ABSTRACT A survey study was carried out to assess the biosecurity practices and evaluate their benefit-cost implications in commercial poultry farms in Enugu State, Nigeria. A total of 152 poultry farms were selected through a stratified random sampling technique for assessment of biosecurity and management practices in Enugu State. Thirty-four poultry farms (seventeen farms from those that adopted biosecurity measures and seventeen farms from those that did not adopt biosecurity measures) w...
ABSTRACT The study sought to determine the safety skills required by technical college electrical installation students in handling equipment. The study was carried out in Plateau and The Kaduna States. A survey research design was employed for the study. The population for the study was 80 comprising of 39 electrical installation teachers and 41 electrical installation workers in the field. The entire population was used for the study. A structured questionnaire item was used for collecting...
ABSTRACT Research 011 sexual violence is fraught with ethical and methodol.ogical challenges due to its sensitive nature. This paper describes the ethical and methodol.ogical challenges encountered in planning and conducting two exploratory studies on sexual violence that included in-depth interviews of eight female adolescent rape survivors in Thadan and foul' manied women in Lagos Nigeria who were raped,forced to periorm sexual acts and sexually deprived. The first challenge encountered w...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out to determine the role of community-based microcredit financing organizations to small scale entrepreneurship development in Ekiti State. A survey research design was adopted for the study. Five research questions were developed and answered in line with the purpose of the study. Five null hypotheses were formulated and tested at the probability of 0.05 level of significance. A structured questionnaire was developed from the related literature reviewed for t...
Abstract The major purpose of the study was to determine the working capital management competencies needed by graduates of business education for management of small and medium scale business enterprises in Anambra State. The study utilized a survey research design. The population of the study was 188 comprising 95 business education teachers in institution of higher learning and 93 managers of registered small and medium scale enterprises in Anambra State. The entire population was studied...
Abstract This study was designed to determine the effect of language of instruction on pupils’ academic achievement and interest in Agriculture in primary schools. The study adopted a pretest, posttest, non-equivalent control group, quasi-experimental research design which involved groups of pupils in their intact classes assigned to experimental and control groups. The population for the study was 17,542 primary five pupils in Owerri Education Zone of Imo State out of which 145 pupils wer...
ABSTRACT The patterns of E-Waste Management and Stakeholders Perceptions in Enugu Metropolis, Nigeria was assessed in this project. The study was prompted by the problems emanating from e-waste. Some conceptual frameworks were highlighted of the problems that may arise from e-waste. Relevant literature on the thoughts of writers on the topic, were reviewed. The management of e-waste were studied through some postulated hypothesis on the generation, disposal, recycling and the health and envi...
Abstract This study was a needs analysis of the National Diploma in electrical/electronic curriculum in preparing students for employment. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and posed six research questions and formulated four hypotheses to guide the study. The population for the study consisted of 1023 respondents made up of 142 electrical/electronic teachers, 622 ND II electrical/electronic students, 134 industry-based supervisors, and 125 employed ND electrical/electronic gradu...
Abstract The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of computer-aided instruction on the academic achievement of students in commerce in senior secondary schools in Delta State. The study utilized a quasi-experimental design. Six research questions were used, so as to help find a good instructional method that will help to improve students academic performance in commerce. An instrument titled Commerce Achievement Test (CAT) with 50 structured instruments was used for data ...
Abstract This study investigated the Information and Communication Technology skills needed by Business Studies Teachers in Junior Secondary Schools in Adamawa State. To achieve this broad objective, four research questions were developed and answered while three research hypotheses were formulated and tested. Survey research design was used to carry out this study. The population for the study consisted of 129 business studies teachers from four education zones of the State. Since the popul...
Abstract The main purpose of the study was to determine the workshop management competencies improvement needs of Auto mechanics teachers in the South East States of Nigeria. The study was made of three specific purposes, research questions and hypotheses respectively. The study was carried out in five states using a survey research design with a population of 51 respondents. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. This instrument was validated by three experts from the Depa...
Abstract This research examined the stabilization of laterite against water penetration on earth (mud) roofs, using Locust Bean Pod Ash (LBPA) and Sugarcane Straw Ash (SCSA). The laterite soil was collected from pits around Hagagawa quarters of Bichi Local Government Area. It was stabilized with different mix ratios of 14, 22 and 30 per cent of LBPA and SCSA with different mix proportions of laterite. These mixes were subjected to permeability test to ascertain their water resistance effecti...
ABSTRACT The major purpose of this study was to determine the extent of utilization of marketing mix as a strategy by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for business growth in Enugu State. Four research questions were answered and four null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population for the study consisted of 448 registered small and medium enterprises operating in Enugu State, made up of 97 producers, 183 managers, and 168 sales representatives. There was no sampl...
ABSTRACT The major thrust of this study is to determine the skills required for ICT capacity building as perceived by Business Education teachers in Colleges of Education in North East Zone of Nigeria. In doing this, three (3) purposes identifying 3 ICT tools was proposed as follows – multi-media projection skills, internet skills and word/data processing skill. On the process, three (3) research questions and three (3) hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Background information ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to find out the influence of family counselling on family stability of married teachers in secondary schools in Dekina Education Zone of Kogi State and to make recommendation for further improvement. This is aimed at helping the married teachers in secondary schools grow and develop normal in family counselling on family stability. In the pursuit of the work, five research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated. They are designed to test the so...