Browsing by Author "Audu, Godiya"

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    Nexus Between Departmental Leadership, Staff and Students' Academic Performance in Colleges of Education in the North Central, Nigeria.
    (Department of Sociology, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2022-06-02) Nalah, Augustine Bala; Ishaya, Daniel Leku; Audu, Godiya
    An Educational Institution like the College of Education is a dynamic and veritable instrument for academic achieving through departmental leadership style. Departmental leadership enhance staff performance and students' academic achievement. This study aims to establish a nexus between the departmental head leadership style of authoritative and democratic on staff performance and students' academic achievement in Colleges of Education in North Central Nigeria. The research study adopted a correlational survey research design from the population of 260 Heads of Departments (HODs) and 1425 lecturers from six states in North Central Nigeria, including Benue, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger and Plateau state. A sample size of428 lecturers in 77 departments representing 30% of the 1,425 lecturers in 260 departments was selected using a simple random sampling technique. The data collected were analyzed through mean and standard deviation, and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences tested the hypotheses using Chi-square. The study reveals the following findings; hypotheses 1 and 2 found X2 calculated values of 5.71 and 5.41 for staff and students, respective are less than the X2 tabulated value of 6.82 with df = 3 and 0.05 level of significance. It indicates no statistically significant relationship between departmental head authoritarian leadership and staff and students' academic achievement in state education colleges. Conversely, hypotheses 3 and 4 reveal X2 calculated values of 8.31 and 6.71 for staff and students, respectively, are greater than the X2 tabulated value of 6.82 with df = 3 and 0.05 level of significance. It established a statistically significant relationship between departmental head democratic leadership and staff performance and students' academic achievement. It is recommended that a training and development programme be given to department heads to combine more than one leadership style with meeting up with the current global leadership style that achieves results.
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    THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF COMMUNAL LAND DISPUTE ON THE FAMILY INSTITUTION IN TIV, BENUE STATE
    (Department of Psychology, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2020-04-04) Lawrence, Orkuugh L.; Audu, Godiya
    The research focused on the psychological impact of communal land disputes on the family institution in Tiv. This was with the aim of determining the causes of communal land disputes so as to see its impact on the family. Further attempts were made to see the role of community leaders, women and the youths in the disputes. Possible ways were also soughtfor peaceful resolution and management ofthe phenomenon. The method of participant observation using Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and oral interview was adopted for data collection. The major findings of the study indicate that land, role played by youths, elders, women, police and the court are the major causes of the disputes. Recommendations include otganizing workshops, securing employment and establishing ujamaa settlements to create more land spacefor farming activities.
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    THE ROLE OF A FORENSIC EXPERT IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS OF MITIGATION OF DEATH PENALTY: LESSONS FOR NIGERIA FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
    (Political Science Department, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2014-01-01) Audu, Godiya
    Death penalty is one of the capital punishments for grievous crimes in the world. The death penalty has been a topic of controversy from the issue of its constitutionality to the variability in its application in the world. The author provided a focus upon the role of the forensic psychologist, specifically as it applies to mitigation. Case study review of forensic case indices from American population was employed by the author and contrasted with the practice in Nigeria. The author obviously found that looking at the development of the death penalty; it becomes clear that there remained serious problems with the structure of capital trials and the imposition of the death penalty in Nigeria. The author further stated that, in trying to address some of these problems, the legal community should increasingly focus on the importance of the development and presentation of mitigation evidence. In this endeavor the efforts of forensic psychologists can be of great importance to both prosecution and defense attorneys, jurors and the judicial detennination about the appropriate punishment to be imposed, i.e either death sentence or alternative offer of life imprisonment. To achieve this, the author recommends that there should be increase understanding of the relationship between psychologists and lawyers in Nigeria through publications on issues of law and psychology in Nigerian jurisprudence. This will increase lawyers’ knowledge of forensic psychology and the entire forensic science, while at the same time increasing psychologists' knowledge of criminal law so that they can interact with judges, attorneys and other legal professionals for effective justice dispensation. In addition, Nigerian universities should offer joint academic programs in law and psychology. This will no doubt foster continuing communication and learning between psychologists and lawyers and this will enhance justice dispensation in Nigeria.