Browsing by Author "Kana, Ebini A.A."

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    Assessment of students and teachers perception toward challenges of COVID- 19 pandemic in Nasarawa State secondary schools, Nigeria
    (Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty Of Education, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2021-10-07) Salihu, A. Galle; Kana, Ebini A.A.; Audu, Tanko Danlami
    The COVID-19 pandemic saw the abrupt shutting down of secondary education and students were told to vacate campuses as one of the measures to curb further infections. On the bases of these, the study investigated assessment of students and teachers perception toward challenges of COVID-19 pandemic in Nasarawa State secondary schools, Nigeria. Two research questions and its corresponding hypotheses were used and descriptive survey design was adopted. The population consisted of all 8,850 teachers and Students 400 were selected as a simple size of this study through random sampling techniques across five senior secondary schools. Students and Teachers Perception Questionnaire on COVIC-19 Pandemic (STPQCP) contained 12 items. STPQCP was validated by experts yielded 0.82 validity index and 0.84 reliability index using Cronbach Alpha. STPQCP was administered and the data collected was analysed using descriptive statistics to answered research questions and t-test and ANOVA was used to test null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significant.
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    RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRINCIPAL'S LEVEL OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGER STATE
    (Department of Education Management, Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2022-12-15) Sani, Yakubu; Kana, Ebini A.A.; Umar, Shuaibu Shitu
    The study assessed the relationship between principals' level of emotional intelligence and conflict management in secondary schools in Niger State. The study was guided by three objectives with corresponding three research questions and hypotheses. The study was guided by Mixed Model of Emotions by Goleman (1998), Bar-On Theory of Emotional Intelligence (1997) and Conflict Process Theory by Goldman (1966). The research design used for this study was the correlational survey research design. The total population of the study consisted of 2890 teachers. The sample size of the study consisted of 914 respondents. The instrument used for data collection was the 'Relationship between Principal's Level of Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Management (TQRPLEICM). The instrument was duly validated and it yielded 0.64 as logical validity index. The instrument was pilot tested and the coefficient of internal consistency of 0.70 was obtained. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while Pearson's product moment correlation was used to test all the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study indicated that there is a significant relationship between principal's level of self-awareness and conflict management in secondary schools in Niger State, there was a significant relationship between principal's level of social-awareness and conflict management in secondary schools in Niger State and there was a significant relationship between principal's level of empathy and conflict management in secondary schools in Niger State. The study made three recommendations based on the findings. One of the recommendations of the study was that the Niger State Ministry of Education should organize regular training for principals through seminars and conferences to boost the level of their self-awareness component of emotional intelligence to help them become effective conflicts managers of their various secondary schools in the state.