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This study examined the relative influence of workplace safety and conflict management on the job... more This study examined the relative influence of workplace safety and conflict management on the job performance of university non-teaching staff in southwestern Nigeria. This study adopted the descriptive survey research design to establish the relationship that exists between the independent and dependent variables. The study sample was drawn from public universities in the southwestern states of Nigeria. This sample, thus drawn, formed the participant respondents in the study to which the research instruments were administered.
The target population of the study consisted of 10,348 senior non-teaching staff of both the federal and state universities in southwestern Nigeria. This population was in focus because of the significant role the senior non-teaching staff plays in the achievement of university goals and objectives. Again, in most universities, the population of the non-teaching staff is larger; thus, this population cannot be underplayed in the attainment of universities’ vision and mission. The study adopted the multi-stage sampling procedure. In the first stage, the simple random sampling technique was adopted to select of five out of six states which represented eighty percent (80%) of states, in southwestern Nigeria. In the second stage, stratified random sampling technique was used to sort federal and state universities into strata. Fifteen percent (15%) of the senior non-teaching staff, which is 1,142 respondents, were selected out of 7,607 total numbers of senior non-teaching staff. The Conflict management scale and Senior Non-Teaching Staff Job Performance Questionnaire were adapted from the harmonised annual performance evaluation reports of sampled public universities to elicit responses from senior non-teaching staff. Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to answer research question 1, while research question 2 was answered using Multiple Regression Analysis at p<0.05 level of significance.
There is no significant relationship between conflict management and job
performance (r = 0.06; p>0.05) of senior non- teaching staff in public universities in southwestern Nigeria. However, there is a significant relationship between workplace safety and job performance (r = 0.06; p>0.05) of senior non- teaching staff in public universities in southwestern Nigeria.
Results reveal that there is no significant relative contribution of conflict
management to job performance (β = -0.05; t = -1.04; p>0.05), and there is no significant relative contribution of workplace safety to job performance of the senior non-teaching staff (β = -0.04; t = -0.69; p>0.05). It was recommended that senior nonteaching staff should be encouraged to put in more effort in their job performance as their salary level increases. Attention should be paid to maintaining the practice of conflict management among senior non-teaching staff as it has been proven based on the study that it enhances job performance.

Completion of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programme within five years as stipulated by the Natio... more Completion of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) programme within five years as stipulated by the National Universities Commission is the desire of students due to the associated minimal cost. However, many Ph.D. students, particularly in public universities in southwestern Nigeria do not complete their programmes in record time. This study, therefore, investigated student factors as predictors of completion time of Ph.D. programmes in public universities in southwestern Nigeria. A sample of 146 respondents in the 2015–2016 cohort whose titles of theses were registered in less than five years were enumerated from University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, Olabisi Onabanjo University and Ekiti State University. A questionnaire titled “Completion Time of Doctoral Programme Questionnaire” (CTDPQ) was used to collect data. A null hypothesis was postulated, while a research question was raised and answered using descriptive and inferential statistical tools of frequency counts, percentage, Means and standard deviation and PPMC Analysis at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that there was a positive significance relationship among academic capability (r = 0.362, p < 0.05), student interest (r = 0.354, p< 0.05), funding status (r = 0.336, p < 0.05) and employment status (r = 0.354, p < 0.05) with completion time of Ph.D. programme in faculties of education in public universities in Southwestern Nigeria. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that students’ academic capability, interest, funding status and employment status should be prioritised to ensure completion time of Ph.D. in public universities.

This study examined teamwork (Shared Vision-SV, communication and collaboration) and lecturer Res... more This study examined teamwork (Shared Vision-SV, communication and collaboration) and lecturer Research Output (RO) in Colleges of Education (CoE) in Southwestern Nigeria. Survey design of the correlational type was adopted for the study.Three states (Oyo, Ogun and Lagos) were purposively selected based on the presence of federal and state CoE. Six CoE (three each of federal and state) were randomly selected. They are the

Goals Attainment (GA) seems to be unattainable in Nigerian Federal Universities (NFUs). The tenur... more Goals Attainment (GA) seems to be unattainable in Nigerian Federal Universities (NFUs). The tenure of numerous academic leaders is passing with little or no contribution to effective teaching, quality research and impactful community service. Successors of these leaders appear not to have an antecedence to follow. Over the years, most academic leaders in universities face challenges of time limit to achieve missions and visions statement. The study therefore examined the relationship between leadership tenure and GA in NFUs. The paper adopted correlational survey research design with a study population of 6,034 academic staff. The sample size for this study consisted of 422 academic staff using purposive sampling technique and a proportionate to size sampling technique. Goal Attainment Questionnaire (GAQ) and Leadership Tenure Questionnaire (LTQ) were instruments used for the study. The reliability coefficient of 0.93 and 0.87 were found using Cronbach Alpha method of testing reliability respectively. Research questions were answered using descriptive statistics of frequency counts, simple percentages, mean and standard deviation while research hypothesis was tested using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation. The result showed that level of GA in NFUs was found to be on high side. The finding also revealed that emphasis is placed on two-year term for directors, acting head of departments and deans of faculties while four-year tenure was considered for head of departments and deputy vice-chancellors respectively. The result also considers vice-chancellors to stay in office for five years. The finding equally revealed that there is significant relationship between leadership tenure and GA in federal universities in Southwestern Nigeria. Effective teaching, quality research and impactful community service should continue to be improved upon by the university management if NFUs are to meet up with international academic standards and best practices. Effort should be put in place by policy makers to ensure that the term used in office or key positions in the university should be in accordance with the university laws if missions and visions of the university are to be attained.

