A public school is government-owned institution in which school fees are subsidized to students in a very moderate rate. In public school there are clearly defined goals, it allocates functions, delegates responsibilities, establishes and maintains its own institutional hierarchy through which the activities are co-ordinated. Nkang (2002) observed that in school young boys and girls full of potentials are moulded and characters refined in order to help them grow steadily until they become mat... read more

Family is the basic social unit of the society. It is made up of a group of people that reside together and are related by blood or adoption. According to Anyakoha and Eluwa (2010), family is a group of persons united by ties of marriage or blood (ancestry) and having one or more children of their own or adopted and often times characterized by common residence and economic cooperation. The universality of the family is not in a uniform pattern because it varies in types. Ibia (2006), categorize... read more

Teaching method is the main factor necessary for impacting knowledge to the students or pupils. A number of methods have been tested and agreed upon by educators as good. None of the methods is however, perfect and effective for all situations but each of the methods or a combination of them can be used at any particular time to impact our subject matter. (Onwuba E. 1983). In the past, few methods are used in impacting knowledge into the pupils which sometimes make them boring. Ca... read more

A basic reality of modern economic life is the inter dependence of the business. There is no doubt whatever that the small scale and medium companies constitute the real fabric of a of nation’s economy. And to say that the present and future economic advancement of this our great country Nigeria lies in the growth of Small – to- Medium Scale enterprises (SME) is not an overstatement. This opinion was uphold during the economic conference in Lagos in 1989 at the instance of three bodies nam... read more

According to the Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary, Guidance means “help or advice given to somebody, e.g. a child or young person, especially by somebody in authority”; while counselling in the other way round means “professional advice about a problem”. From the above definitions of Guidance and Counselling, it therefore means that God is the supreme counselor. Biblically, facts remain that act of guidance and counselling had been right from the creation of Adam and Eve. According... read more

For several decades, concerns have been mounting about adolescent sexuality and sexual behaviour. These concerns have been intensified by several factors such as increase rates of adolescent birth, increase rates of child bearing outside marriage, high rates of sexually transmitted infections and the risk of exposure to the dreaded Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (Collins:1980; Benjamin, 1996). Sexual behaviour refers to sexual desire, feelings, expression which can take the form of masturbat... read more

Guidance and counseling services is a very essential educational support service without which the aims of education cannot fully be realized. The guidance programme which provides students with information on educational, vocational and personal social issues in the early school years, has been found to be very effective in assisting to prevent such issues from occurring later in school years (Bergin, Miller, Bergin & Kock, 1990). Alutu (2006) assert that to facilitate learning, the instruct... read more

Young people develop contain habits for the save of acceptance in a group. They resort to dangerous habits such as smoking, alcoholism and drug taking for so many seasons such as; helping them to cope with the problems, fear and pressure of everyday life (brook et.al 2001). Some use drugs as s means of escape from realities in life, to reduce anxieties, out of curiosity, while some turn to it in a bid to challenge authority. Teenagers may be involved with legal or illegal drugs in various way... read more

In today’s highly competitive global market place, the pressure on organization’s to find new ways to creating and delivering value to customers is growing stronger. ICT is today being applied in many organizations in a wide range and operations areas. It has provided new ways to store, process, distribute and exchange information both within companies and with customers and supplier in the supply chain (Somuyiwa and Oyesikun, 2010). Most SMEs in Nigeria use Global System of Mobile communica... read more

The purpose of this survey is to find out the causes and possible solution of infant mortality: A case study of Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State (2009-2013). The survey was deemed necessary as infant mortality in Oredo Local Government Area from 2009-20 13 have been at alarming rate. However, the study would bring into the indigences of Oredo Local Government Area the improvement and awareness of immunization and other to health care services and this will also enable them to know the da... read more

This study examines some factors influencing students achievement in their choice of career in senior secondary schools in Obio/Akpor local government Area in Rivers State. This study is focused on whether parents' interest, socioeconomic status and career advises influenced the achievement of student’s in senior secondary school. The instrument used for the study is questionnaire constructed by the researcher. The items on the questionnaire are designed to elicit information on such variables... read more

Project Abstract: This study was designed to investigate the integrating of ICT into various subjects at the senior secondary level of education specifically private secondary schools. To achieve this aim, five (5) research questions was used to guide this study. Data was collected through the use of questionnaire. The questionnaire was administered to two hundred (200) students and ten (10) teachers in the selected private secondary schools. Data analysis was carried out using simple percen... read more

The consequences of drug abuse and alcoholism placed great burden on Nigerian society as it affected the economy, the health care system, the criminal justice system, and threatens job security, public safety, marital and family life. Alcoholism and the abuse of other drugs, both licit and illicit can affect all aspect of a person’s life. It can also affect the brain, damage emotional stability, finances, career, family and the entire community in which an alcoholic or drug abuser lives. Th... read more

During the last two decades higher education institutions have invested heavily in information and communication technologies (ICT). ICT has had a major impact in the university context, in organisation and in teaching and learning methods. One puzzling question is the effective impact of these technologies on student achievement and on the returns of education. Many academic researchers have tried to answer this question at the theoretical and empirical levels. They have faced two main diffi... read more

Career play a very fundamental and significant role in the life of the individual not only because they determine the pattern of income but also because they affect the individual personality and concepts in life, career therefore is a choose pursuit, life work or success in one's profession occupied by a person throughout his/her lifetime. In a nutshell, career is the totality of work one does in his life time and is person centred it is of utmost importance to every individual as he or she pr... read more

The high level of moral decadence and insurgencies in Nigerian nation is an indication that there is poor religious teaching in secondary school system. Christian religious studies (CRS) as one of the religious subjects taught in secondary school in Nigerian takes a central position in ensuring moral and spiritual well being of individuals in the society1. The key roles of CRS in equipping the individuals and ensuring high level of morality is made clear in the objectives of CRS at the senior se... read more

One aim of science teaching is to enhance pupils’ understanding of scientific concepts. Another is to develop children’s capacity to understand scientific procedures and to investigate scientifically. Understanding is a mental state, the product of mental processes which infer relationships between elements of information (Johnson-Laird, 1983, 1987; Halford, 1993). Teachers cannot give learners this mental state but can attempt to support the mental processing which gives rise to it. They mi... read more

Teaching is a very complex activity that is affected by the subject matter, the time available, the teachers factor, the disposition of the learners and resources. A distinction can be made between the pedagogical perspectives of teaching which includes the selection and organization of teaching material, method of organization of teaching materials, method of instruction and assessment as well as the interpersonal relationship between teachers and students. There are essential interpersonal ... read more

Survey by World Health Organization reveals that young people are exposed to alcohol at many levels in society, particularly through advertising and peer pressure. As a result, harmful drinking habits are on the rise among adolescents and other youth. The 73 countries that responded to a World Health Organization (WHO) survey on alcohol and health, 71 percent reported that underage drinking had increased in the previous five years. And vulnerable young people, such as street youth and sex hawker... read more

Science is a body of knowledge acquired through investigation to determine the truth of concepts through empirical procedure and it lays emphasis on reality instead of abstraction. It is also a way of explaining events and phenomena in nature. Biology as a branch of science and prerequisite subject for many fields of learning is facilitated by the right method of teaching it. It requires practical work to enhance clear understanding of the lesson content as this will bring about effective learn... read more