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Utilization of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the teaching of office education for quality assurance of office education graduates in adamawa state tertiary institutions

Binta Mandara …………………………………………………………………………                 1- 9

Measurement of Electrical Services in Buildings

Onwe Friday I, ……………………………………………………………………………….           10-18

Financing University Education in Nigeria: Implications for Staff

and Students’ Management in the South West Geo-Political Zone

Salako Comfort Taiwo..…………………………………………………………………      19-30

An Appraisal of the Implementation of Secondary School Curriculum

in Borno State

Hauwa Abdu Biu……………………………………………………………………       31-39

Lessons for Design Education and Practice in a Gender Sensitive Society

Enwerekowe E.O ……………………………………………………………………………  40-49

Managing Crises in Childhood Care and Education: the Role of Educational

 Agencies

Aisha Kadiri M. and Yahaya Abdulrasheed………………………………………….         50-56

The Status of Individual Learning versus Cooperative Learning In

Enhancing Science Concept Skills and Critical Thinking Skills Among

Senior Secondary School Science Students

Olatunbosun E. Ogunseemi and Olufunke O. Boris……………………….         57-63

Strategies for Promoting the Girl Child Choice of Technical Career

Isiorhovoja Ogheneruona…………………………………………………..         64-70

Limited Access to Tertiary Education by Prospective Candidates in Nigeria: Problems, Challenges and Way Forward

A.I. Ajayi and F.O. Afolabi………………………………………………….       71-82

MANAGING CRISES IN CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION: THE ROLE OF EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES

Aisha Kadiri M. and Yahaya Abdulrasheed

Department of Early Childhood Care and Education

Federal College of Education, Yola

E-mail: aishakadiri64@gmail, Yahayaabdulrasheed30@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

In order to ensure effectiveness, judicious utilization of materials and resources, as well as reducing conflict, violence, and crises in the school system, the society and its components are the sole controller and determinant of the success and failure of the educational system. The role of educational agencies in managing crises in Early Childhood Care and Education is the focus of this paper. The paper examined various features of educational crises in ECCE, the role of educational agencies and how these agencies foster the achievement of objectives. However, the paper concluded that crises are bound to occur when roles and responsibilities are not recognized or when they are neglected. Thus, recommendations were drawn.

STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING THE GIRL CHILD CHOICE OF TECHNICAL CAREER

Isiorhovoja Ogheneruona

Department of Technical and Business Education

Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

This study examined the strategies for promoting the girl child choice of technical career. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. The survey research design was used. A random sampling technique was used to selected 70 teachers from a total population of 125 and 5 randomly selected parents were used in each school locality. A 10 item questionnaire was used to elicit relevant data from the respondents. The mean and z-test statistics were used to analyze the data at 0.05 level of significance. Findings included that all that all the items on strategies for promoting girl child choice of technical careers were agreed upon. Parents also agreed on the same items. Among the recommendations therefore was that adequate career guidance being given to the girl child by experts at all levels of her career to reduce the gender discrimination against the girl child especially in the area of technical careers.

THE STATUS OF INDIVIDUAL LEARNING VERSUS COOPERATIVE LEARNING IN ENHANCING SCIENCE CONCEPT SKILLS AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE STUDENTS

Olatunbosun E. Ogunseemi and Olufunke O. Boris

Department of Integrated Science, College of Education, Ikere Ekiti

Department of Curriculum studies & Instruction, College of Education, Ikere Ekiti

ABSTRACT

The task of teaching students science concepts meaningfully is sometimes rather complicated, and is too often not fulfilled. As science continues to influence our world more and more, it is important that we learn to make science sensible and accessible to more people. This formed the basis for the investigation on the status of individual learning versus cooperative learning in enhancing Science Concept Skills and Critical Thinking Skills among Senior Secondary School Science Students. A total of 48 subjects participated in this study, which were Senior Secondary School Two (SSS II) Students from Six Secondary Schools in Ado Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The treatment comprised of two part, both Chalk and Talk and Activity oriented Teaching were administered simultaneously to two groups to prevent the effect of any extraneous variables. There are Cooperative Learning group and Individual Learning group. The same contextual grading was given to both groups which comprised of both Science Concept Items and Critical Thinking Items. The statistical analysis on the pre and post test scores of both groups using T-test analysis showed that students who participated in Cooperative Learning performed significantly better on the Critical Thinking Test than students who studied Individually. And also, that both groups did equally well on the Science Concept Test.         

