Browsing by Author "Kalu, Chukwudi O."

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    Influence of School-Based Management Committee (SBMC) on the Management of Public Junior Secondary Schools in FCT, Abuja
    (Department of Educational Foundation, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-10-10) Saleh, Agwom Dauda; Kalu, Chukwudi O.
    This paper emphasize on the importance of school - based management committee in decentralizing significant amount of authority and responsibility to make decisions related to the allocation of resources in achieving school objectives, mission and vision. The population of this studyconsists of 58 principals and 3,394 teachers in public junior secondary schools in Federal Capital Territory. (Abuja). The sample size is 358. The simple random sampling procedure was adopted in determining the sample size. A descriptive survey research design was used. A questionnaire: Influence of School - Based Management Committee on the Management of Public Junior Secondary Schools (ISBMCMPJSS)was used for data collection. Two research questions were answered and two hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The validity score yielded 0.82. The reliability index yielded 0.76. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Hypotheses were tested using chi-square. The finding reveals that SBMC contributes significantly in short and long-term development of the school. However, several factors can limit the activities of SBMC such as government factor, community factor, principal and teacher factor. This paper provides recommendation for the orientation of government, community, principal and teachers on how they can play their part in effective SBMC for national cohesion and global competitiveness.
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    Use of Audio-visual Materials in Equipping Girls for Sustainable Development in Nigeria
    (Department of Chemistry Education, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2019-12-12) Kalu, Chukwudi O.; Salisu, Amina Danladi; Jibrin, Abdullahi Tanko; Saleh, Agwom Dauda
    Education is the cornerstone of national growth and development. The use of audio-visual materials aids the effective, cognitive, affective and psychomotor development of students at all levels in Nigeria through what the ears and eyes hear and see respectively in the teaching and learning process. Audio-visuals are necessary for teaching and learning in this 21st century. They are useful in training and equipping individuals that can contribute meaningfully in the society and thus help achieve sustainable development in Nigeria. There are many factors that can limit the effective use of audio-visuals in equipping girls for sustainable development. These include inadequate infrastructure, inadequate skilled manpower, cost and limited access to the internet. This position paper, therefore, recommends the provision of adequate infrastructure, recruitment of skilled manpower, provision of adequate audio-visual materials and effective utilisation of audio-visual materials from primary to tertiary institutions in order to equip the girl child to contribute significantly to sustainable development in Nigeria.