Educational Foundation Research Papers/Topics

Child Labour as A Correlate of Access to Education, Retention in School in Mukono District, Uganda

ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the relationships among child labour, access to education, retention in school and academic achievement among secondary school students in Mukono District of Uganda. Based on the reviewed literature, five research questions were raised to guide the study while four hypotheses were tested. The study used a correlation research design. A sample of 600 secondary school students was composed through multistage sampling that involved both stratified rando...

Training The Visually Impaired On Orientation And Mobility Skills: The Case Study Of Garu-Tempane District In The Upper East Region Of Ghana

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of mobility techniques in facilitating the movement of persons with visual impairments in and around their homes and communities. Its main focus is to explore avenues and strategies for effective training of orientation and mobility skills to these individuals with visual impairments in the Garu-Tempane District. An action research design was used to guide the study. A sample size of 10 people was involved in the study. T...

Using In - Service Training To Improve Teachers’ Skills Towards The Use Of ICT To Teach At St Peter’s JHS, Tamale

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the attitude of teachers at St Peter’s JHS towards the use of ICT, to explain these attitudes and to capture what teachers think can be done to improve their attitudes towards the use of ICT for teaching and learning processes. Using purposive sampling techniques, a sample of 14 was selected. The study takes the form of a survey that makes use of an open ended questionnaire for data collection. The resulting data are analyzed...

Examining The Influence Of Interactive Method Of Teaching On The Performance Of Integrated Science Teachers At The Evangelical Presbyterian Basic School At Sogakofe

ABSTRACT This study is aimed at examining the influence of Interactive method of teaching on the performance of Science teachers at the Evangelical Presbyterian Basic School, Sogakofe. Fifty pupils were purposively sampled for the study. The nature of the study was conventional research. Nine Integrated Science teachers were selected for the research. Questionnaires were administered to respondents and data was collected. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data in terms of frequ...

Administrators' Leadership Skills And Employees' Job Engagement In Tertiary Educational Institutions In Ogun State Nigeria

Abstract The study examined the influence of administrators' leadership skills on employees' job engagement in tertiary educational institutions is Ogun State, Nigeria. The study was guided by three research questions. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The sample comprises 415 employees (academic and non-teaching staff) selected from six out of the 12 public tertiary institutions in Ogun State, Nigeria, using multi-stage sampling technique. A researcher-designed...

Activity Schedule And Anticipation Training As Counselling Strategies In Managing Mild-Depression Among Nigerian Adolescents

ABSTRACT This study investigated the impact of Activity Schedule and Anticipation Training as counselling strategies in managing mild depression among Nigerian adolescents. Six Senior Secondary Schools were randomly selected from three Education Districts in Lagos State. The total population of SS 2 students, available for the study in the six schools, was 2,982. To select the participants for the study, The Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) was administered to assess the cognitive, affecti...

Effects Of Testwiseness Training On Test-Anxiety And Achievement In Mathematics Among Selected Secondary School Students In Ekiti State.

ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of testwiseness training on test anxiety and achievement in Mathematics among selected secondary school students in Ekiti State. The moderating effect of gender and cognitive ability was also investigated. The study employed the pre test-post test control group, quasi experimental research design. A total of four hundred and twenty five (425) participants consisting of two hundred and nineteen (219) male and two hundred and six (206) female Senior...

A Comparative Study Of The Role Of Education In Fostering National Unity In Nigeria And Ghana

ABSTRACT The study focused on the role of education in fostering national unity in Ghana and Nigeria.


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