Literature database
A New Curriculum for Surveying Education in Nigeria
The Nigerian Surveyor was one of the first professionals to be exposed to formal training locally in the country. As early as 1908, a survey school was opened in Lagos. Formal training of surveying personnel in Nigeria is at present done at all... More
The Dividends, Challenges and Ways forward in the Professionalisation of Teaching in Nigeria
Gender Issues in Basic Education and National Development in Nigeria
Research has shown that education is one of the most effective development investments countries can make. Adequate investments in education facilitate the achievement of most other national development goals and increase the probability that... More
Impact of Selected Modes of Instructional Supervision Activities on Students’ Academic Performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Ondo State, Nigeria
This study examined the impact of instructional supervision on secondary school students’ academic performance in English Language. Descriptive method was adopted in which a questionnaire titled Instructional Supervision and Students’ Academic... More
Towards Quality Assurance in Business Education in Nigeria: Constraints and Control
This study x-rays the concept of quality assurance in business education programs in Nigeria with particular reference to its constraints and control measures. The importance of quality business education in nation building cannot be... More
Yoruba Traditional Education System: A Veritable Tool for Salvaging the Crisis Laden Education System in Nigeria
Long before the advent of the Europeans, the Yorubas n the south western part of Nigeria developed a traditional educational system through which an individual behavior is moulded and directed towards their eventual role in the society. Ways,... More
Early Childhood Education: an Overview
This paper x-rayed pre-primary education as one of the sub systems and policies in the National Policy on Education (2004) that has been neglected and is failing in Nigeria. Several years after its publication (1977) and revised four times, there... More
Drop Out from School Among Girls in Edo State: Implications for Counselling
Drop out from school among girls is a global phenomenon. In Nigeria, girl’s dropout from school for various reasons like early marriage, pregnancy, religious factors, socio-economic factors, school related factors and ill health. The focus of... More
Analysis of Child Labour and School Attendance in Nigeria: the Present and Future Implications
Child labour acts as a major hurdle for ensuring free, quality education for all children. Over 246 million girls and boys around the World are working instead of attending school and enjoying their childhood of which Nigeria account for about 6.... More
Enhancing Enrolment and Retention of Fulbe Pupils in Nomadic Primary Schools through the Rise Model of Motivation: the Case of Adamawa State
Regional Variations in English Nigeria and the Implications for its Teaching as a Second Language
The paper focuses on regional or local variations in English in Nigeria with particular reference to spoken English in which the variations are most noticeable. The three major Nigerian languages - Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa are referred to mainly in... More
English Language, Culture and Education in Nigeria: Issues and Prospects
The author describes the relationship between contemporary culture, the English language and education in Nigeria in the context of current linguistic nationalism, globalization, cultural identity and national development agenda. He observes that... More
The Use of Effective Communication in Enhancing the Teaching and Learning of School Mathematics
Language Policy, Mothertongue Education and the Role of the Nigerian Language Teacher in Nigerian Language Education
The paper aims at providing the function of the mother tongue and/or the language of the immediate community in a nation state like Nigeria. The paper is important because Nigeria is a political state with many nationalities. The position of the... More
Mother Tongue Education as Agency of Decolonisation: Implications for National Development in Nigeria
This paper focuses on mother tongue system of schooling as an instrument of decolonisation and a catalyst for sustainable national development in Nigeria. It seeks to determine the extent to which mother tongue disability of the Nigerian school... More
Mother Tongue Education and Pedagogic Disability of the Nigerian School Child
This paper examines the status of mother tongues in pre-primary and primary schools in Nigeria, the attendant pedagogic disability of the school child, and the need to formulate and implement intervention strategies for the revalorization of the... More
Language Contact and Language Conflict: the Case of Yoruba-English Bilinguals
The complex dynamics of a language contact situation can really not be explored in just one paper. Thus, the present paper examines only an aspect of the Yoruba- English contact situation with regards to the individual personalities involved.... More
Classroom Communication and Placement of the Deaf Child in an Inclusive Class
Inclusiveness is an educational reform aiming at redesigning the general education structures to accommodate both able-bodied learners and learners with disabilities. This is a departure from an old practice of training special needs learners in... More
Gender Dimensions in the Teaching and Learning of Vocational Business Education in Nigerian Senior Secondary Schools
This study explores gender dimensions in the teaching and learning of vocational business education (VBE) in Nigerian senior secondary schools. The focus is on classroom participation of VBE boys and girls in commerce and economics class... More
Gender Issues in Textbook Development: a Study of Gender Balance in Illustrations of Selected Textbooks for Upper Primary Level
This paper looked at gender balance in illustration of a selection of upper primary textbooks. The results indicated that all the textbooks examined contained illustrations that were not gender balanced. Some recommendations were proffered on how... More
Gender Equality in and through Education in Nigeria: Gender Representation in Learning Materials
