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    Access to research funding and accountability among university lecturers in South West of Nigeria
    (East African Journal of Educational Research and Policy, 2009) Adetoro, J.A.; Bello, S.A.; Uzoka, N.E.
    The study investigates the level of access to research funding and accountability among university lecturers in South West of Nigeria. Specifically, the study sets out to examine the extent to which lecturers in the universities are given grants to conduct researches and ascertain the level of accountability of research grants. The study also tried to find out if corruption and embezzlement reduces the amount of resources set aside tor research activities and the extent to which research proposals meet the necessary criteria of the funders. Two hypotheses were formulated to guide the investigation. The study adopted the descriptive survey as its design and the population was made up of university lecturers from federal and state universities. The sample size comprises of 120 lecturers from each university out of. a total of ten universities bringing the totel number to 1200 lecturers. Stratified random sampling technique was employed to select the lecturers on equitable basis. Observation, interview and questionnaire were the major instruments for data col/ection. The questionnaire was validated and the reliability was ascertained with a coefficient of 0.B1. The Chi-square was the statistical method used for data analysis. Some of the major findings of the study are that the level of accountability of research grants received by the lecturers is very high. Almost all the lecturers who receive the grants account for them within the expected time limit and research reports are also forwarded as early as such research is concluded. The study concluded by recommending that lecturers should be encouraged to have access to research grants among others.
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    Affective and cognitive characteristics of Nigerian' student-teachers: Towards developing an effective teacher education Framework
    (Journal of the center for the study of International Cooperation in Education, 2013-03-01) Oyenike, A.; Soji, O.; Oladipo, S.A.
    The study analyzes the affective and cognitive traits of teacher trainees in higher educational institutions in Nigeria. This is with the view to develop an effective teacher education framework by using inputs from the trainees, in-service teachers, and teacher educators and incorporate their ideas into the structuring and organization of not only the 'educational programmes but also the admission processes into such programmes, Using inputs from classroom teachers, teachers trainees, teacher educators as well as basic education students, a compilation of the personal and professional characteristics of an effective teacher was drawn. These • are then developed into a comprehensive open- -and close-ended questionnaire covering trainees' perception of and attitude to teaching, their belief systems, measures of cognitive and affective characteristics as well as test .of.personality trait. The main sample for-the study comprised three hundred teacher trainees drawn from two universities and one collegeof.education from the south-west Nigeria. Tne findings showed that Nigerian teacher trainees possessed varied and widely spread cognitive and affective behaviour some of which are suited for the teaching profession. However, the study could not determine if these attributes are reflective of their personality types prior to exposure to teacher education or not.
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    Alleviating Violence-in-Intimacy Menace for improved Co-Habitational Life of University Students in Nigeria
    (Nigerian Journal of Sociology of Education, 2013-10-03) Onyene, V. E.; Ikeche, N. A.
    The paper assessed the ways violence-in-intimacy menace can be alleviated for improved cohabitation life of university students in Nigeria. It looked at the different forms of violence in-intimacy, highlighted causes and effects of intimacy induced pain and despair on academic life of students. The paper also highlighted different tools that can be used to address problems of violence-in-intimacy and suggested ways forward. The causes of violence as identified includes betrayal, envy, social influence, exposure to media influence, parental abuse, lack of love from parents among others. Among the effects of violence-in-intimacy on students is impaired judgment, delated students' enthusiasm for school programmes, threatened chances of developing important values, low self-esteem, low academic performance, social withdrawal, depressive mood. The study recommended different tools that can be employed to address the problem to include cultural repositioning, peace education, gender mainstreaming, social integration and discipline.
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    An investigation of school climate in private and public secondary schools in Delta State, Nigeria
    (Unizik Journal of Educational Management and Policy (UJOEMP), 2020-07) Ajero, J.I; Sule, S.A.
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    Application of Ethical Standards and Professionalism for Effecti Teaching in Nigerian Secondary Schools
    (University of Lagos Press, Akoka, 2019) Sule, A.S; Ajero, J.I
    This paper is a critical examination of the application of ethical standards professionalism for effective teaching in Nigerian secondary schools. It discuss concept of ethics with reference to some definitions. The issue of professionalism an approaches were also discussed. Several efforts at professionalizing teaching various challebges hindering it in Nigeria were also brought to the fore in the paper - paper therefore recommended that a period of internship for teachers after traininz - is being done in most other professions, to increase the level of confidence amonz - teachers be included in the teacher education programme. Also, teacr remunerations should be improved as a way of dealing with the display of 10\ • _ - esteem and inferiority complex among teachers
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    Application of ethical standards and professionalism for effective teaching in Nigerian secondary schools.
