Table of Contents

Review on African Literature on Donald Super’s Theory of Vocational Choice: Implications for Counselling

Usman Bakari                                                                                                                          1 – 24

Experiential and Observational Learning Techniques and Their Effect on Secondary School Biology Students’ Attitude towards Environmental Degradation

Adeoye, O.R.                                                                                                                            25 – 39

The Effects of Physical, Intellectual and Social Changes on Adolescents’ Personality: Implication for Classroom

Abubakar Hussaini Yoffo                                                                                                         40 – 50

Utme and Post-Utme Scores as Predictors of Polytechnic Students’ Achievement in First Year National Diploma (ND) Examinations (A Case Study of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Nigeria.)

Sojobi, O.A., Mabosanyinje, A., Ogunsanya, B.G. and Sulaimon, M.O.                                     51 – 58

Issues and Challenges in Teaching Library Instruction Course in Nigeria Universities.

Enite Anita Urhefe                                                                                                                   59 – 71

Development and Standardization of Agricultural Science Achievement Test for Senior Secondary School Students in Taraba State Nigeria

Egunsola A., Denga L. and Pev I.                                                                                             72 – 85

Effects of Interactive-Invention and Problem-Based Instruction Strategies on Students’ Attitudes to Biology

Ogunbowale Ngozi B.                                                                                                             86 – 104

Management of Diversification in Nigerian Education: Implication for Primary Education Level in Nigeria

Johnson Agbonavbare Osaigbovo                                                                                           105 – 113

Education and Human Capacity Building

Ajewole, Idowu Philip                                                                                                              114 – 126

Promoting Human Capacity Building among Nigeria Youth at Tertiary Level through Practical Entrepreneurship Education

Ibrahim Sukola Tambaya                                                                                                        126a – 134

Effects of Enhanced Explicit Teaching (Explicit Teaching + Peer-Tutoring) Strategy and Gender on Students’ Attitude to Basic Science

Olagunju, A. M. and Babayemi, J. O.                                                                                       135 – 150

Overview of Attitude of Adult Learners towards Examination in Mass Literacy Prorammes in Borno State, Nigeria

Abubakar Abba Aji And Mariam M.A Zakari                                                                          151 – 158

Problems of Teacher Quality in Teacher Education Programme

Elizabeth Aji Maina and Hannatu Joseph                                                                               159 – 165

Educational Research: A Key to Development

Abdul-Hamid S. and Imamudeen Y. T.                                                                                                166 – 173

Assessing the Effects of Professional Standing on Teachers’ Classroom Practices in High Schools in Osun State, Nigeria

Adedamola A. Kareem                                                                                                                        174 – 183

OVERVIEW OF ATTITUDE OF ADULT LEARNERS TOWARDS EXAMINATION IN MASS LITERACY PRORAMMES IN BORNO STATE, NIGERIA

   ¹Abubakar Abba Aji And ²Mariam M.A Zakari

¹Department of Continuing Education and Extension Services, Faculty of Education, University of Maiduguri

²Department of Primary Education Studies (PES), Kashim Ibrahim College of Education, Maiduguri.

E-mail: abbaganabenisheikhali@gmail.com  

ABSTRACT

Attitude is a general term which refers to one’s feelings, thought and predisposition to behave in a particular manners towards some aspects Mukherjee (2008) in this case attitude can be defined as the way of thinking, feeling, interest and behaviour of adult learners towards examination. Examination in the other hand is administered to adult learners enrolled in basic literacy programme at the end of their course duration aimed at certifying them. Examination is a yardstick by which learners learning abilities and potentials are identified, help learners to discover how much they know and areas to improve upon, provide feedback to the teacher as to how much impact he is making on his learners (Oni, 1994). Therefore, seeing the importance of examination to students and adult literacy programmes, this paper attempted to give an overview of the attitude of adult learners towards examination, with close look at attitude, examination, proper teaching and learning  situation, classroom communication and their implications in literacy programmes in Borno State.  The paper concludes by making some suggestions to address negative attitudes of adult learners toward examination.

PROMOTING HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING AMONG NIGERIA YOUTH AT TERTIARY LEVEL THROUGH PRACTICAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION 

Ibrahim Sukola Tambaya

Department of Science Education

Faculty of Science and Education

Federal University Dutsin-Ma Katsina State.

Email: sibrahim@fudutsinma.edu.ng

ABSTRACT

The necessity of human capacity building cannot be over emphasis especially among the youth who are the backbone of any society. Nigerian youth have been bedeviled by unemployment sager after graduation from tertiary institution. This has been attributed to lack of qualitative education that will make the student acquire skills that will make them job creators after graduation. Entrepreneurship education has been introduced as a general study course in Nigerian higher institutions to make students acquire skills that will make them self–reliant in order to reduce the rate of unemployment. The laudable effort of introducing Entrepreneurship education is commendable though it is only being taught at theoretical level. The theoretical Entrepreneurship education is not making Nigerian youth to get the basic Entrepreneurship skills that will built their capacity to become job creators. It is in line with this trend that this paper advocates practical Entrepreneurship education at tertiary level. The paper also reviewed the concept of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship education, Entrepreneurship skills, practical Entrepreneurship education, human capacity building and how Entrepreneurship education promote human capacity building among Nigerian youth. It is recommended that government should incorporate practical/field training skill in the existing mandatory Entrepreneurship curriculum of tertiary institution in Nigeria.

EDUCATION AND HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING

Ajewole, Idowu Philip

Department of Educational Management, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.

E–mail: ajewolephilip@yahoo.co.uk

ABSTRACT

Education is the bedrock for every development that takes place in the society and the answer to the menace of unemployment that plagues the third nations, Nigeria in particular.  Education enables high skillfulness of human resource  and technological development of an organization that enhances input maximization that brings unquantifiable  benefits  to  individuals  in the  societies.  This  paper  examines  human capacity  building  as an offshoot  of education  that  enhances  the transformation  of individuals  and  the  societies.  It  stresses  education  as  the  only  builder  of  human capacity,   organizations   and  societies.   Human  capacity  building   is  enshrined   in education   with   various   systems   to   solve   identified   problems   of   individuals, organizations  and  societies.  The  paper  sees  education  as  the  only  tool  to  human capacity building that can solve all mirage of problems confronting  the third world nations. Solution to the problems of human capacity building, especially those that are peculiar to the field of education in the third world is hereby addressed.

MANAGEMENT OF DIVERSIFICATION IN NIGERIAN EDUCATION: IMPLICATION FOR PRIMARY EDUCATION LEVEL IN NIGERIA

Johnson Agbonavbare Osaigbovo

 

Department of Education

Faculty of Arts & Education Benson Idahosa University

Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

E-mail: drjaosaigbovo@yahoo.com, drjaosaigbovo@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Primary education is very important in Nigerian education system. Since, independence in 1960, the federal, state and local governments have played significant role in the management and administration of primary education level in Nigeria. The introductions of Universal Primary Education (UPE) Scheme (1976) by the then regional governments and the Universal Basic Education (UBE) in 1999 by the federal government in the country have helped to diversified primary education. The management of primary education in Nigeria has been moving from one body to another. However, the reintroduction of the National Primary Education Commission (NPEC) through decree No. 96 of 1993, along with the structure of State Primary Education Board (SPEB) and Local Government Education Authority (LGEA), make these bodies responsible for the management and fund allocation in the primary level. The paper focused on management of diversification of Nigerian education and its implications for primary education level in Nigeria. It was recommended that there should be regular training and retraining of staff to ensure availability of capable human resources to manage the diversification of primary education level in Nigeria.