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SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS, METAPHYSICAL CONTENTS AND AESTHETICS IN SELECT ANGLOPHONE AFRICAN FACTIONS
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AN ASSESSMENT OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HOUSING POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES IN OYO STATE NIGERIA
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The importance of indigenous knowledge and practices associated with rabies in Oyo State, Nigeria: implication for global health training at the University of Ibadan
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Library services for rural women empowerment in Oyo state: a case study of african heritage research library and cultural centre, Oyo state, Nigeria
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- The environmental impact of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Company for the environment and social conditions using the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) in Rivers State, Niger Delta area of Nigeria as a case study is analysed in this paper. Specifically, the paper analyses the environment and social consequences of the operations of NLNG on the immediate environment. Data were collected from both the secondary and primary sources. The paper reveals that air borne diseases are the common ailments. Loss of potable water as well as farmland/wildlife is prevalent while societal values are shown to have broken down. However, NLNG has put some measures in place in order to mitigate some of these negative impacts of its operations on the environment. 3 results 3
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- One of the several purposes of education is the acquisition of knowledge required to re fine man in terms of behaviour and attitudes. Educational process has as one of its focuses, the affective domain, which is expected to influence man's attitudes, behaviour and character. Several works had been carried out on attitudes of man but not many had been done in the aspect of human nature as a factor that can influence moral behaviours. Philosophy comes handy in the inculcation of right moral actions as its component of axiology, through the aspect of ethics, encourages cultivation of right and good attitudes in interpersonal relations to guarantee security and development of the society. In ensuring this, understanding the nature of man as one of the contents of Philosophy of Education becomes expedient in order to find out good approaches by which thè process of education can build right moral attitudes and actions in man for the purpose of securing and developing the society. This paper attempts to examine in a philosophical discourse, thè place of human nature in cultivating right moral attitudes. It discusses concepts like hedonism, rationalism and virtue. This is to justify the essence of educational process as an instrument per excellence to achieve security and development aspirations of the society. The paper recommends among several others the need to structure contents of each lesson in the classrooms towards acquisition of appropriate social values and virtues that can enable learners become rational in their decision making. It also suggested that a philosophical understanding of the nature of man will enable teachers as well as school counsellors to be more effective in their professional responsibilities. The paper concludes by stating that an understanding of the nature of man and its philosophical implications will enable educators practice their profession efficiently to attain society’s desired goals of secured and developed environment. 2 results 2
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- " Educators in Nigeria are relentlessly concerned about the need to improve learners’ academic achievement in core subject areas especially in Mathematics, English Language, Science and Social Studies. This is not only because a higher achievement in these core subjects lay foundation for technical skills, social orientation, numerical skills and skills in written and oral communication which are in short supply, but also because higher achievement is particularly valued in a society which sets high premium on academic success as the panacea ' for entrance into more prestigious occupation. This problem may not exist without some causes. This study therefore looked into some factors (school type, gender of the learner, socioeconomic background of a child and school environmental factors) as they affect academic achievement of learners. Survey design was adopted for the study. Proportionate random sampling technique was used to select 17 private and 17 public schools in three Local Government Areas (Obio- Akpor, Port-IIarcourt and Eleme) in Rivers State. In each school selected, 20 students (10 who attended private alongside 10 students who attended public schools) were chosen. In all 34 schools, 680 students (368 males and 312 females) participated in the study. Six valid and reliable instruments developed by the researchers were used to generate information for the study (Integrated Science Achievement Test (ISAT), Social Studies Achievement Test (SSAT), English Language Achievement Test (ELAT), Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT), Students Socio-Economic Background Questionnaire (SSEBQ) and School Environment Assessment Checklist (SEAC). The ISAT, SSAT, ELAT, and MAT were developed to measure student achievement in these subject areas. Their reliability coefficients kuder Richardson (KR20) were 0.81, 0.79, 0.76, and 0.82 for Integrated Science, Social Studies, English Language, and Mathematics respectively. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (frequency, percentages and t-test and ANOVA.) " 1 results 1
