International Journal of Psychological Counselling and Instruction (IJPCI), 2024
This paper examined relationship between John Holland Personality Traits and Career Aspirations o... more This paper examined relationship between John Holland Personality Traits and Career Aspirations of Senior Secondary School Students Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State. A correlational design was adopted for this study. The population consisted of 2200 Senior Secondary School Students. A sample of 327 students was selected using stratified sampling technique and sample size according to Krejcie and Morgan (1970). The researcher adapted two instruments Holland (1994) and Holland (1985) respectively. Some modifications and changes were done on the instruments to suit the present study. These instruments titled; Self-Discovery Questionnaire (SDQ) and Career Aspirations Inventory (CAI) which were validated and used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of .93 and .96 were established, using Cronbach’s Alpha. The data was analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC). The findings showed very strong relationship between realistic, artistic, social and conventional personality traits and career aspirations of students. The findings also revealed that there was a moderate and weak relationship between investigative and enterprising personality traits and career aspirations of students. Conclusion was made that there was positive relationship and high level of congruence between personality traits and career aspirations of Senior Secondary School Students. Based on the findings, it was recommended that Holland’s personality theory should be used by counsellors at all levels for proper match between personality traits and career aspirations to avoid incongruence in future career aspirations of students. It was also recommended that all counsellors, teachers and administrators should be given opportunity to explore John Holland personality theory and its applications in career counselling, as assessment tool and for proper place
International Journal of Psychological Counselling and Instruction (IJPCI), 2024
Students in IDP camps are faced with challenges of interpersonal relationship which affects their... more Students in IDP camps are faced with challenges of interpersonal relationship which affects their relationship between individuals in the school setting at the IDP camps which result to lack of cooperation between them. Interpersonal relationships have to do with how students are expected to be able to adapt themselves to constantly changing situations and interactive relationships in the school, family, friendship, neighborhood, as well as negotiation with others, and working in group. Effective development of interpersonal relationship skills among students can result to positive self-concept formation, social and emotional competences, as well as psychological wellbeing. The study of this nature on effects of trauma counselling on student's interpersonal relationship cannot be overemphasized. The study applied communication skill, decision making skill in helping secondary school students in IDP camp. Four research question were raised and answered in the cause of the study. Four hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. True experimental research design was adapted. The population of the study was 64 SS2 students. Purposive sampling technique was used. One instrument tag: Students Interpersonal relationship questionnaire (SIRQ) with 33 items was used. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha method of reliability index which yielded 0.98. The statistical tool used in answering research question were mean, standard deviation and t-test in testing the hypotheses. The study found that trauma counselling is helpful in treating students who are traumatized. Therefore, the paper recommended that trauma counselling should be used in helping students who are traumatized. This will help in reducing psychological trauma that is found among students who found themselves in that situation, and build a generation that will bring development to our society.
International Journal of Psychological Counselling and Instruction (IJPCI), 2022
Students at Borstal Training Institute are faced with challenges of substance abuse which have ha... more Students at Borstal Training Institute are faced with challenges of substance abuse which have hampered their growth as individual; some due to the issue of substance abuse have been dropout from other institutions and taken to the school for correctional measures. The issue of substance abuse among students has affected a good number of them to concentrate and learn well. The study of this nature on Effects of Behavior Modification Therapy on student's substance abuse in upper basic 3 students in Borstal Training Institute cannot be undermined. The study applied the principles and techniques of the therapy in helping students overcome their substance abuse behaviour. Four objectives were raised in the cause of this study. Four research questions were answered and one hypothesis.. The quasi experimental specifically the non-equivalent pretest and posttest design was adopted for the study. The population was made up of 232 students in Borstal Training Institute. The sample of the study was the Upper Basic three students of Borstal Training Institute in Kaduna State. Purposive sampling technique was used; the sample used was 52 students. Two instruments were used Level of substance abuse questionnaire (LSAQ) with 20 items and Substance Abuse for Secondary School Students Questionnaire with 28 items. The validity of the two instruments was determined by experts from Guidance and Counselling, Research Measurement and Evaluation. The reliability of the instruments was established using Cronbach Alpha method of reliability which yielded reliability indexes of LSAQ as 0.88 and SAQSSS 0.901 respectively. Data collected for the study were analyzed using SPSS 26 version. The statistical tools used in answering research questions were percentage, mean and standard deviation. ANCOVA was used for hypothesis testing at 0.05 level of significance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SECURITY STUDIES AND SCHOOL SAFETY, 2022
The insecurity posed by the Boko Haram sect in the Northern Nigeria is not only about the vicious... more The insecurity posed by the Boko Haram sect in the Northern Nigeria is not only about the viciousness of neither its terror campaigns, nor the sect"s avowed mission to impose Islamic law on the country, it is also about confusion regarding the exact cause(s) of the violence. Several theories have emerged to explain the problem, broadly revolving around socioeconomic , political, and religious themes, all of which are treated in this paper. Also, considering the fact that the Nigeria Police Force is an important security outfit of the government charged with the internal security of the nation. The paper therefore submits a laudable curriculum for the Nigeria Police Force. The stages to be followed in developing a curriculum for the Nigeria Police Force are highlighted. The objectives to be achieved in order to build a virile and effective Police Force have also been proposed. It is, however, suggested that a laudable curriculum for the Nigeria Police Force is absolutely imperative if the current insecurity in Nigeria will become history.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SECURITY STUDIES AND SCHOOL SAFETY, 2022
This paper assesses the perception of stakeholders on the impact of interfaith dialogue on peaceb... more This paper assesses the perception of stakeholders on the impact of interfaith dialogue on peacebuilding process in Kaduna State. The paper adopted an evaluative survey designs. The study population was comprises 25 religious leaders and 25 community leaders in Kaduna Metropolis. The purposive sampling procedure was used to select respondents. Structured Questionnaires (SQ) and Key Informants interviews (KII) were used as instruments for data collection. All the tools for data collection were subjected to validation and reliability checks to ensure that the instruments are suitable for data collection. Data were simply coded and analysed using SPSS to ensure that the information utilisation is not affected by unnecessary technicalities. The paper concludes that the dialogue between Christian and Muslim leaders has brought more peace in the state therefore interfaith dialogue had been effective in peacebuilding among youth across religious affiliations and has brought about change in the sermons preached in churches and mosque. In view of the findings the paper recommended that establishment of interfaith dialogue directorate in a State ministry will be commendable. Again, it is important that youth be provided with necessary skills to discourage them from participating in interreligious conflicts in the future.
