2018 Archive
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Title: THE DECLINE IN TRADITIONAL VALUES AND RISE IN RURAL ROBBERY A STUDY OF OWERRI NORTH LGA IMO STATE.pdf Author: ISIGUZO, REGINALD CHIKA AND MADUAWUCHI ELEM Abstract: The significant impact of the Decline in Traditional Values and its associated Rise in Rural Robbery has become worrisome and perplexing not only to Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State, and Nigerians but to the international community. This has heightened the fear of our Traditional value holders, especially; thereby threatening the foundation of peaceful co- existence as a people. The overall implication is that it has worsened the peoples way of life in the affected areas. This study takes a critical look on the Decline in Traditional Values and Rise in Rural Robbery in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State and concludes that the Decline in our Traditional Values domiciled in Traditional Institutions has aggravated massive rise in rural robbery and creating unfriendly environment for the rural dwellers. Recommendations were made on how this wave of rural robbery should be tackled and Traditional Values rediscovered and sustained. Key Words: Traditional values, Rural Robbery, Urbanization, Crime, and Security. View |
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Title: RETIREMENT CHALLENGES OF RETIRED TEACHERS IN ORLU SENATORIAL ZONE IN IMO STATE.pdf Author: ONONUJU, IFEOMA THEOPHINE AND CHUJOR, J. CHUJOR, PhD. Abstract: This study investigated the differences in challenges faced by retired men and women teachers in Orlu Senatorial Zone of Imo State. Ex-post facto design was adopted for the study. One research question and four null hypotheses guided the conduct of the study. The population of the study consisted of all retired public primary and secondary school teachers between 2005 – 2015 in the locale of the study. A sample of 960 retired public primary and secondary school teachers was chosen for the study through accidental and convenient sampling techniques. An instrument titled “Retirement Challenges Scale” (RCS) was used for data collection. Face, content and construct validities of the instrument were determined by the researchers’ supervisors and two other experts in measurement and evaluation. The reliability of the instrument was determined through Cronbach alpha. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research question while independent t-test was used to test all the corresponding null hypotheses at .05 alpha level. The findings of the study are that; financial difficulty constituted a major challenge faced by retired civil servants; there is a significant difference in the level of stress and financial difficulties faced by retired teachers, etc. Based on the findings, four relevant recommendations were made among which is that retirees should regularly go for medical check-up to ascertain their health status; retirees should be encouraged to have positive image about themselves, etc. Key words: Retirement, challenges, teachers, senatorial zone, Imo State. View |
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Title: RE-ENGINEERING THE BANKING INDUSTRY IN A GLOBALIZATION ERA FOR A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.pdf Author: OKWUISE, U.Y., ANTHONY KIFODU, PhD. AND TENNYSON OGHOGHOMEH Abstract: In Nigeria, the import of globalization and the changing dynamics of banking and other financial institutions market forced players all levels to re-engineer their business organizations. The banking operations and functions which is intended to meet emerging challenges of globalization, bank consolidation, slashing operating cost, outsourcing, portfolio investment, payments and settlement systems call for innovative banking practices through Business Process Re-engineering. This is to enable Nigeria banks to incorporate strategic innovative customer schemes in order to bridge the service gap inherent in Nigerian banking sector. The objective of this paper is to assess the impact of reengineering the Nigerian Banking industry in the globalization era for competitive advantage and to uncover how business process reengineering can help organizations to effect innovation and strategic changes in the organization. The data for this current investigation were obtained from primary source that was analysed through simple percentage analysis and regression analysis. The paper concludes that business process reengineering has become useful weapon for any corporate organization that is seeking for improvement in their current organizational performance and intends to achieve cost leadership strategy in its operating industry and environment. It recommended that reengineering process remains effective tools for organizations striving to operate as effectively and efficiently as possible and organizations are required to reengineer their business processes in order to achieve breakthrough performance and long term strategy for competitive advantage and strategically positioned for globalized banking organizational growth and performance. Organizational performance and intends to achieve cost leadership strategy in its operating industry and environment. It recommended that reengineering process remains effective tools for organizations striving to operate as effectively and efficiently as possible and organizations are required to reengineer their business processes in order to achieve breakthrough performance and long term strategy for competitive advantage and strategically positioned for globalized banking, organizational growth and performance. View |
