Education teachers such as teaching methods, instructional materials and lesson plan. The paper also...

This paper is titled Extent of Utilization of Internet Facilities by Business Education Students in Colleges of Education in Delta State. The population of the study is made up of final year business education students in the four colleges of education in Delta State, totaling 363 out of which 67 was sampled using cluster and random sampling techniques. Two research questions with two corresponding null hypotheses were developed to guide the study. Structured validated questionnaires were...

This qualitative research study explored the psycho-educational and social factors that contribute to anxiety in orphaned adolescent students in a secondary school in Welkom, Free State, South Africa. A multiple case-study design was used to collect data from eight adolescents (4 males and 4 females) aged between 11 and 14 years. The participants were purposefully selected from a mainstream secondary school in a suburban area in Welkom. Data collection through individual and semi-structured...

Prevailing studies on underdevelopment in the Niger Delta have focused on establishing the root causes of poverty in the region and draw correlations between oil exploitation and its associated impact on the environment. This study supports this view and goes beyond by investigating the connection between militancy and poverty in the NDR. While agitations for a fairer deal is the reason for militancy in the region, this paper argues that the violent approach of militant groups in engaging...

The study sought to ascertain the level of adoption of modern instructional approaches by teachers of business studies for effective teaching and learning in junior secondary schools in Imo State. Two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated for the study. The researcher adopted a survey design. The population of the study was made up of eighteen (18) business studies teachers from six selected public and private junior secondary schools in Owerri Zone, Imo State. A structured...

This paper empirically investigated the challenges of NCE Business Education Teacher preparation in the e-world in South East Nigeria. Two research questions were raised and two null hypotheses were formulated for the study. The researchers adopted a survey research design for the study. The population for the study comprised of 145 business educators in colleges of education in South East Nigeria. There was no sample as the population size was considered manageable for the study. Data for...

ABSTRACTLimited research is available about the financial costs incurred by families of children with ASD in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). This article describes socio-demographic characteristics of and financial costs encountered by families whose children attend autism-specific government-funded schools in South Africa. Survey questionnaires were completed by 234 caregivers (representing 28.4% of the caregivers involved in the autism-specific schools around the country). The...

There is a growing interest in research on the potential effects of Internet addiction [IA] on students’ scholastic lives. Given that there is no research on this subject in Morocco, this cross-sectional study fills the gap by examining the prevalence of Internet Addiction among Moroccan high school students and its possible association with scholastic performance and other socio-demographic factors. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed to 305 students, consisting of...

The study was conducted on 38 University EFL major students and on their 10 EFL teachers to examine their belief towards the role of using Technology Assisted Language Teaching (TALT-Hereafter) in minimizing students’ FLA. The data were gathered using both qualitative and quantitative methods. The quantitative data was collected using by GBM and GAM (McCroskey & Richmond, 1989) which are the most standardized and highly reliable data gathering tools to measure beliefs and attitudes of...

This study explored the nexus between climate change and migration in Nigeria and its tendency to precipitate violent conflict as evidenced by herders-farmers conflict in Nigeria. witnessed currently in herders against farming communities. Using desk study, and eco-violence theory as a basis for analysis, it argued that a national strategy based on innovative sustainable development, security and adaptability is urgently needed to mitigate the vulnerability which if not checked, can plunge the country into extreme violence.

The study focused on employability skills needed to prepare final year business education degree students for global work competition. The population of the study comprised of 244 male and female final year business education degree students from all the tertiary institutions in Imo State. The instrument for data collection was a 13 items questionnaire. Crombach Alpha Statistics was used to ascertain the reliability of the instrument. Hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data...

The study was designed to determine strategies for improving business education programme through school-industry collaboration for capacity building in Imo State. Two research questions were developed for the study with two null hypotheses that was tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study consisted of 41 business education teachers from tertiary institution in Imo State. There was no sampling because the population size was manageable. A four point rating scale...