ABSTRACT The major purpose of this study was to determine the extent of utilization of marketing mix as a strategy by small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for business growth in Enugu State. Four research questions were answered and four null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population for the study consisted of 448 registered small and medium enterprises operating in Enugu State, made up of 97 producers, 183 managers, and 168 sales representatives. There was no sampl...
ABSTRACT The major thrust of this study is to determine the skills required for ICT capacity building as perceived by Business Education teachers in Colleges of Education in North East Zone of Nigeria. In doing this, three (3) purposes identifying 3 ICT tools was proposed as follows – multi-media projection skills, internet skills and word/data processing skill. On the process, three (3) research questions and three (3) hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Background information ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to find out the influence of family counselling on family stability of married teachers in secondary schools in Dekina Education Zone of Kogi State and to make recommendation for further improvement. This is aimed at helping the married teachers in secondary schools grow and develop normal in family counselling on family stability. In the pursuit of the work, five research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated. They are designed to test the so...
ABSTRACT This study was undertaken to determine the extent of utilization of e-commerce by Soft Drink Manufacturing Companies in Anambra and Enugu States of Nigeria. Six research questions and six null hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a survey research design.Six components of e-commerce namely: transaction server, Internet communication line, database and database server, web server, router and Client or workstation were studied. The population for the study was comprised of ...
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...
ABSTRACT The main aim of this study was to develop a Peace Education curriculum for integration into senior secondary school Home Management programme in Rivers State. Specifically, the study sought to: determine objectives of Peace Education curriculum for integration into senior secondary school Home Management programme, determine content for Peace Education selected for Peace Education, find out methods for teaching Peace Education, determine instructional materials for teaching the cont...
ABSTRACT This study carried out an analysis of fabrics treated with dyes extracted from beetroot (Beta vulgaris), cube-root (Lonchocarpuscyanescens) and roselle(Hibiscus Sabrina) indigenous plants for Clothing and Textiles Education. Specifically, the study; extracted dyes from beetroot, cube root and roselle plants; applied the extracted dyes to cotton (100%), stone silk (60%silk,40%polyester) and polyester (100%) fabrics; tested the colourfastness, and; organoleptic attributes and acceptab...
Abstract This study was a needs analysis of the National Diploma in electrical/electronic curriculum in preparing students for employment. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and posed six research questions and formulated four hypotheses to guide the study. The population for the study consisted of 1023 respondents made up of 142 electrical/electronic teachers, 622 ND II electrical/electronic students, 134 industry-based supervisors, and 125 employed ND electrical/electronic gradu...
Abstract The major purpose of the study was to determine the extent to which brand associations influence the purchase decision of business students on clothing items in tertiary institutions of Bayelsa State. The study answered four research questions and tested four hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study consisted of 666 students of business both Niger Delta University Wilberforce Island and Isaac Jasper Boro College of Education Sagobama all in Bayelsa Stat...
ABSTRACT Reducing poverty, hunger and illiteracy among rural farmers is a major challenge facing governments, rural development experts and stakeholders. Over 70% of the poor live in rural areas and where 48% of these already live in extreme poverty and hunger. The poor concentrate in the rural communities where agriculture remains the major economic activity. It was the assumption of this study that the basic approach to reducing poverty and hunger among rural farmers is to teach rural farm...
Abstract The study was carried out to identify strategies for motivating technical college students towards skill acquisition in woodwork technology in Lagos state, Nigeria. To carry out the study, seven research questions were answered while seven null hypotheses were tested. A survey research design was adopted. The population for the study is 70 respondents which comprise of all 24 principals/vice-principals and 46 teachers of woodwork in the six technical colleges in Lagos State. Due to ...
Abstract The study was carried out to investigate the material resource management responsibilities of woodwork teachers in technical colleges in Kogi State. Six research questions were developed and six null hypotheses were formulated. A survey research design was used. The population for the study was 91 woodwork teacher and supervisors in woodwork industries in Kogi State. The entire population was used for the study and there was no sample. The instrument used for data collection was st...
ABSTRACT The major purpose of the study was to identify the competitive intelligence that are typically required to support the various phases of the product innovation process and use the baseline data to develop a Competitive Intelligence Framework for Product Innovation (CIFPI). Seven specific purposes were developed in line with the major purpose of the study. Research and Development (R&D) design was adopted for the study. The study answered seven research questions and testedfournull h...
ABSTRACT Introduction The experience of depression is common among cancer patients and has been found to be significantly associated with impaired quality of life [1]. In Nigeria, despite documented cases of depression among cancer patients in different clinics [2], psychosocial support for depression and other emotional, social, or psychological problems for this population is not widely documented. The need for psychosocial interventions and support is particularly crucial in Africa with �...
Abstract The major purpose of this study was to determine the level of application of product differentiation strategies by small and medium scale enterprises in South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted in this study. It was guided by six research questions and eight null hypotheses. The null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The population for the study comprised 282 registered SMEs in the South-East geo-political zone that are engaged...