ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS EDUCATION A PANACEA FOR SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA
IMPACT OF TAILORING INDUSTRY ON POVERTY REDUCTION IN LOKOJA METROPOLIS
MOHAMMED, ADAMS UMAR
mohadamsumar@gmail.com
08030880274
MUWASSASATU ISLAMIYA SECONDARY SCHOOL,
AJOBE-ANKPA,
KOGI STATE
Abstract
This study was aimed at investigating the impact of tailoring on poverty reduction in Lokoja metropolis. To guide the study, the researcher formulated three research questions and two hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The total populations of the study were 195, 261 and One hundred (100) tailors were selected as the sample. The questionnaire was used for data collection of which simple percentage was used for research questions and logit regression was used to analyze the research hypothesis. The findings revealed that tailoring has a serious impact on poverty reduction in Lokoja metropolis. It was recommended among others, that government should provide steady power supply to aid tailoring activities, that government should provide security of lives and property and most importantly, the need for youths to be given a financial grant for self-employment so as to reduce poverty. KEYWORDS: Tailoring, Industry, Poverty reduction and Lokoja metropolis.
GLOBAL INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING STRATEGIES: A STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA
DOMINIC, Joseph Ukah
Department of Social Science Education
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
donjoseph012@yahoo.com
+2348036040738
ASOGWA, Ejike Thaddeus
Department of Social Science Education
University of Nigeria, Nsukka
asogwaejiket@gmail.com
+2347038391333
IDOMO, Victor Effiong
Department of Social Science Education
University of Calabar, Calabar.
victoreffiong206@gmail.com
+2348037655865
Abstract
This paper examined the global individualized learning strategies adopted by students in their effort to key into the global education. The main purpose of the study was to determine the level of awareness and utilization of the strategies among the university students. Three research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design, using 200 postgraduate students of 2016/2017 session from the Faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. A questionnaire was used for data collection. Percentage, mean analysis and t-test were used for answering the research questions and testing the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance respectively. Findings of the study revealed, based on the selected learning strategies, that a high percentage of the postgraduate students were moderately aware of e-portfolio, cultural immersion, cartoon, SAS curriculum pathways and EDpuzzle as global individualized learning strategies; while the level of their utilization was low. The test of hypothesis revealed that there was no significant differences in the mean rating of the responses of male and female on the level of utilization of individualized learning strategies in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The recommendation of the study include that the university system should step up in a bid to encourage and equip teachers and students technologically to key into global education by organizing ICT application training in education for staff and students to utilize the available innovative strategies which will make the students globally relevant and competitive through intensive active individualized learning using the aforementioned learning strategies.
KeyWords: Awareness, Individualized learning strategies, Global education, University of Nigeria, Students, Utilization
EDUCATIONAL FUNDING FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DR. ARUMAH FIDELIS UGWU
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT,
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION,
MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE UMUDIKE,
UMUAHIA, ABIA STATE, NIGERIA.
E-mail: arumahl970@gmail.com
Phone: 07062032369
Abstract
This study determines the effective strategies for funding education for national development. The federal government recognizes the fact that education is an indispensable instrument or tools for solving the social, economic, political and technological problems of the nation. The study presents the state of education and educational funding for national development. The study emphasizes the sources and problems of funding education in Nigeria. It highlights the importance of funding education in Nigeria. Finally there are conclusion and recommendation including that federal government should encourage the installation of a politically stable government; there should be stable policies in education: government should provide enough funds for education ; the federal and state government and their agencies should not embezzle funds for education ; Administrators should not receive gratification as compensation for awarding contract and the federal government should improve its method of disbursing funds to education institutions among others.
KeyWords: Education, Funding and National Development
USE OF COMPUTER IN UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION (UBE): A CASE STUDY OF NSUKKA EDUCATIONAL ZONE
USE OF COMPUTER IN UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION (UBE): A CASE STUDY OF NSUKKA EDUCATIONAL ZONE
UGWUANYI, CHARLES UCHE (Ph.D)
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS, MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE ABIA STATE, NIGERIA. e-mails: ugwuanyi.charles@yahoo.com ; ugwuanyi.charles@mouau.edu.ng
Phone: 08038728592
Abstract
Computer as an instructional media technology provides productive teaching and learning in order to increase people’s creative and intellectual resources especially in today’s information society. This study evaluated the use of computer in the implementation of Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme in primary schools in Nsukka Education Zone. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Four research questions were posed to guide the study. A well structural questionnaire titled Pupils Evaluation Questionnaire (PEQ) and Teacher Evaluation Questionnaire (TEQ) were used to collect data for the study. A simple random sampling technique was employed to obtain a sample of 100 primary school pupils and 20 teachers from the four primary schools in the education zone. The estimate of internal consistency using Cronbach alpha for PEQ and TEQ were .624 and .537 respectively and the overall reliability index was .543. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts and simple percentages. The findings of the study were as follows: There is inadequate and low-level use of computer devices, by teachers. The cost of providing electricity is too high; class size and school location, among others, hindered the use of computers in the implementation of UBE programmes in the primary schools. It was recommended among others that government should provide computers in all public primary schools in the educational zone and state in general and organize seminars and workshops on computer instructions for all primary school teachers from time to time in Enugu State.
Keywords: Computer, Instructional media, Basic education, Evaluation.