    (A Publication of the department of Educational Management, University of Lagos, Akoka, 2014) Sule, A.S; Ajero, J.I
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    Assessing Nigerian Leaders of Pre-School for Improvement: A Focus on their Personnel Function
    (Faculty of Educational Studies, University of Winneba, Ghana, 2005-09-12) Onyene, V. E.
    This study is aimed at probing the extent to which head teachers: proprietor/ proprietress-owner-managers of preschools in Lagos state adopt and apply interpersonal skills as a leadership strategy in their personnel administration. Using an unstructured instrument titled; Interpersonal Leadership Skill Questionnaire, (ILSQ), 225 teachers were used to assess their school heads interactive skills in a perceived manner. Eleven interpersonal Skill variable; were studied but only four were discussed" detail as most crucial. Both the simple percentile ranking and the chi-test of significance were used in data analysis. The findings include among others; that preschool heads ability to transform behaviour of their workers was rated low expectation' at 31.6%; and 15.1% on 'high expectation'; the Chi-test result at df=2; significant level 0.05 = critical val.5.991 showed that these head teachers as significantly low in the prevalent patterns of interpersonal skill application.
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    Assuring quality in education content delivery for sustainable democracy in Nigeria: a focus on part-time programmes
    (An International Journal of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, 2011) Ikonta, N.; Bakare, T.V; Onyene, V.; Uzoka, N.E.
    The issue of quality management in education starts and ends with the learning content and content delivery. It therefore follows that to sustain democracy in any nation, the quality of teaching/learning must be adequate. The study investigated how quality in education pan be assured in Part-time programs. Specifically, the study set out to determine theextent to which these Part-time courses satisfy the educational needs of the country. A descriptive survey design was adopted and the population consistecl of teachers and students in tertiary institutions in the South West of Nigeria. The sample comprised 200 teachers and 80 students who were randomly selected. The instrumentation used for data collection were the questionnaire which was validated and the reliability ascertained as well as the interview to corroborate responses. Simple percentages were used to analyze and the data was presented gmphically. Some of the major findi/)gs of the stLldy were that curriculum content is often not covered within specified time frame, there is inadequate resources which all have implications for quality assurance. Improvement in resource provision was recommended.
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    Attracting, retraining and retention of teachers for effective curriculum implementation
    (Vitaman educational books, 2009) Uzoka, N.E.
    Education, in its.broadest sense; provides the backdrop against which development acquires its meaning. The new development models in the recent time is based on international economic competition, political stability, and personal security, and these rely mainly on the equitable distribution or knowledge and the intellect of human beings. In order to reap the benefits of modern society, the education system must develop autonomous, informed, and responsible citizens who are tolerant.This requires changing the role of the teacher. It is very certain that the Nigeria governrnent is not oblivious of this critical reality and this is why the National Policy on ..• Education (2004) stipulates that any existing contradictions, ambiguities. ;Ind lac k of uniforrni ty in educational practices.in the differen t parts of the ,.xlcration should be removed. This is in order to facilitate an even and orderly development of the country.
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    Basic theories in educational management
    (2016) Sule, S.A.
    Management theories originated when interest in organisations became a natural consequence of an increasing world-wide trend towards industrialization at the onset of zo" century. Application of technological principles to manual work was required. Subsequently, over the last 100 years, the science of administration has evolved in three different phases.
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    Building valuable human assets towards national integration and development through education
    (Association for promoting academic researches and developments in Nigeria, 2012) Sule, S.A; Edu, M.I
    The paper basically examines the invaluable roles of education in building human assets towards national integration and development. Education is seen as a potent arsenal for all round national development. The human resources who use their skills and intellect in bringing about positive changes in every sector of national economy are made to do as a result of training received through education. Therefore there is a need for every hand to be on deck in ensuring equality in our educational system.
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    Capacity Building Effort and Brain Drain in Nigerian Universities
    (2011) Bello, S.A.
    The advancement of the developed countries since the end of the Second World War has been through an aggressi ve environment development of capacity both human and institutional. Indeed, the globalization phenomenon of the present age could not have been possible without the development and application of knowledge and institutional capacity to sustain it. The examples of other developed counties reveal the critical role that universities, research centres, industries, foundations and government play in the institutionalization of capacity building. Universities in the developed countries demonstrate their social relevance through their contribution to the capacity bui lding. An enabling environment for collaborative capacity building among the community of actors is important and the governments in these countries recognized their important role in this.