The study investigated the influence of level of motivation and job satisfaction on the level of ... more The study investigated the influence of level of motivation and job satisfaction on the level of turnover intention of academic staff in private universities in Southwestern Nigeria. The descriptive design method was employed and multi-stage sampling technique was adopted for the study. One thousand four hundred and seventy three academic staff participated in the study. The participants were drawn from 8 private universities randomly selected from 4 states which were randomly sampled from 6 states in Southwestern geo-political zone. Research questions were analysed using frequency counts, percentages, mean and standard deviation and multiple regression was used to analyse the hypothesis. The results revealed low level of motivation and job satisfaction as well as high level of turnover intention of academic staff in private universities in Southwestern Nigeria. Results also indicated a significant influence of the level of motivation and job satisfaction on the level of turnover intention of academic staff in private universities in Southwestern Nigeria. This means that 12% of the total variance in turnover intention of academic staff in private universities in Southwestern Nigeria is attributed to the influence of the level of motivation and job satisfaction. This indicates that the independent variables (motivation level and job satisfaction level) and the dependent variable (turnover intention level) have linear and significant relationship.

The Commitment to effective teaching appears to be low in many of Nigerian Federal Universities (... more The Commitment to effective teaching appears to be low in many of Nigerian Federal Universities (NFUs). That is whyNFUs are being ranked lowly among their counterpart in the world. Previous studies show that the role of managerial leadership, quality of work-life of academic as the constraints to Institutional Goal Attainment (IGA) without considering Leadership Factors (LFs)-Leadership Time Frame (LTF), Leadership Styles (LSs), Leadership Experience (LE). This paper therefore investigated the influence of LFs on IGA in federal universities in southwestern Nigeria. The paper adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of this study comprised 7,598 Academics Staff (AS) of the six federal universities in southwestern Nigeria. Sample size for this paper was 633 AS and 1266 students. Purposive sampling technique was used to select three federal universities (UI-1,484, OAU-1,380 and UNILAG-1355) being first generation universities. Proportionate to size sampling technique was employed to sample 15% academic staff from each university selected for the study (UI-223, OAU-207 and UNILAG-203). Simple random sampling technique was used to select two (2) students who have received lectures under the sampled academic staff. The instruments used are self-developed Leadership Factors Questionnaire (LFQ) and Students 'Assessment of Teaching Questionnaire (SATQ). The reliability coefficient of 0.86 and 0.95 were obtained through Cronbach's Alpha method respectively. Research questions were analysed using frequency counts, simple percentages, mean and standard deviation while research hypotheses were tested with Pearson's Product Moment Correlation and multiple regression. The result showed that the status of IGA was high. Democratic leadership style is the most commonly leadership style adopted by academic leaders. The finding of the study indicated that a very weak negative significant relationship among LTF (r =-0.12), LSs(r =-0.145), LE(r =-0.156) and IGA. The result also revealed that LE (β = 0.18) was found to have significantly contributed to IGA in NFUs. The result equally indicated that LFs (LTF, LE and LSs) jointly and significantly contributed to IGA (F (3, 1278) = 10.697; Adj. R 2 =0.022), accounting for 2.2% of its variance. The IGA in the area of quality teaching should be sustained by the university leaders. Democratic style of leadership should be sustained. The paper also recommended that highly experienced academic leaders should be maintained whenever a position of heads of departments, directors and deans of faculties is vacant.

The problem of low academic performance of high-ability learners in the examinations is one of th... more The problem of low academic performance of high-ability learners in the examinations is one of the most challenging problems that faces high-ability learners as well as teachers. Therefore, the study investigates socio-economic indices on academic performance of high-ability learners in selected schools in Oyo state.

The study adopted a descriptive research design of correlation type. A total of 150 high-ability learners in selected schools in Oyo state were selected using a simple random sampling procedure. Three research questions answered using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis at 0.05 level of significant.

The findings of the study showed that educational level (r =.115, p<0.05), income level (r =.179, p<0.05) and family type (r =.102, p<0.05) had a significant positive relationship to academic performance. All the independent variables jointly accounted for 39.0% variance in predicting academic performance. Also, educational level (β = .103, p<0.05), income level (β = .194, p<0.05) and family type (β = .110, p<0.05) had significant relative contribution to academic performance among high-ability learners in selected schools in Oyo state.