Journal of Peace Education and Security Studies (JPESS), 2022
This paper assesses the perceived psychosocial determinants of illicit substance use among Univer... more This paper assesses the perceived psychosocial determinants of illicit substance use among University students in Niger State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design as a plan for data collection. Since it is practically impossible to cover the entire population, the researcher sampled 205 (129 male and 76 female) University students for the study using stratified random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire called "Questionnaire for Psychosocial Determinants of Illicit Substance use among University Students" (QPDISUUS) was used for data collection. Cronbach Alpha method is estimating the reliability index was used and the instrument yielded 0.82 as index of internal consistency. Data collected that relate to research questions were analysed using descriptive statistics while chi-square statistics was employed to test hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that curiosity and ignorance, peer group pressure, traumatic life events and frustrations, availability and accessibility of substance, media influence and societal pressure are some of the perceived psychosocial determinants of illicit substance use among University students in Niger State. The paper recommended that stakeholders in education most especially the University management is advised to establish and fund functional counselling unit to be saddled with responsibility of organising talks on negative consequences of illicit substance use and abuse among the students among others.
Journal of Peace Education and Security Studies (JPESS, 2022
The paper focuses on the classroom assessment practices commonly adopted by Lecturers in some Nig... more The paper focuses on the classroom assessment practices commonly adopted by Lecturers in some Nigerian Universities and how students" retention rate is affected vis-à-vis national security. The paper adopted survey design as a method of data collection. Simple random sampling procedure was used for selecting sampled Universities for the study and descriptive procedures were used in analysing collected data. The paper identified classroom assessment practices commonly used by University Lecturers to include formative and summative assessments, individual, group and ipsative assessments as well as referencing assessments. Issue of zero score in assessment was found to be largely responsible for poor retention rate and high drop-out rate among University students with the resultant effect on increasing level of societal crimes and threat to national security. The paper therefore, concludes that since national security implies the preservation of the nation's physical integrity and territory including its nature, institutions and governance, as a matter of policy, necessary steps should be taken to ameliorate the aspect(s) of classroom assessment practices that expel students from the universities and constitute threats to national security. The paper recommends that there should not be zero in classroom assessment in line with the doctrine of comprehensiveness in assessment. Again, students should be exposed to a variety of assessment activities that give meaning to formative evaluation including the use of creative assessment, classroom observation, peer assessment, and self-assessment.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SECURITY STUDIES AND SCHOOL SAFETY, 2021
The paper assesses the perception of the stakeholders on the establishment of a model almajiri sc... more The paper assesses the perception of the stakeholders on the establishment of a model almajiri schools in Nasarawa State. The research design used for this study was a survey research design, which involves the collection of data from random sample of the target population. The population of the study is made up of all Almajiris, their teachers and parents in Five (5) wards of Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The instrument used in conducting this study was an interview questions designed by the researcher, which has a definite set of questions and predetermined order of asking. The data for the study which were derived from the responses of the Almajiris, the teachers and parents to the interview items were analyzed, using simple percentages and mean scores. The hypotheses were tested by Kruskal-Wallis (H) statistics at 0.05 level of significance. Almajiris, their Parents and Teachers are in support of this model (integration of traditional Quranic schools within its original location as a means of integrating Almajiri education into formal education system) and the third model of integration of basic education into the curriculum of established Islamiyyah and Ma'ahad schools as a means of integrating Almajiri education into formal education system. The paper recommended that The Almajiris should be provided with opportunities to acquire sound knowledge by the Government and non-governmental organizations. This can be achieved by developing the two most acceptable models of integrating Almajiris system into the formal system of education. These models are integration of traditional Quranic schools within its original location as a means of integrating Almajiri education into formal education system and the integration of basic education into the curriculum of established Islamiyyah and Ma'ahad schools as a means of integrating Almajiri education into formal education system.
