Browsing by Author "Oyekan, O. A."

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    Management of teacher development programmes, productivity and students' academic performance in secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria
    (2012-12) Emunemu, B. O.; Oyekan, O. A.; Isah, E. A.
    This study investigated management of teacher development programmes, productivity and students' academic performance among secondary school students in Oyo State, Nigeria. It adopted the survey research design that cut across 2 Local Government Areas [LGAs] of Oyo State (rural and urban) with a total population of 14,663 teachers and 967 Principals from 967 secondary schools. A researcher-developed questionnaire that yielded Y -0.92 using the method of split half was adopted. The multi stage sampling procedure was adopted to select 30 secondary schools and 300 teachers inclusive of Principals. Two research questions and 3 hypotheses guided the study. Findings included that a significant relationship existed between teacher development programmes and teacher job performance (r=0.166, p<0.05). An insignificant relationship existed between teacher development programmes and students academic performance. The study recommended that teachers should be exposed to more development programmes that must be planned with the learner in focus. Teacher development programmes should be more regular than they are presently.
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    Systems theory, knowledge management and the Nigerian educational system: strategies towards a new dawn
    (2011) Isah, E. A.; Oyekan, O. A.
    Knowledge is as a major ingredient for rapid transformation of any society. There is a strong bond between education and knowledge. It is observed that knowledge can be created, directed and disseminated. A knowledge created but not disseminated may not be utilized and knowledge not utilised has no usefulness despite its potentialities. Knowledge creation, utilisation and management have different stages, processes and levels. This paper looked at the Nigerian Educational system using the Systems approach to investigate the possibilities embedded in managing created knowledge for developmental purposes. The paper investigated the challenges involved in knowledge creation at primary secondary and tertiary education levels while viewing the potentials of good knowledge management for a plural society like Nigeria that desires urgent economic emancipation.