In order to qualify for admission in the Nigerian university, a candidate must satisfy some minimum requirements. In the first place he or she must obtain five relevant credits in the senior secondary school certificate examination including English and in some cased mathematics. In addition such a candidate must sit for and obtain a minimum pass mark in the University Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint admission and matriculation Board(JAMB) as well as pass an additional post univ... read more

Secondary School is seen as a center for a living in a modern age of science and technology. It was on the basis of this that Sofolahan’s Committee (1971) recommend geography as one of the core subject and this was agreed upon. This emphasis on geography came as a result of advances in sciences and technology in the developed countries and their diffusion to developed countries which Nigeria is one Fafunwa (1971) accepts this when he writes “we are in a world of science and tech... read more

Teachers’ job performance is the extent that student’s performance improves after a period of instruction in a manner consistent with the goals of instruction (Olatoye, 2006). He found that evaluation based on a particular score or scores that do not span a long period may lead to a “miscarriage of judgment” in accessing teachers’ job performance. Omoniyi (2005) corroborated the findings of Olatoye (2006) by observing that effective learning and teaching include those activities that b... read more

A family units is the first contact a child has in life, and the quality of such family unit has a great impact on the growing child and it actually reflect on the child’s personality and attitude letter in life. A family has been defined by ties of marriage, blood, adoption constituting a single household interacting and inter- communicating with each other in their respective social roles of husbands and wife, father and mother, brother and sister, creating a common culture. According to Col... read more

The concept of the universal basic education may not be a new idea totally. From all indications, the Universal Basic Education can be regarded as an offshoot of the Universal Primary Education (UPE) scheme, which was launched in the country in 1976, As usual with Nigeria, the scheme was abandoned mid-way (Aluede, 2006). The fact that the Scheme i.e UPE had something to offer perhaps led to the re-introduction of the programme in another name and concept known as Universal Basic Education in 199... read more

Teaching and learning in Nigerian schools take place within a formal organisational framework, which includes measures to ensure that schools are well supervised and that the quality of what they offer is maintained and continuously improved (Bolaji, 2006). Teaching in the schools is significantly affected by a powerful inspectorate that is mandated to ensure and maintain quality in resource allocation, curriculum delivery, and educational standards. The curriculum, which is defined as everythin... read more

Organisations either public or private are established to accomplish specific goals and objectives. And for these goals and objectives to be achieved, the human resource should be seen as one of the most crucial factors. For instance, in school organizations, without the teachers (and the supporting staff) the stated goals and objectives of education are as good as dead. Employees in contemporary society are expressing a strong desire to pursue more than just a job and these employees look out f... read more

In the Nigeria society today, education of children in at least basic education is in the top burner. It is also necessary that these children be rightly nurtured by all stakeholders involved in the process and period of their basic education to ensure that they perform well and optimally academically and otherwise. Primary education according to the National Policy on Education 2013 is the basic education given in institutions to children between ages 6-12yers. The duration shall be six year... read more

Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) are making dynamic changes in society. They are influencing all aspects of life. The influences are felt more and more at schools (Fisseha, 2011). Because ICTs provide both students and teachers with more opportunities in adapting learning and teaching to individual needs, society is, forcing schools aptly respond to this technical innovation (Fisseha, 2011). The potentials of ICTs is in increasing access and improving relevance and quality of educat... read more

Science provides a body of knowledge for use in addressing various forms of human, material and environmental problems. It can also be viewed as composed of two major complementary modes: accumulation of knowledge through exploration and discovery efforts about the natural world, and the use of such knowledge for human and material development. Science is studied and practised in all parts of the world, including Nigeria. Nigeria is a devel... read more

The issue of quality in any education system cannot be compromised. The quality of educational administrators (principal teachers and learners (students) in any nation determines the quality of its formal education and schooling. The changes in the educational structure in Nigeria, especially at the secondary school stage demands that the school principals play a bigger and more important role in educational supervision. (Grauwe and Carron, 2004) states that principals' supervisory role in schoo... read more

Educational leadership in contemporary time is witnessing dramatic changes, owing to various factors ranging from social to political, technological and economic. The educational policy makers and administrators are therefore faced with the challenge of ensuring effectiveness in the delivery of qualitative education towards the attainment of educational goals and objectives. Educational production like other forms of production demands human, material and financial resources. The effective le... read more

Housing generally refers to the social problem of ensuring that members of society have a home in which to live, whether this is a house, or some other kind of dwelling, lodging, or shelter. Many governments have an administrative section that deals with housing. The significance of housing as a major determinant of man's welfare, life sustenance and survival is very critical and will always be of prime concern to individual, family, community and the nation at large. Housing is paramount to ... read more

Education is the key to creating a society which is dynamic, productive, offering opportunities and fairness to all. Education is the best legacy parents can give to their children. The development of nation start from the family, when the family succeeds in teaching and impacting good values in their children, the country becomes a better place to live. It is generally believed that the basis for any true development must commence with the development of human resource. Formal education is the... read more

The advance learner dictionary defined a professional to be somebody who is connected with a job that needs special training and skill or one that needs a high level of education. While misconduct mean unacceptable behaviours by a professional person or bad management. A professional misconduct now mean one that practices his profession beyond its authorize scope. As well, business studies means the study of subject connected with money and managing of business. What now could be the Implicat... read more

Learning is the acquisition of knowledge and skills possible through systematic interaction between teachers and learners. It happens in involvement of teacher, learner, methodology and materials interaction. Parts of these materials are known as instructional resources (Akerele, Aguele & Anyanwu, 2012). It has been proved that teachers have an important influence on students’ academic achievement. If the teacher is ineffective, students under the teacher’s tutelage will achieve inadequate p... read more

It is a global assertion that education is the solid rock of development. The reason for this is that is expected that the educational system will produce the quality and quantity of human resources required for the economy’s growth using the right mix of inputs. (Ibukun, 2009) affirmed that no nation or society can rise above the quality of her education. The immeasurable contribution of education in the development process has left a burning desire in every government to increase access t... read more

The social economic status of the parents is determined by their education, job, income, political power and prestige in society. Parson and Sardo-Brown (2001) described the “Socio-economic Status is the term used to distinguish between people’s relative position in the society in terms of family income, political power, educational back ground and occupational prestige”. According to these indicators peoples are categories in social economic status classes or groups. The group has higher ... read more

Adult education is the practice of teaching and educating adults. This often happens in the workplace, through 'extension' or 'continuing education' courses at secondary schools, at a college or university. Other learning places include folk high schools, community colleges, and lifelong learning centers. The practice is also often referred to as 'Training and Development'. It has also been referred to as andragogy (to distinguish it from pedagogy). A difference is made between vocational educat... read more

Study habit has been defined and explained in different ways by many scholars. The ideas that feature in all the works could give a summary which will make one define study habit as a constant or consistent pattern of study which individual has adopted over a long period of time. Study habit can also mean consistent, systematic and conscious tasks aimed at acquiring specific knowledge items meant to achieve certain goals. The type of study habits that an individual adopts will determine the s... read more