Browsing by Author "Ajayi, O. M."

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The Lebanese In Ibadan, Nigeria, 1986-2012
(2014) Olaniyi, R. O.; Ajayi, O. M.
This paper examines the contributions of Lebanese migrants to the economic development of the city of Ibadan, one of the cities in Nigeria with the highest population of Lebanese, from 1986 to 2012. Since 1986, Lebanese migrants diversified into medium and large scale industrial production of several consumer products with diverse impacts on the host society. This study lays emphasis on the major developments involving Lebanese activities in Ibadan with particular reference to their contribution to the process of industrialisation and its impact on the society. Using a descriptive and interpretative framework, the study highlights the social, economic and political forces that aided Lebanese economic success in the period under study. Lebanese social networks in the city were analyzed as a way of assessing their relative importance to the host community. The study demonstrates that their utmost loyalty and preference for their own community perpetuated a resolve to limit their dealings within their own
Using service learning instructional strategy in teaching social studies for improving students’ creativity skills and reducing unemployment
(The Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 2019-07) Gbadamosi, T. V.; Ajayi, O. M.
This study examined effect of service learning instructional strategy on students’ creativity skill. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted the pretest-posttest control group quasi experimental design Two local government areas, which include Ibadan North and Akinyele local government were randomly selected from five local government in Ibadan metropolis while two schools were purposively selected in each of the local government. The participant were JSS1 students and a total number of 230 (131 female and 99 male) participants were used. Three validated instruments were used for the study. Namely, Student Creative Skill Scale (r= 0.71); Teachers Instructional Guide for Conventional Strategy and Service Learning Guide. Data collected were analysed using Analysis of Covariance. There was a significant main effect of treatment on students’ creative skill (F (1,219) = 6.166; p<0.05, partial η2 = 0.027). There was no significant main effect of gender on students’ creative skill There was no significant two-way interaction effect of treatment and gender on students’ creative skill (F (1,219) = 0.083, p>0.05, partial η2 = 0.000). It was therefore concluded that service Learning Strategy enhanced student acquisition of creative skill through entrepreneurial related topics in Social Studies. Social studies teachers should adopt this strategy when teaching entrepreneurial related topics.