Abstract  This research was carried out to assess the knowledge of hypertension and its risk factors in Maiduguri Metropolitan council, Northern eastern Nigeria. A descriptive survey study was used to evaluate hypertension knowledge and attitude in a mixed population of hypertensive and non-hypertensive victims. Participants were selected through... Continue Reading

Abstract  This research was carried out to assess the knowledge of hypertension and its risk factors in Maiduguri Metropolitan council, Northern eastern Nigeria. A descriptive survey study was used to evaluate hypertension knowledge and attitude in a mixed population of hypertensive and non-hypertensive victims. Participants were selected through... Continue Reading

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite, plasmodium which infects red blood cells. Historical records suggest that malaria has infected human since the beginning of mankind. The name “mal aria” (Meaning bad air in Italian) was first used in English in 1740 by H. Walpole when describing the disease. The... Continue Reading

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite, plasmodium which infects red blood cells. Historical records suggest that malaria has infected human since the beginning of mankind. The name “mal aria” (Meaning bad air in Italian) was first used in English in 1740 by H. Walpole when describing the disease. The... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Schools all over the world are places where learning is sought after; they are centers for academic pursuits. Regrettably, Nigerian schools especially the secondary schools have fallen short of what these ideals are and they are beset by numerous problems which are affecting their proper functioning... Continue Reading

THE EFFECTS OF INDISCIPLINE ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS  ABSTRACT This research work was undertaken to find out the effects of indiscipline on the academic performance of secondary school students. Five secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State were used on the course of study. The researcher adopted... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1       BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Education has been viewed by scholars based on their perceptions of what education is about. Castle (1995) sees education as what happened to us from the day we were born to the day we die. Nwachi (2000) defines education as a weapon for combating ignorance, poverty and disease, as a... Continue Reading

TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION.jj DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv TABLE OF CONTENTS v LISTS OF FIGURES x LIST OF TABLES xi ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS xiv ABSTRACT ChAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 1 .1 Background of the Study 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem 4 1.3 The Purpose of the Study 6 1.4 Research Objectives 6 1.5 Research Questions 6 1.6 Scope of the... Continue Reading

: CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ESAN NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE ABSTRACT This project work is aimed at finding the effects of early pregnancy on the academic performance of female secondary school students in Esan... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This project work was to investigate in the effects of counseling services on academic performance of students in senior secondary school. A case study of Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. Questionnaire was used to collect data and these data were analyzed using simple percentage. The research revealed that the service of... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This research work examined the effect of Broken Home on Academic Performance of Secondary School Students in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State. Four hundred students were randomly selected from eight Senior Secondary Schools in Ohimini... 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

ABSTRACT           This research was designed to compare the academic performance of students in boarding students and those who are day students. About one hundred students were used for this study. These were drawn by using simple and stratified random sampling by selecting students in two different secondary schools in Bwari area ... Continue Reading

  CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Learning is an activity that starts at birth and can be expected to continue for a lifetime in classrooms and training centres, effective learning takes place in a well organized way.... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT           This research was designed to compare the academic performance of students in boarding students and those who are day students. About one hundred students were used for this study. These were drawn by using simple and stratified random sampling by selecting students in two different secondary schools in Bwari area ... Continue Reading

EFFECT OF EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIPS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS ABSTRACT The study examined the Effects of educational field trip on academic performance of JSS social studies students in Kaduna state-Nigeria. The study used quasi-experimental research design and 200 JSSII students of the following schools were used as sample:... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT This project work is aimed at finding the effects of early pregnancy on the academic performance of female secondary school students in Esan... Continue Reading

THE CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF FALLING STANDARD OF EDUCATION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL ABSTRACT The pride of educational system depends not just on the quantity but more importantly, on the quality of its products at all levels. The quality of the products in turn depends largely on the quality of the education that... Continue Reading

ABSTRACT The pride of educational system depends not just on the quantity but more importantly, on the quality of its products at all levels. The quality of the products in turn depends largely on the quality of the education that students receive in Secondary Schools and which is also dependent upon the standard of control that teachers and... Continue Reading

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Divorce is legal dissolution of marriage bond. Once the couple decide to divorce, they are free to remarry. In Nigeria, there has been the increase in the rate of divorce. There are two factors influencing the rising divorce rates in the Nigeria. The first factor is both men and women are relying... Continue Reading