Journal of Peace and Security Studies (JPSS), 2022
Nigerian military history is an aspect of Nigerian history that reconstructs the philosophies, be... more Nigerian military history is an aspect of Nigerian history that reconstructs the philosophies, beliefs, life and times of military personnel in relation to time and place. Military history as a sub-discipline of history examines the strategic, operational, tactical, political, institutional, sociological and cultural aspects of war. Given the fact that warfare cannot be excluded from the study of conflict, there lies much in military history that could be useful in the study of conflict and conflict management. However, despite the central role that military history plays in the conduct and understanding of conflict and conflict management, its place is much understudied. The paper examines the importance of military history to understanding conflict management. The paper submits that from the pedagogical viewpoint, military history can be used to better study conflict, conflict management and prevention. As such, to ignore military history in the study of conflict management is to sacrifice depth, breadth and spread of humankind age-old endeavourwar.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SECURITY STUDIES AND SCHOOL SAFETY, 2022
Kaduna State has heterogeneous cultural and religious beliefs. A critical assessment of the exist... more Kaduna State has heterogeneous cultural and religious beliefs. A critical assessment of the existing religious climate in Nigeria describes the pattern of the Muslim-Christian relationship as artificially designed and contrary to the orthodox ideal teachings of inter-religious relations shared by Islam and Christianity. However, the current catalogue of incessant insurgencies, such as the eruption of violence by religious sects and religious intolerance, threatens the corporate existence of the State. Interfaith dialogue seems a variable option for peacebuilding since it deals with human communication that seeks to create and advance a world of shared meaning among people of diverse faith. This paper has reviewed the impact of interfaith dialogue in Kaduna State from 1996 to 2022. The paper concludes that the dialogue between Christian and Muslim Kaduna State has brought more peace in the State; therefore, interfaith dialogue has been effective in peacebuilding among youth across religious affiliations and has brought about a change in the sermons preached in churches and mosques. Establishing an interfaith dialogue directorate in a State Ministry to coordinate the affairs of interfaith dialogue and awareness will be commendable. There is also a need to establish a committee of community religious leaders, which from time to time should, among other things, be charged with the task of reviewing the relationship between the parties.
Online Journal by League of Educational Researchers International (LERI), 2022
This paper examines quality assurance in assessment of history in Nigerian schools. The laudable ... more This paper examines quality assurance in assessment of history in Nigerian schools. The laudable objectives of history in making students competent in decision making, problem solving, dealing with change and developing attitudes appropriate for effective citizenship in a pluralist democratic society, cannot be achieved without efficient and effective learners" assessment of the subject. Therefore this paper examines the concept of quality assurance in relation to teaching/learning and assessment of history. It discusses the role of various assessment approaches in history education in Nigerian schools. It also examines how professionally trained, skilled and motivated teachers in adequate numbers in the school system can enhance quality assurance in the assessment practice in history education. Finally, recommendations are made on strategies to improve opportunities for high quality assessment of students" learning outcomes in history.
Online Journal by League of Educational Researchers International (LERI), 2022
The study examined the future curriculum impact on the targeted learners and national development... more The study examined the future curriculum impact on the targeted learners and national development. Observation on best future choices is not something that happens by chance; in fact, it should be carried out through careful planning driven by research. Therefore, observation on future curriculum would also involve in-depth research on future possibilities and their impact. Policy makers and curriculum developers of institutions or even the country should plan ahead not only for 50 years to come but beyond that. Research on the future would provide essential data in shaping the present generation as well as the future generation. Research oriented from future curriculum should be developed based on research findings on the future, including research on trends, events and their respective impact on the targeted learners. Therefore, the researchers will also discuss the aims, definition, basics and importance of future curriculum. The paper also includes discussion about the learners, curriculum practices, concept of targeted instructional strategy, curriculum and national development.
Online Journal by League of Educational Researchers International (LERI)
Corruption is a form of dishonesty or criminal activity undertaken by a person or organization en... more Corruption is a form of dishonesty or criminal activity undertaken by a person or organization entrusted with a position of authority, often to acquire illicit benefit, or, abuse of entrusted power for one's private gain. This may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement. Adult and non-formal education, on the other hand, has to do with all responsibly organized learning opportunities such as seminars, workshops, etc, which enable people who are considered to be adults in their communities to enlarge and interpret their own living experiences. Corruption is a serious problem that has eaten deep into the fabrics of the Nigerian Society. This therefore requires all hands to be on deck in its fight. This paper examines how adult and non-formal education can be used to fight the menace of corruption in Nigeria. It began with a conceptual clarification of corruption and adult and nonformal education, causes of corruption, different forms of corruption in Nigeria, effects of corruption and how adult and non-formal education can be used to fight against the menace corruption in Nigeria.
Online Journal by League of Educational Researchers International (LERI), 2022
As the saying "If you educate a woman you have educated a nation" goes, so has the girl-child edu... more As the saying "If you educate a woman you have educated a nation" goes, so has the girl-child education become a contemporary issue to nations of the world because girls are usually discriminated against in all spheres of life including education. It is based on this, that this paper examines the girl-child marginalization and with unequal access to education compared to their male counterpart. The study reveals that cultural practices serve as hindrance to girlchild education and that inaccessibility of the girl-child education makes them vulnerable to problems such as HIV/AIDS, early marriage, denial of fundamental rights and child labour. The paper concluded that if girl-child education is fostered, she will be self-reliant, adequately socialized and well empowered to contribute meaningfully to the community as well as acquire skills of problems solving to an appreciable extent. The paper therefore recommends that education should be made accessible to the girl-child at all levels and awareness programme should be mounted to redeem the image of the girl-child to make the world a better place for her to live.
Online Journal by League of Educational Researchers International (LERI), 2022
Kidnapping has become a menace in our contemporary society and education system in Kaduna State, ... more Kidnapping has become a menace in our contemporary society and education system in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Kaduna State has been seen as one of the horrible state in the NorthWest Geopolitical location because of wide spread injustice, violence, banditry, cattle herdsmen, terrorism and insecurity. This paper notes that the rate of kidnapping in Kaduna State has been increasing of such that more than 200 innocent souls including the Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi Chikun Local Government, Students of Federal College of forestry Mando were kidnapped between 2020-2021. While some of these victims were rescued after paying huge amount of money as ransom, some of them were able to escape after being tortured or raped and others were incarcerated to die of hunger. This paper notes that as a result of injustice and corruption, kidnapping has now become the most lucrative job that can change an individual from pennilessness to riches in a twinkle of an eye. The paper concludes that the blight of kidnapping in Kaduna state continues to aggravates due t the gravity of corruption and unemployment that rendered many skillful graduate to become jobless. The paper also recommended that the government should provides job for the unemployed youths and Nigerian criminal justice system should expedite action in the prosecution of any person accused of kidnapping for justice delayed is justice denied. This will go a long way towards discouraging offenders from relapsing into kidnapping and also deter potential Kidnappers.
