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Item Impact of modern slavery on the psychosocial wellbeing of children in Bodija market, Ibadan, Oyo State.(2024-04) Afolabi, . A.; Erinfolami, A. J.In Nigeria, modern slavery manifests in various ways, such as child labor, human trafficking, forced begging, and domestic servitude. These problems are driven by a range of socio economic issues. Children who are caught in these practices suffer physical and emotional harm, affecting their mental health. This study looked into the effect of modem slavery on the mental and social health of children in the Bodija market in -Ibadan, Oyo State. A descriptive survey method was used. The study's sample consisted of children engaged in child labor at the Bodija market. Respondents were chosen using a purposive sampling method, focusing on the market area. Data was collected using a custom questionnaire. The study tested four hypotheses using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) with a significance level set at 0.05. The results showed a significant link between modem slavery and the psychological health of children in Bodija market, Ibadan, Oyo State (r (152) - .504**, p<.05), leading to the rejection of the null hypothesis. The second finding indicated a significant correlation between modem slavery and the cognitive health of these children (r (152) = .755**, p<.05). The third hypothesis found a significant relationship between modem slavery and children's behavioral health in Bodija market (r (152) = .670**, p<.05). The final result revealed a significant link between modem slavery and the social health of children in Bodija market (r (152) - . 163 , p<.05). These findings suggest that modem slavery has a substantial impact on the psychological, cognitive, behavioral, and social health of children in the market. The study concluded that efforts to reduce children's vulnerability require increased access to education and better enforcement of child protection laws. Without proper education, children are at greater risk of hazardous work or being exploited by traffickers offering false promises. The study recommended that social workers develop educational programs to raise awareness among parents and policymakers about the negative effects of child exploitation, particularly on children's mental and social well-beingItem Multidimensional analyses of streetism based on recent evidence from urban cities in southwestern Nigeria: key indicators, causes and perceived age-long interventions(Department of Early Childhood and Educational Foundations, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 2024-03) Omoniyi, T. O.Streetism is a phenomenon where children, typically under the age of 18, live and, or work on the streets, often without adult supervision or guardianship. This study, through multidimensional approach (OUAN, qual and document analysis), streetism based on recent evidence from urban cities in southwestern Nigeria. The study assessed key indicators, causes and perceived age-long interventions to streetism. Document analysis examined were from veritable sources such as Google scholar, Scopus, and African Journals Online (AJOL). The population comprised all stakeholders across various divides such as religion, occupation, community, law enforcement agencies, marketplaces, basic schools, and families. Purposive technique was used to select 530participants from six capital cities in southwestern Nigeria. Data were collected and analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Findings revealed top three indicators of streetism to include negative past experiences, abandonment/neglect and rural-urban migration were rated as critical causes of streetism. Also, top three rated perceived age-long intervention were allocation of specific funds, social worker roles and adoption of vulnerable children. Qualitative result showed that several street children in the region have limited or no access to formal schooling, with barriers such as lack of documentation, school fees, and transportation costs hindering their enrollment and attendance. The implications of the findings were also discussed. It is recommended that concerted efforts must be made to improve access to education, social services, family support, and economic opportunities, as well as initiatives to combat poverty, promote child welfare, and strengthen child protection systems.Item Coping with psychological impact of disasters through physical education and sports among children living in disaster-prone areas(2017-01) Jaiyeoba, M. O.The focus of this paper was to explain the concept of disaster, its impacts on sports and recreation facilities and how disasters can be prevented in schools. It also addressed how to cope with psychological impact of disasters among children through physical education and sportsItem Perception, attitude and use of indigenous stories among yoruba parents in Lagos State, Nigeria(Joytal Printing Press, Ibadan, 2020) Akintemi, E. O.; Amosun, M. D.In the traditional African societies, indigenous storytelling was a regidar practice where children were told stories by their parents and other members of the family and community. Storytelling played an important role in the family and it was a daily activity in the evening. Recently, many Nigerians do not like to speak their indigenous languages with their children and as a result, these children may not know their indigenous stories even though they know lots of foreign stories. This study therefore, investigated parents’ perception, attitude and use of Yoruba indigenous stories in Lagos State, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. Four research questions were raised and answered. Three hypotheses were formidated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Two hundred and eighty nine (289) Yoruba parents were purposively selected from both public and private schools in Lagos State. Self- designed questionnaire with reliability index of (a -0.84) was used to collect data for the study. Frequency counts, percentage, mean and standard deviation and t-test were used to analyze the data collected. Findings indicated that parents’ perception and attitude to Yoruba indigenous storytelling is positive, however the frequency of use is still below expectation. Parents with children in public schools significantly used indigenous stories better than parents with children in private schools. Based on the findings it was recommended among other things that storytelling in indigenous language should be used at home by parents, also Nigerian authors should be encouraged to write indigenous storybooks for children.Item Attitudes of parents toward their children with speech disorders in Oyo State, Nigeria(National Association for Exceptional Children, 2015) Osisanya, A.; Adeniyi, S. O.Good speech is essential to both social and academic lives. However, when speech loss its quality, it attracts unnecessary reaction from the listeners which may eventually cause psychological trauma to the affected person. Reaction to speech disorders vary from place to place and culture to culture and this has been the major concern of special educators and speech specialists. It is on this note that this study investigates attitudes of parents towards their children with speech disorders in Oyo State, Nigeria. The study employed survey research design. A total number of fifty (50) parents whose children have significant speech disorders were purposefully selected. A questionnaire tagged Parent Attitudinal Scale for Special Disorders with reliability coefficient of 0.71 was used for data collection. The findings revealed that parent’s dispositions to speech disorders were negative as there was no significant difference between the attitudes of male and female parents toward speech disorders of their children. However, there was significant different between the reaction of elite and illustrates parents towards speech disorder. Based on these finding, it was recommended that there should be mass awareness about the implication of negative reaction and proper education about early intervention to stem the tide.