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Item Quality control in manuscript acquisition and assessment as prerequisites for quality book production in South-West, Nigeria(Delmas Communications Ltd., 2016-05) Akangbe, C. A.; Oladele, O. S.Book production is a complex process which requires a multiplicity of skills, expertise and input from different professionals. Many books published in Nigeria are low in quality in terms of content and physical appearance when compared with foreign publications. Consequently, most book users prefer imported books. The crucial factor of content quality therefore constituted the problem of this research. The study focused on quality control in manuscript acquisition and assessment for book production in South-West Nigeria. The study adopted survey method using the questionnaire as the main instrument for data collection. The study population was 62 publishing firms in South-West Nigeria as listed in the registered members’ directory of the Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) published in December, 2014 while the sample for the study was 50 %. Findings showed that many publishing firms did not employ writing workshop approach for manuscripts acquisition; many also relied on external assessors to determine the viability of manuscripts without providing evaluation criteria. The study recommended that publishers in South-West Nigeria should incorporate Quality Control (QC) measures into manuscript acquisition and assessment for quality enhancement and profitability.Item Budgetary allocation and quality of secondary education in Oyo State, Nigeria(2019-06) Isuku, E. J.; ldowu, B. T.This study investigated the impact of budgetary allocation and quality of secondary education in public secondary school in Oyo state. Nigeria. The study employed descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised all the public secondary schools principals and teachers in Oyo State and Ministry of Education staffs (TESCOM officers). The study adopted multi-stage sampling procedure. The sample size of the study comprised 30principals. 420 teachers and 50 TESCOM officers which mode up a total of 500 respondents from 8 local governments of the state and 30 secondary schools. Six (6) research questions were raised and answered and Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study findings indicated that quality of secondary education in Oyo State is low. There was fluctuations in budgetary allocations to education; within its components (infrastructural facilities. furniture and flitting’s, staff recruitment. wages and salaries, and teaching-learning materials) and in its totals under the years reviewed (2011-2017). The study finding revealed that budgetary allocation has not promoted that quality of furniture and fittings in Oyo State. Budgetary allocation has not improved the quality of teachers in Oyo State. Budgetary allocation has not improved teaching-learning materials in Oyo State. In light of findings, the study forwarded the following recommendations. Government should make effort to improve secondary education budgetary allocation by adopting a policy of proactive investment in secondary education. Government should have that political will and test 26%funding of education using annual budget of nation's resource for at least five years and assess the impact amongst othersItem Providing quality pre-primary and primary education in Nigeria in the best interesting of the child(2014-04) Amosun, M. DThe major and primary function of all schools is to create and maintain a culture of teaching and learning that is able to develop children's personality, talents, mental and physical abilities to their fullest potential. In this regard, individual, communal, societal and national development cannot be separated from the quality of basic education which a child receives. In other to realize this basic right, a school has to be a place conducive to harmonious and coordinated education capable of offering high quality programmes. Since the school is a place to realize the rights of children to basic education, this paper therefore discusses quality issues in pre-primary and primary education in Nigeria. It enumerates factors that hinder quality education in both levels of education and what could be done to achieve the desired quality.