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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   Background to the Study According to Adeyemi and Adu (2010), it is widely accepted that education is one of the leading tools for promoting economic development as it covers some processes individuals go through to help them develop and use their potentials. Furthermore, Okeke (2007) said that, through education,... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   Background to the Study Drug abuse is a social problem that has spread and increased rapidly in our educational institutions especially among the undergraduates’ students. In Nigeria, this social mal adaptation is considered an issue of serious concern as it adversely affects the lives and performance of... Continue Reading

Abstract Findings have shown that the major reason why students have low or no competence on the application of e-learning to enhance their academic performance is due to lack of basic adequate infrastructure and well equipped compute laboratories... Continue Reading

THE EFFECT OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS Abstract The value and functionality of any educational system lie in its ability to actualize the goals of education. In educational systems, world over, the examination process makes the difference. The goals of national educational systems and indeed... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   Background to the Study Teaching and learning at the secondary school is fast changing; group work has become an important focus in this time of pedagogical change (Burke, 2011). Group work is one strategy for group instruction which is under the learner-centered approach. It is a pedagogical approach that... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    Background to the Study The primary purpose of teaching at any level of education is to bring a fundamental change in the learner. To facilitate the process of knowledge transmission, teachers should apply appropriate instructional aids that best suit specific objectives and bring about outcomes (Tebabal and... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the Study It is widely accepted that education is one of the leading tools for promoting economic development as it covers some processes individuals go through to help them develop and use their potentials. Furthermore, through education, individuals acquire knowledge, skills and attitude that... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Education is believed to be the veritable machinery for the development of a country. This is because of the roles played by educated people in the development of science, social - economic and political structure to improve the individual, families and making the society a batter place to live.... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   Background to the Study The responsibility of training a child always lies in the hands of the parents. This is congruent with the common assertion by sociologists that education can be an instrument of cultural change which is being taught from home. It is not out of place to imagine that parental economic... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   Background to the Study The problem of sexual abuse has received the attention of scholars from a variety of life domains, because the scourge seems to be an issue of immorality that has no regard for individual status, religious affiliation, wealth, education, or development of countries across the globe (Gowen,... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background of the Study Unemployment, both of the educated and the uneducated manpower, has become one of the most topical and thorny issues in contemporary Nigeria. The unemployment situation has changed from previous position marked by prolonged period of unemployment and misemployment, to one in which... Continue Reading

IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE CHAPTER ONE Background of the Study Modern Technology in communication no doubt has turned the entire world into a Global Village. But as it is, technology like two sides of a coin, bring with it both the negative and positive sides. It helps people to be better informed, enlightened, and... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Introduction Teacher evaluation is a function of human decision-making resulting from a value judgment about how good or weak a particular work performance is using information that compares the actual work performance with predetermined performance standards (Grobler, 2013). Appraisal comes from the work... Continue Reading

EFFECT OF TEACHERS QUALIFICATION ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Abstract This study is on effect of teacher’s qualification on student’s academic performance in senior secondary school. The total population for the study is 200 staff of selected secondary schools in Lagos state. The researcher used questionnaires... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    Background to the Study Education is widely regarded as a basic human right, a key to enlightenment, and a source of wealth and power (Mugenda and Mugenda, 1999). Education is critical to industrial and technological development, with the history of developed nations bearing records of this, developing nations... Continue Reading

This study explored the influence of personality traits on students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Lagos State. The study adopted descriptive research design. Questionnaires was the major tool for data collection and data collected were analyzed using the statistical tools of frequency counts, simple percentage for the... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the Study In the early 1900’s, conflict was seen as an indicator of poor organizational management which needed to be avoided, in the mid 1950’s, it was accepted passively and perceived as normal and expected; manager focused on resolving conflict, while in the 1970’s, conflict was viewed... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background of the Study Whether public or private, the organization’s survival is based on its ability to bring on board and sustain high quality workforce over a period of time. Many organisations are currently facing mounting pressures to ensure their sustainability, flexibility, and responsiveness to... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The world is suddenly faced with the need to make a sharp break from old habits and deliberately learn new ways of doing things. Technologies that were startling innovations yesterday, such as personal computers and phone-fax answering machines, are rapidly becoming low-margin commodities.... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT Employee health and safety is consider to be a major determinants of employee and organizational performance. Today, the matter of work-force health and safety at work is receiving worldwide attention, this is the major reasons why most successful organization take... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   Background of the Study: The role of organizational culture in shaping the design, structures and destiny of an organization cannot be overemphasized. Culture of any organization is not inborn; it is what people learn over the time period which they spend within the organization. It helps them to solve internal... Continue Reading

This study explored the effect of performance management on employee performance. A total number of three hundred and twenty (320) copies of questionnaire were administered to the respondents during the study: While three hundred and three (303) copies were properly filled and returned for the analysis. Data collected were analyzed using... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   Background to the Study Reward being seen as a vital instrument in employee performance. A well rewarded employee feels that he/she is being valued by the company that he/she is working for. They are also encouraged to work harder and better if they are aware that their well-being is taken seriously by their... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       Background to the study Insurance businesses are today much more concerned about the effect of competition than they were a few years ago. They must react to the competitive threats not only from local source but also from regional, national and international source; likewise they must seek to explore all... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    Background of the Study Insurance is usually an intangible product for clients until they receive a payment for an insured loss. The claims experience can therefore significantly influence the client’s understanding of and satisfaction with insurance. A positive claims experience may result in a long-term... Continue Reading