Sagbama Journal of Review in Education

DEMOGRAPHIC PREDICTORS OF ACADEMIC STRESS AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN BAYELSA STATE

2023-02-09T23:05:30+00:00

The study investigated demographic variables as predictors of academic stress among university students in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Three research questions were answered and three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The design of the study was
correlational. The population of the study was 9,504 first-year university students (regular). The sample size for the study was 670 university students (343 males and 327 females). Simple random sampling and proportionate stratified random sampling methods were used to obtain the sample. Two instruments were used for data collection: a self-designed Academic Stress Scale (ASS), and a demographic form. Face, content, and construct validities were determined for the instrument. The reliability of ASS instrument was determined with the Cronbach alpha technique. ASS had a coefficient of .75. The research questions were answered by means of simple and multiple regression while the hypotheses were analysed with ANOVA associated with simple and multiple regression. The findings showed that gender, marital status, and age significantly predicted university students’ academic stress by 4.9%, 1.5%, and 1.3% respectively. The researcher recommended that university students separated from their spouses should visit counseling units regularly to cope with academic stress.

AGRICULTURE AND ADULT EDUCATION: A VERITABLE TOOL IN ADDRESSING THE MENACE OF BULLYING IN BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

2023-02-10T05:52:45+00:00

Agricultural science in general is linked with the development of any nation in the world. Agricultural science as a vocation and discipline opens and shuts more doors for men and women than any other content area. Despite the importance of the agricultural sector to the development of any nation and the frequent campaigns, encouraging the Nigerian populace to harness the potential in it, the unemployment rate has continued to increase significantly. This study addresses the issue of bullying via agriculture and adult education programmes in Bayelsa State. The concept of bullying, adult education programmes, and agricultural strategies were clarified. Bullying in Bayelsa State, the place of adult education and Agricultural science in addressing the menace of bullying was discussed. It was suggested that adult education programme should be improved to accommodate strategies for disseminating agricultural strategies amongst youths.

IMPLEMENTATION OF BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN NIGERIA’S PRIVATE SCHOOLS: ISSUES INVOLVED

2023-02-10T06:01:57+00:00

Private schools are playing major role in the implementation of basic education curriculum in Nigeria. With the recent increase in the number of private schools in the country, particularly at basic education level, implementation of basic education curriculum seems to be fraught with ill practices that made it ineffective. The paper focused on issues involved in implementation of basic education curriculum in Nigeria’s private schools. It therefore discussed the concept of curriculum implementation and major issues involved in the implementation of basic education curriculum in Nigeria’s private schools, highlighting such issues as teacher quality, availability of basic curriculum materials, classroom practices among others. The paper finally suggested among others that education authorities at federal, state and local government levels should ensure compliance with existing regulation governing the establishment of
private schools by any individual, group and organisation before and after setting up a school in the country.

ADAPTATION OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY IN EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA

2023-02-10T06:15:53+00:00

The paper focused on the influence of Information and Communications Technology for effective administration of tertiary institutions in Sokoto state for national development of the education sector in Nigeria. Despite the power of computers to enhance and improve effective administration, improper implementation is a widespread issue beyond the reach of increased funding and technological advances with little evidence that administrators are properly integrating ICT into everyday work. Information and Communication Technology can contribute to universal access to work, equity in education, the effective delivery of quality information and more efficient management, governance and administration. Three research questions and two hypotheses were stated and posed with 140 respondents, frequency, percentage and chi-square statistics were used in data analysis. The findings indicated that, there were no available ICT gadgets for effective administration in tertiary institutions in Sokoto State, there was a significant influence of ICT on effective administration in tertiary institutions in Sokoto state and there was no significant influence of ICT application for effective administration of tertiary institutions on national development in Sokoto state were all rejected. Conclusion and recommendations were made to include, Training and retraining of administrators need to be introduced and strengthen, especially in the area of ICT usage and application in the administra????on of tertiary education in Sokoto state.

