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Item Students’ attitude as correlate of environmental sustainability in some selected secondary schools in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria(JOHN ARCHERS (Publishers) Ltd., 2020) Omoniyi, T. O.Item Voter education initiatives (veis) in mitigating electoral violence in Sub-saharan Africa’s developing democracies(Liberty Academic Publishers, 2025) Omoniyi, T. O.No doubt, electoral violence remains a persistent challenge in many developing democracies, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, where political instability and weak governance structures exacerbate the risks of violent electoral conflict. Voter education initiatives have emerged as vital tools in promoting peaceful elections, strengthening democratic processes, and reducing electoral violence. This study assessed voter education initiatives in mitigating electoral violence in Sub-Saharan Africa’s developing democracies. Using a mixed-methods approach, this research combines qualitative and quantitative data to explore how effective voter education can address the root causes of electoral violence, such as misinformation, voter apathy, and political intolerance. These countries, Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe have implemented various voter education programmes in their respective electoral cycles, making them ideal for understanding the impact of such initiatives. A combination of focus group discussions, interviews and survey questionnaires, with key stakeholders, such as electoral commission officials, civil society organizations, and voters, will be used to collect data. The instruments will be rigorously tested for reliability. This gap in knowledge calls for empirical research to assess the real impact of voter education programmes and their ability to foster a peaceful electoral environment. Findings revealed that Social media campaigns for voter information (x= 3.34); Online courses and webinars on civic education (x= 3.34), and Public service announcements (PSAs) on voter education (x= 3.34) were top three rated voter education initiatives conducted. Also, VEIs were found to be effective (x= 2.69 as against the threshold of 2.5). The result revealed that young people show little interest in voter education programs (x= 3.36); Ethnic and regional divisions make voter education efforts more challenging. (x= 3.34), and Lack of trained personnel affects the quality of voter education programs (x= 3.33) were top three challenges facing voter education initiatives. In the same vein, Sustained Civic Education Programmes (x= 3.2); Multilingual Voter Education Materials (x= 3.1), and Use of Traditional and Digital Media Platforms (x= 3.09) are top three evident-based mechanisms for enhancing voter education initiatives in mitigating electoral violence in sub-Sahara’s African democracies. It is recommended that the establishment of a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation framework to assess the long-term impact of voter education on electoral violence.Item Correlates of adolescents' involvement in gambling-related behaviour in Ondo city, Nigeria: advocating educative programmes to curb the act(Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2023) Omoniyi, T. O.The study assessed the correlates of adolescents' immersion in gambling- related behaviour in Ondo city. The study adopted the survey design of correlation type. It will help to understand association between identified variables. The population of the study comprised all adolescents, who are within the age of 13 and 19 years, in Ondo city. Ondo city comprised two local government areas of Ondo West and East. Simple random sampling was used to select 800 adolescents from schools and community centres, while structured questionnaire was developed comprising validated scales to measure Variables- Media Influence r= 0.72; Childhood Experience r= 0.78); Gambling Venue Accessibility r= 0.72; Cognitive Bias r= 0.72; and Peer Influence r= 0.91; were used for data collection. Finding revealed that the rating of gambling-related behaviour among adolescents was high (x?= 2.64:2.5). Also, there are positive significant relationships between adolescents' involvement in gambling behaviour and media influence (r = -.073, p (.040) <.05); gambling venue accessibility (r=-.087*, p (.014) <.05), peer influence (r =. 110**, p (.002) <.05) but had no significant relationship with childhood experience (r = -.032, p (.370) >.05) and cognitive biases (r = -.049, p (. 171) >.05). It is recommended that there is need for implementing comprehensive educational programmes in schools and community to curb media influence, peer pressure as well as indiscriminate siting of betting centres in and around the neighbourhood.Item An appraisal of political beliefs and trust-in-government among market women in marginalised communities in Ondo city(Noesis Publishing, Bangladesh, 2025) Omoniyi, T. O.Women’s participation in Nigerian politics remains depressingly low, yet Nigeria’s political history shows that market women have not always been silent political actors. The study, therefore, investigated an appraisal of political beliefs and trust in government among market women in marginalised communities in Ondo city. Previous studies have largely concentrated on women’s empowerment and political interest, with little attention paid to the political beliefs and trust orientations of market women. The study adopted a descriptive research design, with 210 market women randomly selected as participants. Data were collected using the Political Belief Scale (PB, r = 0.94) and Trust-in-Government Scale (T-I-G, r = 0.81). Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics. Participants’ mean age was 52±1.05 years, and 21.1% were between 50–54 years of age. Results revealed a paradox: while political beliefs were high (x̄ = 2.95), trust in government was low (x̄ = 2.47), against the threshold of 2.5. These findings imply that although market women demonstrate strong political beliefs, their limited trust in government could hinder sustained participation in democratic governance. It is concluded that bridging this gap requires deliberate trust-building mechanisms. The study recommends the establishment of permanent liaison committees between local government councils and market associations (Iyalojas, cooperative leaders) to enable two-way communication on policy priorities, infrastructure needs, and market regulations.Item Teachers' perception of social studies as a pedagogical tool for citizenship transformation and positive change in new Nigeria(Social Studies Educationists Association of Nigeria, 2023-01) Olasoji, E. O.; Adegboyega, L. O.; Omoniyi, T. O.Social Studies is a subject designed for knowledge, skills and values acquisition to transform citizens to become agents of change in their immediate and global environment. This study investigated teachers’ perception of Social Studies as a pedagogical tool for Citizenship transformation and positive change in new Nigeria. It was guided by three hypotheses. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population consisted of 166 Social Studies teachers from 47 public secondary schools in Ogbomoso. A total of 118 Social Studies teachers was sampled using purposive sampling technique. Teachers’ Perception of Social Studies Curriculum Questionnaire (TPSSCQ) with reliability coefficient of 0.98 was used for data collection. Percentage and Independent t- test was used to analyze the data at 0.05 level of significance. Findings from the study revealed that Social Studies curriculum content is a pedagogical tool suitable for citizenship transformation and positive change in new Nigeria. Based on these findings it was recommended that, Social Studies teachers in secondary schools should be sensitized on how to transform citizens through Social Studies contents to become agents of positive change in Nigeria.Item Situated harmful traditional practices in South-western Nigeria: recent Progress, challenges and lessons for policy engagements(2023) Omoniyi, T. O.; Babalola, S. O.The study examined critical discourse on teachers and students' technology appropriation for classroom engagements (TACE). The study employed descriptive research design while population comprised all public teachers and students in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the participants (300 Students and 60 Teachers) from schools with constant supply of computing facilities. Four scales titled Awareness of TACE (r= 0.98), knowledge of TACE (r= 0.71), perception TACE (r= 0.73), and readiness TACE (r= 0.85) were used in data collection. It was discovered that both the teachers and students were aware of technology/digital tools for classroom engagement, but teachers were not deploying the equipments provided and other online tools. Both had average knowledge of TACE. It was further found that the students were ready for the experience but curtailed by teacher factors and other logistics beyond their capacity. Both the teachers and students had positive perception of technology appropriation for classroom engagements. Result also showed that while students are ready for TACE, teachers are not completely ready. It is recommended that teachers should be encouraged to appropriate teaching and learning technologies for classroom engagementItem Situated harmful traditional practices in South-western Nigeria: recent Progress, challenges and lessons for policy engagements(Department of Guidance and Counselling, University of Ibadan, 2023-11) Omoniyi, T. O.Harmful traditional practices (HTPs) are discretionary social challenges facing mostly girls and women of all ages and sizes. Wherever it occurs, HTPS rob girls and women of their childhood, deny them the chance to determine their own future as well as threaten the well-being of individuals, families and societies. Previous study have worked on various interventions such interagency statement on eliminating female genital mutilation, global strategy efforts and lots more. None of these studies have been able to analyse harmful traditional practices in south Nigeria vis-a-vis recent progress in its reduction, pending challenges and lessons for policy engagements, hence this study did a re-assessment of the state of things in terms of its reduction efforts, pending challenges, lessons, effects and plausible solutions to htps for policy engagements. The study adopted a mixed methods research design of the explanatory type (qua! + QUAN). The study deployed a two-prong approach in which focus group discussion sessions were conducted and thematically analysed to design the quantitative instrument. The population of the study comprised all elders who are 50 years and above. The multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted. The first stage was the total enumeration of states in southwest Nigeria. The random sampling technique was used to select 18 Local government areas (One per Senatorial District) in SW, Nigeria. From each of the LGAs, 35 participants who are 50 years and above were purposively selected. A self-designed instrument titled Questionnaire on Harmful Traditional Practices (QHTPs, r=0.82) with sub-scales was used. It was also translated in local dialect for easy understanding and responses. The study which began in 2019 and due to covid_ 19 pandemic lasted two and half years. Recent progress have been made, some challenges have been discovered which are epistemic understanding; lack of focus on prevention and imperatives for ministers to pursue short-term solutions; lack of continuity of programmes meant to dismantle htps. and few lessons have been learnt It is recommended that through education, collaborative engagements and seminars, the reduction efforts of harmful traditional practices in southwestern Nigeria can be achieved holistically.Item Situated harmful traditional practices in South-western Nigeria: recent progress, challenges and lessons for policy engagements(2023-11) Omoniyi, T. O.Harmful traditional practices (HTPs) are discretionary social challenges facing mostly girls and women of all ages and sizes. Wherever it occurs, HTPS rob girls and women of their childhood, deny them the chance to determine their own future as well as threaten the well-being of individuals, families and societies. Previous study have worked on various interventions such interagency statement on eliminating female genital mutilation, global strategy efforts and lots more. None of these studies have been able to analyse harmful traditional practices in south Nigeria vis-a-vis recent progress in its reduction, pending challenges and lessons for policy engagements, hence this study did a re-assessment of the state of things in terms of its reduction efforts, pending challenges, lessons, effects and plausible solutions to htps for policy engagements. The study adopted a mixed methods research design of the explanatory type (qua! + QUAN). The study deployed a two-prong approach in which focus group discussion sessions were conducted and thematically analysed to design the quantitative instrument. The population of the study comprised all elders who are 50 years and above. The multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted. The first stage was the total enumeration of states in southwest Nigeria. The random sampling technique was used to select 18 Local government areas (One per Senatorial District) in SW, Nigeria. From each of the LGAs, 35 participants who are 50 years and above were purposively selected. A self-designed instrument titled Questionnaire on Harmful Traditional Practices (QHTPs, r=0.82) with sub-scales was used. It was also translated in local dialect for easy understanding and responses. The study which began in 2019 and due to covid_ 19 pandemic lasted two and half years. Recent progress have been made, some challenges have been discovered which are epistemic understanding; lack of focus on prevention and imperatives for ministers to pursue short-term solutions; lack of continuity of programmes meant to dismantle htps. and few lessons have been learnt It is recommended that through education, collaborative engagements and seminars, the reduction efforts of harmful traditional practices in southwestern Nigeria can be achieved holistically.Item Civic-related factors as determinants of NCE students' attitude to citizenship education(Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2024) Olusegun, A. A.; Omoniyi, T. O.; Amosun, P. A.This study examines the relative and composite contributions of civic engagement, civic values and political attitudes to pre-service teachers' attitudes to citizenship education in colleges of education in Oyo State, Nigeria. The survey research design of correlational type was adopted for the study. One Federal and one State-owned colleges of education located at different towns in Oyo State were purposively selected. Two hundred and fifty NCE II pre-service teachers were randomly selected from each of the institution. The instruments used were: civic engagement questionnaire (r = 0.78), civic values questionnaire (r = 0.81), political attitude scale (r - 0.75), and citizenship education attitude scale (r = 0.76). Data were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression Analysis at 0.05 level of significance. There was a positive significant relationship between each of students' civic engagement (r = .108, p<.0I5) and students' civic value (r = .102. p<.05) and students' attitude towards citizenship education. The civic-related factors made a significant (F3.49; Adj. R2 = .016; p<.05) joint contribution (R = . 149', R2 = .022) to students' attitude to citizenship education. Students' civic engagement (β .112, t = 2.533, p<.05) and students' civic value (β = .096, t = 2.170, p<.05) made significant relative contributions and predicted students' attitude towards citizenship education, while students' political attitude did not. It is concluded that civic engagement and civic value determined pre-service teachers' attitude towards citizenship education. It is recommended that strategies which promote civic engagement and inculcation of civic values should be adopted to enhance NCE students' attitude towards citizenship education in colleges of education.Item Abandoning wealth for scarcity": a critical discourse of youth's orientation of rural-urban migration in Southwestern Nigeria(Department of Educational Management, University of Ibadan, 2024) Omoniyi, T. O.; Matthew, A. M.This study critically examined the underlying factors driving this migration trend and its socio-economic implications. The study adopted mixed methods research design. Population comprised all youths in Southwestern Nigeria. The multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted. From each of the state simple random sampling was used to select three Local Government Areas (LGAs) each. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 35 participants from each of the LGAs making a total of 315 participants. The participants were purposively selected based on some criteria which are - he/she must have migrated to current location, must be within the age range of 30 and 49 years old; must be willing to participate in the study. In-depth interviews were conducted with key participants (two per LGA). Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Findings showed that youths have positive orientation towards rural-urban migration and are not aware of potentials in rural areas; the Lack of infrastructure development in rural areas, lack of, support system and healthcare were rated as factors predisposing rural urban migration. It is also discovered that there was persistent decline in the population of the host communities, even the available ones comprise of aged men and women, people are running away from farming. Results show various plausible solutions however, recommended that youths need to explore rural wealth with modern technological approach. There is need for critical investments in rural community for multiple wealth creation and development.