ABSTRACT Globally female youths are disproportionately affected by HIV. They tend to participate in more risky sexual activities especially those in apprenticeship. In Nigeria, interventions addressing the reproductive health needs of female youths are scarce. This study was carried out to compare the relative effectiveness of three interventions: peer education, education by instructors and a combination of the two on HIV prevention and safer sex among female apprentices in Benin-City. B...
MANPOWER SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AS A CORRELATE OF ORGAN ! SAT I ONAI,/MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS IN SELECTED INDUSTRIES IN NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study examined manpower systems analysis as a correlate of Organisational/Management effectiveness in randomly selected industries in Nigeria with a view to finding out the relationship between the ability to survive of a business concern and the efficiency with which it utilises its human resources. The descriptive survey research design was employed for th...
ABSTRACT Counter-productive Work Behaviours (CWB) are acts of employees going against the expectations of an organisation. This behaviour is on the increase in the Nigerian university system particularly among non-academic staff, with negative consequences on the system. Literature has documented the effects of CWB without its pre-disposing factors in the university system. The study, therefore, investigated the predictive effects of psychological (Locus of Control (LoC), impulsiveness, anxi...
ABSTRACT Emergency Contraceptives (ECs) are highly effective for the prevention of unwanted pregnancy for up to 72hrs after unprotected sexual intercourse. Timely provision of emergency contraceptives services to clients by nurses can play a vital role in reducing the rate of unplanned pregnancies, abortion and maternal mortality. In Nigeria, there is limited information on competence of nurses on provision of EC services. This study was designed to determine nurses’ knowledge, attitudes a...
ABSTRACT Copyright is a focal issue contending with the development of institutional repositories (IRs). Extant literature focused on the awareness, benefits, and the various IR activities across the globe. This study investigated the issues of copyright in the institutional repositories in universities’ libraries in Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. A multistage sampling procedure was employed to sample 844 lecturers of the universities in Nigeria. Data ...
ABSTRACT Adolescents with hearing impairment are often viewed as individuals who are psychologically maladjusted as a result of poor environmental and personality factors. Consequently, their senses of belonging in the society have been reduced to the extent that their self image have been affected. Although, several studies on adolescents with hearing impairment have focus on their academic performance, but little attempt have been made to examine or study the environmental and personal...
ABSTRACT This study set out to determine the effectiveness of contingency approach to the management of a multicampus institution of higher technical education in Nigeria. This was with a view to making policy recommendations for more effective management of the tertiary institutions in the Country. Based on the conceptual framework of the contingency approach to management, the study which was carried out before the creation of Osun State from Oyo State in 1991 covered a multicampus institut...
ABSTRACT Reports from public examination bodies reveal that students’ performance in English Language is poor. This has been traced to perceived wrong instructional strategies adopted by most teachers of English language. Literature has suggested the adoption of explicit and generative instructional strategies that address the deficiencies. However, there is a dearth of empirical research on the effectiveness of the two strategies on summary writing among Senior Secondary School (SSS) stud...
ABSTRACT In Kenya, the performance of secondary school students in physics is a matter of great concern to the Ministry of Education because physics is among the key subjects expected to make Kenya realize vision 2030. The performance at secondary school level has been poor for a long time. It is possible that gender influences performance of physics as a subject since there is a long standing belief that physics is a domain of male students. This study focused on th...
ABSTRACT The many investigations made into the nature of man have resul ter1 in some definite findings; one of them is that his visible appear-ance has the shape of a functioning organism. This part is called the hOdy of man. How this body appeared on e ar-Ll , how it reached its present harmonious development, hoy: lone man has existed, these and other Queries it is not the l'urpose of this thesis to answer- or «ven to consider.In this work man Vin: he dealt with as he is known to-day: that...
CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction 1.1 General introduction 6 1.2 Glossary 14 Chapter 2: Historical background 2.1 French music leading up to Fauré 17 2.2 Gabriel Fauré (1845 1924) 25 2.3 The history of the nocturne 35 2.4 nocturnes 39 2.5 Fauré and the piano 40 Chapter 3: Fauré and musical style 3.1 General definitions 44 3.2 Style through the lens of musical parameters 45 3.3 Stylistic 49 3.4 The three-period stylistic model 63 3.5 The use of harmony as a structural device in music 81 Cha...
ABSTRACT Chemistry teaching and learning is important in any society because it is one of the key subject in the socio-economic development of the society. It is offered in the secondary school curriculum and examined at Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) Examinations. It helps learners to acquire knowledge of facts, principles and events of nature, enabling them to live intelligent and efficient lives in the modern society. Despite its usefulness, the students’ performance in ...
ABSTRACT Learners with disabilities face numerous social, psychological and physical challenges in accessing educational opportunities and developing their full potentials in order to attain better academic achievements. One of the major challenges has been the attitude of these children towards their own education. This study seeks to evaluate the attitude of the learners with disabilities and their parents towards education in Nakuru district, Kenya. This study will adopt an ex post facto r...