Based on the finding of this study, it was recommended that one-on-one counseling be done for students who suffer or have low or poor academic performance on how to improve their academic performance. Seminars should be holds in institutions for the enlightenment on how to have good and high academic performance.

A. D. Oluwole ; E. O. Adeniji ; O. J. Abiodun-Oyebanji _A. D. Oluwole ; E. O. Adeniji ; O. J. Abiodun-Oyebanji, 2022

This study was designed to investigate presumptive behaviours (spirituality, health-seeking behav... more This study was designed to investigate presumptive behaviours
(spirituality, health-seeking behaviour and illness cognition) on the
psychological well-being of academic staff in tertiary institutions in Ogun
State, Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was used. A simple random
technique was employed from three purposively selected tertiary
institutions in Ogun State to select 208 respondents representing 10.1%
of 2,050 academic staff. Namely Federal College of Education Abeokuta
(83 - 39.9%), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (75 - 36.1%) and Federal
University Agricultural (FUNNAB) (50 - 24.0%). The instruments used
were the health-seeking behaviour questionnaire, psychological well-being
scale, spirituality self-report questionnaire and brief illness perception
questionnaire. The data to be obtained was analysed using descriptive
statistics and Multiple regression. Results showed that except for
spirituality, there was a significant relationship between the independent
variables (health-seeking behaviour, and illness cognition factors) and
psychological well-being among lecturers in some selected institutions in
Ogun State, Nigeria. There was a significant composite contribution of
health-seeking behaviour, spirituality and illness cognition and
psychological well-being among lecturers in some selected institutions in Ogun State, Nigeria. Implications and recommendations were discussed.

The study sought to investigate the influence of school leaders' support on the functionality of ... more The study sought to investigate the influence of school leaders' support on the functionality of N-power rural primary school teachers in Rivers state. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Multistage sampling procedure was used to gather data for the study. Proportionate to size sampling technique and total enumeration were used to select the sample for the study. An instrument was developed and administered in the sampled schools to five hundred and fifty-eight (558) academic staff. The instrument had a reliability value of 0.87. One research question was answered using descriptive statistics of mean, standard deviation, frequency counts and percentages while inferential statistics of multiple regressions was used to test the two hypotheses formulated at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that N-power teachers' level of functionality was low in the state (with the weighted mean of 1.84>2.5). All the school leader support factors were significant at p<0.05.

The study investigated students' discipline and academic skills in the University of lbadan, Ibad... more The study investigated students' discipline and academic skills in the University of lbadan, Ibadan Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey design, while the study population comprised all the undergraduate students' in the University. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select the sample size. Simple random sampling technique was deployed to sample three faculties (Education, Arts and Social Sciences) while 5 departments were randomly selected from the sampled faculties. 50 students were randomly selected in each of the sampled departments using same technique, totaling 250 respondents in all. Students' Discipline and Academic Skills Questionnaire (SDISQ) was developed and used for data collection. A reliability coefficient of 0.76 was obtained through Cronbach Alpha statistics of testing reliability. Data collected were analyzed using mean, frequency counts, Pearson's product moment correlation and multiple regression. The finding showed that the level of academic skills of sampled undergraduate students was high. However, the level of discipline among the students was low. The result also showed that promptness to class, decent dressing and promptness to do assignment have positive and significant relationship with academic skills (r = 0.079; 0.018; 0.025 P<.05). However, there is insignificant relationship between examination integrity and academic skills (r = 0.242 P>.05). The result equally found out that the composite combination of all the independent variables jointly contributed to students' academic skills (F (4,226) = 1.397, P=0.00). Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that, students' academic skills could be further enhanced via regular sensitization, this is to further boost their overall academic performance.

Corruption and unethical issues in African higher education systems is a problem that requires ur... more Corruption and unethical issues in African higher education systems is a problem that requires urgent intervention. Plagiarism in publications is one of the ways this corruption manifests. Focusing on the usage of anti-plagiarism software in higher education in Africa has become a necessity. Moreover, the overriding consideration here is level of awareness, adoption and usage of antiplagiarism software and how it resonates amongst students of public and private universities in Nigeria. The crux of this paper centred on addressing the problem of corruption and other related unethical issues that infringe on intellectual property rights in academic milieu with adoption of control measures. The paper therefore utilised protection motivation theory (PMT) to further illuminate the understanding of plagiarism. The model explains how students' awareness and usage of plagiarism software, their institutions' attitude to plagiarism in terms of adoption, and students' personal protection tendencies offer the control mechanism in a form of anti-plagiarism software. Structured questionnaires were administered to 150 undergraduates; the data set was analysed to determine the Covariance and this indicated the differences in the students' level of awareness and perception of the control of the act of plagiarism. The findings highlighted the necessity of usage of anti-plagiarism software for the management of corruption and unethical issues in university education. Finally, recommendations were made for the development of specifically tailored programs by universities to effectively address the issue of students' plagiarism.