ASSESSEMENT OF THE IMPACT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BRASS LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BAYELSA STATE

2023-02-10T06:29:51+00:00

The study assessed the impact of vocational education on secondary school students in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Three research questions and corresponding null hypotheses were raised to guide the study respectively. The population of the study comprised of all vocational education teachers and students in Brass LGA. A sample of 24 vocational education teachers and 550 students drawn from the population was used for the study. The instrument for data collection was an “Impact of Vocational Education Questionnaire” developed by the researcher and validated by experts in Measurement and Evaluation and Vocational Education. The reliability coefficient was obtained using Cronbach Alpha formula which yielded a value of 0.8. Research Questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested using t-test statistic. The findings revealed that the extent to which vocational education influenced career choice, students’ involvement and the level of unemployment amongst secondary school students in Brass LGA of Bayelsa State was low. Also, it was established that there is no significant difference between the mean responses of teachers and students on the extent to which vocational education influenced career choice, students’ involvement and the level of unemployment amongst secondary school students. It was recommended amongst others that stakeholders should encourage students to develop a positive attitude towards vocational subjects and guidance and counseling sections should come up with activities that will improve students’ awareness and involvement in vocational subjects.

PARENTAL MARITAL STATUS AND PUPILS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

2023-02-20T22:31:00+00:00

The study investigates the parental marital status on the academic performance of primary school pupils in Dutse municipal council, Jigawa state. The objective of the study is to find the behavior problem associated with the academic performance of primary school pupils and to find the gender difference on the academic performance of the victims of divorce in Dutse municipal council primary schools. This study adopted a descriptive survey design which describes systematically the facts qualities or characteris????cs of a given population, events or area of interest as factually and accurately as possible to answer the question of the problem under the study. The population of this study comprises of the primary schools pupils from the seven primary schools in Dutse municipal, Jigawa state in which 253 pupils formed the sample size of the study using Krejcie and Morgan Formula. In the process of collection, the data of the
study in the selected sample, the researcher developed teachers’ questionnaires to collect the data. It was developed by the researcher under the guidance of the supervisor to extract information from the respondents. A simple percentile is used in analyzing the data from the respondents. The findings of the study revealed that children of divorce homes are disturbed psychologically, pupils suffering from parents’ separation are fearful and isolate themselves from other pupils, pupils of broken homes are antisocial and that has impact on their performance, single parentage pupils are more affected by their parents’ separation than male pupils, and single parentage pupils end up dropping out of schools because parents are not there to monitor their educa????on. The study recommended the government should provide a rehabilitative programme for the pupils of divorced family in schools so that they can adjust in
their academic performance, the schools should give proper attention to these pupils of single parenting in order to know more other challenges they face, counsellors, psychologists, social workers and teachers should identify students from divorced families and counsel them, and the parents should also be counseled on social needs of their children so that their academic work will not suffer at school.

PRINCIPALS’ MANAGERIAL COMPETENCIES AND COVID19 LOCKDOWN ENHANCED INNOVATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DIGITAL LITERACY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BAYELSA STATE

2023-02-10T08:04:32+00:00

The study examined the relationship between principals’ managerial competencies and covid-19 enhanced-innovations for a stainable digital literacy among secondary school students in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. A correlational design was adopted for the study. Three research questions and one hypothesis respectively, were formulated to guide the study. The population was all principals and teachers in the 192-government owned secondary schools in the state. A sample of 400 respondents comprising of principals and teachers was used in the study. The instrument for data collection were “Principals’ Managerial Competencies Scale (PMCS)” and “COVID-19 Lockdown-Enhanced Innovations Scale (CLIS)” developed by the researchers and validated by experts. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha formula and a reliability value of 0.89 was obtained. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation and the hypothesis was tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The findings revealed that, improved ICT skills, digital awareness, and utilization of ICT aided management strategies are major covid-19 lockdown-enhanced innovations in secondary schools in Bayelsa state. Also, principals’ managerial competencies have a significant relationship with COVID-19 lockdown-enhanced innovations for sustainable digital literacy among students in secondary schools in Bayelsa state. It was recommended that the Government and other stakeholders should continue to provide the needed platform to sustain the lockdown-enhanced innovations.