The study examines representations of males and females in learning materials - English Language textbooks for Junior Secondary Schools students in Nigeria. Seven highly recommended textbooks were studied - Practical English Book I, Practical... More
Predicting Students' Achievement in English Language from Teachers' Classroom Behavior and Teaching Experience
Gender Bias in Textbooks: a Hidden Obstacle on the Road to Gender Equality in Education
An Assessment of Parents’ attitudes towards Girl-Child Education in Kaduna State as Percieved by Teachers and School Principals
The study investigated the attitudes of parents’ towards girl-child education in Kaduna State as perceived by teachers and school principals. The population of the study consists of all the school principals and secondary school teachers in... More
Educational System in Nigeria Problems and Prospects
This paper examines the problems and prospects of education in Nigeria. Education is the bedrock of development. But unfortunately Education in Nigeria is bisected with myriad’s of problems. These includes; poor funding and thus poor educational... More
Languages and the Challenges of Education in Nigeria
In this paper, Prof. Adegbite identifies educational and linguistic failure as the bane of development of the Nigerian nation. From a macro-sociolinguistic perspective, he highlights some of the problems encountered by the Nigerian nation in... More
Transforming Education for Girls in Nigeria and Tanzania : A Cross-Country Analysis of Baseline Research
Coping with Meaning Changes in a West African English Language Classroom
This illustrative paper presents some of the common semantic changes that have taken place in English in West Africa. It uses findings made by various researchers in the past two decades to situate the place of the external environment to the... More
Constraints in Teacher Education and Effects on Teaching and Learning of Home Economics in Primary Schools
Education is the key to successful or unsuccessful development of any nation. Rao (2008) noted that education gives the unity and solidarity of all existence, works for the happiness and welfare of all beings, and frees from disputations and... More
Curriculum Review: Reactions from Education Stakeholders in South-South States of Nigeria
This study examines reactions from educationstakeholders in South-South States of Nigeria on issues facing curriculum design and implementation especially at secondary school level. One hundred and fifty (150) participants (stakeholders) were... More
Creating an Active Learning Environment in Multicultural Classrooms - Nigeria
Impact of Training and Retraining on Teachers’ Productivity: an Empirical Analysis of Public School in Calabar South, Nigeria
This study was carried out to determine the effect of training and retraining on teachers’ productivity in public secondary schools in Calabar South Local Government Area in Cross River State. A survey research was conducted and questionnaire... More
Kano State, Federal Republic of Nigeria: Education Public Expenditure Review
This report provides a detailed review of public expenditure on education in Kano State. The focus is on education and training provision that is funded by state and local governments as well as households and other private sector contributions.... More
The Role of Educational Administrators in Nigerian Secondary Schools
The school system in Nigeria is often influenced by the constant changes that are occurring within the political institutions. The ability of the stakeholders and actors within the educational system to adapt to the organizational changes has... More
An Investigation into the Girl Child Enrolment and Completion in Senior Secondary School in Bauchi State, Nigeria
Having acknowledged the effort of Nigeria Government, the international development partners and non-governmental organizations (NGOS) in getting every child of school age into school particularly the girl-child, the gross enrolment rate (GER)... More
Transforming Education for Girls in Nigeria and Tanzania (TEGINT): Mid-Term Review
The Impact of Environment on Productivity in Secondary Schools
This paper examined the influence of work environment on teachers’ productivity in Secondary schools in Nigeria. Every education system depends heavily on the quality and productivity of its teachers for improving and maintaining standards and... More
Teacher Preparation for Effective Management of Early Childhood Schools in Nigeria
Teachers are important factor in quality education and therefore should be properly prepared and managed. The success of programs in early childhood education is contingent up the availability of personnel trained to meet the individual needs of... More
Medium of Instruction Controversy in Nigeria: A Test of the Efficacy of Pidgin for Teaching Biology
Medium of instruction controversy in Nigeria has led, among other things, to focusing attention on the use of mother-tongue. Many of the cities and urban areas are multi-ethnic and as a result, the major means of communication is Pidgin which is... More
Teacher Education Programmes for the Pastoral Nomads in Nigeria Issues and Challenges
Teacher Development for the 21st Century Pilot - ICT Competency Framework for Teachers in Nigeria
State of Teacher Quality in Lagos State Senior Secondary Schools, Nigeria: Implications for Educational Planning
Lagos State Education Districts in Nigeria was created in 2005 by the Lagos State Government for the purpose of ensuring higher degree of efficiency and effectiveness within the educational system. Ensuring efficiency and effectiveness is a... More
Attaining Standard through Quality Assessment Practice in Nigeria Educational System
The essential key to improve standards of schools lies in the teacher’s ability to provide an accountability and oriented assessment. That is, teachers to become high – quality – assessment literate persons who are able to tap the true benefit of... More
Challenges for Teacher Education in Nigeria
This study investigated the various challenges for teacher education in Nigeria as perceived by the staff of tertiary institutions conducting teacher education programmes. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. A... More