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This study examined organisational support and teachers’ effectiveness in public secondary schools in Education District VI, Lagos state. A number of related materials both of empirical and theoretical importance were reviewed. Five research questions and five research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted... Continue Reading

This study sought to identify teachers’ perceptions of difficult areas in senior secondary school biology curriculum in Lagos state of Nigeria. Based on a review of literature, five research questions guided the study while three hypotheses were equally tested. A survey design was used for the study. A multistage sampling procedure... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The issue of quality in any education system cannot be compromised. The quality of educational administrators (principal teachers and learners (students) in any nation determines the quality of its formal education and schooling. The changes in the educational structure in Nigeria, especially at the... Continue Reading

The study investigated the Principal Communication style and teachers’ job performance in junior secondary schools in Lagos State. Four research purpose, questions, hypotheses were postulated. A descriptive research design was adopted in the study. The population for the study comprised all the 916 teachers in the 61 Junior Secondary... Continue Reading

Parental socio-economic status largely determines where a family reside, quality and quantity foods they eat, quality school the child attends among others. It is not clear the extent it influences on parental involvement and academic achievement of students. However, the study was therefore designed to examine the influence of parental... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The social economic status of the parents is determined by their education, job, income, political power and prestige in society. Parson and Sardo-Brown (2001) described the “Socio-economic Status is the term used to distinguish between people’s relative position in the society in terms of... Continue Reading

This study investigated the effect of social interactions on the academic performance of adult learners in Lagos state.  The objectives of this research were to   establish the extent to which social interaction affect the academic performance of adult learner; examine how do social interaction contributeto the academic performance... Continue Reading

This study investigated the effect of social interactions on the academic performance of adult learners in Lagos state.  The purpose of this research were to   establish the extent to which social interaction affect the academic performance of adult learner; examine how do social interaction contributeto the academic performance of... Continue Reading

This project investigated the influence of Extra mural Classes on student Academic performance in Social Studies in Junior Secondary Schools in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The cardinal purpose of this project was to find out the influence of extramural classes on students’ Academic performance, and to ascertain if the... Continue Reading

This research work evaluated the effects of the new salary scheme on teachers’ performance with reference to selected secondary schools in ogun-state. 50 copies of questionnaire were administered by teachers in different secondary schools. The non-parametric of chi-square was used to measure the relationship between the new salary... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study In order to qualify for admission in the Nigerian university, a candidate must satisfy some minimum requirements. In the first place he or she must obtain five relevant credits in the senior secondary school certificate examination including English and in some cased mathematics. In addition... Continue Reading

This study examined the influence of qualification on the job performance of public secondary school teachers in Edo State, Nigeria. The study was descriptive in nature. The population consisted of the entire four thousand, four hundred and ninety-six (4496) public secondary school teachers in Edo State, Nigeria. The sample comprised of... Continue Reading

The study specifically investigate Effect of Formal Education on the Development of Entrepreneurship. A case study of Etsako West Local Government Area Auchi, Edo State. In conducting this study, three hypothesis were formulated to achieve the stated objective. Data  were collected from secondary and primary sources. Questionnaire were... Continue Reading

Abstract The aim of the article is to provide a theoretical nexus between social values, deviance and security in Nigeria. In Nigeria today, society at large is threatened by deviance, crime, conflict and violence which are violations of societal values and norms of security and welfare of... Continue Reading

Teacher motivation naturally has to do teacher’s desire in participation in the education process. Motivation is commonly assumed to be a good thing that goes in influencing individual’s behaviours and performance at work. The study addressed the motivational needs of teacher’s the factors responsible for lack of motivational of the... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background of the Study Primary education is the foundation a child requires in his or her educational pursuit. The quality of primary education a child get would determine his performance in secondary school as well as tertiary level. It will equally affect his or her life after school. As such the importance... Continue Reading

This research study examined the prevalence of child hawking and educational development. The study was carried out in Ekpoma, Edo State. The structured and unstructured questionnaires were used to elicit information from the respondents. The sample for the study comprised of 120 subjects were drawn different communities in Ekpoma town.... Continue Reading

This research work is a cursory observation of how the English Fricatives are used among the Yoruba speakers of English Language. At the phonemic level of interference, English Language for instance has the voiceless fricatives /θ /  which is absent in the Yoruba Language. For this sound, the Yoruba Speakers of English substitute the... Continue Reading

Language learning practice often assumes that most of the difficulties that learners encounter in the study of language are consequences of the degree to which thenative languages differ from the English of the native speakers. This research work is basically analyzed problems of pronunciation among the non-native speakers of English,... Continue Reading

Literature has some unique features that make it admirable. It is these features that possess the power that spark off the change in people. An understanding of these features helps us to understand literature better. Such features as Theme, Style, Plot, Character and Characterization,... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The link between literary studies and linguistics is language. It is the process through Which the thought and intension of a writer or a speaker is conveyed to the reader or Listener. The beauty of any writing is the ability of the writer to effectively employ Language to construct meaning.... Continue Reading

The study investigated teaching and learning prose: a study of Oko-Afo Senior Secondary School and Government Senior college, Badagry. The researcher mode use of 50 secondary school students and 10 teachers from two different school in Badagry Local Government and five research questions were also used to test the opinion of the students.... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BRIEF HISTORY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE As indicated in the introductory part, this chapter of the study is going to examine the work of other linguists or scholars that are applicable to the subject under investigation. We are also going to examine different phonological theories and their relevance to the subject.... Continue Reading

This work is seen to reveal the difficulties and challenges in learning English as a second language especially in non- native background of Igbo speaking students in Lagos state University, (LASU) Ojo. To carry out this exercise, the researcher visited the students, recorded their first and second languages with the use of a... Continue Reading

This research is focused on verb and adverbial phrases, their uses and problems in contextual grammar. Data was gotten from answers of students who were the respondents to the questionnaire used. The verb is the basic word in a sentence. It is the key word that gives meaning to a concept. This definition takes care of doing words like... Continue Reading