2018

The continuous search for cost effective and almost low or no price fees course materials by staff and students to better their learning and research activities has been an issue for sometimes now. Therefore, Ex-post facto descriptive survey was used to study attitudes towards uses, development and barrier to open educational resources. The sample consisted of 384 samples 37 Study Centres of an Open University in Nigeria. Staff and Student Attitudes, Uses, Development and Barrier towards Open Educational Resources (SSAUDBOER) scale was used for data collection.

Entrepreneurship education has been described as a great tool for job creation. With unemployment on the rise, this paper examines how strengthening entrepreneurship education in tertiary institutions can bring about job creation and sustainable development. The study was descriptive survey in nature. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The population of the comprised all the entrepreneurs (registered business owners in Imo State) and entrepreneurship education lecturers/instructors in the 6 tertiary institutions in Imo State.

Mental health does not mean health of the mind or brain; rather it refers to an individual’s state of psychological wellbeing, that is, a situation of quietness in the psyche of a person, being un-worrisome most of the time. For individual psyche to be quite and un-worrisome in almost all the given or measured situations, there are some blended conceptual issues that sometimes interplay their effects in the treatment and achievement of positive mental health. Therefore, this paper identifies and discusses spot issues in the psychology of mental health.

The study aimed to explore antenatal women’s awareness and perception of caesarian section attending an urban hospital in the Gambia. The study used a qualitative exploratory research design. A purposive sample of 47 antenatal women was selected at the antenatal clinic (ANC) and the data collection tool was a structured interview guide with open ended questions which was developed by the researchers. Data were collected using face-to-face in-depth interviews and focus group discussions.

This study examines the effect of investment in education on sustainable development in Nigeria. Education has been recognized globally as a veritable and strategic venture pivotal to the economic transformation of any nation. The study made use of secondary data sourced from the Ministry of Education, National Universities Commission (NUC) and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression method was used to analyze the data obtained to show the relationship between enrolments and funding.

This study was focused on the management practices that are likely to be successful in the production and maintenance of goats in the Benin Metropolis. Three research questions were raised for the study. Research question three was turned into a hypothesis and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study made use of correlation and field survey design. A structured interview guide was generated from the observation as well as literature reviewed for the study.

This study investigated the role of recreational facilities in Early Childhood Language development. To achieve this, thirty teachers which comprised twentytwo Nigeria Certificate in Education (N.C.E.), and eight Degree holders in Early Childhood Education were drawn from five purposively sampled schools from Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The study adopted the descriptive survey design where four research questions were answered and one hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance.

The study examined the availability of instructional materials, how students show interest in learning their lessons using instructional materials and how the use of instructional materials has affected classroom management of students in senior secondary schools. Survey research design was employed. A total number of 384 public secondary school teachers was selected using simple random sampling technique. The study tested three hypotheses and provided answers to three research questions. The research instrument used was researcher-made questionnaire.

The study investigated the perception of students on the effect of Teaching and Learning Resources such as Libraries, Laboratories, and School Farms on their academic performance in Agricultural Science in Otukpo Metropolis of Benue State. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The Sample comprises 40 students each from 10 recognized secondary schools from a population of 875 students. Random sampling technique was used to select two hundred (200) male and two hundred (200) female respondents delimited to SS-3 students.