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Title: COMMUNAL CONFLICTS AND CHALLENGES OF NATIONAL INTEGRATION IN NIGERIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY.pdf Author: CYPRIAN C. ALOZIE, PhD. Abstract: Nigeria as a multi-ethnic and heterogeneous country is composed of people from different ethnic groups. As a pluralistic society, there has been the coexistence of people from these diverse ethnic groups and classes as they go about expressing their interests, beliefs and the pursuit of goals which are either mutual or conflictual. Communal conflicts in Nigeria have continued to pose enormous challenges to national integration in the country in view of the persistence of these conflicts. In Nigeria, some factors such as socio-economic, cultural, political and ecological have given rise to communal conflicts. Due to their virulent nature, these conflicts have resulted to the destruction of lives and property of innocent citizens. Cases of internal dislocation and displacement have also been recorded in some places. To a considerable degree, these conflicts have negatively affected the peaceful coexistence and mutual harmony among the people of Nigeria and thus, crippling the national integration efforts of the Nigerian state. The study adopted the qualitative descriptive approach. Data for the study was sourced through the secondary means of data collection. The study reveals that the low level of tolerance and spirit of accommodation among some Nigerians as well as the weak capacity of the state on conflict resolution have heightened communal conflicts in Nigeria. The study recommends improved governance and greater use of the pro-active approach in conflict management in Nigeria. Keywords: Communal Conflicts, National Integration, Multi-Ethnic, Good Governance. View |
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Title: FEMINISM VS CLASSICAL SOCIOLOGY.pdf Author: VERONICA EKE, PhD. Abstract: This paper treats feminism as a perspective which sought to understand human behaviour by cantering women and issues that women face in the society. Feminist theory was seen as attempt to explain difference between men and women, call for cantering gender and consideration for how gender differences affect human behaviour in the context of historical, political, social and cultural concerns, as well as oppressions that are gender based. Also the paper sees feminism as a call for assess anent of concepts, theories and methods employed within and across the academic discipline. Feminist sociology was treated as a conflict theory which observes gender in its relation to power, emphasizing sexual orientation, race, economic status and nationality. In addition the paper argued that feminist sociology is a response to the missing gender in classical sociology, setting forth an agenda for academic and social change. View |
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Title: ASSESSMENT OF THE CAUSES OF MATHEMATICS PHOBIA AMONG SECONDARY STUDENTS IN-RIVERS STATE.pdf Author: JEREMIAH SAMUEL, PhD. AND AMAECHI ODUA M. Abstract: The study focused on Assessment of the causes of mathematics phobia among secondary school students in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local Government Area of Rivers State. The descriptive survey research design was adopted in carrying out the study. A sample of 100 senior secondary school students was selected for the study through simple random sampling technique. The instrument of the study wasa twenty (20) item structured questionnaire of 4-points likert type titled “Mathematics Phobia Questionnaire (MPQ)”The reliability coefficient of (MPQ) was determined using the Cronbach’s Alpha formula which yielded 0.88. The generated data was analyzed using mean, standard deviation and t-test. The result of the study revealed that; teachers’ method of teaching, teachers’ qualification, teachers’ experience and non-usage of instructional materials are major causes of mathematics phobia among students. Based on the result, it was recommended that, mathematics teachers should be retrained periodically in order to have ideas of innovative approaches of teaching mathematics to avoid phobia. KEY WORDS: Assessment, Causes, Mathematics and Phobia. View |
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Title: UNMARRIED TEENAGE PREGNANCIES HEALTH RISKS AND CONTROL MEASURES.pdf Author: HOPE CHIOMA OGBONNA Abstract: Pregnancy can either lead to a live birth, miscarriage or an abortion. In 2010, 60% of teen pregnancies resulted in a live birth, 15% miscarriage and 26% resulted in abortion. The majority of teen mothers were unmarried when their child was born. Pregnancy was seen as a state of being with a child, the condition from conception to the expulsion of the fetus. Unmarried teenage pregnancy is the term used for pregnancy in women who have not reached the age of marriage. The predisposing factors were discussed such as poverty, community and family factors, wrong and poor use of contraceptives among others. Health risks associated with unmarried teenage pregnancy and the health complications were discussed. The health risks were discussed under physical health risks, social health risks, emotional health risks and family pattern risks. The health implications discussed were: development of prolonged and obstructed labour which leads to Visco-Vaginal Fistula (VVF) and Recto Vaginal Fistula (RVF), risk of maladjustment and risk of social impairment like inferiority complex. The control strategies were also listed out as sexuality education, peer education programmes, health education curriculum being designed in such a way that teenagers are adequately educated and motivated towards understanding the consequences of premature and unprotected sexual activity. Keywords: Unmarried Teenager, Pregnancy, Health Risks, Control Measures. View |
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Title: ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNICATION AND THE PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM A CASE OF KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY ANYIGBA.pdf Author: S. S. AVIDIME, PhD. AND OBI SUCCESS ESOMCHI Abstract: The paper examined the impact of Administrative communication on performance of Nigerian university, using Kogi state university, Anyigba as a case study. The objective was to ascertain the relationship between effective administrative communication and university performance in Nigeria. The study employed primary source of data through the use of questionnaire, distributed and collected from a stratified sample of 120 respondents selected in the following categories, Top Level Management, Middle Level Management and Lower Level Management and using descriptive statistical tools such as tables, percentages and chi-square technique for data presentation and analyses. The result revealed that there is a significant relationship between administrative communication and performance in the Kogi state university. Key words: Administrative Communication, Kogi State University, Performance. View |