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This study examined the relationship between managerial skills, personality characteristics and a... more This study examined the relationship between managerial skills, personality characteristics and administrative staff effectiveness in the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The study employed descriptive survey research design and the population of the study comprised all the administrative staff of the University of Ibadan. The sample size consisted of 225 administrative staff selected from nine departments of the university. Three research questions were raised and one hypothesis was formulated using simple percentages, frequency counts, mean and multiple regression An instrument titled "Managerial Skills, Personality Characteristics and Administrative Staff Effectiveness Questionnaire" (MSPCASEQ) was used to elicit relevant data for the study. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was ensured through the test re-test method of testing reliability and the coefficient value of 0.84 was obtained. Prominent among the findings from the study revealed that, there was joint contribution among managerial skills, personality characteristics and administrative staff effectiveness at F (6,218) = 15.444, p<0.05) and based on the findings, it was recommended that administrative staff should be exposed further by management to trainings and seminars, all aimed at improving their level of effectiveness and to also maintain or sustain the prevalent managerial skills, and learn new skills to improve administrative staff service delivery and positive attitude to work; the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) should be fully deployed or engaged to channel effective communication between the top management and administrative staff.

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This study examined time management and administrative effectiveness of non-teaching staff (senio... more This study examined time management and administrative effectiveness of non-teaching staff (senior) of the University of Ibadan. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study and the population consisted of 750 senior non-teaching staff out of which 320 were randomly selected. However, 300 copies of the instrument were duly filled and returned for the anaiysis of data for this study. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled "Time Management and Administrative Effectiveness Questionnaire TMAEQ" with reliability coefficient of r = 0.78. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistical tools of simple percentages, frequency counts and inferential statistical tool of Pearson Product Moment Correlation.The result of the study showed that the level of administrative effectiveness of non-teaching staff was moderate with weighted average of 3.27. There was a positive and significant relationship between setting goals and administrative effectiveness of the non-teaching staff of the University of Ibadan (r= 0.071, p< 0.05). It was also revealed that there was a positive and significant relationship between priorities setting and non-teaching staff administrative effectiveness in the University (r = 0.120, P < 0.05). Likewise, the result indicated a positive significant relationship between time utilization and administrative effectiveness among non-teaching staff of the University (r=0.124, p<0.05).The result further showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between time scheduling and non-teaching staff administrative effectiveness in the University (r = 0.119, P <0.05). Based on the findings, it was recommended that non-teaching staff of the University of Ibadan should identify their most time consuming tasks and find the best way of tackling

This paper examined the relationship between better job performance and training and retraining p... more This paper examined the relationship between better job performance and training and retraining programmes. The study was carried out in Ibadan with the use of 100 participants from five ministries in Oyo State, Nigeria. A self-designed questionnaire tagged “Training and Re-training for Better Job Performance Questionnaire” (T/R-TFBJB) was used to elicit participants’ responses. The data collected were subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistics and at 0.05 level of significance. The findings among others discovered that there was a significant relationship among training and retraining and higher productivity with a concomitant better job performance. It thus recommended that training and retraining programme should be organized more frequently for all cadres of workers in Oyo state civil service in maintaining and sustaining personnel and organizational effectiveness and high productivity.

The unprecedented incidence and prevalence of antisocial ethos and practices of traffic law enfor... more The unprecedented incidence and prevalence of antisocial ethos and practices of traffic law enforcement agents in recent times, and their effect on national development have become a source of concern to everyone including researchers in the field of education. The observed students' antisocial ethos occupy a position of importance as the demand for transportation. Hence, this paper investigated traffic law enforcement management practices and student-commuters' social ethos development in order to proffer solution to students' antisocial ethos in Ogun State, Nigeria. A sample of 300 respondents was drawn comprising two hundred and twenty two (222) students from Olabisi Onabanjo University and seventy eight (78) students from Tai Solarin University of Education out of a population of 10,238 final year students. A questionnaire titled "Traffic Management Practices and Student-commuters' Antisocial Ethos Questionnaire" (TMPSAEQ) was used to collect data. Four research hypotheses were postulated and analyzed using inferential statistical tools of student t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that traffic law enforcement management practices are part of the external factors influencing student-commuters adversely and militating against educational administrators' efforts in curbing growing negative social ethos of students. It was likewise revealed that university students are yet to be immune against the influence of traffic law enforcement practices in Ogun State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that student-commuters must be re-orientated on the dangers of emulating deviants among the traffic law enforcement agents. Traffic law practices should be made a general course in all Nigerian universities, and public awareness through social media should be promoted. 56 Traffic Law Enforcement Management…

The provision of support services to students as well as the effectiveness of these support servi... more The provision of support services to students as well as the effectiveness of these support services in meeting the pressing demands of the students in private universities is a function of the availability and utilization of recent Information and Communication Technology tools. Due to globalization and the ever-evolving nature of digital technology, every facet of human endeavours (education inclusive) are at the mercy of these evolving ICT tools. This study therefore investigated the extent to which private universities in Oyo state, Nigeria provide support services to students using recent ICT tools; with a view to find out the effect of evolving ICTs in the achievement of effective student support system. A descriptive survey research design was adopted and one hundred and seventy questionnaires were used for data collection. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select two out of the five private universities in Oyo State. One hundred and fifty-five students were sampled, with all ICT personnel, making a total of one-hundred and seventy (170) respondents. Findings from the study revealed that, the utilization of evolving ICTs have significant effect on effective student support system in private universities in Oyo state (r =-0.317, p<0.05). Recommendations on plausible remedies were therefore made to private universities in Oyo state on how student support system could be better improved on.

