International Journal of Inclusiveness and Educational Recovery

The Diagnosis of Aggression and Violent Behaviours in Classroom Setting in Nigeria

Sunday Bassey Akpan Akpan, Samuel Bnjamin Agerewe — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

This paper highlights some expert definitions of aggression and violence, and the aim of it was to explore and articulate the factors that necessitate aggressive and violent behaviours among people within the classroom setting. It focused on the intervention strategies to ameliorate the said behavioural menace confronting the entire human nature in our society today. Issues discussed among other things include factors that militate against aggression and violence in the classroom, implications of aggressive and violence classroom and the negative effects of aggressive and violence classroom. It was therefore concluded that, if psychologists expect a viable and relevant psychological intervention strategies regarding the reduction and management of aggressive and violent behaviours among people in the classroom, then the time is now. Some recommendations toward realizing the aim of this study were advanced, one of such was that Government at all levels starting from Local, State and Federal should train and employ qualified Educational Psychologists to Primary, Secondary and Unity Schools across the country.

Sales Promotion Strategies Required by Business Education Students for Customer’s Retention of Small-Scale Businesses in Rivers State

Iweyah Augustine Augustine, Ureh Ibra — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

The aim of the study was to investigate thesales promotion required by business education students for customer’s retention of small-scale businessesin Rivers State. Two specific objectives, research questions and hypotheses were posed and formulated for the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised of four hundred and fifty-nine (459) third year business education students in Rivers State University (RSU) and Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE). 100 percent of the entire population was used as the sample and census sampling technique. A structured questionnaire titled: Sales Promotion Strategies Required by Business Education Students for Customer’s Retention of Small ScaleBusinesses Questionnaire (SPSRBESCRSSBQ) was used as instruments for data collection. The instrument was designed on 4points rating scale (strongly agreed = 4points, Agreed=3points, Disagreed = 2points and Strongly Disagreed = 1points) and used to elicit responses from the respondents. The instrument was validated by three experts two from the Department of Business Education in Ignatius Ajuru University of Education and one from Department of Measurement and Evaluation in Rivers State University for face and content validations. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha method which yielded a reliability coefficient index of 0.87 respectively. 450 copies of the questionnaire were retrieved and used for the analysis. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant. The finding of the study revealed that business education students in RSU and IAUE acquired price discounts and coupon strategies for customers’ retention of small-scale businesses in Rivers State. The researchers therefore recommend that students upon graduation should be giving opportunity of real-life experiences through various small scale businesses to enable them perform efficiently in business

Civil Service Work and its Impact on the Religious and Sexual Life of Christian Women in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

The study investigated the “Civil Service Work and its Impact on the Spiritual and Sexual Life of Christian Women in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria”.. In an attempt to solve the problem, the study has two objectives from which the research questions and hypotheses were formed. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was two hundred and sixteen thousand, eight hundred and twenty-nine (216,829). Seven hundred and eighty-two (782) respondents were sampled to represent the entire population. Seven hundred and sixty-four (764) copies of questionnaire were retrieved. The study employed both descriptive and inferential statistics. The research questions were answered using descriptive statistics such as means and standard deviation. The t-test for independent samples was used to test the null hypotheses. All the null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 levels of significance. The study also found that as a result of demands from office, Christian women civil servants have less or no time for family devotion, personal quite-time, evangelism, choir practices, women fellowship and visitation. The study also found that most Christian men whose wives are civil servants do not get sexual satisfaction from their wives as a result of office demands, which affect family stability. The study therefore recommends that church leadership and women should as a matter of necessity schedules their programmes in a way and manner that the women civil servants among them will have time to attend. Also, husbands of Christian women civil servants should be sensitive to partners’ sexual advances and respond appropriately. If it is not possible, cogent explanation and not flimsy excuses be given.

Role of Primary Educator in Restoring Academic Ethics and Integrity in Learners: A Move to Rebuilding Trust in the Educational System in Nigeria

Anyanwu, Prisca Onyinye — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

Ethical and academic Integrity is very important in the pursuit of academic excellence in learning. In recent times, primary education system in Nigeria has been subjected to reported and unreported cases of ethical and integrity breaches, making the goal of achieving sound primary education a mirage. This could be as a result of degradation of dominant core values, which have been trampled upon in the educational sector and society and various perspectives of what constitutes academic ethics and integrity in the Nigerian educational context. Therefore this paper seeks to identify factors responsible for this development, which include education system, sociocultural environment, economic environment, infrastructure and institutional policies, and management systems. This paper also provides a synopsis of the different perspectives of academic ethics and integrity in Nigeria and how it impacts on the primary education in Nigeria. It concludes by presenting an overview of the major challenges associated with academic ethics and integrity and possible ways of instituting a culture of integrity in the Nigerian primary education system. It then recommended that; a total evaluation of ethical principles should be carried out at intervals in the schools system in other to instil some level of confidence in the primary educational system in Nigeria.