Online Journal by League of Educational Researchers International (LERI), 2022
During the last decades many scholars tried to define what classroom management is, which are the... more During the last decades many scholars tried to define what classroom management is, which are the characteristics that make classroom management effective or ineffective, the factors that are connected to this term, the dimensions of classroom management and if whether it is affected by external factors. The first definitions that have been given present classroom management as a synonym to discipline, but according to modern theories discipline is just a crumple of classroom management, as classroom management is a wide term that includes many aspects that are presented below.
Online Journal by League of Educational Researchers International (LERI), 2022
Employee commitment plays the major part in the growth of the organization performance. Many orga... more Employee commitment plays the major part in the growth of the organization performance. Many organizations want to increase their performance. The employee commitment will boost the employee's performance in the organization. The behavior of commitment changes can be occurred in the job satisfaction, motivation and job involvement. The data was collected by 100 employees are working in machine tools manufacturing industry in Suleja, Niger State, Nigeria. The consisting of items in Questionnaire are adopted from the previous researches was used in primary data collection. The correlation coefficients of the variables were estimated using SPSS. In this article found that employees commitment have positive related in organizational performance. The employee commitment have positively related in the job satisfaction, motivation and job involvement. The organization needs to give more important to increase the employee's commitment for high level performance.
Online Journal by League of Educational Researchers International (LERI), 2022
This study on the impact of Supervision and Inspection as quality assurance strategies on the adm... more This study on the impact of Supervision and Inspection as quality assurance strategies on the administration of primary education Curriculum in NorthWest geo-political zone, Nigeria. Cross-Sectional design was adopted and a population of teachers, Head teachers and quality assurance summing up to one hundred and ninety five thousand and ninety one was used. Out of them, three hundred and eighty three (383) respondents were proportionally sampled for the study. The instrument used for the study was titled impact of supervision and inspection as quality assurance strategies on the implementation of primary school education Curriculum (QSIQASIPSEC). Descriptive statistics and chi-square were used to analyse the data.The result reveals significant impact of supervision on teachers instructional delivery with (X 2 =152.310, p=014), and significant impact of inspection on provision of instructional materials with (X 2 =246.628, p=031). It was concluded that supervision and inspection has significant impact on teachers instructional delivery and it was recommended that teachers should be supervised in their instructional delivery provision and inspection of instructional materials should also be carried out regularly to ensure maintenance of the resources. Finally, supervision of teachers instructional delivery help to ensure efficiency in the implementation of primary education curriculum.
Online Journal by League of Educational Researchers International (LERI), 2022
Education is widely regarded as the key to economic prosperity, the key to scientific and technol... more Education is widely regarded as the key to economic prosperity, the key to scientific and technological advancement, the means to combat unemployment, and the foundation of social equity. Based on this fact, the Federal Government of Nigeria like other developing nations has at different times made serious efforts in increasing the number of children enrolled in primary schools though there are still many more who are not enrolled and who do not complete the primary education. This massive expansion has been possible by the allocation of large sums of monetary allocation to primary education. Although the functionality of this level of primary education is not doubted, in addition to the structural changes made to improve the system, it has been saddled with problems ranging from issues of enrolment, funding, infrastructure, teaching personnel and curriculum provisions. This paper discusses the productivity of primary education and some of the structural changes made to meet the demands of the society. More so, this paper discusses the issues earlier mentioned as the affect primary education system in Nigeria.
Online Journal by League of Educational Researchers International (LERI), 2022
The fourth republic has witness serious challenges ranging from communal ethnic and religious vio... more The fourth republic has witness serious challenges ranging from communal ethnic and religious violence. The situation has witness a dangerous scenario with the emergence of Boko Haram, terrorism, banditry and kidnapping in various geo-political zones of the country. In all the violent and security challenges, youth has been the common fodder in the hands of politicians or religious zealots in tormenting trouble in the country. The idea is premised on the high rate of unemployment among the youth which is a fallout of the faulty educational system that has renders Nigeria youth unemployable in the labour market. The economic predicament of the Nigerian youth has made them ruthless in crimes. The paper asserts that between terrorists, bandits and kidnappers, there is very little difference as one set of activities apparently service the other and has significant impact on education system in the4 country.