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- "Sexual harassment is a form of sexual violence that has become a social problem in our society, in the world, over there are accusations and counter accusations of one form of sexual harassment or the other in the work place. The academic environment is not left out of this problem, in fact, the prevalence and dimensions of the problem in the academic world is rather alarming and its effects on the psychological well-being of victims cannot be overemphasized. This study investigated the influence of personality traits (extraversion/ introversion, self-esteem) and some demographic variables (sex, age, work status, and marital status) on the perception of sexual harassment in 250 subjects from two academic communities (The University and Polytechnic of Ibadan). The result showed a significant effect of age, self-esteem. And extraversion on perceived sexual harassment, R2=. 083, F=5.37 P<.0l. Married women were also found to have higher perception of sexual harassment than single women t=2.95, df 89 P<.05 while work status has significant effect on perception of sexual harassment F(2,236) =10.4;P<.05. Riger's (1991), theory of attribution was used as a springboard in the discussion of the findings, psychological dynamics as well as implication of the findings for organization handling of harassment issues were highlighted." 1 results 1
- "The quality of education provided in any society and nature of the change effected by that education are both dependent on the motivation of teachers and effectiveness of their teaching in schools. It determines the aspect of life and the world with which the learners are brought into contact. Hence, there is need to look into the motivation and teaching effectiveness of teachers as factors that could affect the learning outcomes of Government as a subject. The study therefore, sought to investigate teacher motivation and teacher effectiveness as correlates of students' learning outcome in SS2 Government among public secondary schools in Ekiti State. Multistage sampling technique was employed to select eighty (80) Government secondary school teachers and eight hundred (800) senior secondary school studentsfrom eighty public secondary schools in eight Local Government Areas in Ekiti state. A total of eight hundred and eighty (880) respondents were used in all. Three instruments were used for the study, namely: Teacher Motivation Questionnaire (TMQ), Teacher Effectiveness Rating Scale (TERS) and Student Achievement Test in Government (SATG) with reliability coefficients of 0.82, 0.83 and 0.79 respectively. Data were analysed using multiple regression. Results offindings show that teacher motivation (Salaries and other Fringe Benefits, Conducive Environment, Advancement on the Job, promotion) and teacher effectiveness had composite contribution to students learning outcome in Government (R= .555; Adjusted R2 = .261; F (5.75) = 6.578; P < .05). It was also found that, there was a positive relative contribution of each factor to the learning outcome in government, alaries and Fringe benefits (β = .227), Conducive Environment (β = .044), Advancement 011 the job (β = .140), promotion (β = .273), and Teacher effectiveness (β = .239). However; it was revealed that, only Salary and Fringe Benefits (β = .277; t = 2.100, P < .05), Promotion (β = .273; t = 2.587, P < .05) and Teacher Effectiveness (β = .239; t = 2.95, P < .05) were the most influential factors that contribute to learningoutcome in Government. It is therefore recommended that school stakeholders should employ different ways of motivating their teachers towards imparting the contents of the curriculum effectively. School Principals should monitor very closely that the strategies employed by the teachers are in accordance with the contents of the school curriculum where the worthy policies of education are written." 1 results 1