Administrators’ Management Competencies and Inclusive Education Practice in Secondary Schools in North West Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Rev. Sr. Joyce Celestine Ikott Ikott, Enang, Christiana Patrick Patrick — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

The study investigated Administrators’ Management Competencies and Inclusive Education Practice in Secondary Schools in North West Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, Correlational research design was used. Three research questions were raised and three research hypotheses formulated to guide the study. The population of the study was all teachers in public secondary schools. There are 86 principals, 127 vice principals and 2838 teachers from the 86 public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District (State Secondary Education Board, 2021). A sample size of 896 respondents which was made up of 26 principals, 38 vice principals and 832 teachers representing 30% of the total population using multi stage sampling technique. The instrument for the study was a researcher-developed instrument entitled “Administrators’ Innovative Management Competency Questionnaire (AIMCQ) and “Inclusive Education Practice Questionnaire (IEPQ)”. The instrument was duly validated and subjected to reliability coefficient of .078 before being used for the study. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to answer all the research questions and test all the null hypotheses. All hypotheses were tested at 0.05 significant level. The results of the study indicated that competency in information and communication technology (ICT), entrepreneurial competency and communication competency has significant relationship with Inclusive Education practice in Secondary Schools in North West Senatorial District of Akwa Ibom State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that the ministry of Education should ensure capacity building for principals and vice principals by promoting and arranging career enhancing courses, workshop and seminars in information and Communication Technology (ICT) utilization in Secondary Schools to meet global management benchmark.

Les Entraves au Style et la Difficulté de Traduire The Spirit Child de Ramonu Sanus

Oladipo Akin Oladoye — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

La traduction littéraire est une entreprise intellectuelle à cheval entre trois domaines principaux à savoir la littérature, la linguistique et la stylistique. Bien qu’un bon nombre d’études et de recherches soient effectuées pour mettre ces domaines en exergue, cependant les problèmes de style demeurent parmi les plus élusifs de la traduction littéraire. Cela est dû à la complexité des problèmes de style qui ont au cours des années constitué du fil à retordre aux traducteurs littéraires. Dans maints cas le style que certains auteurs emploient dans leurs oeuvres littéraires est à peine élucidable ; cela du fait de certains éléments que nous considérons dans cette étude comme entraves au style. Ceux-ci comprennent, entre autres, le pléonasme, l’archaïsme, le néologisme, le solécisme et le barbarisme. Cette communication cherche donc d’une part à mettre en évidence ces entraves au style à l’image du contenu du roman fictif de Ramonu Sanusi, The Spirit Child, tout en élucidant d’autre part comment les traducteurs de l’oeuvre, Joel Akinwumi et Kehinde Makinde sont arrivés à surmonter ces entraves dégagées. Nous allons conclure notre étude avec des recommandations générales et spécifiques susceptibles à aider le traducteur littéraire à aborder les entraves au style.

Establishing an Effective Peer Support Program for Reading Remediation

John Michael Sasan — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

A study was conducted on the second grade non-readers in Toledo City's division. Eight pupils comprised up the cases. Three of them were Pantawid Pampamilyang Pilipino (4Ps) participants and they all came from low-income homes. The standard Philippine Informal Reading Inventory, a technique for evaluating the students' reading ability, was used to identify the extent of their reading difficulties. Pronunciation, omission, identification, mispronunciation, substitution, recognition, and non-readers were among the reading difficulties. Peer mentoring as a reading remediation and instruction eliminates non-readers and other reading problems in the school, according to a theory that the researcher developed as a result of the improvements made by the mentees. A peer mentoring plan was also developed by the researchers as assistance to the reading remediation program of the elementary school. In order to thoroughly examine the disability, look for correlations of the disability, and discover the underlying reasons of the reading handicap, it is imperative that all students from Grade Two up to Grade Six be diagnosed through a complete analysis of causality.