International Journal of Psychological Counselling and Instruction (IJPCI), 2024
This paper examined relationship between John Holland Personality Traits and Career Aspirations o... more This paper examined relationship between John Holland Personality Traits and Career Aspirations of Senior Secondary School Students Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State. A correlational design was adopted for this study. The population consisted of 2200 Senior Secondary School Students. A sample of 327 students was selected using stratified sampling technique and sample size according to Krejcie and Morgan (1970). The researcher adapted two instruments Holland (1994) and Holland (1985) respectively. Some modifications and changes were done on the instruments to suit the present study. These instruments titled; Self-Discovery Questionnaire (SDQ) and Career Aspirations Inventory (CAI) which were validated and used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of .93 and .96 were established, using Cronbach’s Alpha. The data was analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC). The findings showed very strong relationship between realistic, artistic, social and conventional personality traits and career aspirations of students. The findings also revealed that there was a moderate and weak relationship between investigative and enterprising personality traits and career aspirations of students. Conclusion was made that there was positive relationship and high level of congruence between personality traits and career aspirations of Senior Secondary School Students. Based on the findings, it was recommended that Holland’s personality theory should be used by counsellors at all levels for proper match between personality traits and career aspirations to avoid incongruence in future career aspirations of students. It was also recommended that all counsellors, teachers and administrators should be given opportunity to explore John Holland personality theory and its applications in career counselling, as assessment tool and for proper place
International Journal of Psychological Counselling and Instruction (IJPCI), 2024
Students in IDP camps are faced with challenges of interpersonal relationship which affects their... more Students in IDP camps are faced with challenges of interpersonal relationship which affects their relationship between individuals in the school setting at the IDP camps which result to lack of cooperation between them. Interpersonal relationships have to do with how students are expected to be able to adapt themselves to constantly changing situations and interactive relationships in the school, family, friendship, neighborhood, as well as negotiation with others, and working in group. Effective development of interpersonal relationship skills among students can result to positive self-concept formation, social and emotional competences, as well as psychological wellbeing. The study of this nature on effects of trauma counselling on student's interpersonal relationship cannot be overemphasized. The study applied communication skill, decision making skill in helping secondary school students in IDP camp. Four research question were raised and answered in the cause of the study. Four hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. True experimental research design was adapted. The population of the study was 64 SS2 students. Purposive sampling technique was used. One instrument tag: Students Interpersonal relationship questionnaire (SIRQ) with 33 items was used. The reliability of the instrument was established using Cronbach Alpha method of reliability index which yielded 0.98. The statistical tool used in answering research question were mean, standard deviation and t-test in testing the hypotheses. The study found that trauma counselling is helpful in treating students who are traumatized. Therefore, the paper recommended that trauma counselling should be used in helping students who are traumatized. This will help in reducing psychological trauma that is found among students who found themselves in that situation, and build a generation that will bring development to our society.
International Journal of Psychological Counselling and Instruction (IJPCI), 2022
Students at Borstal Training Institute are faced with challenges of substance abuse which have ha... more Students at Borstal Training Institute are faced with challenges of substance abuse which have hampered their growth as individual; some due to the issue of substance abuse have been dropout from other institutions and taken to the school for correctional measures. The issue of substance abuse among students has affected a good number of them to concentrate and learn well. The study of this nature on Effects of Behavior Modification Therapy on student's substance abuse in upper basic 3 students in Borstal Training Institute cannot be undermined. The study applied the principles and techniques of the therapy in helping students overcome their substance abuse behaviour. Four objectives were raised in the cause of this study. Four research questions were answered and one hypothesis.. The quasi experimental specifically the non-equivalent pretest and posttest design was adopted for the study. The population was made up of 232 students in Borstal Training Institute. The sample of the study was the Upper Basic three students of Borstal Training Institute in Kaduna State. Purposive sampling technique was used; the sample used was 52 students. Two instruments were used Level of substance abuse questionnaire (LSAQ) with 20 items and Substance Abuse for Secondary School Students Questionnaire with 28 items. The validity of the two instruments was determined by experts from Guidance and Counselling, Research Measurement and Evaluation. The reliability of the instruments was established using Cronbach Alpha method of reliability which yielded reliability indexes of LSAQ as 0.88 and SAQSSS 0.901 respectively. Data collected for the study were analyzed using SPSS 26 version. The statistical tools used in answering research questions were percentage, mean and standard deviation. ANCOVA was used for hypothesis testing at 0.05 level of significance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SECURITY STUDIES AND SCHOOL SAFETY, 2022
The insecurity posed by the Boko Haram sect in the Northern Nigeria is not only about the vicious... more The insecurity posed by the Boko Haram sect in the Northern Nigeria is not only about the viciousness of neither its terror campaigns, nor the sect"s avowed mission to impose Islamic law on the country, it is also about confusion regarding the exact cause(s) of the violence. Several theories have emerged to explain the problem, broadly revolving around socioeconomic , political, and religious themes, all of which are treated in this paper. Also, considering the fact that the Nigeria Police Force is an important security outfit of the government charged with the internal security of the nation. The paper therefore submits a laudable curriculum for the Nigeria Police Force. The stages to be followed in developing a curriculum for the Nigeria Police Force are highlighted. The objectives to be achieved in order to build a virile and effective Police Force have also been proposed. It is, however, suggested that a laudable curriculum for the Nigeria Police Force is absolutely imperative if the current insecurity in Nigeria will become history.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SECURITY STUDIES AND SCHOOL SAFETY, 2022
This paper assesses the perception of stakeholders on the impact of interfaith dialogue on peaceb... more This paper assesses the perception of stakeholders on the impact of interfaith dialogue on peacebuilding process in Kaduna State. The paper adopted an evaluative survey designs. The study population was comprises 25 religious leaders and 25 community leaders in Kaduna Metropolis. The purposive sampling procedure was used to select respondents. Structured Questionnaires (SQ) and Key Informants interviews (KII) were used as instruments for data collection. All the tools for data collection were subjected to validation and reliability checks to ensure that the instruments are suitable for data collection. Data were simply coded and analysed using SPSS to ensure that the information utilisation is not affected by unnecessary technicalities. The paper concludes that the dialogue between Christian and Muslim leaders has brought more peace in the state therefore interfaith dialogue had been effective in peacebuilding among youth across religious affiliations and has brought about change in the sermons preached in churches and mosque. In view of the findings the paper recommended that establishment of interfaith dialogue directorate in a State ministry will be commendable. Again, it is important that youth be provided with necessary skills to discourage them from participating in interreligious conflicts in the future.