Job performance, being one of the most significant indicators in maximizing organizational perfor... more Job performance, being one of the most significant indicators in maximizing organizational performance, has led to growing emphasis on employees’ job performance as a means to promote responsiveness and enhance overall organizational effectiveness. This study examined the influence of work environment and job characteristics on the job performance of non-teaching staff of The Polytechnic, Ibadan. Two hypotheses were tested. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study, while 120 non-teaching personnel were selected for the study. Three instruments were developed, adopted and adapted for the study: Job Characteristics Scale which is an adopted 5-dimension 15 items scale was used to measure job characteristics with Cronbach’s alpha values within the ranges of 0.606 and 0.840 for all 5 subscales; Work Environment Scale, also an adopted scale with reliability ranging from 0.51 to 0.78 and Job Performance Scale which was 20-item instrument with Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.84. The data collected were analysed using multiple regression analysis at 0.05 level of significance. Based on the result from the analysis, inference could be made that in any organization, working condition of staff and the nature of the job (job characteristics) could go a long way in explaining employees’ performance. It was recommended therefore that the Institution’s management should make work environment conducive to the non-teaching staff as well as improve task significance so that they can perform optimally.

This study investigated the availability and utilization of e-learning facilities among secondary... more This study investigated the availability and utilization of e-learning
facilities among secondary school students and teachers, by examining
the extent of utilization of these facilities in teaching and learning in
secondary schools in Ibadan Metropolis. This study adopted the
descriptive survey research design. The multi-stage sampling procedure
was adopted whereby simple random sampling technique was adopted
to select three (3) local government areas from the total population
(Ibadan North, Ibadan North-East and Ibadan South West). 30% (of the
total population of 23 schools) was selected out of 77. 10% of public senior secondary school students were selected which is 634 while 56
teachers were selected through purposive sampling technique from the
sampled senior secondary schools in Ibadan Metropolis. The instrument
used for the study was a questionnaire designed by the researcher titled
“Students’ E-Learning Questionnaire” (STELQ). With r= 0.82. Findings of
the study revealed that there is no significant difference in utilization of
e-learning facilities between teachers and students in Ibadan Municipal
secondary schools of Oyo State. Again, the result revealed that there is
a significant difference between students’ and teachers’ p (t(118)=-3.262, p<0.05) in e-learning Utilization and availability. Again, there is no significant difference in utilization of e-learning facilities between teachers and students in Ibadan secondary schools. Finally, a significant difference was established between students’ and teachers’ utilization of ICT thus (t(118)=-3.262, p<0.05). The outcome of the study shows that due to inadequate e-learning facilities, there is limited access to elearning facilities among senior secondary school teachers and students. Hence, it was recommended that stakeholders in secondary school education in Ibadan Metropolis should make concerted efforts to
provide basic e-learning facilities in secondary schools within the study
area.

The Nigerian government established polytechnics to equip the youths with practical and employabi... more The Nigerian government established polytechnics to equip the youths with practical and employability skills. The idea was to ensure that polytechnic graduates cease to be job seekers but are able to practice entrepreneurship or create self-employment as well as help generate employment for others. However, the reality points to the contrary because a good number of Nigerian polytechnic graduates are unemployed and jobless. Against this backdrop, the paper examines the level of awareness of entrepreneurial and technical skills acquisition for self-reliance of Nigerian polytechnic students. Three research questions were raised. Descriptive survey research design was employed and the population consisted of all the HND 2 students of the Polytechnic, Ibadan. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 300 students. A well-structured questionnaire which contained 35 items and rated on a four point scale was used for data collection. The instrument was tested for reliability and yielded an index of 0.78 which was adjudged high for measuring the consistency of the items. Mean and Standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. From the analysis, it was observed that majority of the students have high level of awareness of entrepreneurial and technical skills that can make them self-reliant. But the challenges of acquisition of self-reliance skills are numerous, amongst which are inadequate facilities and obsolete infrastructures. It was therefore recommended that Government and other stakeholders in polytechnic education should ensure availability of entrepreneurial and technical skills acquisition facilities in polytechnics.

