Arts and Social Sciences Education Research Papers/Topics

Entrepreneurship education and Employment

The impact of entrepreneurship education on employment

CORRUPTION AND CHALLENGES OF EDUCATIONAL DELIVERY IN NIGERIA WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATION

This paper examined the corruption and challenges militating against education delivery in Nigeria with respect to the leadership and management of education. Education is the building block necessary for development. Development in any nation is a function of education. Through education, great and future leaders are produced. But it is regrettable that our educational delivery is in dismalness, hence, the presenting of this paper in order to highlight the major corruptions and challenges t...

Assessment of Teaching Method in Junior Secondary Schools in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State

This study focused on the Assessment of Teaching Method in Junior Secondary Schools in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State. The findings from various JSS technical education have shown that series of JSS students poor performances both internal and external examinations. The researcher being worried about this ugly incidence, therefore, decided to devote this study to investigate, identify and verify possible causes of this poor performance, various method of teaching them and sugg...

INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA; 2005-2014

Abstract             This study is on women and political development in Nigeria and covers the period 2005 to 2014. In recent times, there have been a lot of calls to allow women take part in governance. It therefore became necessary to empirically discern whether women play any fundamental role in political development or if the clarion call for women participation in governance is a mere ploy to put in people that would not make positive impact on the society.       �...

THE ROLE OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION STUDIES TEACHER IN CHECKING SEXUAL IMMORALITY AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IKERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF EKITI STATE

ABSTRACT This study investigated “the role of Christian Religion Studies teacher in checking sexual immorality among female students: A case study of selected secondary schools in Ikere Local Government of Ekiti State.” The involvement of teenagers, adolescents, youths and students in sexual immorality has become a serious problem and concern to parents, religious leaders, school authorities, government in particular and the society in general. The population of this study comprised of se...

Effect of School environmental factors on teaching and learning of economics in secondary schools

ABSTARCT This study examines the influence of environmental factors on teaching learning process of economics in secondary schools. Primary method of data collection was used. One way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and cross tab Chi Square was used to analyse the data. Findings from the study revealed that the environmental factors examined in this study have significant effect on teaching learning process. Specifically, the findings revealed that physical facilities have significant effect on ...

EFFECTS OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES ON EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT The educational system has for long had serious hit from examination malpractice and this has brought into focus the need to tackle this issues in order of finding ways to eradicate such problems. In the light of the above the study looked at examination malpractices in Apa local government area with the view to achieve the following objectives. 1.  To find out the causes of examination malpractice in the local government area. 2. To find out the various means by which students us...

An Assessment of Secondary School Students' Performance in Economics in Ado Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State

ABSTRACTThis study was designed to investigate into the assessment of secondary school student performance in economics in Ado-Ekiti Local Government are in Ekiti StateThis population of this study consisted 20 economics teacher and 100 economics student in their senior secondary school II. A simple random sampling technique was selected to investigate the student performance in economics was due to lack of interest in economics by student, short supply of qualified economics teachers I schoo...

AN INVESTIGATION INTO COST AND STUDENTS` LEARNING OUTCOMES IN SELECTED SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL SUBJECTS IN LAGOS STATE

ABSTRACT         This study investigated cost and students’ learning outcomes in selected senior secondary school subject in Lagos state with a view to determine the contribution of the invested funds by the Lagos state government as well as different households in Lagos state senior secondary school education to students’ learning outcomes.        The students’ WASSCE results for five years (2005-2009) were taken as a measure of students’ learning outcome. A total of t...

TEACHING MORAL EDUCATION FOR RESTORATION OF NATIONAL DIGNITY IN NIGERIA

Education is saddled with the onerous responsibility of bringing up children who are responsible and contributing positively to the development of the family, local, national and international communities. This is why all nations strive hard to give the younger generation sound education not only academically but also morally to guarantee a prosperous society. In Nigeria, the desire to build a strong and prosperous nation has led to educationists, curriculum experts and politicians to contemp...

Tax Revenue and Economic Growth in Nigeria

Abstract This study examines tax revenue and economic growth in Nigeria. To achieve this objective, time series data of 15 years were collected from secondary source between 2000 and 2014. The secondary data were sourced from CBN statistical bulletin, 2007; Federal Inland Revenue Service Statistics, 2013, and Nigeria Bureau of Statistics. The data collected were analyzed using relevant statistical techniques. The results reveal that firstly, there is a significant relationship between petro...

RE-CONSTRUCTING VOCATION AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FOR SKILLS ACQUISITION BY SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.

This paper focuses on re-constructing Vocational and Technical Education in skills acquisition by Secondary School Students. The survival of any nation or people is predicated on the level of development. Where the standard of living is low, the nation is at risk of total collapse. Vocational/Technical Education therefore is among the vital tools which can be used to develop individuals. It is field where opportunities exist for gainful employment being mostly practically oriented; the gradua...

TEACHERS’MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ABUJA MUNICIPAL AREA COUNCIL, FCT, ABUJA

Abstract Today, the need to improve academic performance in our secondary schools calls for serious commitment from all quarters. Consequently, this study investigated teachers’ motivation and academic achievement of senior secondary school students in Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. Specifically, the study sought to find out whether teachers ‘motivation has effect on their morale and the academic achievement of Senior Secondary School Student in AMAC, FCT. ...

Factors contributing to school dropout among girls in Tanzania

The study aims to examine the factors contributing to school dropout among girls in Tanzania. Dodoma, Lindi, Pwani and Singida were the case areas of the study, in which, 315 people were selected and various methods of data collection such as in-depth interview, administered questionnaire and focus group discussion were applied. The findings showed that, girls’ dropout is high in both primary and secondary level compared to boys while the factors reported to be contributing to dropout were ...

THE IMPACT OF POOR REVENUE GENERATION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACT Revenue generation is the nucleus and the path to modern development. Thus, the study was to assess the impact of poor revenue generation on the development of Local Government Areas. Consequent upon the fact that this tier of government is the closest to the people, and it will required revenue to meet the social and infrastructural expectations of its people. But it is worrisome that the level has fallen below expectations, vis-à-vis its inability to provide basic social ameni...


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