Table of Contents

The “Monday Effect” in Nigerian Stock Market: Evidence and Implication

Osazevbaru, H.O. and Oboreh, J.                                                                                             1 – 8

From The Shadows: A Re-Integration of Africa into Global Economic and Development Map

Adesanya, O.P.                                                                                                                                    9 – 32

Good Police Public Relationship: An Antidote to Crime Control in Contemporary Nigerian Society

Aver, T.T., Adoko, E.O. and Ogah, I.A.                                                                                      33 – 45

The Impact of Information Communication Technology (ICT) on Economic Growth: Evidence from Nigeria

Olawepo, G.T. and Joseph, A.I.                                                                                                 46 – 53

Local Government Autonomy and the Nigeria Legal System: An Appraisal

Francis, N. Mbuba                                                                                                                    54 – 69

Influence of Marital Stress and Coping Strategies on Depression among Single

Parents in South-Eastern Nigeria

Mgbenkemdi, Ejike Hyacinth                                                                                                   70 – 77

Women Education as Impetus for Peace and National Unity

Adamu M., Hamidu M.Y. and Ibrahim A.I.                                                                               78 – 86

The Challenges of Economic Transformation in Africa: The Nigerian Experience

Arinze Ngwube and Uche Nebo                                                                                              87 – 96

Ex-Service Men and Governance in Nigeria the Case of the Fourth Republic

Ekiugbo, E.A. Akpoduado and Ekiugbo, O.C. Omena                                                              97 – 105

Analyzing the Boundary Paradigm between International Relations and International Politics in Political Science

Ishaku Hamidu and Musa Abubakar                                                                                       106 – 114

Micro Lending Schemes and Sustainable Women Empowerment in Nigeria

Anure Joseph K.                                                                                                                       115 – 121

The Role of National Health Insurance Scheme in Health Care Demand in Jos Central Nigeria

Dickson Vonke and Baba Sunday                                                                                            122 – 137

Individualism-Collectivism as Predictor of Altruism and Reciprocity among Nurses

Okonkwo E.A., Eze A.C., Okoro C.M., Echezona A.J.C. and Azike I.N.                                      138 – 150

Women’s Non–Participation in Adult Literacy Programmes in Borno State: An Analysis of Perceived Factors

Fatimah, Abdul-Mumin Sa’ad                                                                                                 151 – 171

ECOWAS and Trade Liberalisation: Challenges and the Way Forward

Akims, K.A.                                                                                                                              172 – 180

Sociological Explanation: Analysis of the Problems of Value in Theory Construction

Rasak Bamidele                                                                                                                       181 – 191

SOCIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION: ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEMS OF VALUE IN THEORY CONSTRUCTION 

Rasak Bamidele

Department of Sociology and Psychology, 

Fountain University Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.

E-mail: delerasak@yahoo.co.uk

Abstract: The core aspects of how Sociological Explanation and Interpretation characteristically operate are especially visible in what may be called “traditions of inquiry”. Such traditions form around substantive debates such as why capitalism emerged in Europe, or how social background affects individual performances on IQ tests. In debates like these, both differing approaches and contending paradigms account come into confrontation. There are three types of Paradigms in sociology; social fact paradigms, social definition and social behavioural paradigms. These paradigms have their various methods or an approach through which social reality is constructed. Constructing social reality or giving sociological explanation of any social situation does not present much difficulty, but the question of which explanation is scientific, or which paradigm(s) will represent a true knowledge or adequate analyses of social phenomena is the major problem of sociology. The study examines the different sociological paradigms (positivism and phenomenology) and the various explanations that emerge from them. It will also examine other sociological explanations that either belongs to the above two paradigms or does not fit into any of the paradigms. Also, attempt is made to identify some of the problems or limitations of sociological explanation-mostly the problems of conceptualization of social facts, problems of values or ideologies, subjectivity of action, measurement and relativism.

ECOWAS AND TRADE LIBERALISATION: CHALLENGES AND THE WAY FORWARD

Akims, K.A.

Department of Economics

University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.

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

Abstract: Although the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme assures member states of numerous benefits, performance of the scheme is poor. This paper, ECOWAS and Trade Liberalisation: Challenges and the Way Forward examines the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme and the journey so far vis-à-vis achieving a Free Trade Area in the West African sub-region. The paper identifies deficiency in infrastructure; a non diversified ECOWAS economy; and the absence of an efficient and effective payment mechanism particularly between Anglophone and Francophone countries, to be responsible for the poor performance and the envisioned rate of progress at liberalizing trade. The study therefore recommends that efforts should be directed at ensuring a sound infrastructural base, addressing administrative barriers at the ports with that of the borders, as well as considering the processing of agro-based industrial products since most industrial goods penetrating the West African trade region are processed agricultural commodities, if intra-regional trade was to achieve its objectives and ECOWAS was to stand a chance of jointly taking advantage of the opportunities of trade liberalization.

WOMEN’S NON–PARTICIPATION IN ADULT LITERACY PROGRAMMES IN BORNO STATE: AN ANALYSIS OF PERCEIVED FACTORS

Fatimah, Abdul-Mumin Sa’ad

Department of Educational Foundation and Administration

Federal College of Education, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria.

E-mail: amsaadj@yahoo.com

Abstract: This study is on perceived factors responsible for women non-participation in adult literacy programmes in Borno State. These factors include husbands, economic, and women social engagements. Others include socio-cultural, religious and women adult literacy programme-related problems. In this study each of these factors has been analysed in Borno State. The design for the study was a survey method. The study covered three Local Government Areas (LGA) in Borno State, which were Maiduguri Metropolitan Council (MMC), Biu Local Government Area and Monguno Local Government Area. Each of the three Local Government Areas selected represents the Central, Northern and Southern Borno Senatorial Districts respectively. They also represented the urban, semi-urban and rural Local Government Areas of Borno State. The researcher interviewed a total of 58 participants and 310 non-participants of the Adult Basic Literacy Programmes, making a total of 368 respondents. The data collected were analyzed using simple frequencies and percentages. The findings of the study showed that husbands and economic factors were clearly the two major factors perceived as barriers responsible for women non-participation in adult literacy classes in Borno State. Other perceived barriers were culture, religion, women’s social engagements, and women adult literacy-related problems such as the learning environment, learning and instructional materials, inadequate facilities in the centres, etc. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations were made among which include the followings; that traditional rulers, religious leaders and other influential persons should begin to re-socialize men, especially husbands, to accept the equality of women with men particularly as regards access to and participation in educational activities; that women’s adult literacy classes should be reorganized so that women are not mixed with men during lessons; that Government should provide shuttle buses to take women learners to and from literacy classes; that learning materials and working tools should be provided free to women learners.