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Item ICT factors and lecturers' productivity in public colleges of education in the new normal(Higher Educational Research and Policy Network, Kampala International University, Uganda, 2021-06) Isah, E. A.; Ayeni, F. C.The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic introduced a new normal into the business world and the higher education environment. The pandemic has served as an existential threat to humanity resulting in productive dynamism in higher education system particularly in the demand for enhanced productivity of lecturers through Information Communications Technology (ICT) factors (availability, accessibility and functionality of ICT facilities). This study investigated ICT factors and the productivity of lecturers in public Colleges of Education in Nigeria in the new normal. The study was guided by one research question and one hypothesis. The survey research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study comprised of lecturers and students in Colleges of Education in the Southwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The multi-stage procedure was adopted to draw a sample of 1,011 Lecturers and 3,033 students. The findings of the study included the fact that ICT facilities are available, accessible and functional in public Colleges of Education in Southwestern Nigeria as they scored low (ẋ = 0.00-2.44). Also, it was found from the hypothesis in this study that a significant relationship exists between ICT facilities factors (availability, accessibility, functionality) and lecturers’ productivity (teaching) in public Colleges of Education in Southwestern Nigeria at r=0.125; 0.868 and 0.824; p<0.05 level of significance. The study recommended that Government should make sure that acquisition of computers and other related ICT facilities are available, adequately accessible for lecturers and functioning properly. Additionally, training of lecturers to enhance ICT proficiency must be encouraged by the government.Item Facilitating secondary school teachers records keeping capacity through ICT resources utilisation in Ogun State, Nigeria(2020-05) Isah, E. A.; Oluwabori, S. K.The problem of records management and retrieval has become a challenge in Nigerian schools which might not be unconnected with methods used. Traditional methods have proved to be problematic with important documents as certificates, testimonials and others usually missing. In these digital times, important documents are often either misplaced or cannot be traced giving educational administrators and stakeholders tough decision making processes. The study adopted the survey research design with a population of1,845 teachers and a sample of 218 teachers selected through simple random sampling technique. The instrument for the study is ICT resources utilization and records keeping questionnaire (ICTURKQ) developed by the researcher, face and content validated by experts in the Faculty of Education of the University of Ibadan. ICTURKQ reliability coefficient is r=0.84 using the Cronbach alpha statistic. ICTURKQ is 25 item questionnaire whose findings were analysed with frequency count percentages, independent t-tests and multiple regression analysis. Findings revealed that the level of ICT utilization for record keeping in schools in the Shagamu LGA is low. A significant difference existed in the method of records keeping between private and public secondary schools in the LGA (t=0.002;p<0.05]. Finally, ICT resources allocation and utilization was found to have a significant joint influence on records keeping with(R=0.579, R2=0.335, Adjusted R =0.332 and r=0.000;p<0.05). It was recommended that government should take more concrete steps in funding public schools to make ICT facilities and teacher training in ICT more effective and efficient to facilitate records keeping in Ogun state schools.Item Mitigating corruption entrenchment and its effect in Nigeria’s educational system: the policy initiative(HERPNET, Kampala International University, Kampala, Uganda, 2020-09) Isah, E. A.The problem of corruption appears to have permeated every aspect of the Nigerian society since the end of Colonial rule. Corruption drove the military to incur into governance in Nigeria with subsequent coup d'etats. Today, nearly every facet of the Nigerian society appear permeated with corruption inclusive of education at all levels. Common occurrences in educational cycles include; examination malpractices, impersonation in examinations, examination frauds, institutional fraud, admission racketeering, sexual harassments specially sex for grades in higher institutions and the adoption of policies that serve as catalysts to corruption in high places giving an impression and perception that Nigeria is replacing meritocracy with mediocrity. The paper presents a clarification of key concepts on corruption and an overview of perceived policies as 'equal educational opportunity' Federal character policy, quota system and their contributions to the perceived decline of educational standards with attendant consequences on national development. The National common entrance examination to Federal Unity Schools was discussed. The BBC reported sex for grades scandal at the University of Lagos in Nigeria and sex for grade scandal in Obafemi Awolowo University, lle-lfe were highlighted. The paper examined educational policies as well as the centralization and regulation of the administration of education. Recommendations include that the FGN should decentralize the corruption fighting agencies to have sections for secondary and higher schools. Again, Federal Unity schools should be regionalized to help in the area of quality assurance standards maintenance. The problem of corruption appears to have permeated every aspect of the Nigerian society since the end of Colonial rule. Corruption drove the military to incur into governance in Nigeria with subsequent coup d'etats. Today, nearly every facet of the Nigerian society appear permeated with corruption inclusive of education at all levels. Common occurrences in educational cycles include; examination malpractices, impersonation in examinations, examination frauds, institutional fraud, admission racketeering, sexual harassments specially sex for grades in higher institutions and the adoption of policies that serve as catalysts to corruption in high places giving an impression and perception that Nigeria is replacing meritocracy with mediocrity. The paper presents a clarification of key concepts on corruption and an overview of perceived policies as 'equal educational opportunity' Federal character policy, quota system and their contributions to the perceived decline of educational standards with attendant consequences on national development. The National common entrance examination to Federal Unity Schools was discussed. The BBC reported sex for grades scandal at the University of Lagos in Nigeria and sex for grade scandal in Obafemi Awolowo University, lle-lfe were highlighted. The paper examined educational policies as well as the centralization and regulation of the administration of education. Recommendations include that the FGN should decentralize the corruption fighting agencies to have sections for secondary and higher schools. Again, Federal Unity schools should be regionalized to help in the area of quality assurance standards maintenance.Item Artificial intelligence, robotics and cybernetics in the emerging pedagogical dynamics for transformational change in Nigeria universities(Higher Education Research and Policy Network, 2022) Isah, E. A.Item Evolving education development plan strategy for Ondo State(2021-06) Isuku, E. J.The problem of high cost of education to both governments and parents, poor quality of school outcome, and declining public funding for education among many others, have continued to impose serious challenges to most state governments over the years. These challenges have the capacity to restrict the provision of quality education delivery, and subsequently limit the human capital stock necessary for overall national development. This underscores the need for government to evolve an enduring education development planning strategy that will address the aforementioned problems. This paper therefore discussed the actionable areas of concern in Ondo state education sector, which include: access to all levels of education, quality of school output, cost and financing, and effective management of the sector. The paper highlights the actions to be taken in order to improve the quantity and quality of education service delivery in Ondo state, NigeriaItem The necessity and dynamics of public-private partnership in the provision of higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Nigerian experience(2020-09) Isuku, E. J.Nigeria has one of the largest higher education systems in Sub-Saharan Africa with over 360 higher institutions in the country. Thus higher education enrolment has grown in the country over the past few years with over 1.7 million students at all levels of higher education in the country. This growth reflects the number of students in both public and private higher institutions in the country. It is important to note that private institutions have played-important role in higher education enrolment in Nigeria over the past few years. However despite these impressive statistics, the number of prospecting students to the Nigeria higher education system and indeed in Sub-Saharan African countries still pales into insignificance when compared with other regions in the world. Access into HE in Nigeria still averaged about 10%, while it is just about 6% in Sub- Saharan Africa. As most regions and countries in the world adopt the public private partnership to expand access to education, it is recommended that Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan Africa countries adopt the option of PPP in view of the numerous benefits associated with it to ensure a universal higher education access to the ever growing youth populationItem Access barriers to higher education among Nigerian households(John Archers, 2021) Isuku, E.J.; Nwafor, E.; Olowookere, I.