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The Movement of Adolescents from one Denomination to Another in Lagos Metropolis: Implications for Christian Education

This study was conducted to examine the movement of adolescents from one church to another in Lag... more This study was conducted to examine the movement of adolescents from one church to another in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria with a focus on Baptist church. An attempt was made to determine reasons for the purported movement, by investigating the peculiarities of various Baptist churches within the Chosen Generation Baptist Association. The study employed a sample of 200 respondents. Questionnaires were administered to these individuals, to obtain answers researchquestions guiding the research. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics; simple percentiles based on the frequency of occurrence of the responses to each item of the research instrument. Results revealed that, Baptist adolescents are moving in a significant dimension to other churches, especially non-Baptist churches; Baptist adolescent movement is largely due to their dissatisfaction with the style of worship at their local churches; their parents, teachers or pastors lack of creative and innovative skills in ...

Today, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have redefined the way communication is ... more Today, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have redefined the way communication is carried out and further pushed the envelope with regard to the way information is disseminated, creating more channels of interaction between stakeholders in the society. Studies are ongoing on how ICTs can be useful in language teaching and learning in tertiary institutions today. The impact ICTs have had in improving governance, agriculture, medicine, banking and commerce, education, inter alia, so far, is being predicted to have the same impact when utilised for language teaching and learning. Thus, ICT tools like PowerPoint, e-conferencing, compact disks (CDs, VCDs and DVDs), technology-aided distance learning, among others, are instruments that can facilitate knowledge acquisition, language teaching and learning in tertiary institutions. Through ICTs, the teacher-student interaction in the learning process is situated within a dynamic pedagogical context that could go beyond the four walls of a traditional classroom. This situation forebodes better days for teachers and students alike as more channels of interaction are created, thus enhancing language teaching and learning. It now behoves teachers and students to take advantage of these technologies in furthering knowledge acquisition with regard to language teaching and learning. Among other things, in this paper, the authors have critically appraised the use of ICTs in language teaching and learning in tertiary institutions in Nigeria, identified the various limitations to 186 this process and made recommendations that can be useful to policy makers and stakeholders involved in tertiary education.

The Movement of Adolescents from one Denomination to Another in Lagos Metropolis: Implications for Christian Education

This study was conducted to examine the movement of adolescents from one church to another in Lag... more This study was conducted to examine the movement of adolescents from one church to another in Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria with a focus on Baptist church. An attempt was made to determine reasons for the purported movement, by investigating the peculiarities of various Baptist churches within the Chosen Generation Baptist Association. The study employed a sample of 200 respondents. Questionnaires were administered to these individuals, to obtain answers researchquestions guiding the research. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics; simple percentiles based on the frequency of occurrence of the responses to each item of the research instrument. Results revealed that, Baptist adolescents are moving in a significant dimension to other churches, especially non-Baptist churches; Baptist adolescent movement is largely due to their dissatisfaction with the style of worship at their local churches; their parents, teachers or pastors lack of creative and innovative skills in ...

Today, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have redefined the way communication is ... more Today, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have redefined the way communication is carried out and further pushed the envelope with regard to the way information is disseminated, creating more channels of interaction between stakeholders in the society. Studies are ongoing on how ICTs can be useful in language teaching and learning in tertiary institutions today. The impact ICTs have had in improving governance, agriculture, medicine, banking and commerce, education, inter alia, so far, is being predicted to have the same impact when utilised for language teaching and learning. Thus, ICT tools like PowerPoint, e-conferencing, compact disks (CDs, VCDs and DVDs), technology-aided distance learning, among others, are instruments that can facilitate knowledge acquisition, language teaching and learning in tertiary institutions. Through ICTs, the teacher-student interaction in the learning process is situated within a dynamic pedagogical context that could go beyond the four walls of a traditional classroom. This situation forebodes better days for teachers and students alike as more channels of interaction are created, thus enhancing language teaching and learning. It now behoves teachers and students to take advantage of these technologies in furthering knowledge acquisition with regard to language teaching and learning. Among other things, in this paper, the authors have critically appraised the use of ICTs in language teaching and learning in tertiary institutions in Nigeria, identified the various limitations to 186 this process and made recommendations that can be useful to policy makers and stakeholders involved in tertiary education.