- "This study examines housing developments, both traditional and contemporary, in Yoruba society, within the context of alaafia, the concept of Yoruba well-being. The evaluation ranges in scope from materiality and physical characteristics of a dwelling to the emotional and spiritual satisfaction gained by living there. All of these aspects of a dwelling relate in some way to alaafia. Literature abounds on Yoruba architecture yet the influence of well-being on the design and construction has not been addressed. This study fills that gap. The traditional compound (agbo ile), as the oldest housing type, is researched in greater detail in order to understand basic Yoruba cultural traits and to establish the relationships between a residence and alaafia. Two types of self-contained housing (ile adagbe), and another communal-based type, the ""Brazilian"" (kojusimi-ki-nkojusio), were analyzed with the same parameters used in the evaluation of traditional compounds. This approach allows for a comparative study and exposes any tereotypes held by the Yoruba about particular dwelling types and their residents. The study draws similarities between the various types of housing. It also uncovers some of the changing values within alaafia and Yoruba culture. One's personal living space, its maintenance, ambiance and appearance are subjective issues. Personal preferences guide the prioritization of the traits of alaafia. Although all parts of alaafia may have been satisfied for an individual who lives in an apartment flat, this may not have been accomplished through traditional means. Instead of a shrine (ojubo) in the home, he/she may go to church or the mosque. Instead of being without the wisdom and influence of older generations, a young couple might extend this responsibility towards an older couple also living in the building, or to the landlord. This relationship becomes a pseudo-extended family. The influence of westernization in personal tastes as well as construction materials and methods are also addressed. The use of traditional materials has grown in popularity. This is due to the similarities in performance between modem and traditional materials, and the decreased cost of building with the latter. Recently, sustainability has become an issue in communities and town planning authorities. As a result'there is rising support for building with natural/local materials to avoid half-financed, abandoned projects. The traditional compound (agbo ile) plan is being resurrected in the contemporary courtyard house. Yet, the Brazilian type (kojusimi-kinkojusio) seems to be a closer match to traditional architectural types in terms of alaafia, reflecting the physical and the social worlds of the Yoruba people. Although the physical, economic, cultural and social environment is changing in Yorubaland, the pursuit of alaafia remains constant. The methods and ways that well-being is achieved have changed and impacted the architectural environment. " 1 results 1
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- A strong belief exists that Physical and Health Education (PHE) have the power to promote the development of behaviors, ethical decision-making skills, and a total curriculum for moral character development as well as providing a social environment to acquire personal and social values and behaviors contributing to good character and good citizenship. There is dearth of empirical research supporting that participation in PHE leads to character training. However, Creative PHE has immense power to shape consciousness, values, and beliefs of students that could be passed on to selected aspects of the dominant culture. This paper therefore discusses the formal and informal processes of character training among Secondary School Students in Nigeria. Character training is seen in two different ways which are moral and social values which include loyalty, sacrifice, good citizenship, dedication, healthful living and cleanliness, while moral values include honesty, fairness, fair play, justice, and responsibility. Social values, which are highly esteemed in our society, are about the real world and how society views the importance of social character. Social values are positive assets but must be tempered by moral values. Character training through PHE should be systematic and involve formal and informal processes. Creative PHE provided powerful contexts for the teaching and learning of good moral habits and for this to succeed, students need both thinking and reasoning programmes, role models, a supportive environment, and the strong moral/philosophical commitment of community members, parents, teachers, students and the media. 1 results 1
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- Adolescents in Borstal remand centres, even though in a highly restrictive environment are typically identified with risk-taking behaviours which increase their vulnerability to HIV infection with an attendant socio-economic impacts on the larger society. Hence, evidence has shown that the prevalence rate of HIV is higher among those in correctional settings than those in the larger society. However, previous studies have focused on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of HIV among adolescents outside correctional settings with little attention on those in the remand centres, particularly in the Borstals. This study, therefore, investigated the effects of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and Self-Efficacy Techniques (SET) in fostering HIV risk-protective behaviour among male inmates of Borstal remand centres in Nigeria. It further examined the moderating influence of socio-economic status and age on responents. The study