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Assessment of poverty among urban farmers in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria
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- In Nigeria today, there is a growing need for individuals to think in divergent ways to solve the nation’s social and economic challenges, and bring about desired growth. Education has been seen as the bedrock of development in any society. This paper takes a critical look at the Socratic method of imparting knowledge and how it can help learners to build creative ability that can lead to sustainable development in the society. Socrates stated that ideas are formed from the mind and with systematic questioning, man can reason out Solutions to life bordering issues in order to create, innovate as well as proffer Solutions to society's problems. This paper examines Socrates' dialogue with Menno, about a slave boy who was able to solve geometric equation without being taught by a teacher. The paper did not suggest a policy or skill, rather it emphasised the role of a teacher in helping to draw out or lead out the hidden potentials innate in man 3 results 3
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- "The study sought to construct and test a seven-variable causal & model for achievement in Senior Secondary (SS) English Language. The variables include those of the teacher (teaching style, attitude to teaching, understanding of English Language, teaching experience, educational qualification and gender) as well as students’ achievement in English Language. The study made use of 900 SS III students! selected by means of stratified cluster sampling and their 90 English Language teachers. These subjects responded to four valid and reliable instruments to generate data (that were subjected to multiple regression and path analysis procedures in order to estimate the coefficient of structural equations of the proposed model. The results:- indicate that the most meaningful causal model is tenable. The six predictor variables account for 52% (directly) and 48% (indirectly) of the variability in the criterion. The implications of these findings for English Language curricula development, teacher training programmes and classroom practice are discussed. " 1 results 1
- "This study investigated parents, teachers, and undergraduate students' perception of the relationship between a well-managed gender and youth education and sustainable national development. The study was an ex-post facto research. Stratified sampling was used to select the subjects as follows: 100 parents (50 from each sex), 200 hundred teachers (100 males and 100 females) and 300 final year undergraduates (150 from each gender) making 600 subjects. A 44-item questionnaire was developed and validated by the researchers at 0.71 KR-20 reliability coefficient and construct validity coefficient of 0.68 cronbach Alpha. The data were analysed using Pearson's Product Moment statistics. The results of 0.77(parents), 0.88(teachers) and 0.87(students) at 0.01 level of significance, for the youth education was higher than that of the girl-child education of 0.64(parents), 0.81 (students) and 0.85(teachers). Findings showed that religion had been a major barrier to the girl-child education in certain parts of the country. Also the differences between the teachers' and the students' perception of the relationship existing between the girl-child education and sustainable national development can be attributed to the differences in the levels of education and experience. Although the results showed that all respondents agreed that""youth education contributes immensely to sustainable national development but most of them equated youth education to boy-child education and are yet to accord the girl child education the same level of importance. It was thus recommended that governments must be in the vanguard of education provision for all while girlchild education must be accorded the requisite priority. Governments and other stakeholders should be vigorously involved in the provision of quality and holistic education for all irrespective of sex and religion. Those charged with the responsibility of managing the education sector should be given managerial training from time to time, to equip them with modern techniques for optimal performance." 1 results 1
- African culture 1 results 1
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- Albino 1 results 1
- Background: Substantial resources and patient commitment are required to successfully scale-up antiretroviral therapy (ART) and provide appropriate HIV management in resource-limited settings. We used pharmacy refill records to evaluate risk factors for loss to follow-up (LTFU) and non-adherence to ART in a large treatment cohort in Nigeria. Methods and Findings: We reviewed clinic records of adult patients initiating ART between March 2005 and July 2006 at five health facilities. Patients were classified as LTFU if they did not return .60 days from their expected visit. Pharmacy refill rates were calculated and used to assess non-adherence. We identified risk factors associated with LTFU and non-adherence using Cox and Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) regressions, respectively. Of 5,760 patients initiating ART, 26% were LTFU. Female gender (p,0.001), post-secondary education (p = 0.03), and initiating treatment with zidovudine-containing (p = 0.004) or tenofovir-containing (p = 0.05) regimens were associated with decreased risk of LTFU, while patients with only primary education (p = 0.02) and those with baseline CD4 counts (cell/ml3 ) .350 and ,100 were at a higher risk of LTFU compared to patients with baseline CD4 counts of 100–200. The adjusted GEE analysis showed that patients aged ,35 years (p = 0.005), who traveled for .2 hours to the clinic (p = 0.03), had total ART duration of .6 months (p,0.001), and CD4 counts .200 at ART initiation were at a higher risk of non-adherence. Patients who disclosed their HIV status to spouse/ family (p = 0.01) and were treated with tenofovir-containing regimens (p#0.001) were more likely to be adherent Conclusions: These findings formed the basis for implementing multiple pre-treatment visit preparation that promote disclosure and active community outreaching to support retention and adherence. Expansion of treatment access points of care to communities to diminish travel time may have a positive impact on adherence. 1 results 1
