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Item Psycho-social factors and management of student discipline in Ibadan rural secondary schools(Department of Educational Administration and Planning, University of Calabar, Calabar - Nigeria, 2017-12) Isah, E. A.The problem of indiscipline among adolescents and youth in the Nigerian secondary school system has been a subject of discontent to stakeholders spanning decades. On management of disciplinary issues, urban schools receive more attention than rural schools. It is also observed that most student’s migrate from rural to urban schools after acquiring vices hence the problem remain unabated. Severed factors have been investigated previously but this study concentrated its investigation on psycho-social factors (peer pressure, parental influence and social factors and disciplinary problems. The study used the individual theory and Bandura's theory of social learning as its theoretical framework. The survey research design was adopted using purposive sampling technique to select Oluyole Local Government Area (LGA). Out of 23 secondary schools in the LGA, 50% i.e. 12 where randomly selected for the study with a student population of 10% that resulted into 300 respondents. A researcher developed instrument titled 'Psychosocial Factors and Disciplinary Issues Questionnaire’ (PFDIQ) ‘r’-0.76 was used for the study after validity test by colleagues in the Faculty of Education of the University of Ibadan and a trial test among similar subjects. The 5 developed hypotheses were tested with Pearson product moment correlation coefficient (PPMC) and multiple regression analysis @p<0.05 level of significance. Result indicated a significant relationship between peer pressure and indiscipline r = 0.015;p<0.05, parental influence and indiscipline r=0.234;p<0.05, social factors and indiscipline r-0.002;p<0.05. There were relative contributions and joint influences but recommendations included strengthening current disciplinary measure and introducing more via joint efforts between the homes and the schools.Item Teachers' factors, self-efficacy and social desirability as correlates of ICT utilisation for stress management among secondary school teachers in Oyo State, Nigeria(Institute of Education, University of Ibadan, 2016) Isah, E. A.; Ojetunde, S. M.The study examined correlates of information and communication technology utilization for stress management among secondary school teachers in Oyo State, taking an in-depth study of Ibadan North Local Government Area. A sample of 160 teachers were randomly selected from which an “Information and Communication Technology for Stress Management Questionnaire" r=0.73 was used to collect data. Findings of the study indicated a significant relationship r= 0.648, p<0.05 between teachers' attitude to and the use of ICT for stress management. Social desirability was significantly related to the use of ICT for stress reduction r= 00.68, p<0.05, while teacher computer self-efficacy (r=0.116, p>0.05) and teachers’ personal characteristics were not significantly related to the use of ICT for stress management among secondary school teachers r= -0.167, p>0.05. The outcome of the study revealed that secondary school teachers ’ attitude and social desirability among staff are functions of whether teachers will reject or adopt ICT for stress management activities at the secondary school level. It was recommended that teachers and the administrative staff in secondary schools should develop positive attitudes towards the use of smart devices especially for stress management.Item Managing schools in periods of global economic meltdown(2009-06) Fabunmi, M.; Isah, E. A.This study involves an analysis of the possible impact of the current global economic meltdown on the management of schools. Economic meltdown is used to refer to economic recession; and school management is used in this paper in two senses. It is used to refer to the group of elites that administer a school; and also to refer to the use of available resources in a school through team efforts to achieve the educational objectives of the school. The immediate effect of economic meltdown on organisations is the inability to maintain the current productive capacity owing to inadequate fund. This explains why companies are either reducing their sizes or closing down. It raises the possible implication of governments’ control measures, such as the cutting down of expenditure which may likely affect educational expenditure. Definitely this will be having an adverse effect on the school system as statutory allocations to schools may cease or be reduced. The school system may also close down if it gets to the extreme, hence the need to begin strategizing against such unpleasant situations. The school management needs to look for alternative systems of funding and guide against financial impropriety. Otherwise, the school system will collapse.