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    Capacity building through higher education : a pancea for youth employment in Nigeria
    (2009) Uzoka, N.E.; Adetoro, J.A.
    The study examines how capacity building through higher education can help to solve the problem of youth unemployment in Nigeria. Specifically the study sets out to determine the level of youth unemployment in the country, ascertain if there is a mismatch between the skills and expertise of the young graduates and the needs of technology-driven employment determine the current educational needs of the country and examine how employment in the labour market can be enhanced through higher education. Two hypotheses were formulated to guide the investigation. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study, Observation, questionnaire and job rating scale were used in collecting data for this study. The validity and reliability of the instrument were ascertained. The statistical technique used is 't' test at P < 0.05 level of significance. The result shows that the manpower supplied by the universities in Nigeria have met with the requirements of the labour market. This therefore shows that any form of unemployment among the youths may be as a result of other factors which may be associated with particular individual. It was also observed that the current educational needs of the country have nothing to do with the level of unemployment of Nigerian youths. The: study concluded by recommending that government should rejuvenate the economic sector for appropria expansion in order to create room for employment opportunities for'the Nigerian youths. There is also need for universities to prepare youths for lifelong learning which to some extent will be informal.
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    Career Orientation As Determined by Sex Role Concept of Men And Women
    (Journal of Women in Colleges of Education (JOWICE), 1996-09-05) Onyene, V. E.
    Gender inequity and inherent discriminations against Career Women is brought about by institutionalised bias associated with the socialisation process which helps the child (male or female) to take a stand concerning roll expectations. Data were collected using unstructure questions that allowed 124 male and female professionals respond as they freely could. Simple percentages were assigned to merge opinions. It was discovered that there is a need to start from the basic training, (from the cradle) to orientate female children towards any role or work which they have talents and potential for.
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    Challenges of E-Education in Nigeria
    (University of Riverside, 2012) Bello, S.A.; Johnson, O.A.
    Though it has been rightly said that what is wrong with 'education cannot be fixed with technology; there is no doubt that modern life is dominated by technology. There is universal recognition of the need to use Information Technology (IT) in education as we enter the era of globalization where the free flow of information via satellite and the internet hold sway in global information dissemination of knowledge. Already, Nigeria is on the wrong side of the international digital divide, as it has not made significant effort to integrate IT into Nigerian educational system. A great deal of instructional and administrative work in Nigeria is still carried out manually. This paper, therefore, examines the major obstacles militating against the use of IT education in Nigeria. It identifies the high cost of computer hardware and software; weak infrastructure; lack of human skills and knowledge in IT, and lack of relevant software appropriate and culturally suitable to Nigeria as the major stumbling block of the adoption of IT in Nigeria. Also, schools in Nigeria are, not getting adequate funds to provide . furniture, relevant textbooks and adequate classroom let alone being given adequate fund for high-tech equipment. At present the cost of subscribing to the internet is too high for many of the impoverished secondary schools in Nigeria. In modern society, Nigeria needs IT to aid teaching and learning and educational management. IT is an instrument for the economic and technological development in the 21st century; therefore, Nigeria cannot afford to be on the wrong side of the digital divide.
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    Challenges to Effective Administration of Secondary Education in Nigeria
    (The Faculty of Education, University of Lagos, 2013) Sule, S.A.; Adetoro, J.A; Enueme, C.P
    This paper critically examined the challenges influencing effective administration of secondary education in Nigeria. Secondary Education is seen as the bridge between the primary and tertiary education. Among other specific goals, it has two broad goals and objectives, which include: (i) preparation of individuals for useful living within the society as well as higher education. However, these objectives are [arfrotn being achieved owing to a number of challenges bedeviling the system. These challenges include poor funding, corruption, cultism, examination malpractice, population explosion, inadequate infrastructure and instructional facilities etc. Furthermore, the paper discussed extensively, the functions of an ideal secondary school principal, which include management of school finance, provision and maintenance of physical facilities, selection and development of personnel, principal as a motivator, principal as a curriculum and instructional supervisor, record keeping and management, community and external agencies. Finally, the paper recommended some strategies for overcoming the challenges so that effective school administration can be achieved in our secondary school system. Some of these recommendations include: (i) controlled admission of students into secondary schools, to discourage an overcrowded situation in our classrooms (ii) proper monitoring and supervision of instructions (iii) provision of essential learning and sporting facilities by the principal etc.