Journal of Peace Education and Security Studies (JPESS), 2022
This paper assesses the perceived psychosocial determinants of illicit substance use among Univer... more This paper assesses the perceived psychosocial determinants of illicit substance use among University students in Niger State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design as a plan for data collection. Since it is practically impossible to cover the entire population, the researcher sampled 205 (129 male and 76 female) University students for the study using stratified random sampling technique. A structured questionnaire called "Questionnaire for Psychosocial Determinants of Illicit Substance use among University Students" (QPDISUUS) was used for data collection. Cronbach Alpha method is estimating the reliability index was used and the instrument yielded 0.82 as index of internal consistency. Data collected that relate to research questions were analysed using descriptive statistics while chi-square statistics was employed to test hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that curiosity and ignorance, peer group pressure, traumatic life events and frustrations, availability and accessibility of substance, media influence and societal pressure are some of the perceived psychosocial determinants of illicit substance use among University students in Niger State. The paper recommended that stakeholders in education most especially the University management is advised to establish and fund functional counselling unit to be saddled with responsibility of organising talks on negative consequences of illicit substance use and abuse among the students among others.
Journal of Peace Education and Security Studies (JPESS, 2022
The paper focuses on the classroom assessment practices commonly adopted by Lecturers in some Nig... more The paper focuses on the classroom assessment practices commonly adopted by Lecturers in some Nigerian Universities and how students" retention rate is affected vis-à-vis national security. The paper adopted survey design as a method of data collection. Simple random sampling procedure was used for selecting sampled Universities for the study and descriptive procedures were used in analysing collected data. The paper identified classroom assessment practices commonly used by University Lecturers to include formative and summative assessments, individual, group and ipsative assessments as well as referencing assessments. Issue of zero score in assessment was found to be largely responsible for poor retention rate and high drop-out rate among University students with the resultant effect on increasing level of societal crimes and threat to national security. The paper therefore, concludes that since national security implies the preservation of the nation's physical integrity and territory including its nature, institutions and governance, as a matter of policy, necessary steps should be taken to ameliorate the aspect(s) of classroom assessment practices that expel students from the universities and constitute threats to national security. The paper recommends that there should not be zero in classroom assessment in line with the doctrine of comprehensiveness in assessment. Again, students should be exposed to a variety of assessment activities that give meaning to formative evaluation including the use of creative assessment, classroom observation, peer assessment, and self-assessment.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SECURITY STUDIES AND SCHOOL SAFETY, 2021
The paper assesses the perception of the stakeholders on the establishment of a model almajiri sc... more The paper assesses the perception of the stakeholders on the establishment of a model almajiri schools in Nasarawa State. The research design used for this study was a survey research design, which involves the collection of data from random sample of the target population. The population of the study is made up of all Almajiris, their teachers and parents in Five (5) wards of Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The instrument used in conducting this study was an interview questions designed by the researcher, which has a definite set of questions and predetermined order of asking. The data for the study which were derived from the responses of the Almajiris, the teachers and parents to the interview items were analyzed, using simple percentages and mean scores. The hypotheses were tested by Kruskal-Wallis (H) statistics at 0.05 level of significance. Almajiris, their Parents and Teachers are in support of this model (integration of traditional Quranic schools within its original location as a means of integrating Almajiri education into formal education system) and the third model of integration of basic education into the curriculum of established Islamiyyah and Ma'ahad schools as a means of integrating Almajiri education into formal education system. The paper recommended that The Almajiris should be provided with opportunities to acquire sound knowledge by the Government and non-governmental organizations. This can be achieved by developing the two most acceptable models of integrating Almajiris system into the formal system of education. These models are integration of traditional Quranic schools within its original location as a means of integrating Almajiri education into formal education system and the integration of basic education into the curriculum of established Islamiyyah and Ma'ahad schools as a means of integrating Almajiri education into formal education system.
Journal of Peace and Security Studies (JPSS), 2022
Nigerian military history is an aspect of Nigerian history that reconstructs the philosophies, be... more Nigerian military history is an aspect of Nigerian history that reconstructs the philosophies, beliefs, life and times of military personnel in relation to time and place. Military history as a sub-discipline of history examines the strategic, operational, tactical, political, institutional, sociological and cultural aspects of war. Given the fact that warfare cannot be excluded from the study of conflict, there lies much in military history that could be useful in the study of conflict and conflict management. However, despite the central role that military history plays in the conduct and understanding of conflict and conflict management, its place is much understudied. The paper examines the importance of military history to understanding conflict management. The paper submits that from the pedagogical viewpoint, military history can be used to better study conflict, conflict management and prevention. As such, to ignore military history in the study of conflict management is to sacrifice depth, breadth and spread of humankind age-old endeavourwar.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SECURITY STUDIES AND SCHOOL SAFETY, 2022
Kaduna State has heterogeneous cultural and religious beliefs. A critical assessment of the exist... more Kaduna State has heterogeneous cultural and religious beliefs. A critical assessment of the existing religious climate in Nigeria describes the pattern of the Muslim-Christian relationship as artificially designed and contrary to the orthodox ideal teachings of inter-religious relations shared by Islam and Christianity. However, the current catalogue of incessant insurgencies, such as the eruption of violence by religious sects and religious intolerance, threatens the corporate existence of the State. Interfaith dialogue seems a variable option for peacebuilding since it deals with human communication that seeks to create and advance a world of shared meaning among people of diverse faith. This paper has reviewed the impact of interfaith dialogue in Kaduna State from 1996 to 2022. The paper concludes that the dialogue between Christian and Muslim Kaduna State has brought more peace in the State; therefore, interfaith dialogue has been effective in peacebuilding among youth across religious affiliations and has brought about a change in the sermons preached in churches and mosques. Establishing an interfaith dialogue directorate in a State Ministry to coordinate the affairs of interfaith dialogue and awareness will be commendable. There is also a need to establish a committee of community religious leaders, which from time to time should, among other things, be charged with the task of reviewing the relationship between the parties.
