Education is the total process of human learning by which knowledge is imparted, faculties trained and skills developed. Secondary schools not only occupy a strategic place in the educational system in Nigeria, it is also the link between the primary and the university levels of education. According to Asikhai (2010), education at secondary school level is supposed to be the bedrock and the foundation towards higher knowledge in tertiary institutions. It is an investment as well as an instrument... read more

The field of school based guidance and counseling programs have been designed to help students gain career awareness within the educational system. Over the years the field has been confronted with great challenges that make it more difficult to provide students with strong career guidance. Guidance professional in many public schools are often assigned large work loads. The average US students\counselor ratio is 479 to 1and it grows to more than 1000 to 1 in some schools (American school counse... read more

The efficient and effective management of any organization lies in the abilities of the top management, to put in place measures that would ensure constant greater productivity and a comfortable working relationship between management and the subordinates. Consequently, motivation has often been an effective tool used by managers and administrators to boost productivity and commitment among members of staff in any organization. The word “motivation’’ according to R’eem (2011... read more

The development of a country entirely depends on its citizens and this responsibility particularly rests on its younger generation. As a result, a country needs to have a well developed generation in order to build the nation effectively in various spheres of development (Bahru, 2014). Well-developed citizens in intellectual, social and psychomotor domains necessitate concerted effort from several parties. It goes without saying that parents, schools, and the community play paramount role in cul... read more

Social studies, is a programme of instruction or study which a society uses in still in the students or pupils the ideas, knowledge’s, skills attitudes and actions , it considers important concerning the relationship and thing we have with each other. This is a dynamic body of knowledge in a discipline which deals with the study of man and his interaction with his physical and social environment, it deals with how man influence and is influence by his physical, social, political, economic and ... read more

Education is generally accepted to be the pivot on which the wheel of progress and development of any society rotates. Education is the process of changing the behavior pattern of people and it encompasses teaching and learning, specific skills and also less tangible things such as talking, feeling, and laughing. Education also encompasses the imparting of knowledge, positive judgment and well developed wisdom. Education has as one of its fundamental aspects the imparting of culture from generat... read more

In developing and developed countries, teenage pregnancy continue to receive increased attention because of early age at which adolescents engage in sexual activities and the result of unplanned and unintended pregnancies associated with the risk and problem of early motherhood. Lack of adequate information, education and communication on reproductive health services and the perennial concern in different parts of the world reveal that adolescents become sexually active at an early age which lea... read more

Education has been recognized as the fundamental basis on which any nation could function effectively. Its socio-political and economic depends solely on the qualitative education given to her citizen. Any nation that wants to be recognized as a developed country must build its human resource firmly. Hence, a country is said to be developed if the majority of her populace is highly educated Therefore, those that impact the needed knowledge or those that build or mould the character should be at... read more

A child is the source of rejuvenation of man and his community (Kalu, 1982). In (1959) the United Nation general assembly unanimously passed the declaration on the rights of the child which stated that mankind owns the child the best, it has to give and that every child is entitled to protection in the early years (adequate health care, food and social service and prepare for later years without respect to social status, sex, race and so on). United Nation convention and Africa charter (1987)... read more

Basic Science is a branch of science that involves the fundamental system of acquiring knowledge using observations and experiments to describe and explain natural phenomena. Basic Science is referred to as a type of science where emphasis is placed on the unity of science and it is the only way of teaching science in such a way as to present scientific ideas as a unified whole (Wikipedia,2014). The significance of Basic Science cannot be over emphasized as it... read more

Education is an instrument that not only fills the missing links and gaps created due to a fast paced life, but also creates general awareness about changing scenario. Education is the axis around which revolves the fullness of human being and education forms an effective means to improve the status of character of living patterns of the pupil, helps in intellectual, social and emotional development and enables them to meet their basic needs. Thus education is an indispensable instrument for sta... read more

Computer has a long history of existence. Today computer technology has undergone series of transformations. According to kremer (2005) computer is an electronic machine that operates with remarkable speed and reliability. Although initially, many believe it was impossible that computer could be a scientific field of study, in the late fifties it gradually became accepted among the greater academic population. Computer science which is the science that deals with the theory and method of process... read more

The high rate of unemployed graduates in Nigeria is alarming and disturbing. Over 90 University in the country produces thousands of graduates yearly of which just little of them can be absorbed in the labour market. The introduction of entrepreneurship education in primary secondary and tertiary institutions should serve as an instrument to curb this problem “unemployment”. This is because entrepreneurship education is a long life process, starting as early as elementary school and progress... read more

In most countries as in Nigeria, curriculum is developed to meet the national goals and objectives in the various fields and stages of manpower needs and development. It is therefore pertinent to observe that the introduction of the 6-3-3-4 system currently referred to as the 9-3-4 (9-Year Basic Education: Primary 1 to Junior Secondary 3; 3-Year Senior Secondary Education and 4-Year Tertiary Education) educational system in Nigeria had the goals and the operation of the system in line with the c... read more

Attitude as a concept is concerned with an individual way of thinking, acting and behaving. It has very serious implications for the learner, the teacher, and the immediate social group with which the individual learner relates and the entire school system. It is also the concept which arises from the attempt to account for the observer regularities in the behavior of individual person. Attitudes are formed as a result of some kind of experiences. This is mimicry or imitation which also has a... read more

The purpose of this study is to take a deep look into the student’s perception on cultism at Federal College of Education, Osiele, Abeokuta. Thereby, taking a deep look at the meaning of cultism, the perception of student’s of cultism, reason of cultism and origin or cultism etc. this comprises introduction to the research work, statement of the problem, purpose of study, significance of the study, the limitation of the study, definition of terms and background of the writers significance of... read more

The purpose of the study was to undertake a critical analysis of teachers’ communication skills and effective teaching and learning in primary schools in Odeda Local Government area of Ogun State. Thus, a descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for this study comprised of all primary school teacher in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State, while a total of 100 teachers were random selected across the public school to serve as the sample of the study. A ... read more

The traumatic experience of child labour in Nigeria was dated back to around 1882. Some feel that the crux of the problem is in the fact that children are allowed to engage in economic activity. They argue that childhood should be reserved primarily for study and play, with work consisting of but light chores in the home. They maintain that even when children are not mistreated, their participation in the workforce weakens adult wages and employment and is thus a factor in generating the very po... read more

As school population increases class sizes also increase, the performances of students become an issue. According to Dror (1995), class size has become a phenomenon often mentioned in the educational literature asan influence on pupil’s feelings and achievement, on administration, quality and school budgets. In his words henoted, that class size is almost an administrative decision over which teachers have little or no control. Mostresearchers start from the assumption that size of the clas... read more

In recent time, Educational practitioners and stakeholders have been lamenting the fall in the standard of education in the country. These calls, gave impetus to the current educational reforms of the federal government. The primary school is the foundation of the formal education systems anywhere in the world. However, this very important level of the educational system has been neglected for too long. There are several blind sports at the primary schools that if addressed would improve the ... read more