It is a widely accepted fact that the main pointer to social and technological advancement of any community is the level of educational development of its citizens. The role that education plays in the improvement of the quality of people’s lives, acceleration of economic growth, harnessing of human intellect and potentials, realization of political stability, appreciation of tolerance and the institution of peace and unity, cannot be quantified. (Jasada, 1999). Education is an important means... read more

In-service Teachers refers to teacher involves schooling and working at the same time. An inservice program is a professional training or staff development effort, where professionals are trained and discuss their work with others in their peer group. It is a key component of continuing medical education for physicians, pharmacists, and other medical professionals. It is also common among public servants including educators and public safety officials. In-service program also refers to ... read more

This research was carried out to analyse the effects of instructional materials on the academic performances of students in secondary schools in Olorunda Local Government of Osun State. For the study, the sample consisted of one hundred and fifty students were randomly selected from five different secondary schools with ten students representing each class of the junior secondary schools and each class in the senior secondary schools. The data collection instrument was the questionnaire and per... read more

This study analyzed the effects of teaching techniques on effective teaching and learning of English Language in Osogbo Local Government. The specific objectives were to identify the effects of teaching techniques with emphasis on demonstration and discussion methods and analyzed the effects of teaching techniques among the junior secondary school students. Three schools were chosen purposely for this study. From each of these schools, twenty students were chosen at random making a total of sixt... read more

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Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State. The instrument use is questionnaire to elicit information from one hundred and twenty pupils randomly selected from the six schools in Egbeda Local Government. The researcher made use of the percentage method to analyse the data collected for the study. The following research questions were also asked. i. Is there any relationship between child labour and pupils academic performance. ii. Is there any relationship be... read more

Marriage is an institution ordained by God which has been in existences since creation. It is an essential step towards family formation. However, it varies from one culture to another. It is through marriage that new rights roles and new social relationship are formed between families of the spouses. Family systems past and present are established on their performance of the basic social functions of child bearing; child rearing and the regulations of sexual behaviour. In a tradition... read more

The researcher intends to assess the roles of Social studies teacher in the introduction of sex education to Junior Secondary School Students in selected Local Government Area of Lagos state. It is fact that when parents send their children to school, they have something in mind. An average Nigeria parent regards education of his child as a means to and end and not an end itself. This implies that education is viewed in term of the economic benefit to be derived from it. The aim of ... read more

The background of a child in primary school can affect the child’s study behaviour in one-way or the other. The pupils who came from education and rich home will have interest in their studies with the hope to perform excellently well in their examinations. The status of the family determines the types of education of a child can receive from the parents. The child can become a deviant or a good child in development which is factors for school education could be g... read more

Poverty is human condition characterized by hunger and malnutrition, poor health, lack of access to safe drinking water and sanitation, lack of participation in education, lack of marketable skills, insecurity and vulnerability. These hardships have subsequent resulted in high scale of poverty. To look at the majority of the people show wide spread miserly because their standard of living has deteriorated due to low income and hunger, only few people have opportunity to acquire educ... read more

Language is a code, a vehicle through which thoughts and creativity are conveyed. English language is not an exception. The arrival of Europeans at Badagry in the early 18th century marked the beginning of modern or western education in Nigeria. The Europeans were mostly English speaking concentrated on enlightening the people, teaching them to read and write. As a means of spreading the gospel, they therefore built school wherever land was available and there was adherents. The primary objecti... read more

Technology is now the real environment shaper of school design.-Spurgeon, 1998: 46a. Architects, designers, and facility planners are under both societal and academic pressure to design and build university classrooms that support rapidly emerging "technological learning environments" (Carlson, 2002; Kettinger, 1991; Report of the IT Review Committee, 2001; and Zandvliet and Straker, 2001). Their major goal is to consider "providing an environment designed to enhance a student's ability to under... read more

Child abuse is said to be intentional acts that results in physical or emotional harm to children. The term child abuse covers a wide range of behaviour, from actual physical assault key parents or other adult caretakers to neglect of a child's basic needs Child abuse is also sometimes called child maltreatment (Gelles 1993). Although the extent of child abuse is difficult to measure, it if recognized as a major social problem, especially in industrialized nations. It occurs in all income, ra... read more

Scientists and researchers like Oyekan (1999) saw science and technology as basic tools for industrial and national development. These if properly harnessed could bring about economic and social happiness by providing and improving the welfare of the citizenry. Consequently, the teaching and learning of science has become a great concern to scientists and researchers. As people think about the teaching and learning of science in our schools, the picture of the state of Science and Technology ... read more

Human society can grow where there is growth of knowledge of which knowledge grows through education and research. So, the primary purpose of research is to contribute to the growth of ideas. Through research, new ideas are created and knowledge is increasingly enriched. A research work is a serious academics project which requires a high sense of responsibility, initiative, discipline, honesty and objectivity. The research focuses on the challenges and prospects of teaching and learning o... read more

The best approach to effect study of computer depends on the extent of the practical aspect of teaching computer. The aspect of this study has to do with the availability of computer system and their accessories. Aneke I.C. (2005). Computer system is a programmable machine which responds to a specific set of instruction in a well defined manner. It can execute a pre – recorded list of instruction ( a program). The place of computer in education, like in any fields of human endeavor, has assume... read more

The early school in Nigeria, were established by the Christian Missionaries and the objective of the early Christian Missionaries was to convert the “Leaten” or the benighted Africans to Christianity via Education. The early Missionaries realized essential for a good orally and in uniting and also the importance of training preferably through the media of English and Local Language. The First known school was established in 1843 by Mr. and Mrs. De Graft of the Methodist Mission in Badagry... read more

The term Geography can be traced back to two Latin words “Geo and Graphe”- Geo means the earth while Graphy means description. Various Geographers and scholars vividly examined the concept of geography in which they all mostly agreed that Geography is the study of earth and its environments Vidal de la Blache, the father of modern geography argued that (as quoted from Appales de Geographe 1921). Geography recognized the unity of terrestrial phenomena he, therefo... read more

This study analyzed the causes and effects of indiscipline among senior secondary students in Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State. The specific objectives were to identify the acts of indiscipline found among the students, examine the causes of indiscipline, and analyze the effects of indiscipline among the senior secondary students. Five schools were chosen purposely for this study. From each of these schools, six students and four teachers chosen at random making a total of thirty stude... read more