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    Change management strategies and teachers' job effectiveness secondary schools in Shomolu Local Government Area of Lagos State
    (The Official Publication of the Department of Educational Foundation, University of Lagos, 2019) Sule, S.A.; Okon, J.E
    The study examined the influence of change management strategies on secondary school teachers effectiveness in Shomolu Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. The change ma nag strategies covered in the study were job redesign, teaming, and supervision. The descriptive survey rese design was used for the study. Three research questions and hypotheses guided the study. The sample consisted of 240 secondary school teachers drawn from 16 secondary schools in the study area. A researchers-designed questionnaire titled "Change Management Strategies and Teachers' Job Effectiv Questionnaire (CMSTEQ)" was used for data collection. The reliability of the instrument was esti through a pilot study with 0.901 reliability coefficient obtained. Data collected for the study were ana •. electronically using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software both descriptivelyinferentially. The descriptive processing used frequency counts and percentages to answer res questions while the inferential aspects used in the test of hypotheses were based on Chi square stati tool. The results of analysis showed that each of the selected change management strategies had a signifi influence on teachers' job effectiveness - Job Redesign: x' (9, N = 240) = 116.01, p < 0.05; Teaming: T N = 240) = 191.46, p < 0.05; and Supervision: x' (9, N = 240) = 154.05, P < 0.05. It was recomme that school administrators should re-plan teachers' tasks, build teacher teams, and pay more attention supervision to enable the schools adjust effectively to the demands of changes in the school system.
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    Commercialization of Universities research results: implications for economic growth and funding of universities in Nigeria
    (Nigerian Association for Educational Administration and Planning, 2009) Uzoka, N.E.; Adetoro, J.A.; Bello, S.A.
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    Conflict management techniques and institutional efficiency in public universities in Lagos State
    (2000) Sule, S.A.; Ita, A.A.
    The aim of the study was to determine to what extent conflict management t .chniqucs used byeducational managers and administrators in the universities inllu .ncc institutional efficiency positively. The study area was Lagos State. Three hyp theses were formulated to guide the study. Inferential statistical method was used f r the study and purposive sampling technique was used to sample 200 rend 'mic and non academic staff from the two public universities for the study. Data W 'I c collected by the use of the instrument titled "Conflict Management Techniques ind Institutional. Efficiency Questionnaire (CMTIEQ)". The instrument was a 4- pint Likert type scale and consisted of30 items. The reliability coefficient was 0.87, using the Cronbach Alpha reliability test. The hypotheses of the study were tested using the Chi-square test and Pearson Moment Product Correlation Statistics. The findings showed that conflict is inevitable in every organization, even in the institutions of higher learning like the Universities, and that it poses threats to institutional efficiency of Nigerian public Universities. Hence, the required and mostuppropriate techniques should be deployed by institutional managers to address -onflicts in order to promote peace and increase performance and institutional -fficiency, Premised on these findings, it was recommended that managers of tertiary institutions should pay more attention to conflict management in their various in titutions and organisations by deploying the appropriate conflict management I ichniques to arrest conflicts as this will provide more opportunities for innovation nnd growth within the organisations.
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    Conflict Resolution in Nigerian Universities: The University of Lagos Experience
    (Journal of Educational Foundation, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 2006-12-11) Onyene, V. E.; Oladipo, S. A.
    University size, location, students' population, mission, specialization, governance, and prevailing unionization sentiments are contributory factors to institutional conflicts. What triggers conflicts perhaps, even large crises (or dispute) in one campus may be inconceivable in another. However, University based conflicts share a lot in common to be universally understood. Conflict development is a circumstance which increases the chances of inter group or interpersonal interest disagreements. The phenomenon of student unrest is however fast becoming an integral part of life in Nigeria university campuses. This paper examines conflict resolution Techniques which incorporates the mediation efforts of the students, parents, teachers, the university authority, government representatives and other stakeholders. It is against this premise that the need for decentralizing problem solving starts from the office of the Dean of Students Affairs to other relevant offices to maximise the benefits of various approaches as well as to minimise conflict on-set to the lowest possible level. The paper also establishes the need for universities to carve out a central conflict identification and resolution unit in order to either knip problems on-the-bud or ensure quick interactive encounter for resolution. This paper therefore proposes a systemic approach which implies giving wholistic combat to conflict-inducing factors. It further recommends that strategic decision points should be made explicit enough to students through meetings and student-management consultative forum in the universities.