1. FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXA...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY In Nigeria, students have to sit for a terminal examination known as the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) conducted by two public or national examination agencies namely: the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and the National Examination Council NECO). This is the...Continue Reading »

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2. ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF HEAD TEACHERS’ LEADERSHIP STYLES ON TEACHERS’ JO...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Leadership is considered as one of the key ingredients for the success of any organization. It is therefore, important for a leader to understand what good leadership entails. According to Sergon (2005), leadership style is the manner and approach of providing direction, implementing plans and motivating people. As seen b...Continue Reading »

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3. ASSESSMENT OF GOVERNMENT MAINTENANCE OF TEACHERS WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Work environment is the totality of conditions under which a person or a group of persons works or performs his or her duties. Work environment can be in from of physical environment, human environment and relationship with colleagues and administrators, interaction within the system and the genera...Continue Reading »

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4. THE INFLUENCE OF WORKING ENVIRONMENT ON TEACHERS’ TURNOVER IN PUBLIC PRIMARY S...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Retention of valuable employees is a global challenge. Managers and top level authorities are constantly met with the issue of retaining employees, and there is a wealth of evidence that worldwide, retention of skilled employees has been of serious concern to managers in the face of ever increasing high rate of...Continue Reading »

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5. THE IMPACT OF STUDENT ASSESSMENT ON THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The major aim of giving education to all Nigerians is to provide them with a concrete and reliable basis for a self reliant life. Since independence education has always been seen as the core of national development. The major aim was an assessment of materials and physical facilities situation in Tanzanian com...Continue Reading »

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6. THE ROLE OF FIELD WORK IN TEACHING AND LEARNING GEOGRAPHY

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Fieldwork has great importance in geography teaching since it allows many geographical phenomena to be observed on its own environment and be better perceived (TMNE, 2012; Article 14), real life experiences to be gained by turning theory into practice (Fuller, et al., 2006; Scott, et al., 2006), and thus leads to a better underst...Continue Reading »

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7. THE ROLE OF EDUCATION AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY According to Uwadia (2010), Education in a broad sense is a process by which an individual acquires the many physical and social capabilities demanded by the society in which he/she is born into to function. It is to a nation what the mind is to the body, just as a diseased mind is handicapped in the coordination and direction of...Continue Reading »

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8. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF ESTEEM AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOO...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY In psychology, the term self esteem is used to describe a person's overall sense of self worth or personal value. Self esteem was often seen as a personality trait, which meant that it tends to be stable and enduring. It involved a variety of beliefs about the self, such as the appraisal of one's own appearance, beliefs, emotions...Continue Reading »

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9. THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF HOME VIDEO ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Movies has remained an instrument of entertainment, information and education and it has overtaken more than half of other existing entertainment forms, which equally compete for time and attention of the average citizen. Since the early 20th century, the American film industry dominated the cinema across the world. In early ...Continue Reading »

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10. THE INFLUENCE OF POLITICS ON NIGERIA EDUCATION SECTOR

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY In Nigeria education is one of the vital tools utilized by the political class to enhance their legitimacy and control the machinery of government and administration. A careful look at organization and administration of education in any given country will show that it is closely interwoven with its political dispensation or ideolog...Continue Reading »

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11. THE INFLUENCE OF POLITICS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL IN NIGERIA

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The role of politics in the management of secondary schools in Nigeria is always affected by the government interference. This is because politics cannot be separated from school management. The objectives of education, the control, production, process variables, financial and accreditation system are tied inescapably to politics. ...Continue Reading »

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12. THE INFLUENCE OF PARENTING STYLE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND CAREER PATH

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The academic achievement of adolescents has been a major concern of educators for years. As documented in the research literature, adolescent achievement has been associated with several outcomes such as delinquency (Sampson & Laub, 1993; Wiesner & Silbereisen, 2003), psychopathology (Kurdek, 1987; McDermott, Steinberg & Ange...Continue Reading »

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13. THE INFLUENCE OF MOVIES ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY In recent times, movies has remained an instrument of entertainment, information and education and it has overtaken more than half of other existing entertainment forms, which equally compete for time and attention of the average citizen. Since the early 20th century, the American film industry dominated the cinema across the world. ...Continue Reading »