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Title: FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR RECIDIVISM AMONG PRISONINMATES IN RIVERS STATE.pdf Author: OSSAI, MARIAM Abstract: This study investigated factors responsible for recidivism among prison inmates in Rivers State, Nigeria. Descriptive design was adopted for the study. Three research questions and three corresponding null hypotheses guided the conduct of the study. The population of the study was 2071 prison inmates from which a sample of 543 prison inmates was selected through stratified random sampling method. An instrument titled “Prison Recidivists Scale” (PRS) was used for data collection. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while independent t-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results obtained among others are that; gender, level of education and marital status significantly influence recidivism among prison inmates in Rivers State. Based on the results, recommendations were made among which is that prison authorities should take urgent steps to incorporate the different socialization processes for prison inmates into orientation programmes, etc. Key Words: Factors, recidivism, prison, inmates, Rivers State. View |
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Title: BRIDGING THE GAP-BETWEEN SECONDARY AND TERTIARY EDUCATION.pdf Author: AGABI, CHINYERE ONYEMAECHI Abstract: This paper is directed at identifying causes of gaps in learning which is believed to be a strong reason for the persistence of examination fraud and the weakness of tertiary education institutions in producing the desired quality of human resources for national development. Bridging these gaps from the primary education level through to the secondary education level will improve on the quality of candidates that are enrolled at the tertiary level. Bridging education gaps would require addressing the causes of the gaps from the root. Bearing in mind that each level of education has a foundation on a lower level, it is considered that the gap in learning between secondary education and tertiary education should be bridged from primary education. Failure at one level affects learning achievement at subsequent levels. The paper concludes that policy of ‘all promoted’ is harmful to the achievement of national development through school system education. It therefore suggests that students who do not meet the basic requirement for promotion should not be allowed to transit to higher classes; and tertiary education institutions should adopt a combination of written and oral examinations to ensure that only persons who are qualified for tertiary education are selected and enrolled. Candidates on concession list should also meet the basic minimum requirement for tertiary education admission. View |
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Title: INTEGRATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION INTO THE CURRICULA OF NIGERIAN ADULT EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.pdf Author: TAMUNODIENYE N. MBA, PhD. Abstract: Inculcating entrepreneurship education into the curricula of Nigerian adult education programmes is an important step to build and innovate culture and create entrepreneurial persons and organizations. These will in turn create economic growth and jobs and help improve growth and jobs and help improve the quality of life in Nigerian. The low level of exposure to business and entrepreneurship in adult education for all students is making the shift from necessity to opportunity entrepreneurship difficult. More effective measurement and evaluation of the long-term impact of entrepreneurship education programmes in adult education on economic growth and job creation is needed. This should be based on generally defined set of outcomes not only on narrow measures as start-ups created but should be a consensus on the definition of entrepreneurship education and the scope of what should be measured and agreement on the process of data collection and on coordinating mechanisms. View |
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Title: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL MEDIA IN THE SOCI POLITICAL MOBILIZATION OF YOUTHS IN EMOHUA.pdf Author: WAGBARA, OBINICHI Abstract: The study examined the role of traditional media in the socio-political mobilization of youths in Emohua. To achieve the purpose of the study, the researcher formulated four objectives of the study and four research questions to guide the conduct of the study. The research design used for the study was descriptive survey design. The population of the study consists of the youths in Emohua Local Government Area with a population of 107,947, based on the National Population Census of 2006 with Annual Growth Rate of 3.7% projected by the National Demographic and Health Survey. The sample and sampling techniques used was a multistage sampling technique with a sample size of four hundred youths. This figure was generated using Taro Yamane Formula. The instrument for the study was the questionnaire. The instrument was pattern with modified 4-point likert scale of Strongly Agree, Agree, Disagree and Strongly Disagree. Test re-test technique was used to ensure the reliability of the instrument. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used to obtain the reliability co-efficient value of 0.85. The finding reveals that traditional media can be used to inform, entertain and educate the people. The finding also indicates that traditional media can be used for entertainment through music, dance, wrestling and drama performance. The study recommends that government should promote the uses of traditional media in reaching or mobilizing the rural people, there should be more emphasis on the uses of traditional media, there should be proper funding of traditional media of communication to preserve our values, norms and cultural heritage and government and opinion leaders (Ezes) should encourage the traditional media orators by paying them and providing public address system to enable them reach large audience. Keywords: Role, Traditional, Media, Modern, Socio-Political Mobilization, Youths, Rural, Modern. View |
