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    COMPARISON OF CLASSICAL TEST THEORY AND ITEM RESPONSE THEORY ABILITY ESTIMATES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ECONOMICS STUDENTS IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, ABUJA
    (Department of Education Foundation, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2018-05-08) Anyanwu, Louis Ngozi
    This study is a comparison of the ability estimation of secondary school Economic students in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja based on the Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT). Survey research design was employed with 7 research questions raised while 8 research hypotheses were tested at the 0.05 level of significance. The population of the study consists of 18,643 SS II students (10,009 males and 8,634 females) from 206 Senior Secondary Schools (53 rural and 153 urban) that offered Economics at SSCE.The sample of the study comprised 903 SS II students (420 male and 483 female) Economics candidates from 23 Senior Secondary Schools (11 urban and 12 rural) in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja which were selected using stratified random sampling and purposive sampling techniques. A 50 item Economics Students‟ Achievement Test was constructed by the researcher and subjected to experts. Content validity with a logical index of 0.79was obtained for the instrument. The instrument was trail tested and a split-half reliability test conducted yielded 0.86 coefficient of internal consistency. Regular class teachers were used to administer the test, retrieve same for scoring by the researcher and thereafter subjected to CTT and IRT comparison using AcerConQuestand X-Caliber software. The research questions were answered using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) while the hypotheses were tested using t-test statistics. The findings showed that the items have moderate psychometric indices when tested using CTT model while the psychometric properties as depicted by IRT indicated that one items was outside the acceptable range. With the CTT, all the 50 items were accepted and analyzed, while in IRT, one item was rejected as a result of no variance in the scores of the whole sampled students, the mean score for the CTT was higher than that of IRT. Also, there is significant difference in the difficulty indices of Economics test items between CTT and IRT among the testees irrespective of sex of the students. On the whole, the study established that IRT model possess better ability estimation than CTT. It was thus recommended that the examination bodies should embrace the use of IRT model for more accurate estimation of candidates‟ ability
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    IMPACT EVALUATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION POST-BASIC PROJECT (STEB B) ON UNITY COLLEGES IN NORTH-CENTRAL GEO-POLITICAL ZONE OF NIGERIA
    (Department of Education Management, Nasarawa state University, Keffi., 2019-12-12) Salami, Taiye
    This study investigated the impact of World Bank intervention on Science and Technical Education departments, code named as; Science and Technical Education Post-Basic Projects (STEP-B) in the Federal Unity Colleges in North-Central Zone of Nigeria. Specifically, on the 26th of August 2008, Federal Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the World Bank started the implementation of STEP-B projects in all the 104 Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria. World Bank releases direct grant to the tune of USD 250,000 (N36,670,000) to each of 24 Federal schools in North Central, for purpose of uplifting Science and Technical Education departments which hitherto were in appalling state. This study ascertained the impact of intervention in achieving the seven (7) cardinal objectives of the loan from Word Bank. Eight (8) research questions were raised and the corresponding hypotheses formulated to guide the study. Ex-post-facto research design that incorporates descriptive survey design was employed. The population of the study consisted of 223 science and technical teachers and 5445 science and technical students in SS1 and SS2 in all the 24 Federal Unity Colleges in the North-Central Zone, who were in these schools in the year 2016/2017 session, from where the sample was drawn. A sample population of 370 teachers and Students ( i.e 110 science and technical teachers and 360 students) were sampled from the combined population of 5668 teachers and students in the target schools. To arrive at the sampled figure, researcher relied on sample size and precision of population estimates at alpha 0.05 level of significance which was developed by cozby (2001). Eight structured questionnaires were developed by researcher and validated by experts in measurement and evaluation and former project Managers in two of the FUCs in the Zone that were pilot tested. Hence, validity and reliability indices are 0.83 and 0.87 respectively were obtained. Simple descriptive Statistics of Frequency counts, Mean and Percentage were employed to answer the research questions, while ANOVA, Chi-square and t-test Statistics were computed to answer research Hypotheses. The results of this study reveal that, 90% of science and technical teachers are very competent, and the trends analysis of Students performance in NECO Physics, Chemistry and Technical Drawing revealed superlative performance prior to intervention and abysmal outcome afterward. The study recommends among others that; provide continuous professional support, including Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to teachers on the job in order to enhance their efficiency and relevance, and re-training of science and technical teachers on the use of modern teaching equipments very necessary, and that FME should provide financial support particularly in the procurement of laboratories consumables through the annual budgetary allocation to all the Federal Unity Colleges in Nigeria
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    EFFECTS OF BRAINSTORMING AND FIELD TRIP TEACHING METHODS ON SECONDARY SCHOOL PHYSICS STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT, RETENTION AND INTEREST IN BWARI ABUJA
    (Department of Educational Foundations, Facaulty of Education, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2018-10-24) Ameh, Joseph
    This study investigates effects of brainstorming and field trip teaching methods on secondary school students’ physics achievement, retention and interest in Bwari Abuja. The study adopted a quasi- experimental pre-test, post-test, post posttest control group design. The population of this study comprises all public senior Secondary Two (SS2) 2016/2017 physics students in the Bwari Council Area of Federal Capital Territory Abuja. Simple random sampling technique was used to select six classes of Senior Secondary II Physics students in six schools in Bwari Council area. The classes selected were administered pretest and the result of pretest was used to identify three classes with similar average abilities. The identical classes were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups. The sample size is 226 students consisting 137 boys and 89 girls. Three SS 2 Physics teachers in each of the schools were trained to serve as research assistants. The researcher developed two instruments: Physics Achievement Test (PAT) and Physics Students’ Interest Scale (PSIS).The instruments were validated by experts in physics and the field of measurement and evaluation. The validity indices for PAT and PSIS were 0.75 and 0.87 while their reliability coefficients were 0.75 and 0.83 respectively. Six research questions with six hypotheses were formulated to facilitate the study. The data collected for the study were classified into pre-test, post-test and post posttest scores for both experimental and control groups. Descriptive statistics were used to answer research questions, while the null hypotheses were tested using ANCOVA at alpha 0.05 level significance. Bonferroni method of analysis was used to show how the groups performed and also the differences among the groups where the main effects were found significant. This was to also explain the sources of significant differences among the groups where they exist. The study showed that brainstorming and fieldtrip teaching methods have a high significant effect on senior secondary school physics students’ achievement, retention and interest. It is recommended that school administrators, and stakeholders in education should be encouraged to organize seminars and workshop on brainstorming and field trip in order to improve teaching and learning of physics at secondary school level. Other studies should also be carried out to find out the effectiveness of these methods in other subjects.
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    A PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS OF MORALITY AS AN AIM OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA
    (Department of Educational Management, Nasarawa Sate University, Keffi., 2014-08-01) Mark, Nyitse
    This Research work recognized the role of moral education in lifting the standard of education in Nigeria. The Work is structured in six chapters. The concept of morality as it relates to education leading to presentation of the background statement of the problems; purpose of the study; research questions and significance of the study. The research saw among other things, the historical background of morality; what morality is, and what is not,. The researcher discussed relativist, absolutist and utilization view of morality with the aid of philosophical tools, with specific attention of the disparities that existed between philosophical and empirical research method. Analysis of morality as an aim of education in Nigeria was carried out with emphasis on the etymological meaning. The researcher justified morality in educational perspective, socially, religiously and otherwise. An examination of the extent to which morality should not be neglated as one of the aims of education was also housed. The findings and contribution of the body of knowledge was identified. one of which that "the problem morality is not only on the definition but its application". Recommendations and suggestions for further marked the end of thus dissertation.
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    INFLUENCE OF PLANNING ON TEACHING AND LEARNING IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA
    (Department Of Educational Management, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2021-02-01) Edet, Inemesit Nsikak
    The study assessed the influence of planning on teaching and learning in senior secondary schools in FCT, Abuja, Nigeria. The study was guided by 4 objectives with corresponding 4 research questions and 4 hypotheses. The two theories that were reviewed under the theoretical framework include the Rational Comprehensive (Synoptic) Planning Model propounded by Faludi and Needham (1973) and the Theory of Transactive Planning by John Friedman (1973). The study reviewed fifteen (15) empirical studies. The research design used for this study was descriptive survey research design. The total population of the study consisted of 3,972 teachers drawn from all the 60 public senior secondary schools in the 6 Area councils in FCT, Abuja. The sample size of the study consisted of 815 respondents drawn from 18 secondary schools in 3 selected Area Councils. Self-developed instrument called “Teachers’ Questionnaire on the Influence of Planning on Teaching and Learning” (TQIPTL) was used for data collection. The instrument was validated and it yielded 0.84 as logical validity index. The instrument was pilot tested on 20 teachers and the coefficient of internal consistency of 0.79 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 major findings of the study indicated that there is a significant relationship between enrolment planning and teaching and learning in FCT senior secondary schools, there is a significant relationship between school plant planning and teaching and learning in FCT senior secondary schools, there is a significant relationship between time-table planning and teaching and learning in FCT senior secondary schools and there is a significant relationship between human resource planning and teaching and learning in FCT senior secondary schools. One of the recommendations of the study is that the laid down policy and procedures for enrolment of students as designed by the FCT Secondary Education Board need to be strictly followed by all secondary schools’ principals in FCT so that teachers could not be overloaded as a result of high rate of admission of students to enable them undertake their teaching responsibilities diligently.
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    INVESTIGATION INTO INTRA-ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS IN SOME UNIVERSITIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA
    (Department of Environmental Resource Management, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2011-05-10) Gloria, Eno-Ibanga Ebi.
    This study was designed to investigate the extent to which university managers resolve conflicts in some universities in North Central Nigeria and to their preferences for resolving these conflicts. The stratified random sampling technique was used to select the three hundred and twenty (320) staff that participated in the study. The area of study was six Universities in North Central Nigeria namely: (i) Benue State University, Makurdi; (ii) Federal University . of Agriculture Makurdi; (iii) Kogi State University; (iv) University of Jos; (v) Nasarawa State University and (vi) University of Abuja. Principal Officers, Heads of Departments and Union Leaders of the six universities constituted the population of 320. Research Instrument titled “Intra-Organizational conflict in the University System Questionnaire” (IOCUSQ) was used to collect data. Five research questions and three hypotheses were formulated with regards to frequency of conflict, conflict resolving strategies and leadership styles. All the three hypotheses were tested at 5% level of confidence using chi-U square (x ) statistics and weighted score ol respondents. The result showed that Intra-Organizational Conflict occurs more frequently in State universities than in Federal universities due to inadequate funding. Results also showed that conflict situations, in universities in North Central Nigeria are dependent' on management strategics in resolving conflicts and that conflict situations are dependent on styles adopted by leaders in resolving conflicts. Based on these findings, It was recommended that state governments should form a coalition with their state universities at all limes especially on issues such as increase in salaries, provision of facilities and good working conditions. It was also recommended that university administrators should show greater commitment to conflict resolutions by communicating with their workers and providing their various needs.
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    ASSESSMENT OF THE UTILIZATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PHYSICAL FACILITIES AND TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY (FCT), ABUJA, NIGERIA
    (Department of Educational Management, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2021-02-17) Naron, Bridget Sim
    The study assessed the interrelationship among Utilization and Maintenance of Physical Facilities and Teachers’ Job Performance in Secondary Schools in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The study was guided by four research questions three objectives and three null hypotheses. The study reviewed 10 empirical studies. The study was anchored on Yutchman and Seashore’s (1967) System Resource Theory on Organisational Effectiveness. The study used cross-sectional survey research design. The total population of the study consisted of 4,014 teachers drawn from 57 public senior secondary schools in FCT, Abuja. The sample size of this study consisted of 802 teachers drawn from 22 public senior secondary schools using stratified and simple random sampling techniques. Selfdeveloped instrument called ‘Questionnaire on the Influence of Physical Facilities Utilization and maintenance on Teachers’ Performance in Public Senior Secondary Schools in FCT (TQIPFUMTP)’ was used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to experts’ judgment for validation and it yielded 0.79 as logical validity index. The instrument was pilot tested on 30 teachers and the coefficient of internal consistency of 0.80 was obtained. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested using Pearson’s Product^ Moment Correlation (PPMC) at 0.05 level of significance. The major findings of the study “ * showed that the frequency of physical facilities utilisation in FCT senior secondary schools is low, there is a significant relationship between physical facilities utilisation and teachers’ job performance in FCT senior secondary schools and there is a significant relationship between physical facilities maintenance and teachers’ job performance in FCT senior secondary schools. The study recommended that the FCT Secondary Education Board need to sensitize principals on the dangers of non-frequent use of physical facilities. Such sensitization could be carried out through seminars, conferences and workshops at the beginning or end of every academic session so that the available physical facilities could be used on frequent basis to enhance teachers’ job performance. vi
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    INFLUENCE OF TRUANCY ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NASARAWA WEST ZONAL INSPECTORAL OF NASARAWA STATE.
    (Department Of Educational Management, Faculty Of Education, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2021-03-03) Mohammed, Gimba Usman
    The study investigated the influence of truancy on academic achievement among secondary school students in Nasarawa West Zonal inspectorate of Nasarawa State. Four objectives, four research questions and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A descriptive survey research design was used. The instrument used for the study was questionnaire for data collection on truancy among secondary school students. A sample of2250 students were selected for the study using proportionate stratified random sampling technique from a population of 13371 students. Data generated from the study was converted into frequencies and analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation. For the null hypothesis, t-test statistics was applied for the tests of significance. All analyses were done using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS Version 21). Findings from the study showed that truancy had a significant influence on the academic achievement of secondary school students in Nasarawa West Zonal Inspectorate of Nasarawa State. Also, findings showed that truancy had a significant influence on the academic achievement of secondary school students when segregated according to gender in Nasarawa West Zonal Inspectorate of Nasarawa State. Further secondary school students when segregated according to school location in Nasarawa West Zonal Inspectorate of Nasarawa State. The study concluded that truancy exerts a great level of influence on student academic achievement. It was therefore recommended that effective guidance and counselling should be introduced in schools in order to curb the rate of truancy in secondary schools. ix
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    INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL INSPECTION ON TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NASARAWA WEST SENATORIAL DISTRICT
    (Department Of Educational Management, Faculty Of Education, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, 2021-02-19) Oparah, Gloria ChikaOdi
    The study assessed the Influence of School Inspection on Teachers' Job Performance in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Nasarawa West Senatorial District. The study was guided by 3 objectives with corresponding 3 research questions and hypotheses. Some concepts relating to the present study were reviewed which include the concept of school inspection, types of school inspection, reasons for school inspection, problems of school inspection in Nigeria and the concept of teachers’ job performance. The Clinical Supervision Model by Cogan (1950) was reviewed under the theoretical framework. The study reviewed nine (9) empirical studies. The research design used for this study was a cross-sectional survey research design. The population of the study consisted of 2474 (7 inspectors, 88 principals and 2379 teachers). The sample size of this study consisted of 693 respondents (7 inspectors, 45 principals and 641 teachers). Self-developed instrument called Influence of School Inspection on Teachers’ Job Performance in Senior Secondary Schools (TQISITJP) was used for data collection. The instrument was duly validated and 0.81 was obtained as the logical validity index. The instrument was pilot tested on 20 teachers and the coefficient of internal consistency of 0.75 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 major findings of the study revealed that there is a significant influence between full-general inspection and teachers’ job performance in public senior secondary schools in Nasarawa West Senatorial District, subject-based inspection significantly influences teachers’ job performance in public senior secondary schools in Nasarawa West Senatorial District and there is significant influence between follow-up inspection and teachers’ job performance in public senior secondary schools in Nasarawa West Senatorial District. One of the major recommendations of the study is that the Nasarawa Teachers' Service Commission needs to organize workshops, conferences, symposia and seminars for inspectors to enable them acquire the various skills and knowledge required to judiciously undertake full-general inspection in a manner that would help teachers to perform their job effectively
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    SCHOOL CLIMATE AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA.
    (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMET, 2021-08-18) Suleiman, Karimat
    The study examined school climate on student academic Performance in Niger State public secondary schools. The concept of school climate is explained based on the dimensions of school climate which consist of the physical, social and academic aspect of schools and how it relates to student academic performance. Two theories was used in the study. Five research questions with five purposes and three hypothesis was formulated for the study. The problem of the study is as a result of the poor appearance of school. poor interaction between student, teachers and administration and quality of instructions in the schools. A non experimental correlational design was adopted for the study, the population of the study consist of three thousand, four hundred and thirty three (3433) teachers and two hundred and fifty (250) schools in Niger State Educational zones .Random sampling technique was used in selecting the schools and teachers, the sample size consist of twenty-five (25) schools and (343) teachers representing 10 % of the population. Five research instruments was used for the study; a questionnaire titled Questionnaire for teachers on School Climate and student academic performance (OFTOSCASAP). The data obtained was collated with the use of descriptive and inferential statistical methods, Pearson product moment correlation and t-lest was used for analysing the research hypotheses. Based on the findings in this study, it was concluded that school climate in relation to school building availability of resources, school safety, teaching and learning in school, quality of instruction, interpersonal relationships in the school, decision making and the overall school climate, can affect many areas and people in public secondary schools in Niger State of Nigeria, and they actually pose considerable challenges to the school administrators. Recommendations such as administration, staff, communities and government must work together as a team to create a good learning environment.
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    PRINCIPALS INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISORY ROLE PERFORMANCE AND STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIRVEMENT IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA.
    (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMET, 2021-02-05) SAMUEL, Williams
    The study examined the principal instructional supervisory role performance and Students’ Academic achievement in Public Senior secondary Schools in Nasarawa State. Three research questions, three objectives, and three statement of the hypotheses were raised. Related literature were reviewed based on the objectives of the study. Descriptive survey design was used in the study. The population of the study comprised of 252 principals, 6,114 teachers, 252 Schools. A random sampling technique was adopted to select the sample size for the study. The sample comprised of 50 principals, 450 teachers and 50 Public Senior Secondary Schools in Nasarawa State, given a total of 500 sampled respondents for the study. .A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by an experts which yielded 88% and the reliability index of 0.72 Data was presented, analyzed and interpretation of data led to rejection of 3 hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that, the major problem facing secondary education was inadequate Supervision. Therefore, the need for adequate supervision of secondary schools, and encouragement is highly needed in respect of these schools, particularly in Nasarawa State. It was recommended that Nasarawa State Governments should provide more qualified teachers. Also, principals should create more relationship with teachers to ensure they deliver lesson to students at the appropriate time. To ensure that adequate supervision is been carried out to enhance quality academic achievement in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Nasarawa State. vi
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    RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS’ WORK CONDITIONS AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA
    (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING FACULTY OF EDUCATION, NASARAWA STATE UNIVERTY, KEFFI., 2021-07-16) Mogbolu, Vivian Oby
    The study examined working Teachers working Conditions and their Effectiveness in Public Secondary School Nasarawa State Nigeria. The study was guided by three objectives with | corresponding three research questions and three null hypotheses. The research design used for | this study was cross-sectional survey research design. The total population of the study consisted ; of 5,352 teachers drawn from all the public senior secondary schools in the 13 Local | Government Areas of Nasarawa State. The sample size of this study consisted of567 respondents ; drawn from 28 public senior secondary schools across the selected 6 Local Government Areas in I Nasarawa State using stratified random sampling technique. Self-developed instrument called Teachers' Questionnaire on Working Conditions and Teacher Effectiveness in Nasarawa State Public Secondaiy Schools (TOWCTENSSS) was used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to experts' judgment for validation and it yielded 0.85 as logical validity index. The instrument was pilot tested on 20 teachers and the coefficient of internal consistency of 0.72 was obtained. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) at 0.05 level of significance. The major findings of the study from the hypotheses testing revealed that there is a significant relationship between working conditions and teacher effectiveness in Nasarawa State Public secondary schools, there is a significant relationship between teacher professional development and teacher effectiveness in Nasarawa State Public secondary schools and there is a significant relationship between Teachers salary structure and teacher effectiveness in Nasarau’a State Public secondary schools. The study made three recommendations based on the findings among the recommendations is that the Nasarawa State government need to adhere strictly by providing teachers with adequate working conditions as spelt out by Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) to enable them to be more committed, dedicated and become effective in performing their jobs. vi
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    PRINCIPALS’ CONFLICT MANAGEMENT SKILLS ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMICS PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NASARAWA WEST SENATORIAL ZONE, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA
    (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT, 2021-06-06) Emmanuel, Adolph Ejeh
    The main objective of the study is to determine the influence of principals5 conflict management skills on students’ academic performance in public senior secondary schools of Nasarawa west senatorial zone, Nasarawa state, Nigeria. Specifically, the study seek to, determine: the influence of communication as principals’ conflict management skill on students’ academic performance; the influence of discussion as principals’ conflict management skill on students’ academic performance; the influence of effective listening as principals’ conflict management skill on students’ academic performance in public senior secondary schools of Nasarawa west senatorial zone, Nasarawa state, Nigeria. The study used cross sectional survey research design. The population of the study is 2009 principals and teachers. The sample size of the study is 1,129, consist of 1,089 teachers and 40 Principals. Questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection after validation and pilot testing among teachers and principals. The study reviewed related empirical studies which differ with the present study in specific objectives, theoretical framework, population, sample size, geographical scope and findings but the reviewed empirical studies shared the same content or general objective because they were conducted on conflict management and students’ academic achievements in various secondary schools in different locations. The study is anchored on Conflict Management Transformation Theory by Bush, Folger and Lederach (2000) and supported by Karl Max conflict theory (1956). Based on the specific stated objectives there following findings were made: There is significant influence of communication as principals’ conflict management skill on students’ academic performance in public senior secondary schools of Nasarawa west senatorial zone, Nasarawa state. Discussion as conflict management skill influence students’ academic performance significantly in public senior secondary schools of Nasarawa west senatorial zone, Nasarawa state, Nigeria. Listening as a conflict management skill influence students’ academic performance in public senior secondary schools of Nasarawa west senatorial zone, Nasarawa state, Nigeria.
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    INFLUENCE OF BUDGETING PROVISION ON MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL FACILITIES IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN FCT, ABUJA
    (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT FACULTY OF EDUCATION NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2021-03-29) Henry, Ogile Inawo
    The study assessed the “influence of budgetary provision on management of school facilities in public senior secondary schools in FCT, Abuja”. The objective of the study was to determine the influence of budgetary provision on management of school facilities in public senior secondary schools in areas of Planning, provision and supervision. Three research questions were raised and three hypotheses framed and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The population of the study comprises of 5,000 (600 principals and 4400 teachers) of 600 public senior secondary schools. 256 principals and 1850 teachers from the population were sampled using stratified sample procedure. The questionnaire was developed based on review of related literature and through the researcher’s personal experience that was used for data collection, the instruments was validated by one expert from Educational Management Department, Faculty of Education, Nasarawa State University, Keffi. The result of the validated instruments yielded index of 0.80. Data related to the research questions were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) while chi-square was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance in all the hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that influence of budgeting provision on management of schools facilities can be done through Planning, provision and supervision among public senior secondary schools. Based on the findings of this study, the researcher recommended that in senior secondary schools the use of Planning, provision and supervision of the study should always be employed. Furthermore, the limitations of the study was numerous which includes difficulties in accessing data from secondary education management board in FCT, Abuja due to the secrecy/privacy attached to official documents, problem of insecurity in some areas of FCT, Abuja especially in Bwari and Kuje area councils which delayed speedy collection of data and of note, is the financial constraints experienced by the researcher during the course of the study.
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    RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL FACTORS AND MARITAL CONFLICT AMONG COUPLES IN LAFIA ZONE OF NASARAWA STATE
    (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS FACULTY OF EDUCATION NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY KEFFI, 2021-03-19) Thaba, Saberta Bitrus
    The effort of this research is to examine the relationship between Social Factors and Marital Conflict among Couples in Lafia Zone of Nasarawa State. In order to achieve the aim of the study, four objectives were set to find out the relationship between communication and marital conflict among couples in Lafia Zone; to ascertain the relationship between sex and marital conflict among couples in Lafia Zone; to investigate the relationship between infidelity and marital conflict among couples in Lafia Zone and to find out the relationship between family structure and marital conflict among couples in Lafia Zone of Nasarawa State. Since the research is on married couples, the researcher adopted a correlation survey approach. The population chosen for the research was 86,420 married people, however, a sample size of 386 couples were randomly selected for the study. A research instrument title “Marital Conflict and Marital Relationship Questionnaire (MCMRQ)” were used for the data collection, while Mean and Standard deviation was used to answer the research questions and Person Product Moment correlation was used to test the hypotheses. The research established that communication is the most predominant social factor causing marital conflict among couples in Lafia Zone, also, sexual relations, infidelity, and family structure are the reason why Marriages are breaking away among Couples in Lafia Zone of Nasarawa State. The research recommended couples should be encouraged to improve in the way they communicate with each other; this is because communication is a life of marriage relationship.
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    RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA
    (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT FACULTY OF EDUCATION NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, 2021-06-28) Nyamson, Elizabeth
    The study investigated the “Relationship between Learning Environment and Academic Performance of Students in Senior Secondary Schools in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja”. The study adopted descriptive survey design. The specific objectives were examined if school physical environment influences academic performance and also find out the extent at which teaching/learning resources, school location, teacher and learning environment and academic performance of students of senior secondary schools in the FCTA. The sample size of the study is 668, the total population is made up of 15 principals, 60 teachers and 472 students was selected from public senior secondary schools in the three Council Areas out of the six Council Areas, using the stratified random sampling technique. An instrument of measurement was developed by the researcher titled “relationship of learning environment and students’ academic performance in public senior secondary schools questionnaire (RLESAPPSSSQ) with a 22 items on the 5 points Likert scale. Five research questions and null hypotheses were for the study. Mean scores, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used to analyse the data. The result revealed that schools were poorly equipped with modern facilities had great effect on student academic performance, it also revealed that lack of infrastructural materials have effect on students’ academic performance. The study also revealed that there was significant relationship between physical environment and students’ performance. There was also a significant relationship between teaching experience and teaching learning resources.
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    DETERMINANTS OF PRIVATE COSTS OF NONFORMAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES OF NATIONAL DIRECTORATE OF EMPLOYMENT (NDE) IN THE SOUTH EAST GEO-POLITICAL ZONE OF NIGERIA
    (Department of Environmental Resource Management, Nasarawa State University, Keffi., 2015-11-20) Oyibo, Ozoemena Patricia.
    This study determined the private costs of non-formal vocational training programmes of National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in South East Geo-political Zone of Nigeria. The main purpose of the study was to identify the components and establish the monetary value of private costs incurred by trainees in non-formal vocational training programmes as well as identify variations in the unit private costs in non-formal vocational training programmes based on selected variables. The pertinent questions raised include: what are the components and determinants of private costs in non-formal vocational training programmes in South East geo-political zone; could the unit private costs of non-formal training programmes be determined by specific cost driver. Eight research questions were raised that guided the study. The total population for the study comprised 3913 trainees from 311 non-formal vocational training institutes of the five States consisting of Abia, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, and Imo. A sample of 1176 trainees from 95 training institutes was randomly selected for the investigation. The researcher employed a descriptive survey and Ex-post-facto research design. Two instruments on assessment of private costs in Non-formal Vocational Training Programme (PRICOVTRAP 1 & 11) were designed and administered to the selected sample of trainees and the institutional heads respectively. The questionnaire ‘PRICOVTRAP P was used to capture data on trainees' socio-economic status, financial assistance from agencies, trade undertaken by trainee and values of expenditures on the non-academic variables required for the study per annum, while ‘PRICOVTRAP IP was used to harvest data from the heads of institutes regarding the annual expenditures of the trainees on the academic variables in the process of their training. The validity indices of the questionnaires were established through consensus-based assessment by experts and yielded 0.72 and 0.88 respectively. The split half method of establishing reliability was adopted and the calculated coefficients of 0.85. and 0.94 respectively were achieved for the two instrument. The obtained data were analysed using descriptive statistics employing percentages and averages, with the formula for Unit Private Cost computation: Unit Private Cost = Total Private Cost . The Number of Respondents findings showed that the annual total private cost of non-formal vocational training programme was N378.993.780.00: academic costs constituted 21.64% while non-academic costs constituted 78.36%. And the annual average unit private cost for non-formal vocational training programmes stood at N322,273.00. It was discovered that about 33% of the training institutes were located in rural locations. The study also established that the costs of major variables: types of institute, location of institutes, nature of trades, gender of trainees, and the cost items: transportation, midday meals/snacks, tools/equipment, accommodation, tuition/agreement, and utilities, among others, contributed to higher unit private costs of trainees. The finding showed that National Directorate of Employment does not make sufficient and adequate provisions for assistance of the recruited trainees. With high unit private costs, the non-formal vocational training programmes of NDE in South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria will not attract much participation and there could be likelihood of high dropout rate. Based on the findings, the researcher recommended, among others, that the NDE in conjunction with the policy makers should review the mode of the assistance; monthly allowances, and stipends given to the trainees to help reduce their unit private costs.
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    INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL CLIMATE AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NASARAWA WEST SENATORIAL ZONE, NASARAWA STATE, NIGEIRIA
    (DAPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT, 2021-07-01) Injah, Benedict
    The study examined the Influence of School Climate and Students' Academic achievement in Senior Secondary Schools in Nasarawa West Senatorial Zone, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The design used for the research work was cross sectional survey research design. This research work differs from other related empirical studies in terms of its specific objectives, theoretical framework, population and geographical scope which created the gap for this study. The study was anchored on Skinnerian Environmental Theory by John Locke (1917) supported to Albert Bandura Social Learning Theory and System theory by Ludwid Von Bertalanffy (1959). The population of the study is 1983 while the sample size is 949 which were made up of teachers 65 principals and 884 teachers in all Public Senior Secondary Schools of Nasarawa West Senatorial District, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. The Questionnaire, Influence of School Climate and Students’ Academic achievement (QISCSAP) was used as an instrument for data collection; the data were analyzed using simple percentage (%) and chi-square for testing of hypotheses. Findings were made that: there is significant Influence of School Climate on Students’ Academic Achievement in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Nasarawa West Senatorial Zone, Nasarawa State among others. The following recommendations were made that: Government should try to make the school climate conducive through provision of adequate funding and supervision in all Public Secondary Schools in Nasarawa West Senatorial Zone, Nasarawa State; that, students’ academic achievement should be given adequate priority by both the teachers and the school community by providing encouraging learning climate in all public and private and secondary schools; Government should invest adequately is school physical climate through infrastructural development and maintenance in all public secondary schools in Nasarawa West Senatorial zone, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, among others. The researcher suggested the following for further studies: the study should be conducted in Primary Schools aside Public Senior Secondary Schools and that; the study should be expanded to the whole Nasarawa State and other states of the federation
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    INFLUENCE OF STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES ON TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AKWA IBOM NORTH EAST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA
    (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS FACULTY OF EDUCATION NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, 2021-08-20) Jacob, Felicity Ekaette
    Staff development programmes include the knowledge, skills and values that teachers acquired through seminars, conferences and workshops which enhances teachers’ job performance and in turn improves students’ academic performance. A descriptive survey research design was used. The population of this study is 372 which consist of 33 principals and 339 teachers in the 33 public senior secondary schools in Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District, Akwa Ibom State. The simple random sampling procedure was adopted in determining the sample size. Questionnaire on Influence of Staff Development Programmes on Teachers’ Job Performance (QISDPTJP) was used for data collection. Four research questions were answered and three hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Hypotheses were tested using chi-square. The finding reveals that organizing conferences, seminars, workshops, refreshers courses, in - service training, etc enhance teachers’ teaching methodologies, teachers’ teaching competency and teachers’ classroom management which in turn impart favorably on students’ academic performance. However, factors such as poor organization of seminars, conferences and workshops hinder teachers’ teaching methodologies which in turn affect students’ academic performance in public senior secondary schools in Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District, Akwa Ibom State. The study recommends that factors such as regularly organizing of seminars, workshops and conferences can significantly improves teachers’ competency and students’ academic performance.
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    ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE COST OF SECONDARY EDUCATION AND CONTROL IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GEO-POLITICAL ZONE OF NIGERIA
    (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT FACULTY OF EDUCATION, NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY KEFFI, 2021-05-16) Abedoh, Ahmed Yakubu
    This research thesis titled Analysis of Private Cost of Secondary Education and in the North Central Geo-political Zone of Nigeria, was conducted for the purpose of determining and analysing the private cost of education incurred by parents in urban and rural areas based on the course of study and class level of their students. The study adopted ex-post facto research design since the parents have already incurred the cost on their children. The population of the study consisted of 597,273 parents of students in the senior secondary schools and the sample of the study using Kregcie and Morgan (1970) table comprised of 4497 and 4422 parents in urban and rural respectively. The study adopted multi-stage, stratified random sampling techniques. The zone was first and foremost stratified into states while the selected states were dichotomized into urban and rural areas then into classes before applying the simple random sampling technique to obtain the required data from the respondents. In other to obtain the required data from the selected states and FCT (though not a state but added for comparative purposes), the researcher developed an instrument termed Checklist on Private Cost of Secondary School Education in North Central Geo-political Zone (CPCSSCE). The checklist was submitted to two experts in educational research who validated and rated it to be 78% and 81% respectively on the indices of rational validity. The instrument was subjected to pilot survey to test its reliability. Using split half method to determine the internal consistency of the installment, the data collected was randomly divided into two and labeled either even and odd numbers. The correlations of the test were calculated using spearman’s brown formula and reliability coefficient of 0.88 was obtained. The data were collected and analysed using cost analysis codes developed by the researcher as well as descriptive statistics to answer the research questions while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using TWO-ANOVA statistics. TWO-ANOVA was used because the variations in the study were from two sources termed treatment and block. The results indicated that there were significant relationship between private costs of secondary school education in urban and rural areas, class level and course of study. The findings show that the parents incurred both the academic and the incidental cost of education on their children. More so, the unit cost of education on the average was discovered to be N388, 366.00 which was enormous particularly on low income earners and the rural dwellers. Based on these findings, it was concluded that students whose parents cannot afford these school charges may likely trek to and from school, stay in school without meal or drop out of school and constituting menace in the society. The study therefore recommended that scholarship should be given to indigent children by government and non-governmental organizations to enable every child irrespective his or her background access education.