LESSONS FOR DESIGN EDUCATION AND PRACTICE IN A GENDER SENSITIVE SOCIETY

Enwerekowe E.O

Department of Architecture

 University of Jos, Jos

e_ebele12@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

Research work and study materials on or about women in architecture are few and far between; there are also commitments to a particular gender that may place undue effect on the way individuals effectively participate in the world of design. Architects are not typically judged by their gender but by their works. The study focuses on real and perceived limitations caused by gender as it affects architects and highlights existing and proposed legislation and commitments aimed at leveling out the playing field for all contributors to the world of architectural design. Most developed nations have ratified international laws that advocate protection and participation of women in professional practice and adopted them for local implementation: gender reform to professionalism has encouraged and advanced the integration of family oriented women. However, many developing nations are yet to feel the positive effects of reviewed maternal protection laws and are still unable to find localized solutions to the dearth of women in professional practice in fields such as architecture. This study seeks to examine the relationship between gender and architectural education training and practice based on literary (secondary) sources of data as a theoretical overview . The paper highlights four key areas in which on-going gender policies impact the development of women in professional fields and proposes three reforms that would enhance the gender agenda of women in architectural practice.

Key words: architecture, creativity, development, gender, intelligence

AN APPRAISAL OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM IN BORNO STATE

Hauwa Abdu Biu

Department of Education

University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri

ABSTRACT

Success in the implementation of the secondary school curriculum depends on the eradication of problem confronting those who are involved in planning, administering and executing implantation activities of the secondary education system. Efforts are made in this paper to appraise curriculum implementation of the 3-3 secondary curriculum in Borno State of Nigeria with a view to minimizing the problems of the implementation at the junior secondary phase and removing the obstacles that may be experienced in the implementation of the curriculum at the senior secondary level. Opinions of secondary school principals, inspectors of Education and educators involved in the implementation of the curriculum of the 6-3-3 system in the State were solicited through random sampling. Problem areas were identified and remedies towards their solutions were suggested. Shortage of trained-qualified technical and science teachers, insufficient infrastructures and lack of teaching and learning materials were major problems of the curriculum implementation at the 3-3 secondary phase of the education system. Governments have been called upon to increase teacher production in vocational, science and technical subjects. In addition, mass media have also been requested to intensify public enlightenment programme in order to correct misconceptions about the new 9-3-4 system of education.

FINANCING UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: IMPLICATIONS FOR STAFF AND STUDENTS’ MANAGEMENT IN THE SOUTH WEST GEO-POLITICAL ZONE

Salako Comfort Taiwo

Demonstration Secondary School

University of Jos, Plateau State

E-mail:comforttaiwo81@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

Education is widely accepted as a major instrument for promoting socio-economic, political and cultural development. Education is a life-long process that has interpretation in purpose, type and level. It is a means of socializing people into the community, for upholding customs and traditions as well as for the modification or changing of same in conformity with existing ideologies, ideological expansion or reformation. University education aims at generating national development. It should not only to seek to develop the intellectual capacities of individuals to understand and appreciate their environment, but should endeavour to equip recipients with requisite physical and intellectual skills fit for life in the society. The achievement of these objectives, centre round its ability to encourage teaching, research and community service. This paper examined financing university education in Nigeria and its implications for staff and students’ management in the South West Geo- Political Zone for the period of six years (2001-2006). It was found out that the gross inadequate financing of education sector has been rendering the university education incapacitated. Government’s allocation to universities is grossly insufficient to take care of the population explosion of staff and students in these institutions and the funding pattern did not give adequate consideration to the requirement of the universities. Education sector supposed to be given a high priority in budgetary allocations because it produces the skilled manpower for other sectors of the economy. If smaller nations like Ghana and Cameroon could fund education better, there is no reason why Nigeria cannot do better. Therefore, it was recommended that government should allocate more funds into the education sector in order to address the current dreadful decadence in the university system, review upward the pay-package of academics to prevent brain drain, universities should search for better ways of generating revenue to supplement government efforts, some of which are large scale farming, animal breeding industries and consultancy services in the areas of research.

Keywords: Financing, University Education, Management