This study examines the predictive influence of parental attitude towards their children educatio... more This study examines the predictive influence of parental attitude towards their children education, parents’ socio-economic status, and home facilities on secondary school students’ learning outcomes in South-West, Nigeria. The study adopts the correlation survey design. Multistage sampling technique is adopted for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select Lagos, Oyo and Ekiti states from the South-west zone. Stratified sampling technique was used to select 4,670 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) students from 348 public secondary schools that have presented students for West African Senior School Certificate Examination between 2001 and 2010. Home Factors Questionnaire (HFQ) (r=0.79) were used for data collection. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and multiple regressions at 0.05 level of significance. Two components of home education factors as indicated by the students: parents' socio-economic status (β= 0.165 t-9.21) and parental attitude toward children's education (β=0.459, t=24.911) contributed significantly to students’ learning outcomes, while home facilities did not. A significant difference was found between the learning outcome of students from the three socio-economic background (F(3, 2656) = 100.347, P < 0.05. Learning outcome of students from high and medium socio-economic backgrounds was not significantly different from each other. Therefore, parents should demonstrate positive attitude towards their children's education.

A. D. Oluwole ; E. O. Adeniji ; O. J. Abiodun-Oyebanji _A. D. Oluwole ; E. O. Adeniji ; O. J. Abiodun-Oyebanji, 2022

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The purpose of research is to describe and explain variance in the world, that is, variance that ... more The purpose of research is to describe and explain variance in the world, that is, variance that occurs naturally in the world or change that we create due to manipulation. Variables are therefore the names that are given to the variance we wish to explain and it is very critical to the research because the way the researcher uses or handles them in the research process could determine the nature and direction of the research (Nwankwo and Emunemu, 2014). Closely related to the understanding of what a variable is, is the idea of definition of terms. This chapter explores the use of variables in research, types of variables and the definition of terms, so as to help some of the students who have a problem identifying and clarifying the variables they are working on in their project work.

Successful and efficient organisations, whether public or private, understand quality and know it... more Successful and efficient organisations, whether public or private, understand quality and know its secret. Seeking the source of quality is therefore an important issue in organizational effectiveness. Education is also recognizing the need to pursue quality and to deliver it to their pupils and students. According to Sallis (1993) there are plenty of factors that determine quality in education, prominent among them are well maintained buildings, outstanding teachers, higher moral values, excellent examination results, specialisation the support of parents, business and the local community, plentiful resources, the application of the latest technology, strong and purposeful leadership, the care and concern for pupils and students, a well-balanced curriculum or some combination of these factors are sources of quality in education.

One of the key issues a university administrator must contend and grapple with is the effective m... more One of the key issues a university administrator must contend and grapple with is the effective management of the university education to ensure effective teaching and learning, research; and community development or relation. This is essential given the expected roles university education should play in facilitating the creation of new knowledge and innovation for the overall socio-economic empowerment of individuals and community development (Babalola, 2000).

The place of human resource development in educational organization to ensure the achievement of ... more The place of human resource development in educational organization to ensure the achievement of educational goals has increasingly become an area of great concern to educational managers and policy makers. This is due to the fact that education plays critical roles in manpower development of every nation. According to Adeogun (2002), education has been described all over the world as the key that opens the door of civilization and development and hence human resource which are the people, manpower, the individual, humanity and society with all its aspirations, needs and capacities represent according to Adeyemi (2008), an economic resource which is quite fundamental to a nation’s economic development. Mentoring has therefore been described according to Osifila (2015) as an efficient alternative human resource development strategy in every organization (educational organization inclusive). The need to prepare junior academic staff to be effective and productive especially in Nigerian Universities cannot be overflogged given the fact that these crop of lecturers are the future academics on whose shoulder will lie the responsibility of not only meeting the students’ needs but also the sustenance of the prestigious and envious academic culture by which universities are called Ivory towers. This then calls for a conscious guidance programme to be put in place to promote and facilitate their progress and effectiveness (Archibong and James, 2008).

Managing conflict in school organizations has long been an area of interest to researchers due to... more Managing conflict in school organizations has long been an area of interest to researchers due to its impact on building a safer secondary school environment among others. For any organization to be effective and productive there must be an efficient means of managing conflict by its management, using the appropriate strategies. Thus, this study therefore investigated understanding components of managing conflict and its implication for building a safer school environment in some selected public secondary schools in Ekiti state; Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design and purposive sampling technique was used to select the samples across the state. The state was stratified into three senatorial districts (Ekiti North, Ekiti South and Ekiti central); from which 3 local government (LGAs) were randomly selected. Simple random sampling was used to select 5 schools from each of the LGAs, comprising 15 public secondary schools. Proportionate sampling to size was used to get the average percentage of the participants from each of the sampled schools, thus a total of 535 participants were sampled for the study. Questionnaire used to collect primary data was validated and yielded a reliability coefficient of r=0.81; and data collected were analyzed using Multiple regression. The result revealed a significant composite contribution of components of managing conflict (R= .652 and R2=.425, (F(5,524) =50.876, P= 0.00.)) to building a safer school environment. Again, there was a significant relative contributions of components of managing conflict to building a safer school environment: collaborating β = (.760), t(528) =4.037, p<0. 05 which was significant and followed by competing β= (.673), t(528) = 2.092, p<0.05, compromising β = (.592), t(528) 2.032, p<0.05, accommodating β = (.62 1), t(528) = 2.008, p<0. 05 and then avoiding conflict management strategies β = (-0.276), t(528) -2.065, p<0.05. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended among others, the need to expose school principals to courses on conflict management components in the secondary school system so as to enhance the building of a safer school environment, for better teaching and learning.

