This study examined physical resources adequacy and internal efficiency in public primary schools in Edo State from 2009/2010 to 2015/2016 academic sessions. This study is a descriptive survey that adopted ex-post facto and correlational designs. At the time of the study, the population was 1,075 public primary schools in Edo State. The simple random sampling technique was used to select 108 public primary schools representing 10% of the population.
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Psychology deals with the aspect of the individual’s mind that reveals his thinking. Psychoanalytical study of literature, therefore, is concerned with the way the writer thinks in his creative perception of the world and the events around him. This concern is in tandem with New Historicists’ view that the literary text does not exist in a vacuum, and therefore, the writer thinks he draws on what he already knows about the world around him, which he shuttles and rearranges to come up with his own derivative creative reality.
The behaviour of teachers in the achievement of educational goals has invisible complement known as teacher beliefs. In science education, the teachers’ beliefs are not left out in leading the students to have a strong belief of succeeding in scientific processes which include; observing qualities, measuring quantities, sorting/classifying, inferring, predicting, experimenting and communicating. These skills involve a system known as science literacy which is now a well-recognized global educational slogan and contemporary educational goal.
The process of long-term potentiating has a significant role in learning and new memory formation; the strong and weak memory depends on the synaptic communication network strength. Strong synaptic links have a high probability of storing new information and correct recall. Various factors have been investigated, which have contributed to retaining more information and recall after a longer time.
The study examined the relationship between the application of ICT and effective planning of Federal Colleges of Education in North-West Geo-political zone, Nigeria. The study had seven objectives with corresponding hypotheses. The research design of study was correlational. The population of the study consisted of 3,724 of all academic and non-academic staff of 3 Federal Colleges of Education, North-West geo-political zone. Sample size of 346 was drawn from the population through the use of Research Advisors (2006).
The study investigated the attitude towards inclusive education of public junior secondary school teachers in Gombe State. The study was guided by three objectives, three research questions and two hypotheses. The study used the survey design method and the population of the study consisted of all teachers of junior secondary schools in Gombe State. The study population consisted of 2,550 teachers distributed across the 346 public junior secondary schools in the state.
The responsibilities expected of principals require more than just everyday skill but sound managerial skills. While principals perceived themselves to posses these skills, the extent to which teachers perceive them (principal) to posses these skills remained doubtful. Thus, this study investigated teachers’ perception of principals’ managerial skills in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Ogun State. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design.
Corruption and unethical practices remain one of the critical challenges facing Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) in Nigeria. There are concerns about the lack of academic fidelity in the HEIs arising from scant interest in academic rigour and leading to academic dishonesty. Efforts towards addressing these problems in the HEIs have not produced lasting solutions.
Education is the major pivot on which the entire gamut of national development is placed in the third world countries. Although western education was introduced into the shores of Nigeria in the 1840s by the Christian missionaries, its growth and development subsequently have been influenced by both political and military leaders from pre-independence period to date. This paper examined the leadership factor in the provision of education in Nigeria and its attendant contributions to national development.
For many centuries theories have been found to be useful in the education sector and this may not be far from the fact that to better understand issues in education, theories are of immense importance. This paper set out to analyze issues as they relate to bridging the gap between theory and practice of education in Nigeria. The aim of any educational theory is to analyze and interpret issues in education for the progress of teaching and learning.