Extension of Formal Learning Environment in Higher Institutions in the 21st Century Beyond the Physical Classroom Setting for Social Inclusion: The Perspective of Mobile Learning in Nigeria

Olofu, Paul Agbade Olofu, Glory Emmanuel Edoho, Rose Ojong — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

The 21st century learning environment needs not to be restricted to the physical classroom in a school setting. Rather, with technological advancement and its application in the educational system, there is need for formal learning contents, principles and methodologies in Nigerian higher institutions to be made mobile for convenience, flexibility, portability and easier accessibility. Therefore, this work centered on extension of formal learning environment in higher institutions in the 21st century beyond the physical classroom setting for social inclusion: The perspective of mobile learning. This piece of work provided detail explanation of mobile learning. The types of mobile learning were also extensively discussed. Further examined herein were the components of mobile learning, importance of mobile learning and the challenges that affect the potentials of mobile learning. Conclusion and suggestions were also offered to tackle the identified challenges of mobile learning.

Impact of Co-Teaching and Solo Teaching on Students’ Academic Performance in Educational Research and Statistics in Benson Idahosa University

Agboola, James Odunayo — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

The study sought to compare the impact of co-teaching and solo teaching strategies on the academic performance of students in educational research and statistics in Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The descriptive design was used for this study employing the ex-post facto type of research design and the population of the study comprised all 300 level students in 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 academic sessions in Benson Idahosa University. Because of the fewness of the total number, all the students were used as sample for the study. The instrument used for the study was a questionnaire titled “Impact of co-teaching strategy on academic performance in educational research and statistics (ICSAPQ). Section C of the instrument requested for students’ academic scores in Educational Research and Statistics (2020/2021 & 2021/2022 sessions) which the researchers obtained from the departmental office to measure their academic performance. The instrument was subjected to experts’ validity and obtained a reliability coefficient of 0.85. Descriptive statistics of the mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while the student’s independent t-test was used to test the hypotheses and the results of the study revealed that there is a significant difference between the academic performance of students who are co-taught and those who are not, in educational research and statistics in favour of those who passed through co-teaching strategy; Based on the findings therefore, it is recommended that teachers/lecturers should employ co-teaching strategy in enhancing students’ academic performance in Benson Idahosa University so to enable them achieve their maximum potential in life

Principles’ Supervisory Behaviour and Teachers ‘Job Attitude in Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom

Silas, Yaknoabasi Ukpabio — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

This study investigated the relationship between principals’ supervisory behaviour and teachers’ job attitude in secondary schools in Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The main purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between principal’s instructional evaluation ability, principals’ observation ability, and principals’ involvement of teachers in decision-making and teachers’ job attitude in Ikono Local Government Area. Five research questions and Five hypotheses were formulated to give direction to the study. Ex-post facto research design was used in the study. A total of 255 teachers from a population of 360 teachers in secondary schools in Ikono Local Government Area were used for the study. Data for the study were collected using a researcher-made questionnaire titled “Principals’ Supervisory Behaviours and Teachers’ Job attitude Questionnaire (PSBTAWQ)”. The data were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and all the hypotheses were tested at .05 significance level. All the null hypotheses tested were rejected, showing that principals’ instructional evaluation ability, principals’ observation ability, principals’ involvement of teachers in decision making significantly relate to teachers’ job attitude. Thus, it was concluded that principals’ involvement of teachers in decision-making have significant relationship with teachers’ job attitude. It was therefore recommended that principals should allow teachers to participate in decision-making for better performance towards achieving the educational goals objectives.

Forest Protection and Conservation Skills Required by Secondary School Graduates in the Niger Delta Region for Securing Sustainable Employment in Forestry Occupation

Suwari, God’stime Samuel Suwari — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

The study examined the forest protection and conservation skills required by secondary school graduates in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria for securing sustainable employment in forestry occupation. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The target population for the study comprised 238 agricultural graduates, 48 agricultural teachers and 62 extension agents; totaling 348 respondents. Due to manageable size of the population, the entire 348 respondents were used for the study, hence the study adopted the census sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a 40-item structured questionnaire on a 4-point rating scale. The Cronbach Alpha reliability test was used to test the instrument which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.78. The data collected were analyzed using weighted mean while Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used in testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study identified ten (10) causes of forest damage, twelve (12) measures for protecting forest from human encroachment and eighteen (18) methods of controlling forest insect pests, parasites, predators and diseases. There was no significant difference in the mean ratings of agricultural graduates, teachers of agriculture and extension agents on forest protection and conservation skills required by secondary school graduates in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria for securing sustainable employment in forestry occupation. Based on the findings, the study recommends among others, that teachers of agriculture should re-double their efforts in equipping students with forest protection and conservation skills.