The school is the primary agency of the community for the education of the younger ones. The comm... more The school is the primary agency of the community for the education of the younger ones. The community on its own is an agency of education through the families, culture, religious organization, the age grade and clubs among others. The community sometimes builds and equips the school, recruits and pays teachers, provides security through the traditional institutions, public spirited individuals, parents-teachers association, old students, women groups/association and donor agencies. All these units work towards ensuring that conductive learning/teaching environments are provided for proper education of a child. This paper therefore addresses the emerging issues in the school community relations by looking at the concept of school, community and school community relation. It then considers the objectives of school community relation, benefits of establishing effective links between the school and community, and factors that hinder good school-community relations. Strategies for improving school-community relations were also discussed with conclusions and recommendations.

This study investigated the influence of principals’ communication patterns on school effectivene... more This study investigated the influence of principals’ communication patterns on school effectiveness in secondary schools in Ibadan metropolis, and its implication on the achievement of vision 2030. The study adopted descriptive design of the survey type; 375 teachers were drawn through multi-stage sampling technique from the five local government areas that constituted Ibadan metropolis. Two instruments: Principals’ Communication Pattern Questionnaire (PCPQ) and School Effectiveness Questionnaire (SEQ) were used for data collection. Reliability coefficient values of r = 0.82 and 0.76 were obtained for the instruments. One research question was raised and two hypotheses were formulated for the study. The data collected were analysed using simple percentages and multiple regression analysis. The finding of the study revealed that the face-to-face communication pattern was the most commonly used among the school principals, and its contribution to the schools' effectiveness is higher compared to other forms of communication patterns captured in this study. Likewise, the result further showed that different principals' communication patterns covered in this work jointly accounted for 70.2% of variance in school effectiveness. It can then be inferred that, all the principals’ communication patterns positively related with school effectiveness. The study therefore, concluded that principals’ application of different communication patterns in the administration of their schools' would lead to effectiveness of the school system. This then implies that, secondary school principals should be open to the usage of any of the communication patterns’ suitable for their schools’ situation, (most especially the face-to-face) since no communication pattern is independent of others; and this may facilitate the achievements of vision 2030.

Poverty has been a serious challenge to people and governments in Nigeria. Individuals as well as... more Poverty has been a serious challenge to people and governments in Nigeria. Individuals as well as governments at various levels have always been taking giant steps to reduce if not end poverty; but such attempts have sometimes met with failure due to factors such as corruption and lack of good strategies. With provision of infrastructure, the suffering of the people will be alleviated since infrastructures are resource systems that are harnessed for the development of not only the society but individuals within the society. The chapter therefore examines the concept of infrastructure in relation to poverty alleviation and discovers that the development of society depends on availability of infrastructure and that acute shortage of infrastructure in Nigeria affects not only individuals but also organizations which eventually constitute a great threat to human survival. For poverty to be alleviated, the state of infrastructure such as the condition of roads, transport facilities, efficiency of telecommunication services, water supply, frequency of power outages and medical facilities should be seriously looked into and brought to a level of accessibility by both people of high and low socio-economic classes.

Unlike the private sectors, where accountants, managements consultants and other technical depart... more Unlike the private sectors, where accountants, managements consultants and other technical departments are part of organization to provide feedback on corporate programmes’ productivity and profitability, social intervention or investments had no similar mechanism in place to examine their progress or impact. Although, in some government investments, there were government employees and technical specialists in various departments but they were not sufficiently well organized to deal even marginally with determining the effectiveness of these vast government

Quality assurance in educational institutions has become an issue of major concern among educatio... more Quality assurance in educational institutions has become an issue of major concern among education stakeholders. Quality has now become a central term in contemporary education in many parts of the word, and the development of a powerful quality ethos seems to be among the main objectives of many educational institutions, secondary schools inclusive (Oshionebo, 2011). Quality assurance is designed to prove and improve the quality of an institutions methods, educational products and outcomes. Assuring the quality of educational provision is a fundamental aspect of gaining and maintaining credibility for programmes, institutions and education system generally.