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Title: SUSTAINING CHILD’S SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT FOR IMPROVED GENDER DEVELOPMENT IN RIVERS STATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS NIGERIA.pdf Author: HELLEN SOKARI A-OKUJAGU, PhD. Abstract: The environment has often been accepted as a major determinant of individual characteristics, and the outcome of specific situations. So much as nothing exist in a vacuum, the child from whom starts the multiplication of humanity, requires a planned and viable environment for the proper nurturing of his potentialities. The paper therefore examines the major types of environment, characteristics of an environment, importance of a conducive environment, hazards of an unsuitable environment, general influences of an environment and the implication for gender development in Rivers State. In addition, the paper recommends that the child’s school environment should be gender friendly for inclusive improvement of both sexes. Maintaining the child’s education at the foundation would create a required environment for the child at home and the effective teaching/learning process in the school environment for improved gender contribution in the nation. Keywords: Environment, the child’s school, gender development. View |
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Title: DETERMINATION OF OPTIMAL MARKET POLICY BY THE APPLICATION OF MARKOV CHAIN ANALYSIS.pdf Author: STEVE NWANKWO Abstract: In this study we applied the first order Markov chain to determine the market share of customers of beer in the current period as a basis for predicting future market shares. The transition probability matrix was estimated which helped us to obtain the scope of brand loyalty and brand switching among four types of beer. From the model obtained was established that the optimum marketing mix among the various types of beer were as follows Guiness (51%), star (26%), Gulder (15%) and Henekin (8%). This will serve as a guide towards attaining optimal policy that maximizes the expected revenue over a long time. Other subsequent periods were predicted using the model. Keywords: Markov Chain, Probability Matrix, Transition Probability Matrix View |
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Title: TRENDS AND PROBLEMS OF CHANGE IN NIGERIAN EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS.pdf Author: NWINADUM GBENENEE, PhD. AND E. L. ODIKE Abstract: The issue of more women leaving in poverty than men have been scrutinized. However, there should be adoption of best policy solutions to address womens poverty and this policy must combine a range of decent employment opportunities with a network of social services that support healthy family such as quality healthcare, childcare, and housing support. Policy objectives must also recognize the multiple barriers to economic security women faced on their race, ethnicity, immigration status, sexuality and health status. The work also tried to identify ways or causes of poverty and it consequences as discussed. Therefore, bridging the gap will ensure gender equality and will can also boost development in our society. View |
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Title: PERCEPTION OF TEACHERS ON SOCIAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN POLICE CHILDRENS SCHOOL IN RIVERS STATE.pdf Author: DAMINABO DAGOGO A. F., PhD. AND FOLAKE BALOGUN Abstract: The study examined the perception of school teachers on social factors and academic performance among students of Police Children Schools in Rivers State. The study adopted the descriptive design. A sample of 175 teachers were sampled in the Schools (via Police Children School 1, Police Children School 2, and Police Comprehensive Secondary School), using a 42 item validated instrument titled "Teachers Perception of Social Factors and Students Academic Performance Inventory " (TPSFSAPI) to elicit data. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions (with a criterion mean cut off of 2.5), while Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that: school teachers perception of: family (F12, 148=8.054, p<05), socioeconomic status (F12, 148=4.942, p<05), culture (F12, 148=4.206, p<05), peer pressure (F12, 148=6.747, p<05), and school climate (F12, 148=1.975, p<05) influenced students academic performance. The study recommended among others that: the family endeavours to train, discipline, and empower their children/wards with necessary skills that will shape their learning experiences, and increase their academic performance. Alongside, teachers are to set machinery in motion that will enable them help students improve their reading culture, and academic performance, rather than gaining prowess in violence that disrupts their schooling. View |
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Title: SEMANTICISM AS A METHODOLOGICAL INHIBITOR OF THE PRESENCE OF INTERPRETER SYSTEM IN LOGICIST EPISTEMOLOGY.pdf Author: ETOROBONG GODWIN AKPAN Abstract: The study of logicism was carried out to ascertain the cause of the recorded failures of the logicists logic. The method adopted for the study was phenomenological hermeneutics, which is a subset of content analysis. It was discovered that the central problem of logicism was the assumption of the validity of semanticism, with the attendant adoption of representational semantics as a substitute for epistemological demonstration. The consequence of this assumption is the inhibition of the presence of the interpreter system as a logically necessary component of the logicist epistemic demonstration. It was argued in line with Gödel’s completeness thesis that an adequate epistemology must be behavioural and constructivist, which necessarily entails the inclusion of an interpreter system and is given symbolically as {U = (A, I)}. Keywords: Logicism, Logic, Semanticism, Interpreter System, Behavioural Constructivism. View |