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Item Attainment of individual and organisational goals in industries: implications for occupational social worker (2009).(Gabesther Educational Publishers, 2009) Ajala, E. M.The proliferation of human service programmes and the emergence of the social work profession in the workplace soften the distraction between the world of work (aiming at production goals) and world of employees (individual employees and their families). The role of social work became clearer in industries and became centered on job-related problems, individual problems that require therapy, casework services and family issues. Social workers now counsel employees on a wide range of personal, family and social problems, present policy positions on community relations to corporate executives, mediate in disputes; develop and conduct stress management programmes and assist on issues of layoffs and retirement. The paper concludes that occupational social workers will continue, both now and in future, to balance the world of work with the world of the family for effective and efficient survival of both the employees and the employers.Item The relevance of psycho-social theories in peace education and conflict resolution(Institute of Adult Education University of Ghana, Legon., 2009) Ajala, E. M.Though conflict can cause distress, it is not an inevitable destructive and imposing barrier. Managing conflict is an essential life skill that is too often neglected. There is need to look at theories which can enhance conflict resolution through the adaptation of peace education. This paper sees peace education from three viewpoints: the environment in which the conflict occurs, the parties involved in the conflict and the process of arriving at the solution/ management of such conflict. It is against this background that this paper discusses the relevance of psycho-social theories to conflict resolution and peace education, The paper reviewed some theories such as psychodynamics, field theory, gaming theory and human relations theory as applicable to peace education and conflict resolution. The paper concludes that the content of peace education will lead to development of skills, attitude and knowledge which will guarantee peace and harmony within and between people and organizations and in all contextual application of the principle.Item Staff training as correlate of workers’ productivity in selected service industries in Osun state, Nigeria.(Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan., 2009) Ajala, E. M.Training is a process of developing and improving skills that are related to performance. Many studies have been carried out on the relationship between training and productivity of workers but none has been carried out on the correlation of training on the individual indices of productivity and workers productivity. It is against this background that this paper investigate the correlation of training on indices of workers productivity. The expost facto research design was used for the study. The random sampling technique was used to select three hundred respondents from three service industries in Osun State. A structured questionnaire tagged “Staff Training and Workers Productivity Questionnaire — STWPQ” with reliability coefficient of r =. 85 was used to collect data. The finding showed that staff training correlated positively and significantly with workers’ productivity (r -.99; p < 0.05). That increased morale at work (r = .934; P<0.05), time management (r = .974; P<0.05), reduction in rate of absenteeism (r = .969; P < 0.05) were highly and positively correlated with training hence increase in workers’ productivity. The study recommended that a training department, that is autonomous of the personnel department, should be created in every organization so as to train and prepare workers for future position and promote productivity through reduction in the rate of accidents, absenteeism and improved service delivery.Item Anatomy of corrupt practices in Nigeria: implications on workers and the economy(Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan, 2009) Ajala, E. M.Corruption though a universal phenomenon has some peculiarities associated with developing countries. Widespread corruption is a symptom of a poorly functioning state, and a poorly functioning state will invariably, lead to a low economic development and poor workers welfare. Within the context of a developing nation, the paper examines the social, cultural, political and economic factors that encourage corruption and corruptive practices in Nigeria. Since corruption breeds poverty, impoverishment of workers and the economy, the study investigates the detail by exploring the types of actions, conditions, structures and/or practices that are robustly related to corruption such as a democratic system that is corrupted by-special interest and selfish motives, no free press to expose corruption, weak accountability, lack of a vibrant anti-corruption agency, ill-prepared legal institution, no educated electorate to remove unethical leaders, etc. The role of occupational social workers in the education about the effect of corruption, emotional and psychic therapy of both the giver and receiver of bribe was looked at. The study extends the literature on corruption in several directions.Item Parental socio-economic status, family structure and living environment as predictors of violence against children: empirical evidence from Benin city, Nigeria.(2008) Ajala, E. M.; Omorogiuwa, B. E. T.Violence against children is of concern to the world at large, as a lot of behavioural misnomers have been linked to the experience of children in their growing years. This study adopted a survey research design to investigate how parental socio-economic status, family structure and living environment act as predictors of violence against children; a multistage, random sampling procedure was used to select respondents for the study. Pupils from ten primary schools and six junior secondary schools were selected from Benin City. From each school twenty-five subjects were randomly selected making a total of 400 respondents. The instruments used for data collection were questionnaires tagged "violence against children scale, r=0.80”; "parental socio-economic status scale=0.78"; "family structure scale, r=0.72”; and "living environment scale, r=0.79". Data collected were analyzed using the linear regression procedure and three hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that parental socio-economic