adopted a pretest-posttest control group experimental design with a 3x2x2 factorial matrix. Non- proportional random sampling technique was used to select 40 participants from each of the three Borstal remand centres located in Abeokuta, Ilorin and Kaduna totalling 120. The respondents‘ ages ranged between 13 and 20 with the mean age of 13.9. The two treatment groups were exposed to eight-week training in MI and SET while respondents in the control group received no psychotherapeutic training. Three instruments were used, namely, HIV Risk Behaviour Scale (r=0.86), Family and Environmental Sexual Risk Scale (r=0.78) and HIV Risk- Protective Behavioural Scale (r=0.71). Seven hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysed using Analysis of Covariance. Motivational interviewing and Self-Efficacy had significant effects on HIV risk protective behaviour of the respondents (F(2,117) = 30.41 ױ2=.36);respondents in MI had the highest score in their HIV risk- protective behaviour ( ̅ = 38.84); followed by SET ( ̅ = 37.54) and those in control ( ̅=31.21).There was a significant moderating effect of socio-economic status on the respondents‘ HIV risk-protective behaviour (F(1,117) = 3.84 ױ2=.14) as respondents from high socio-economic background performed better ( ̅= 35.18) than those from low socio-economic background ( ̅= 34.00).The interaction effect of treatments and age was more significant on early adolescents respondents ( ̅=34.62) than with late adolescents ( ̅=34.45) and the interaction effect of adolescent age and socio-economic status was also significant ((F(1,117) = 4.54 ױ2=.41) However, there was no significant effect of adolescents‘ age on the HIV risk-protective behaviour of respondents as both early and late adolescents showed no significant difference in their HIV risk protective behaviour.The three way interaction effects of treatments, adolescents‘ age and socio-economic status was also not significant. Motivational interviewing and self-efficacy techniques were effective in fostering HIV risk-protective behaviour among adolescents in Borstal remand centres in Nigeria. The two approaches should, therefore be utilised by counselling psychologists among adolescents in remand centres. Also, more attention should be directed at late adolescents and those from low socio-economic background for better results in HIV risk- protective behaviour. Keywords: Male adolescent inmates, HIV risk-protective behaviour, Motivational interviewing, Self-efficacy techniques, Borstal remand centres. Word count: 488 1 results 1
- Adolescents with hearing impairment are often viewed as individuals who are psychologically maladjusted as a result of poor environmental and personality factors. Consequently, their senses of belonging in the society have been reduced to the extent that their self image have been affected. Although, several studies on adolescents with hearing impairment have focus on their academic performance, but little attempt have been made to examine or study the environmental and personality factors. This study, therefore, examined the environmental and personality factors as correlates of psychological adjustment of adolescents with hearing impairment in secondary schools in Oyo state, Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted. The Purposive sampling technique was used to select 233 adolescents with hearing impairment from four integrated secondary schools in Ibadan, Oyo and Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Four research instruments were used for data collection: Adolescents Home and School Adjustment Questionnaire (r=0.86), personality types Questionnaire (r=0.84), Adjustment to Hearing Loss Questionnaire (r=0.83) and Psychological Adjustment Inventory (r=0.68). Three research questions were answered and six hypotheses were tested at the 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson Product Moment Correlation, Chi Square and Multiple Regression. Home environment (r=0.812, p< 0.05) and school environment (r=0.773, p< 0.05) were positively correlated with psychological adjustment of adolescents with hearing impairment. Home environment, school environment, age of onset and degree of hearing loss significantly predicted psychological adjustment of adolescents with hearing impairment (F(4,226) = 1014.54 p<0.05) and contributed 94.7% of the total variance to the dependent variable. However, age of onset and degree of hearing loss were not significantly correlated with psychological adjustment of adolescents with hearing impairment. Also, there were no significant associations among personality types, gender and psychological adjustment of adolescents with hearing impairment. The relative contributions of the independent variables to the psychological adjustment of adolescents with hearing impairment are as follows: home environment (β=0.624), school environment (β=0.570), age of onset (β=0.004), and degree of hearing loss (β=0.000) respectively. Home environment, school environment and personality types are important factors that enhanced psychological adjustment of adolescents with hearing impairment. Therefore, the government, parents and other stakeholders who are involved in the education of adolescents with hearing impairment should create an atmosphere that could enhance their psychological adjustment. 1 results 1
