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Item Student perspectives on open and distance learning in universities in South-west, Nigeria(2014-06) Emunemu, B. O.; Isah, E. A.; Isuku, E. J.The problem of access to higher education is not new to Nigeria. Over the years, scholars have researched into possibilities of providing education but some African scholars suggested mass education. The arrival of globalization and Information Communication Technology (ICT) has facilitated what is now known as distance education. The Open Distance Learning (ODL) keeps lecturer and student in contact through technology. This study investigated the effectiveness of the system through student perceptions. The study adopted the survey research design with its respondent population drawn from four universities in South-West, Nigeria namely; University of Ibadan (Ul) with 100 respondents, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) with 100 respondents, University of Lagos (UNILAG) with 100 respondents. The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) had 150 respondents. All respondents were purposively selected. A researcher-designed instrument entitled 'Perspectives in Open Distance Learning in Universities in South-West, Nigeria Questionnaire' [PODLUSWNQ) with four sections was adopted. The instrument was subjected to face and content validity by colleagues in the Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. A trial test of the instrument yielded 'r'-0.75. The study found a significant difference in ICT availability among universities [F (3, 479) = 6.382, p <.05j. The level of ICT availability among students in Obafemi Awolowo University (M = 15.8974, sd = 3.41998) was lower than that of students in NOUN (M = 17.8416, sd = 4.29356) and University of Lagos (M =18.0187, sd = 3.88024). ICT availability from OAU was not significantly different from those in Ul (M = 16.9430, sd = 4.50088) while Ul is not significantly different from others. It was revealed that the use of radio and television were average hence recommendations centered on the development of radio and television dissemination of information with adequate funding.Item 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.Item Information availability for educational management in Nigerian universities: options for reforms(2012-12) Isah, E. A.; Fabunmi, M.; Emunemu, B. O.Information has been recognized as an essential ingredient in educational management. It has been observed that most studies focus on information generation with the assumption of its availability once generated, hence this study investigated the availability of information for educational management in Nigerian Universities. The study investigated Information Communication Technology (ICT) equipment availability among stakeholders (lecturers and students) in universities, copiously examining databases, websites/web portals, Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN) availability. A total of 7,160 respondents representing 11% of total population were drawn from first and second generation universities that cut across the six geo-political zones of Nigeria. Two researcher-designed instruments titled 'Information Availability and Management of Education in Nigerian Universities Questionnaire (IAMENUQ) I and II that yielded ‘r’ -0.602 and 'r-0.76' were used to elicit responses after due validation. While all independent variables recorded 100% availability, LAN recorded 72% deficiency and unavailability. It was further observed that a significant relationship existed between Information Availability (IA) and Educational Management (EM) at r-0.260 and r-0.443 when p<0.05 respectively in Nigerian universities. Information availability cannot be overlooked when implementing educational programmes in tertiary institutions. Policy makers are therefore implored to plan information resources adequately to enhance its good availability and utilization.Item Trend analysis in the funding of university research in Nigeria: implications for social and economic development in an emerging economy(2012-09) Isuku, E. J.; Emunemu, B. O.Adequate financing of university’s research is often believed to be one of the strong catalysts for successful economic development. However, in Nigeria, the problem of financing university’s research in particular and education in general is acute. This study, therefore, examined the trends in the financing of research in Nigeria’s publicly-owned federal universities. Secondary data obtained from various national statistical bulletins and other individual sources were used to answer the four research questions raised in the study. The results showed that research funding in Nigerian universities continuously witnessed a downward trend given the real Naira value over the years. Specifically, the study discovered that for a period of twenty years (1990-2009), the average research funds available to Nigeria’s federal universities was a dismal 1.3% of the total universities’ actual spending. Similarly, only 0.3% of the nation’s total GNP was spent on research in Nigeria as against 2.0% in South Korea; 3.0% in Japan and Germany; and 3.4% in the United States of America. The low investment in university-based research in Nigeria could have serious negative implication on the social and economic wellbeing of the country. In view of the imponderable benefits of university research, the study recommended that solid and deliberate effort be made by government towards improving financial investment in university research in the countryItem Increasing access and reducing operational unit cost in public secondary schools in Edo State, Nigeria(2012) Isuku, E. J.; Emunemu, B. O.The problem of increasing financial burden of education in the face of other pressing macroeconomic needs poses serious challenges to educational development in Nigeria. Moreover, there is an increasing demand for education at a time when government revenues are dwindling. This problem compounded by the inefficient use of available resources in schools. This has resulted in a high cost of public school operation. This has necessitated the need to explore alternative means of improving control over the cost of education and increase access to public schools. This study, therefore investigated the influence of a number of size factors (enrolment, average class size and student-teacher ratio) on the operational unit cost of public secondary schools in Edo Stale. Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design of ex-post facto type. Multistage sampling techniques were used to select 207 out of the total of 509 conventional public secondary school across the three senatorial districts of Edo State. Two inventories were used to generate secondary data from the selected schools and two State Ministry of Education officials. The school inventory was used to obtain data on individual school size features and recurrent expenditures while the inventory for Ministry of Education was used to collect aggregate school enrolment, class, staff and recurrent expenditures in the state during the research period. Three research questions were answered and data analysed using descriptive statistics. The results showed that increasing the various size factors invariable reduces operational unit cost of schooling and hence, generated monetary savings for the school System in the state. Notably the results indicated that the reduction in unit cost is not linear, implying that cost reduced at a declining rates. Therefore, enrolment average class size and student-teacher ratio could be increased to a permissible level as a cost reduction strategy in public schoolsItem Improving teacher productivity and performance for better learning outcomes in Nigeria public secondary schools(Higher Education Research and Policy Network, 2011-06) Emunemu, B. O.; Isuku, E. J.The paper x-rays school productivity in relation to teachers' productivity in secondary schools. The productivity of teachers in schools has reportedly declined over the years. This assertion is evident from the visible poor performance of students in both internal and external examinations. It specifically assesses the performance of students in two key subjects (English Language and Mathematics) in external examinations held in Nigeria. The paper is of the view that most of the seemingly poor performance of our school System lies on the deficiencies and ineffectiveness of our poorly trained and poorly motivated teachers. The reasons for this apparent low teacher productivity in schools are discussed as well as the challenges and rote of the teacher for improved productivity in the school. It further discusses the factors militating against effective classroom management. The principles and strategies for effective classroom management are also discussed. The paper concludes that a concerted effort is needed to improve the performance of teachers in public schools for the benefit of the entire school System. It identifies an effective classroom management as key to increasing the productivity of teachers and the leaning outcome of students in schools. These include ensuring a hygienic and congenial physical classroom structure; having a good mastery of the subject matter; use of appropriate methods of instruction; and ensuring that teaching and learning is done under organized, planned, and fortified environment with teaching/leaning instructional aides to stimulate students' sense of conception, perception and concentration to -facilitate systematic understanding and acquisition of knowledge in themItem Higher education and national development(Trafford Publishing INC, 2013) Emunemu, B. O.; Isuku, E. J.