status, family structure and living environment predicted violence against children. Based on the findings, it was recommended that family support services should be designed to educate parents on how to provide safe and stable family environment for children.Item Social work interventions in the psycho-social management of stress among industrial workers(Dept of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2008) Ajala, E. M.; Mojoyinola, J. K.The paper described the nature of stress and how it affects workers' health and job performance in industrial organizations. The paper pointed out that, stress can cause physical and mental illness in the workers and these can affect their performance at work negatively. It also discussed how social work interventions are helpful in the psycho-social management of stress among industrial workers. it is suggested in this paper that, the employers of labour should help in meeting the needs of workers adequately and should ensure that good interpersonal relationship exist between them and their employees to help them experience reduced symptoms of stress and anxiety that can cripple them at work.Item The impact of relationship management of peace education on labour-management relations and workers welfare in selected industries in Nigeria(Kamla-Raj enterprises, Delhi., 2007) Ajala, E. M.The study examines the impact of relationship management in peace education (independent variable) on labour-management relations and workers’ welfare (dependent variable) in industries. The study further examined the predictive effects of the independent variables on the dependent measure. The study is descriptive survey using 976 respondents randomly selected from eight industrial house unions. The main instrument used to collect data for the study was a set of questionnaire with 0.80 reliable coefficient. Multiple regression analysis was used as tool of analysis. The results indicated that taking the eleven variables that constitute relationship management to predict cordial labour-management relations in industries yielded a coefficient of multiple regression (R) of 0.879 and a multiple regression square ( R1) of 0.772. The result further indicated that all the individual independent variables would predict the dependent variable. In the light of these findings, it is suggested that the use of relationship management will promote a work environment where dialogue and values are explored and violence abhorred. It is further recommended that the introduction of relationship management in workers’ and management education will create a peaceful workplace culture and at the same time assist in reducing tension, strain, and stress thereby promoting workers’ welfare and productivity.Item Challenges of peace Education model for effective industrial relations and workplace harmony(The faculty of education, university of Lagos., 2007) Ajala, E. M.Despite the statutory mechanisms set lip to settle industrial conflicts. the persistent reoccurrence calls for an alternative approach to solving them. It is against this background that this paper is proposing the use of Peace Education as an alternative approach to promoting industrial harmony at the workplace. The paper looked at the different notions of peace, causes of industrial conflict and the concept of peace education. 1t further posited that Peace Education consist of acquisition of certain knowledge, attitudes and skills to be used to scan the national and international environment in which the workplace is cited in order to prevent the internal and external sources of conflict. Two models on peace education were discussed. The system model so developed for the implementation of Peace Education at industrial level shows that work organizational environment and goals are no longer seen as a multitude of" separate objectives but as one indivisible, dynamic whole, whose parts are all inextricably interrelated. Furthermore, when the model is operationalized .both labour and management will no longer be at logger head but mutual partnersworking towards the survival of both parties.Item An evaluative study of the impact of intervention strategies of non- governmental organisations (NGOS) on social well-being, economic empowerment and health of the aged in Oyo state, Nigeria(2006) Ajala, E. M.; Olorunsaiye, D. A.The world is aging at an alarming rate and thge aged all over the world are facing a lot of health, social and economic problems. It is against this background that the present study examines the impact of NGO's intervention strategies on social well-being, economic empowerment and health well-being of the aged in Oyo State. The sample comprised 264 old people randomly drawn from four old people's home run fry non-governmental organizations. Four instruments were used: Intervention strategies of NGOs were measured fry sell constructed scale- "Intervention Strategies Scales of NGOs ", Social well-being was assessed by the adapted scale of "Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support" (MSPSS: Zimet et al., 1988); Economic empowerment of the aged was assessed by self constructed scale tagged, "Measurement of Economic Empowerment scale"; Health Well-being was measured by the adapted scale of "Personal Resource Questionnaire"( PRQ) 85 (Carol Roth 2003). Findings showed that NGO's intervention strategies (emotional, information and economic) predicted positively and significantly to the social welI-being (F = 191.7; P < 0.05); economic empowerment (F = 61. 774; p < 0.05) and health well-being (F = 94.601) of the aged. It was recommended that these strategies be sustained for the aged so as to produce aged that have longevity of life and yet remain productive both at the home front and within the community.Item Issues and opinions in the understanding of the theoretical basis of peace education("Department of guidance and counselling university of Ibadan", 2002) Ajala, E. M.This paper discusses the understanding of issues and opinions relating to peace education in fostering the development of culture of peace wherein an individual, community will strive to maintain peace and resolve conflict in a non-violent way. The paper looks at guiding principles of educational policy on education for peace, five approaches to peace education, scope of peace education and objectives of peace education. The paper conclude by looking at gains that communities, work environments will gain in form of harmonious living and violence free conflict resolution strategies if peace education is fully implemented.