- Adolescents with hearing impairment are often viewed as psychologically and socially maladjustment by all and sundry. This could be as a result of the inability of the environment to meet their psychological and social needs. Consequently, they have low sense of belonging in the society. Although, various scholars have attempted to address the psychosocial needs of students with hearing impairment through various strategies. This paper addressed the meeting of the psychosocial needs of students with hearing impairment though counselling services. It is strongly believed that counselling services in our schools will help students with hearing impairment to be aware of the various opportunities that will help them to adjust to their environment maximally. 1 results 1
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- An abattoir provides facilities where animals are slaughtered. The current state of most abattoirs in developing countries particularly Nigeria are a matter of concern considering the enormous lapses in their operations, the sanitary conditions and management. The northern part of Nigeria is the worst hit since the majority of food animals are domiciled in the region. This study was aimed at determining the state of facilities, sanitary conditions and practices of abattoir workers and the veterinary doctors in a major abattoir in North-eastern Nigeria. This observational study was carried out over a period of three months in the main abattoir in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria. During the period, we documented the states of the facilities in the abattoir, the sanitary conditions as well as the practices of abattoir workers and the veterinary doctors present. Our findings revealed that the lairage was in a poor state and the drainages were clogged with debris and maggots. There were no meat stands and cold room and the entire surrounding environment was full of stench emanating from poorly disposed abattoir wastes. Besides, both ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections were hardly carried out and animals were being slaughtered in the open with carcasses processed on bare floor. Dragging of viscera’s on the floor and washing of the stomachs in the drainages in addition to slaughtering of calves and pregnant animals were common practices observed at the abattoir. We documented the poor states of facilities, sanitary conditions and practices in the main abattoir in northeastern Nigeria. Our findings suggest a compromise in the quality of meat being produced from the abattoir with overall devastating effects on the health of meat consumers. While quality meat production is key to achieving a healthy society, there is a need for a synergy among all the stakeholders particularly the government and private organizations towards improving the state of abattoirs in Nigeria with respect to the facilities, sanitary conditions and practices. 1 results 1
- Anglophone African factions, which are narratives containing a blend of African real-life socio-political events and fictive accounts, and which sometimes connect writers‘ metaphysical reference with their social consciousness and aesthetics, is central to literary expression in Africa. Yet, studies in African literature have focused on these philo-literary features only in fiction, neglecting their engagement in factions, thus barring a balance in African literary scholarship. This study, therefore, investigated the connection between social consciousness, metaphysical contents and aesthetics in African factions, with a view to establishing their role in the writers‘ creative vision. The research employed George Herbert Mead‘s theory of interactionism, the principle of mutual social relation, in investigating the writers‘ pursuit of social goals, aided by their metaphysical leaning in the selected texts. Four Anglophone African factions were purposively selected, for regional and gender balance. These included Nomad by Anyaan Hirsi Ali(East Africa), A Dream Fulfilled by Thandi Lujabe-Rankoe(Southern Africa), You must Set Forth at Dawn by Wole Soyinka(West Africa) and A Daughter of Isis by Nawal el Saadawi(North Africa). The texts were subjected to literary analysis. Four indexes of social consciousness were observed across the factions sampled: the Somali war, racial segregation in South Africa, military brutality in Nigeria and gender imbalance in Egypt. These were respectively fictionalised within the ambits of idealisation, infallibility, fairness and equality. The hostile socio-political environment in Africa informed the writers‘ references to metaphysical phenomena in advancing their goals. This manifested in atheist spirituality in Nomad, where Ali battles the spiritual aspect of the blood line and links human creative inspiration to atheist consciousness. It was also noted in references to African spirits such as Ngai in A Dream Fulfilled where Lujabe-Rankoe pursues folk liberation from