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14. CAUSES AND EFFECT OF MORAL DECADENCE ON TERTIARY INSTITUTION STUDENT IN NIGERIA

» ABSTRACT This research presents the results of the causes and effect of moral decadence among tertiary institution students The population for the study consists of 100 students which were randomly selected, Data were gathered using a self constructed questionnaire and the result gotten was analyzed using the simple percentage method. The validity and reliability of instrument were ascerta...Continue Reading »

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15. THE INFLUENCE OF CHILD ABUSE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUD...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Child abuse has become an apparent endless and vicious cycle that hurts the image of the country and the dignity of those involved. Child abuse can occur in a child’s home or in the originations, schools or communities the child interacts with. There are four major categories of child abuse: regret, physical abuse psychological or em...Continue Reading »

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16. THE IMPACT OF USING MULTIMEDIA TOOLS ON TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SECONDARY SCHOO...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY This is an era of science and technology where science is the backbone for the prosperity of a nation. Science education plays an important role in the development of a nation. In Nigeria, science is a compulsory subject up to elementary level (Grade I to Grade VIII). Iqbal and Mahmood (2000) (as cited in Barwell et al., 2007) ma...Continue Reading »

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17. THE IMPACT OF TEACHER MOTIVATION ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN MATH...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Education is a fundamental human right and the key to sustainable development, peace and stability within and among countries is the provision of education to the populace of such countries. The learning environment and teachers` motivation upon knowledge development relatively need attention in the field of mathematics teachin...Continue Reading »

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18. THE IMPACT OF PROJECT BASED LEARNING ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Considerable empirical evidence exists that when students drop out of high school, the economic and social health of America is jeopardized. Dropouts are likely to be dependent on public assistance, engage in criminal activities, and experience health problems (Muennig, 2007; Rumberger, & Thomas, 2000; Waldfogel, Garfinkel, & Kel...Continue Reading »

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19. THE EFFECTS OF MOBILE USING MOBILE SMARTPHONE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SEC...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY A mobile phone is a device that can basically make and receive calls over a radio link while moving around a wide geographic area. (Pew Research center, 2010). It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile phone operator, allowing access to the public telephone network. The ancient types of Mobile phones sup...Continue Reading »

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20. THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REWARDS AND PUNISHMENT IN PROMOTING DISCIPLINE AMONG SECOND...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The problem of indiscipline is more apparent among learners across the education spectrum (Kerlinger, 1986). Throughout much of the history of the education system in England and Wales, the exercise of indiscipline was focused on the perceived moral imperative of countering the individual's weakness of character through the admi...Continue Reading »

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21. THE EFFECT OF STUDENT AND TEACHER SIZE ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SECON...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Most of the governments of the world spend most of their budget on resource inputs in the Education sector. They make decisions about providing resources inputs to enhance student achievement and performance. However, not all these decisions are easy to take especially in Nigeria where mismanagement makes the problem more adverse...Continue Reading »

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22. THE EFFECT OF SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ON THEIR ACAD...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE SUDY In the last three decades, a substantial increase has been observed in the proportion of adolescents who engaged in sexual activity while at school (Smith, 1997). Adolescents are known to be an adventurous group, and often engage in risky behaviors such as smoking, drinking alcohol, using drugs, and early unprotected sexual ac...Continue Reading »

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23. THE EFFECT OF SCHOOL STRUCTURE AND ENVIRONMENT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY S...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The school is a social and learning agent that provides the environment upon which a child may be formally educated in order to attain educational goals. Human beings, have unlimited capacity to learn, but might however be limited by the behavior patterns and facilities that the immediate environment offers. According to Um...Continue Reading »

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24. THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE OF THE PRINCIPAL ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY ...

» CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Increasing numbers of people worldwide are using the Internet (1,574,313,184 as of December 31, 2008). It has been recently reported that adolescents today spend a significant amount of time on the Internet for multiple purposes (Ito, Horst, Bittanti, Boyd, Herr Stephenson, Lange, et al., 2008). Studies have indicated that ...Continue Reading »

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25. THE EFFECT OF INTERNET ON THE ACADEMIC PERFPRMANC OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS