This
paper focused on woman education as a means for achieving peace and security in
the society. It delved into the importance of women education to the family and
the society and discussed women education as a cogent ingredient for peace and
security. It went further to highlight the role of women in the society as a
wife, a manager at home, a mother and one, who is capable of creating wealth.
The paper explained Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of need which illustrated that need
for safety is paramount and that if met, it will guarantee peace and security
in the family and in the society at large. Women education will not only
transform a woman positively it will make her to be well informed so that she
can contribute to the development of the society, politically, economically and
otherwise
The
study was carried out to ascertain if school location has an effect on
mathematics students achievement in a cooperative learning classroom. Students
are made to believe that where their school is being located (rural or urban
settlements) affects their performance in mathematics. It is the researchers
believe that, if the appropriate teaching strategy is implemented, students may
find mathematics more enjoyable not minding their various school location. This
research was carried out on 174 SS2 students in government co-educational
secondary schools in Benue State, who were taught circle geometry. The study
was that of a quasi-experimental design. One research question and one
hypothesis were formulated for the study. The mean and standard deviation was
used in answering the research question and ANCOVA was used in testing the
hypothesis. The findings of the research revealed that students in the urban
schools performed better than students in the rural schools. This may be as a
result of lack of funding to provide these schools with necessary instructional
aids, well qualified teachers, lack of in-service training of teachers to keep them
abreast with knowledge of relevant teaching strategies and building facilities.
If the government pays close attention and provides intensive monitoring for
funding in schools in rural areas, these schools may also be in a better
position to utilize an appropriate classroom strategy to enhancing a better
achievement in mathematics at large and geometry specifically. Based on level
of improvement of the funding of rural schools, more parents may be encouraged
to send their children to rural schools.
Education
is the power and key to a meaningful and fulfilled life. It propels and
sustains life. Education allows the girl-child/women to have greater control of
their lives, provides them functional skills to make meaningful contributions
to their societies. Quality and accessible education for the girl-child/women
accords them the right to take decisions for themselves and to impact
positively on their families and communities. Functional education is what the
girl-child needs because it provides the foundation for meaningful development
and social benefits. Education of the girl-child/women has generated a lot of
concerns and that is why world leaders find it necessary to enact policies and
laws that will provide adequate education and conducive environment for
children and especially the girl-child
to thrive in their education endeavours for better life. This paper discusses
the following: Concepts of sustainable development, The Unique nature of the
girl-child/women, education for the girl-child, women and the imperative nature
of girl-child/women education for sustainable development. The paper drew
recommendation and conclusion.
This
paper focuses on the problem of interacting with gifted and talented children
in an inclusive setting. It takes a critical look at the introductory aspect of
the subject matter, conceptualization of the framework, various categories of
gifted and talented children, characteristics of gifted and talented children,
procedures for identification of gifted and talented children, gifted and
talented in an inclusive setting, problems of inclusive education of gifted and
talented children and strategies for nurturing gifted and talented educational
needs.
The
model of English usage acquired through the educational system has a great
impact on the socio-political life of Nigeria since English language is the main
medium of instruction in Nigeria schools. It is an aberration for one who
claimed to have passed through all the three levels of educational institutions
but cannot efficiently use English in communicating his intentions or desires. The
incompetence and ineffectiveness exhibited by teachers of English in Nigeria is
unarguably synonymous with the quality of their education. This discourse therefore,
examinees the teacher as a factor in the effective teaching and learning of
English. It proffers recommendations toward a more pragmatic and pedagogical
teaching of English, for a purposeful and result oriented system of education.