apartheid and sees her reunion with folks after exile as divine and, so, makes supplications to Southern African spirits. It reflected in eulogy for deities such as Oro and Orunmila in You must Set Forth at Dawn where Soyinka describes the Oro festival he witnessed as ‗blissful‘ and this invigorated him on exile journey through Benin Republic, and seeks reunion with Pierre ‗under the canopy of ‗Orunmila‘ in the afterlife. This animist consciousness also reflects in A Daughter of Isis where Saadawi pursues the rights of women in Egypt through Isis. When in danger while advancing her social cause, Saadawi claims the spirits are with her and she is ‗no longer alone‘. References were also made to the Supreme Being by all the writers for inspiration. The writers express their social and metaphysical temper in the factions through aesthetic resources, such as goal-oriented code mixing, creative sentence inversion, vivid imagery and sensational hyperbole, for attaining idealisation, infallibility, fairness and equity. Social consciousness, metaphysical contents and aesthetics in the factions by Hirsi Ali, Thandi Lujabe-Rankoe, Wole Soyinka and Nawal el Saadawi are connected through fictionalised socio-political realities, contextualised within experiential exigencies, and creative lingua-literary resources of the writers. Thus, their convergence is instrumental to projecting the writers‘ perspectives, and the metaphysical and socio-cultural pulses of African societies. Key words: African factions, Social consciousness, Metaphysics, Literary aesthetics, Word count: 499 1 results 1
- Anglophone African factions, which are narratives containing a blend of African real-life socio-political events and fictive accounts, and which sometimes connect writers‘ metaphysical reference with their social consciousness and aesthetics, is central to literary expression in Africa. Yet, studies in African literature have focused on these philo-literary features only in fiction, neglecting their engagement in factions, thus barring a balance in African literary scholarship. This study, therefore, investigated the connection between social consciousness, metaphysical contents and aesthetics in African factions, with a view to establishing their role in the writers‘ creative vision. The research employed George Herbert Mead‘s theory of interactionism, the principle of mutual social relation, in investigating the writers‘ pursuit of social goals, aided by their metaphysical leaning in the selected texts. Four Anglophone African factions were purposively selected, for regional and gender balance. These included Nomad by Anyaan Hirsi Ali(East Africa), A Dream Fulfilled by Thandi Lujabe-Rankoe(Southern Africa), You must Set Forth at Dawn by Wole Soyinka(West Africa) and A Daughter of Isis by Nawal el Saadawi(North Africa). The texts were subjected to literary analysis. Four indexes of social consciousness were observed across the factions sampled: the Somali war, racial segregation in South Africa, military brutality in Nigeria and gender imbalance in Egypt. These were respectively fictionalised within the ambits of idealisation, infallibility, fairness and equality. The hostile socio-political environment in Africa informed the writers‘ references to metaphysical phenomena in advancing their goals. This manifested in atheist spirituality in Nomad, where Ali battles the spiritual aspect of the blood line and links human creative inspiration to atheist consciousness. It was also noted in references to African spirits such as Ngai in A Dream Fulfilled where Lujabe-Rankoe pursues folk liberation from apartheid and sees her reunion with folks after exile as divine and, so, makes supplications to Southern African spirits. It reflected in eulogy for deities such as Oro and Orunmila in You must Set Forth at Dawn where Soyinka describes the Oro festival he witnessed as ‗blissful‘ and this invigorated him on exile journey through Benin Republic, and seeks reunion with Pierre ‗under the canopy of ‗Orunmila‘ in the afterlife. This animist consciousness also reflects in A Daughter of Isis where Saadawi pursues the rights of women in Egypt through Isis. When in danger while advancing her social cause, Saadawi claims the spirits are with her and she is ‗no longer alone‘. References were also made to the Supreme Being by all the writers for inspiration. The writers express their social and metaphysical temper in the factions through aesthetic resources, such as goal-oriented code mixing, creative sentence inversion, vivid imagery and sensational hyperbole, for attaining idealisation, infallibility, fairness and equity. Social consciousness, metaphysical contents and aesthetics in the factions by Hirsi Ali, Thandi Lujabe-Rankoe, Wole Soyinka and Nawal el Saadawi are connected through fictionalized socio-political realities, contextualised within experiential exigencies, and creative lingualiterary resources of the writers. Thus, their convergence is instrumental to projecting the writers‘ perspectives, and the metaphysical and socio-cultural pulses of African societies. 1 results 1
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