by Admin | Apr 11, 2025
This study investigated perceived influence of security challenge on the supervision of instructional processes in public secondary schools. Three research questions guided the study. Two hypotheses answered research questions. Theoretical Framework; on General Strain Theory by Agnaw 1992, and Psychological Theory of Attribution by Heider 1958; Survey design was adopted. 20237 is the population of the study. Public secondary school teachers are the target population. 392 is the sample size gotten through Taro Yamane computation. A self-constructed questionnaire is the instrument titled: perceived Influence of Security challenge on the Supervision of Instructional Processes in Public Secondary Schools in Nasarawa State questionnaire (PIISIPSS in NSQ), structure on four modified rating scale of Strongly Agreed (SA), Agreed (A), Disagreed (D), and Strongly Disagreed (SD). 392 copies of instrument were administered by the researchers and researchers’ assistant through direct contact approach to the respondents. Data collected were adequately analyzed using mean and standard deviations while hypothesis were tested at 0.05 level of significance using chi-square goodness – of – fit. The major findings safely affirmed that security challenge influence the supervision of Instructional Processes in public secondary schools. The government should ensure conducive environment for the supervision of instructional processes in institution of learning.
by Admin | Apr 9, 2025
This study, analyzed Ghebreyesus 2021 addresses on Covid-19 and HIV/AIDS. The study aimed to identify the broad categorizations of the pragmatic acts performed vis-à-vis the practs, together with their contextual tools, deployed by the speaker to address the world on the state of covid-19 pandemic and HIV/AIDS epidemic. The textual analytic research design was adopted for the study. It was anchored on Mey’s theory of Pragmatic Acts (2001). The population of the study comprised of two Ghebreyesus’ speeches on Covid-19 and HIV/AIDS from which his 2021 speeches on Covid-19 and HIV/AIDS were selected as sample using the purposive sampling technique. These sets of data were downloaded directly from the website of the World Health Organization, and subjected to both quantitative and qualitative analysis, using the basic principles of the adopted theoretical framework. The results of the study revealed that speech acts were the most dominant type of pragmatic act used. Results also indicated the use of indirect speech acts and psychological acts in Dr. Ghebreyesus’ addresses. Based on these findings, the study recommended that: Public health officials should use a range of pragmatic acts to convey their messages and use psychological acts to create an emotional connection with the audience and encourage change of behavior; the curriculum of instruction in public health colleges and universities should be rejigged to incorporate the use of pragmatic acts and psychological acts in messages; and Government should provide public health officials with in-service training and capacity building on the effective use of pragmatic acts in public health communication to improve their messaging skills.
by Admin | Mar 27, 2025
This paper examines effects of collaborative learning on students’ interest and academic performance in Social Studies in Katsina-Ala Local Government of Benue State . The study was guided by two research questions. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested. The study employed quasi-experimental design. The population of the study comprised 5,258 Upper Basic II students from Katsina-Ala Local Government in Benue State comprising 3,210 male and 2,048 female students, out of which 215 students comprising 113 male and 102 female Upper Basic II students was used for the study. Social Studies Performance Test (SSPT) and Social Studies Interest Questionnaire (SSIQ) developed by the researcher were used for data collection. SSPT consists of Sections A and B. Section A sought bio data of the respondents, while section B has 40 multiple choice items with options lettered A – D. Topics covered are culture, marriage, family and drug abuse from Upper Basic II Social Studies curriculum. SSIQ is also made up of sections A and B. Section A sought bio data of the respondents like gender while section B has 20 items on interest with response options ranging from very high (4 points), high (3 points), low (2 points) and very low (1 point) for positive items; but however in reverse order for negative items. Mean and standard deviations were used to answer the research questions. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance.
by Admin | Mar 22, 2025
This study examines the impact of Home Economics-based entrepreneurship education on students’ business skills development in secondary schools in Jos North Metropolis. The study was necessitated by the inadequate entrepreneurial competencies among students, which hinder their self-reliance and economic productivity. The study was guided by three objectives and three research questions
by Admin | Mar 15, 2025
Most tertiary institutions in Nigeria are known influence the communities in which they are established. In recent times, scholars have observed the growing trend of negative influences in such communities and that of the Federal University of Education Pankshin is not an exception. The sudden rise in social perils in the Bwarak community has been attributed to the presence of the Federal University Pankshin formerly known as the Federal College of Education Pankshin, where thousands of students come from across the nation to attain education. Against this backdrop, the authors of this article employed community theatre pedagogy to trammel increasing social menace in Bwarak Community in the light of its proven effectiveness in stimulating community members’ active engagement