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- Context: Skin cancers are common among albinos living in Africa. Deleterious effect of ultraviolet rays from sunlight and nearness to the equator places the African Albinos at risk for skin cancer. Aims: This study aims to present skin cancers in albinos as seen by a plastic surgeon, sensitize the public to the magnitude of dangers that albinos are exposed to, highlight the challenges faced in their management and suggest strategies for improved outcomes. Settings and Design: A retrospective review of skin cancers among albinos was conducted at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. Methods and Material: The charts, operation and cancer registry records of all albinos referred to a plastic surgery division over a ten year period was reviewed. Demographic data and relevant information relating to skin lesions were extracted. Statistical Analysis: Descriptive analysis was done with the aid of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 20. Results: Nineteen patients with fifty nine skin lesions comprising 13 males and 6 females were reviewed. Mean age of the patients was 33.6 (SD 12.8) years, 50% were unmarried, over 90% were Christians and 44% were not employed. The lesions were on the face in 84.6% while scalp and neck lesions were present in 36.8 and 31.6% of patients respectively. In 73.7% of the patients, the lesions were advanced. Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma were of equal proportion. Conclusions: Albinos in Nigeria should be exposed to public health intervention to reduce the incidence of skin cancers through targeted public health educational programmes; structured multicenter and population based research, surveillance, and improved access to healthcare. 1 results 1
- Crop Farming 1 results 1
- Demographic factors 1 results 1
- Digital competencies 1 results 1
- E-learning 1 results 1
- E-learning quality 1 results 1
- Earlier studies on private returns to education in Nigeria neither gave adequate attention to the demographic factors nor covered the whole country. Some of them investigated the relationship among years of schooling, experience and earnings that covered one state, while others investigated some of the demographic factors that covered a few states. This study, therefore investigated the contributions of demographic factors to private returns to investment in education across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. Data were collected using the 2005 Labour Market Survey of the National Manpower Board covering 19,888 Nigerian workers: 7,032 with no formal education; 4,910 with primary school certificate; 4,873 with secondary school certificate; and 3,073 with first degree. Occupations were categorised into agriculture, information management, commerce and industry, education, health and safety, science and technology, legal and security, and others. Sectors of employment were grouped into private and public across the six national geo-political zones. Nine research questions were answered and four hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data were analysed using multiple regression and modified Mincerian earnings function. There was a significant difference in workers' earnings across the geo-political zones (R=0.03, F (5, 19,882) =4.693, p< 0.05). These accounted for 3.4% of the variance in workers' earnings. The Scheffe post-hoc analysis showed two homogeneous subsets, revealing that North-East, South-South, and South-West salary structures were almost the same, while South-South, South-West, North-Central, North-West, and South-East belonged to the second homogenous group. These results indicated that workers in the North East zone were the least paid, while South East zone workers received the highest earnings. All the independent variables significantly correlated with workers' earnings (R=0.64, F (7, 8,021) =774.80, p< 0.05) and accounted for 40.3% of the variance in workers' earnings. Each demographic factor correlated with workers' earnings as follows: level of education (r=0.034); geo-political zone (r=0.034); occupation (r=0.018); and sector of employment (r=0.07). The following variables also predicted earning differentials: work experience (? =0.61); level of education (? = 0.37); and sector of employment (? = 0.02). Earning equations explained 82.9% of the variations in log earnings for all workers, implying that the higher the level of education of workers within the same sector, the higher the earnings. The model for female workers in the public sector explained 85.5% while that of male explained 84.8% of such variations. The slight difference in the male and female coefficients indicated little difference in earnings based on gender. The coefficients for the private sector workers showed that the model for the female explained 83.5% of the variations in log earnings, while that of the male explained 83.3% of the variations. Work experience, level of education and sector of employment are important determinants of private returns to investment in education. Private returns differed across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria. Employers of labour, particularly in the North-East zone should ensure that workers' remunerations are commensurate with their level of education so as to minimise earning differentials. 1 results 1
- Educational Technology 1 results 1
- First year university undergraduates' performance has not been in tandem with achievement in entry requirements (Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations results, scores in Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations and Post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination). Thus, undergraduates with good grades in SSCE results, high scores in UTME and Post-UTME lost their admissions due to poor performance in their first-year examinations. Past studies on causes of poor performance have focused largely on assessing the cognitive domain with little attention paid to students' other personal variables: interest in university education, mental ability, career aspiration and gender. This study examined the adequacy of the entry requirements students' personal variables and academic candidates' capability in determining first year students' performance in the Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan. Purposive sampling technique was used to select six out of the eleven departments in the faculty. The instruments used were Undergraduates' Career Aspiration, Undergraduates' Interest in University Education^ Questionnaires and Mental Ability Test. Data were analysed using path coefficients at p < 0.05 level of significance and covariance based structural equation modelling. Modelling the variables revealed that 9 out of 27 paths were significant and true predictors of undergraduates' academic performance in the first academic year. While the direct and indirect path coefficients of mental ability on academic achievement were not significant and consequently eliminated from the model. Interest in university education, career aspiration, gender alongside performance in SSSE, UTME and Post-UTME were important in determining academic performance of first year science undergraduates in the University of Ibadan. Therefore, criterion on students' personal variables should be included in assessing candidates' capability for academic study. 1 results 1
- Ibadan 1 results 1
- Investment in education 1 results 1
- Livestock Farming Nigeria 1 results 1
- Marketing efficiency, 1 results 1
- Nigeria 1 results 1
- Nigerian workers 1 results 1
- Non -timber forest product, 1 results 1
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