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Item Potential graduates’ knowledge, readiness, and disposition to 21st century employability skills in the University of Ibadan, Ibadan Nigeria(Department of Adult and Primary Education, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, 2023-11) Omoniyi, T. O.The interplay between knowledge acquisition, readiness for practical application, and the disposition of graduates towards developing and utilizing these skills is of paramount importance in the 21st1 century world of works. This study assessed potential graduates ’ knowledge, readiness, and disposition to 21st century employability skills at the University of Ibadan (UI). The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population comprised all undergraduate students in the university. Out of 17 faculties, balloting mechanism was used to select 12 faculties. A purposive technique was used to select 590 students. A questionnaire termed Potential Graduates Employability Skills (PGES) with four subsections, was used for data collection. A descriptive statistic of percentage, frequency count, mean and standard deviation were used to analysed data collected. Result revealed that potential graduates ' knowledge was average, readiness level was high and disposition to 21st century was positive. The findings shed light on the significance of cultivating a proactive mindset, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous learning as potential graduates of the 21s' century. Furthermore, there is need for educational institutions and policymakers to prioritize the integration of 21st century employability skills within curricula, foster culture that encourages graduates’ development of these skills. Critical curriculum reforms and pedagogical innovations to enhance students’ knowledge, readiness and foster a positive disposition towards acquiring the essential skills demanded by the modern workforce is necessary at this material time.Item Social studies students’ knowledge, attitude and practice of concepts of sustainable development in Ondo City, Nigeria(2020) Omoniyi, T. O.Purpose: The study investigates Social Studies’ students’ knowledge, attitude, and practices of concepts of sustainable development in selected junior secondary school in Ondo city, Nigeria. Research Methodology: The survey was conducted involving five hundred (540) students from ten (18) junior secondary schools. A self-constructed questionnaire titled “Social studies’ students knowledge, attitude, and practices of concepts of sustainable development in selected junior secondary school in Ondo state QSSSKAPCSD Cronbach alpha Reliability co-efficient of; KSDC: 0.70; PSDC: 0.73, and ASDC: 0.71 respectively was used. Three research questions were answered using simple percentage, mean (x) and standard deviation. Result: The result shows Social Studies’ students’ level of knowledge, attitude and practices of sustainable development concepts is at an appreciable high level. The study recommended full implementation of various UNESCO’s plan on sustainable development goals by all countries in the world. Limitation: Sample size and area of coverage was the limitation of the study and this was due to the constraint of time and finance. Further studies should carry out an inferential statistics to analyse the variables. Contribution: The study assessed students’ level of knowledge, attitude and practices of sustainable development concepts in Social Studies.