As a force contributing to social and economic development, open and distance learning (ODL) educ... more As a force contributing to social and economic development, open and distance learning (ODL) education has become one of the most rapid growing fields of education and training (Ani 2007). It is fast becoming accepted and indispensable part of the mainstream of educational systems in both developed and developing countries, with particular emphasis on the latter. However, ensuring quality in ODL education has been one of many struggles facing developing countries such as Nigeria. Experiences, both nationally and internationally, have shown that conventional education is extremely hard-pressed to meet the demands of today's socio-educational milieu, especially for developing countries like Nigeria. The limitation of spaces in the universities imposes restrictions on access. If applicants have their ways, every one of them would want a place in conventional universities. As at the time of writing this paper, Nigeria had 40 federal government-owned universities, state had 42 and private universities are 61. Out of all these universities (143), only nine are running the ODL programme

This study investigated students' participation in university management and organisational effec... more This study investigated students' participation in university management and organisational effectiveness. The study population comprised a/staff and students of the South West Nigerian universities; out of which a sample of one federal university and one state university were selected through the process of stratified and simple random sampling techniques. The instrument used to collect data for the study was a questionnaire which consisted of items pertinent to the study with test re-test reliability coefficient of 0.93. The data were analysed using percentages, frequency counts, correlation analysis and t-test. The findings show that the level of students' participation in university management and organisational effectiveness in the two Universities sampled were low. The outcome of the study further revealed a significant relationship between students 'participation in university management and organisational effectiveness. There was also a significant difference between the level of students 'participation in the university management and organisational effectiveness in both the federal and state universities. Based on these findings, it was recommended that students should be well represented on all university statutory committees for more efficient governance of the system.

The purpose of this study is to establish the relationship between the work-life balance options ... more The purpose of this study is to establish the relationship between the work-life balance options and teachers’ job satisfaction in Lagos State secondary schools, Nigeria. The descriptive research design was adopted for this study. Data were collected from 742 secondary schools teachers in Lagos State, Nigeria using an instrument tagged, Work-life Balance and Teachers’ Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (WLBATJSQ). The developed items of WLBATJSQ yielded reliability co-efficient of 0.883 using Crombach alpha method of testing reliability. Data analysis was done using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) based on Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and Regression analysis. The study showed significant joint and relative contribution of work-life balance options to teachers’ job satisfaction. Significant relationship between work-life balance and teachers’ job satisfaction was also established in the study. Based on the findings, recommendations that were made include: gr...

This paper examines the worrisome issue of employability of Nigerian university graduates in rece... more This paper examines the worrisome issue of employability of Nigerian university graduates in recent times, which have become a great concern to all and sundry. Certain indices such as, lack of complementary life skills, low moral standards, low employment generating capacity of the Nigerina economy, and the certification mentality, are discussed. It is suggested that, Nigerian graduates can be made employable through the active involvement of all stakeholders such as higher institutions, graduates, employers, parents, and government. Institutions also need to update their curricular to reflect the labour market needs.

INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION (IJE), 2019

The provision of support services to students as well as the effectiveness of these support servi... more The provision of support services to students as well as the effectiveness of these support services in meeting the pressing demands of the students in private universities is a function of the availability and utilization of recent Information and Communication Technology tools. Globalization and the ever-evolving nature of digital technology has made every facet of human endeavour (including education) at the mercy of these evolving ICT tools. This study therefore investigated the extent to which private universities in Oyo state, Nigeria provide support services to students using recent ICT tools; with a view to find out the effect of evolving ICTs in the achievement of effective student support system. A descriptive survey research design was adopted and questionnaires were used for data collection. Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select two (2) out of the (5) functional private universities in Oyo State. One hundred and fifty-five (155) students were sampled, wit...

Journal of Education and Practice, 2019

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... 59 ICT ADOPTION AND EFFECTIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IN EKITI-STATEABIODUN-OYEBANJI ... more ... 59 ICT ADOPTION AND EFFECTIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION IN EKITI-STATEABIODUN-OYEBANJI OLAYEMI* and K. OMOTAYO** ... It is more concerned with the institution, its goals, policies, and execution of these policies (Ajayi & Ayodele, 2003). ...

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... 53. Ajayi, IA & Ayodele, JB (2002). History and development of education Ado-Ekiti: P... more ... 53. Ajayi, IA & Ayodele, JB (2002). History and development of education Ado-Ekiti: PETOA. ... In JB Babalola, GO Akpa AO Ayeni & SO Adedeji. Access, Equity and Quality in Higher Education. National Association of Education Administration and Planning (NAEAP) Publication. ...

Contemporary Issues in Education Research (CIER), 2011

This study examined women in university management in Nigeria. It was a descriptive research of t... more This study examined women in university management in Nigeria. It was a descriptive research of the survey type. The population of the study comprised all the public universities in southwest Nigeria, out of which three were selected through the stratified random sampling technique. Three hundred respondents who were in management positions were purposively sampled for this study. A questionnaire tagged Women in University Management Questionnaire (WUMQ) was used to elicit information from the respondents. Data collected from the questionnaire were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, t-test analysis and Pearson products for research questions and hypotheses raised for the study. Results showed that the level of women participating in university management in Nigerian University was dismally low; most of the high management positions were occupied by men. Results of the study further revealed that many women in the university system were being deprived of high management po...