Information System and Quality Service Delivery in Small Scale Enterprises in Akwa Ibom State

Akan Etim Okon, Dr. Effiong Edet Asuquo — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

This study examined the relationship between management information system and quality service delivery in small scale enterprises in Akwa Ibom State. Three specific objectives, three research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated for the study. Correlational design was adopted and the population comprised; all the 900 managers from 275 small scale enterprises in Akwa Ibom State. The sample size for this study was 277 managers of small scale enterprises obtained statistically using Taro Yamane formula. Simple random sampling technique was adopted for this study. Two research instruments captioned: “Management Information Systems Questionnaire (MISQ)” for managers and “Quality Service Delivery Questionnaire (QSDQ)” for customers were used for data collection for the study. These instruments were structured with 15 and 15 items respectively. The instruments were face validated by three experts in the Department of Business Education, University of Uyo. Cronbach’s Alpha technique was used in determining the reliability of the instruments (MISQ) and (QSDQ) where a coefficient index of .97 and .96 were obtained respectively. Simple linear regression analysis was used in answering the three research questions as well as testing the three null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that there is a strong and significant relationship between the office automation, transaction processing, decision support systems, and quality service delivery in small scale enterprises in Akwa Ibom State. From the findings, it was concluded that management information systems are essential variables in the accomplishment of quality service delivery in small scale enterprises. Therefore, it was recommended among others that small and medium scale enterprise development association of Nigeria (SMEDAN) should enlighten the managers and employees of the enterprises not to entertain fear that office automation devices will displace them but rather to see it as something which has come to assist them to do their jobs in order to improve their efficiency and productivity so as to assure the delivery of quality service to customers.

Complimenting Shortfalls in Technological Skills Acquisition in Business Education Curriculum Through Industrial Training: The Case of University of Nigeria, Nsukka And Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

The paper examined ways of complimenting the shortfalls in technological skills acquisition in business education curriculum through industrial training for university students in Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study, two research questions were formulated as guide for the study. Literature was reviewed in line with the variables under study. Survey research design was adopted. The population for the study was 165, made up of 22 business educators and 143, 500 level business education students, no sample was drawn as the population size was manageable within the researchers’ time and logistic. A 21-item questionnaire was used for data collection. The data obtained from the field was analyzed using mean and standard deviation statistical tool. All items that had mean ratings of 2.50 and above were considered useful, while those with mean ratings of below 2.50 were considered not useful. The result in Table 1 shows that the respondents strongly agree to all items listed with a mean rating of 3.51, as ways of complimenting the shortfalls in technological skills acquisition in the business education curriculum through industrial training for university students in Nigeria. Based on the findings, conclusion was made and it was recommended amongst others that a review of the current curriculum was necessary to capture the demands of the modern day.

Acquisition of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Training skills from Formal and Informal Training Centres for Self-Employment amongst Youths in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa-Ibom State

Ukpe, Agatha Linus, Idiyakke Joseph Udosen, Aniedi D. Usoro — Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 -0700

The study was on Acquisition of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Training skills from formal and informal training centres for Self-Employment amongst Youths in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa-Ibom State. Two research questions and two research hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted survey design. Area of the study was Uyo Local Government Area. Population of the study consisted of 790 youths both from the formal and informal training centres. The sample of this study was 308 youths composed of 49 and 259 youths from the formal and informal ICT training centres respectively. A Comparative Study of Formal and Informal ICT Training Skills amongst Youths for Self-employment Questionnaire (CSFIICTTSAYSEQ) was used in the study. The instrument was subjected to face validation by three research experts two from the Department of Business Education and one from the Department of Computer and Robotic Education, University of Uyo, Uyo. In order to determine the reliability of the instrument, 30 copies of the instrument were administered to 30 students both for the formal and informal training centres who were not part of the sampled population. The consistency coefficient was .78 indicating a high reliability coefficient was realised and therefore the instrument was suitable for use in the study. Mean and Standard Deviation was used in answering research questions while t-test was used in testing research hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study reveal that there is a significant difference between the mean responses of formal ICT training centre and informal ICT training centre on ICT skills acquired by youths for self-employment in Uyo Local Government Area.

Mathematics Sensitization Package on Students’ Retention in the Concept of Electricity in Secondary School Physics

Utitofon E. Michael, Martha Ijok Adibe Njoku — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0700

The study was carried out to determine the effect Mathematics sensitization package on students’ retention in Electricity concepts in secondary school physics. A pretest-post-test quasi experimental design was adopted for the study. Data were collected using physics retention test (PRT) from a sample of 80 students, made up to 40 males and 40 females from two public secondary schools. Independent t-test was used in analyzing the data. Findings revealed that there is a significant difference in students’ retention scores taught physics using a mathematics sensitization package and those taught without it, but there is no significant difference in the retention scores of male and female students taught electricity concepts with mathematics sensitization package. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that officials of ministry of education should organize seminars and workshops to sensitize physics teachers on the areas of mathematics that relates to physics teaching and learning.