This paper on Social Science Education for Self-Reliance canvasses
support for the integration of
Interdisciplinary Studies, Entrepreneurial Education and (Training,
Sustainability Education, among a
host of other Social Scientific Disciplines in the curriculum through restructuring with a view to enhance sustainable
national development, engender critical, creative, liberated and self-reliant citizens for development and
self-determination. It is also aimed
at supplementing and complimenting Nigeria’s philosophy of education which is
based on the integration of the individual into a sound and effective
citizen and equal educational opportunities for all citizens of the nation at
the primary, secondary and tertiary levels, both inside and outside the formal school system. While attempting to ensure
that the conceptual horse of Social
Science Education is put in front of the areal cart so that scholarly
investigation is hung on a stronger
intellectual reed, the paper discusses the concepts of Social Science Education, Self-Reliance, Entrepreneurial
Education, Sustainability Education, Sustainable National Development, the
issues of Unemployment and Under-employment and the role of schools and Universities in producing Social
Science Education Graduates for Self-Reliance and Sustainable National
Development. It wonders, in fact, if students bother to question why a set of
intellectual activity is referred to as a discipline! By extension, the paper
also wonders if we as teachers sometimes question the significance if not the
relevance of some of the things we teach.
It takes the Social Sciences as examples and asks why it is thought necessary
for us to produce graduates in Economics/Economics Education, Political
Science/Political Science education,
Geography/Geography Education, Sociology or Psychology. Why not a graduate in
Social Science/Social Science Education where Social Science Constitutes a
balanced mix of sub-sets of the set of discipline we presently call the Social
Sciences/Social Sciences Education. The
paper finally recommends, among a host of other germane recommendations that:
Any worthwhile attempt which is directed at ensuring
greater utility of the Social sciences/Social
Sciences Education by public and private sectors policy makers will have to involve a process of change which will affect both
the Social Scientists/Educators, the Universities,
Research Centres and Institutes, and the policy makers in the Nigerian Society.
Social Science Education for Self-Reliance
should enable learners to change from dependence
syndrome to independence and inter-dependent cooperation with others.
Self-Reliance is key to poverty reduction in
Nigeria
Education looses its true meaning and
purpose where learners graduate without requisite desirable knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and
competences
Entrepreneurship Education should be
integrated into the .curriculum to provide students with the knowledge, skills and motivation to encourage
entrepreneurial success in a variety of settings.
Education should stress on concepts of equality and responsibility
to give service which goes with any specia1
ability – provision of legal services, media, communication production and public relations including
advertising, medical health services, designing and printing, carpentry,
plumbing, welding, animal husbandry, food production, culinary studies,
hospitality, catering for daily consumption, mechanical Ventures,
Public/Private Administration/local
Government Consultancy, Planning/conveyancing, surveying, or academic pursuits, to counteract temptation to
intellectual arrogance, despising non- academic
abilities.
Education for Sustainability or
Sustainability Education should be encouraged in all its ramifications.
Government machinery and institutions should provide
leadership in guiding and rallying
the people to face challenges of sustainable
national development with enthusiasm in
confidence.
It is imperative that the field of Social
Science Education be permitted to flourish
alongside other
interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary disciplines and sub-fields. Should this
not evolve both the field of Social Science
Education in general and Education in
particular, will be poorer for it.
Finally, it is contended that without
effective leadership, slogans of self-help and self-
reliance will be useless to people and
sustainable national development.
Corruption is a moral decadence that has eaten
deep into the fabric of the Nigerian political terrain. Most government world
over, Nigerian government inclusive, are bedeviled by the problem of good
governance, they are most hit by the precarious problem of corruption, as such
most of them records a downward trend in development be it political, economic
or social development. The promise of the early years of independence has given
way to mismanagement, personal or group aggrandizement by the ruling elite at the
expense of the ordinary citizens. There is high level of corruption which has
driven many Nigerians in to absolute poverty. People are adversely affected
through bad and corrupt governance as such it has made meaningful development
elusive. Corruption inflicts so many kinds of negative effects on any society
where it exists and persists until such society is purged of such immorality
and social problem, which in turn can lead to other social problems. Corruption
is a world – wide phenomenon which has been with societies throughout history,
it has caused political and economic instability in societies and depending on
the scale. It has led to social conflict and violence as contending groups
struggle for state power which is the source of distribution of resources and
other amenities in the society. Therefore, the paper attempts to investigate
corruption, leadership and development in Nigeria.
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