Online Journal by League of Educational Researchers International (LERI), 2022
This paper examines quality assurance in assessment of history in Nigerian schools. The laudable ... more This paper examines quality assurance in assessment of history in Nigerian schools. The laudable objectives of history in making students competent in decision making, problem solving, dealing with change and developing attitudes appropriate for effective citizenship in a pluralist democratic society, cannot be achieved without efficient and effective learners" assessment of the subject. Therefore this paper examines the concept of quality assurance in relation to teaching/learning and assessment of history. It discusses the role of various assessment approaches in history education in Nigerian schools. It also examines how professionally trained, skilled and motivated teachers in adequate numbers in the school system can enhance quality assurance in the assessment practice in history education. Finally, recommendations are made on strategies to improve opportunities for high quality assessment of students" learning outcomes in history.
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The study examined the future curriculum impact on the targeted learners and national development... more The study examined the future curriculum impact on the targeted learners and national development. Observation on best future choices is not something that happens by chance; in fact, it should be carried out through careful planning driven by research. Therefore, observation on future curriculum would also involve in-depth research on future possibilities and their impact. Policy makers and curriculum developers of institutions or even the country should plan ahead not only for 50 years to come but beyond that. Research on the future would provide essential data in shaping the present generation as well as the future generation. Research oriented from future curriculum should be developed based on research findings on the future, including research on trends, events and their respective impact on the targeted learners. Therefore, the researchers will also discuss the aims, definition, basics and importance of future curriculum. The paper also includes discussion about the learners, curriculum practices, concept of targeted instructional strategy, curriculum and national development.
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Corruption is a form of dishonesty or criminal activity undertaken by a person or organization en... more Corruption is a form of dishonesty or criminal activity undertaken by a person or organization entrusted with a position of authority, often to acquire illicit benefit, or, abuse of entrusted power for one's private gain. This may include many activities including bribery and embezzlement. Adult and non-formal education, on the other hand, has to do with all responsibly organized learning opportunities such as seminars, workshops, etc, which enable people who are considered to be adults in their communities to enlarge and interpret their own living experiences. Corruption is a serious problem that has eaten deep into the fabrics of the Nigerian Society. This therefore requires all hands to be on deck in its fight. This paper examines how adult and non-formal education can be used to fight the menace of corruption in Nigeria. It began with a conceptual clarification of corruption and adult and nonformal education, causes of corruption, different forms of corruption in Nigeria, effects of corruption and how adult and non-formal education can be used to fight against the menace corruption in Nigeria.
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As the saying "If you educate a woman you have educated a nation" goes, so has the girl-child edu... more As the saying "If you educate a woman you have educated a nation" goes, so has the girl-child education become a contemporary issue to nations of the world because girls are usually discriminated against in all spheres of life including education. It is based on this, that this paper examines the girl-child marginalization and with unequal access to education compared to their male counterpart. The study reveals that cultural practices serve as hindrance to girlchild education and that inaccessibility of the girl-child education makes them vulnerable to problems such as HIV/AIDS, early marriage, denial of fundamental rights and child labour. The paper concluded that if girl-child education is fostered, she will be self-reliant, adequately socialized and well empowered to contribute meaningfully to the community as well as acquire skills of problems solving to an appreciable extent. The paper therefore recommends that education should be made accessible to the girl-child at all levels and awareness programme should be mounted to redeem the image of the girl-child to make the world a better place for her to live.
Online Journal by League of Educational Researchers International (LERI), 2022
Kidnapping has become a menace in our contemporary society and education system in Kaduna State, ... more Kidnapping has become a menace in our contemporary society and education system in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Kaduna State has been seen as one of the horrible state in the NorthWest Geopolitical location because of wide spread injustice, violence, banditry, cattle herdsmen, terrorism and insecurity. This paper notes that the rate of kidnapping in Kaduna State has been increasing of such that more than 200 innocent souls including the Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi Chikun Local Government, Students of Federal College of forestry Mando were kidnapped between 2020-2021. While some of these victims were rescued after paying huge amount of money as ransom, some of them were able to escape after being tortured or raped and others were incarcerated to die of hunger. This paper notes that as a result of injustice and corruption, kidnapping has now become the most lucrative job that can change an individual from pennilessness to riches in a twinkle of an eye. The paper concludes that the blight of kidnapping in Kaduna state continues to aggravates due t the gravity of corruption and unemployment that rendered many skillful graduate to become jobless. The paper also recommended that the government should provides job for the unemployed youths and Nigerian criminal justice system should expedite action in the prosecution of any person accused of kidnapping for justice delayed is justice denied. This will go a long way towards discouraging offenders from relapsing into kidnapping and also deter potential Kidnappers.
Online Journal by League of Educational Researchers International (LERI), 2022
During the last decades many scholars tried to define what classroom management is, which are the... more During the last decades many scholars tried to define what classroom management is, which are the characteristics that make classroom management effective or ineffective, the factors that are connected to this term, the dimensions of classroom management and if whether it is affected by external factors. The first definitions that have been given present classroom management as a synonym to discipline, but according to modern theories discipline is just a crumple of classroom management, as classroom management is a wide term that includes many aspects that are presented below.