INFLUENCE OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON CAREER PREFERENCE OF STUDENTS IN YENAGOA EDUCATIONAL ZONE OF BAYELSA STATE

2023-02-10T08:22:09+00:00

The study examined the influence of parental involvement on career preference of students in Yenagoa LGA of Bayelsa state. Descriptive survey design was adopted in the study. Four research questions were formulated to guide the study. The population of the study comprised of all students, teachers and parents in Yenagoa LGA of Bayelsa State. A sample of 499 respondents was used in the study. The instrument for data collection was a “Parental Involvement and Career Preference Questionnaire” validated by experts. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha formula and a coefficient of 0.87 was obtained. The research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation. The findings revealed that causes of non-parental involvements in senior secondary school students’ academic activities in Bayelsa State the study revealed that illiteracy, nature of parents’ occupa????on and ignorance on the subject taught in the schools has significant impact on the academic achievement. It was recommended that guidance and counsellors should provide literacy awareness to parents in achieving students’ educational success.

IMPACT OF VIDEO -ANALYSIS ON TEACHING PRACTICE PERFORMANCE AMONG COLLEGES OF EDUCATION STUDENTS IN NORTH -WEST ZONE, NIGERIA.

2023-02-10T09:14:59+00:00

This study investigated the Impact of Video Analysis on Teaching Practice Performance among Colleges of Education Students in North -West Zone Nigeria. Pre-test, Post-test Experimental Control Group research design was used in this study. The population of the study consists of 1770 National Certificate of Education II (NCE) Chemistry Students from 8 Colleges of Education, a sample of 105 N.C.E II Chemistry Students were drawn from the population using simple random sampling technique and were categorized into experimental and Control groups. Teaching Practice Performance Assessment Sheet (TPASS) with a reliability coefficient of 0.79 determined using Pearson Moment Coefficient of Correlation (PPMC) was the instrument used for data collection. One research question and one research hypothesis were raised to guide the study and analyzed using Mean and independent t- test. Findings from the study revealed that Pre-service Chemistry teachers’ in the Experimental group exposed to Video- self, and peer -analysis performed better than their counterparts in the Control group who were not exposed to video self and peer analysis. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that Video -self, and peer-analysis of Teaching enabled Pre-service Chemistry teachers perform better in their teaching practice. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended that Video should be used as a tool for observation and feedback during teaching practice exercise in Teacher Education programmes at all levels among others.

A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION (UBE) IN BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

2023-02-10T09:35:04+00:00

Education is a fundamental human right that should be accorded to all human being. Due to the importance of education in all parts of human development, government at both federal, state and local government level had made a concerted effort in view of the government commitment to eradicate illiteracy, ignorance and poverty as well as stimulate and accelerate national development. This paper examines sociological perspective of universal basic education (UBE) in Bayelsa State. The main objectives of this paper was to examine and identify the problem of UBE. The study revealed that most UBE schools lack trained teachers, infrastructural facilities, instructional materials and funds. While, Inadequate teaching and learning facilities, poor motivation for teachers and instability in government policies, lack of political will, lack of planning were factors observed as the major constraints and challenges of UBE. Based on the above; it was recommended among others that government should ensure proper utilization of the allocated budget.

MANAGEMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG DOCTORS AND NURSES OF FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTRE (FMC), YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE

2023-02-10T10:09:54+00:00

The study investigated the management of occupational stress among medical doctors and nurses in the Federal Medical Centre Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The research design adopted was descriptive research design. The population of the study was 996 medical doctors and nurses from all the departments. A sample of 285 health workers (125 doctors and 160 nurses) was drawn by means of non-proportionate stratified random sampling and convenience sampling techniques. Self-designed Sources of Occupational stress Questionnaire (SOSQ) and Job Stress Coping Strategies Questionnaire (JSCSQ) were used for data collection.The research questions were answered by mean and standard deviation, while t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. It was found that doctors and nurses differ significantly in their use of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies for occupational stress. The researchers recommended that administrators of hospitals should provide more stress coping programmes for nurses that would encourage them to use more problem and emotion-oriented coping strategies for work-related stress.