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Employee commitment plays the major part in the growth of the organization performance. Many orga... more Employee commitment plays the major part in the growth of the organization performance. Many organizations want to increase their performance. The employee commitment will boost the employee's performance in the organization. The behavior of commitment changes can be occurred in the job satisfaction, motivation and job involvement. The data was collected by 100 employees are working in machine tools manufacturing industry in Suleja, Niger State, Nigeria. The consisting of items in Questionnaire are adopted from the previous researches was used in primary data collection. The correlation coefficients of the variables were estimated using SPSS. In this article found that employees commitment have positive related in organizational performance. The employee commitment have positively related in the job satisfaction, motivation and job involvement. The organization needs to give more important to increase the employee's commitment for high level performance.
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This study on the impact of Supervision and Inspection as quality assurance strategies on the adm... more This study on the impact of Supervision and Inspection as quality assurance strategies on the administration of primary education Curriculum in NorthWest geo-political zone, Nigeria. Cross-Sectional design was adopted and a population of teachers, Head teachers and quality assurance summing up to one hundred and ninety five thousand and ninety one was used. Out of them, three hundred and eighty three (383) respondents were proportionally sampled for the study. The instrument used for the study was titled impact of supervision and inspection as quality assurance strategies on the implementation of primary school education Curriculum (QSIQASIPSEC). Descriptive statistics and chi-square were used to analyse the data.The result reveals significant impact of supervision on teachers instructional delivery with (X 2 =152.310, p=014), and significant impact of inspection on provision of instructional materials with (X 2 =246.628, p=031). It was concluded that supervision and inspection has significant impact on teachers instructional delivery and it was recommended that teachers should be supervised in their instructional delivery provision and inspection of instructional materials should also be carried out regularly to ensure maintenance of the resources. Finally, supervision of teachers instructional delivery help to ensure efficiency in the implementation of primary education curriculum.
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Education is widely regarded as the key to economic prosperity, the key to scientific and technol... more Education is widely regarded as the key to economic prosperity, the key to scientific and technological advancement, the means to combat unemployment, and the foundation of social equity. Based on this fact, the Federal Government of Nigeria like other developing nations has at different times made serious efforts in increasing the number of children enrolled in primary schools though there are still many more who are not enrolled and who do not complete the primary education. This massive expansion has been possible by the allocation of large sums of monetary allocation to primary education. Although the functionality of this level of primary education is not doubted, in addition to the structural changes made to improve the system, it has been saddled with problems ranging from issues of enrolment, funding, infrastructure, teaching personnel and curriculum provisions. This paper discusses the productivity of primary education and some of the structural changes made to meet the demands of the society. More so, this paper discusses the issues earlier mentioned as the affect primary education system in Nigeria.
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The fourth republic has witness serious challenges ranging from communal ethnic and religious vio... more The fourth republic has witness serious challenges ranging from communal ethnic and religious violence. The situation has witness a dangerous scenario with the emergence of Boko Haram, terrorism, banditry and kidnapping in various geo-political zones of the country. In all the violent and security challenges, youth has been the common fodder in the hands of politicians or religious zealots in tormenting trouble in the country. The idea is premised on the high rate of unemployment among the youth which is a fallout of the faulty educational system that has renders Nigeria youth unemployable in the labour market. The economic predicament of the Nigerian youth has made them ruthless in crimes. The paper asserts that between terrorists, bandits and kidnappers, there is very little difference as one set of activities apparently service the other and has significant impact on education system in the4 country.
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Senior Secondary School Students Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State. A correlational
design was adopted for this study. The population consisted of 2200 Senior Secondary School Students.
A sample of 327 students was selected using stratified sampling technique and sample size according to
Krejcie and Morgan (1970). The researcher adapted two instruments Holland (1994) and Holland (1985)
respectively. Some modifications and changes were done on the instruments to suit the present study.
These instruments titled; Self-Discovery Questionnaire (SDQ) and Career Aspirations Inventory (CAI)
which were validated and used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of .93 and .96 were
established, using Cronbach’s Alpha. The data was analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation
Coefficient (PPMCC). The findings showed very strong relationship between realistic, artistic, social and
conventional personality traits and career aspirations of students. The findings also revealed that there
was a moderate and weak relationship between investigative and enterprising personality traits and career
aspirations of students. Conclusion was made that there was positive relationship and high level of
congruence between personality traits and career aspirations of Senior Secondary School Students. Based
on the findings, it was recommended that Holland’s personality theory should be used by counsellors at
all levels for proper match between personality traits and career aspirations to avoid incongruence in
future career aspirations of students. It was also recommended that all counsellors, teachers and
administrators should be given opportunity to explore John Holland personality theory and its
applications in career counselling, as assessment tool and for proper place
Senior Secondary School Students Jos South Local Government Area, Plateau State. A correlational
design was adopted for this study. The population consisted of 2200 Senior Secondary School Students.
A sample of 327 students was selected using stratified sampling technique and sample size according to
Krejcie and Morgan (1970). The researcher adapted two instruments Holland (1994) and Holland (1985)
respectively. Some modifications and changes were done on the instruments to suit the present study.
These instruments titled; Self-Discovery Questionnaire (SDQ) and Career Aspirations Inventory (CAI)
which were validated and used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of .93 and .96 were
established, using Cronbach’s Alpha. The data was analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation
Coefficient (PPMCC). The findings showed very strong relationship between realistic, artistic, social and
conventional personality traits and career aspirations of students. The findings also revealed that there
was a moderate and weak relationship between investigative and enterprising personality traits and career
aspirations of students. Conclusion was made that there was positive relationship and high level of
congruence between personality traits and career aspirations of Senior Secondary School Students. Based
on the findings, it was recommended that Holland’s personality theory should be used by counsellors at
all levels for proper match between personality traits and career aspirations to avoid incongruence in
future career aspirations of students. It was also recommended that all counsellors, teachers and
administrators should be given opportunity to explore John Holland personality theory and its
applications in career counselling, as assessment tool and for proper place