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Item Impact of socio-economic factors on marital instability among market women in Ibadan South-West Local Government(2014-06) Folaranmi, O. O.Marriage institution has witnessed a lot of problems in the recent times which in turn affect the stability of marriage. Market Women especially are witnessing a lot of crises in their marriage due to several factors. But economic factor is the tree that produced or abhor other factors. There have been a lot of controversies as to what extent can economic factors really affect the stability of marriage. It is against this background that this study looked at the impact of socio-economic factors on marital (in) stability among market women. The survey research design was adopted for this study. The population for this study consists of market women in Oja Oba and Alesinloye market in Ibadan South-West Local Government in Oyo State, a total of three hundred women were randomly selected for this study. The main instrument for the study was the Socio-Economic Factors and Marital Stability Questionnaire [SEFMSQ]. The findings of this study revealed that the impact of occupation, religion, education, sex and daily income on marital stability was significant, but the most potent factors was daily income (Beta = 0.739 P<0.05) followed by occupation (Beta = 0.130, P <0.05) and sex (Beta = 0.007, P< 0.05). The table reveals that religion and level of education are not potent predictors of martial stability. It shows that income, occupation and sex are predictable factors to marital stability in this study. Based on the finding of this research work the government should make policies that will create job opportunities for her citizenry. There should be government and non-governmental support for couple(s) who lost their jobs. The policy of retrenchment of workers should be jettisoned, social workers and community workers should go all opt and bring to the understanding of the public, especially the markct women about this issue that is affecting the marital stability which is a very vital institution Also based on these findings it is recommended that youth who intent to many should seek the informed counsel of a professional marriage counselor to help them in making the right choices and exposing them to the indices of economic compatibility in marriage.Item Socio-cultural and norms factors influencing family planning choices among couples in Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria(Ibadan University Press, 2012-12) Folaranmi, O.; Oladeji, D.Background: Decisions about the number of children are very important choices among couples in Ibadan. Some socio-cultural and norm factors influence such decisions to a large extent This study established the influence of socio-cultural and norms factors on couples' family planning choices. Method: Couples involved in the study were randomly selected from. 5 different professions in Ibadan, constituted the sample for the study. The two instruments used were author-constructed questionnaires with 0.62 and 0.69 reliability co-efficient, respectively. The data obtained were analyzed using chi-square statistics and multiple regression analysis. Results: The results indicated that significant relationship existed between social and cultural factors (252.959); gender roles (176.849); social networks (95.424); religion (125.742) and local belief factors (205.196). The results further indicated that a combination of the 5 independent variables significantly predicted couples family planning choices yielding a co-efficient multiple Regression (R) of 0.467 and F -ratio of 57.241. The results further revealed that significant relationship existed between each of the independent variables except local belief factors. Conclusion: Based on the results of this finding, it was recommended that those in the helping professions should take cognizance of those variables that have been found to influence family planning choices among couples.Item Mode of schooling and academic performance among students in selected secondary schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State(Nigerian Association of Social Workers, 2010) Folaranmi, O. O.The study examined the relationship between modes of schooling (day or boarding) on the academic performance of students from selected schools in Ibadan. Survey research design was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 300 respondents from two boarding schools in Ibadan. The main instrument used for this study was a structured questionnaire. Data collected was analyzed using ANOVA to test the three hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there is no significant difference in the performance of students in mathematics among boarding and day students. Findings also revealed that there is no significant difference among boarding and day students in their performance in English Language.Item Psycho-social factors influencing maladjustive behaviour among delinquent pupils in selected secondary schools in Ibadan(Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan., 2007-06) Folaranmi, O. O.The study examined the psycho-social factors influencing maladjustive behaviour among pupils in some secondary schools in Ibadan. A total of 180 senior secondary school pupils drawn from five secondary schools in Ibadan were used for the study. Questionnaires and archival records were used to obtain information the forces within and outside the individual that cause maladaptive behaviour. This was done with a view to suggesting therapeutic strategies which will help in reducing the rate of delinquents in the schools. Frequency, percentage and chi-square statistical methods were used to analyse the data. Four research questions were generated and tested for the study. The findings among others showed that there was significant relationship between psycho-social factors and maladjustive behaviour (X' = 15.62, df = 6, P<0.05). Recommendations made include organizing programmes targeted at families and specifically focusing on adolescents/school children on the need to be resilient in the face of risk and adversity. The findings showed that offences like stealing) truancy, drug abuse and thuggery and many others have been used to categorise pupils being maladjusted. Findings further indicate that pupils who commit the aforementioned offences have been influenced by either problems within them or in their immediate environment like family or school.Item Evaluation of the activities of the juvenile court in the protection of abused and neglected students at the zonal social welfare agency in Ibadan, Nigeria(Department of Social Works, University of Ibadan, Ibadan., 2002) Folaranmi, O. O.This study was carried out to evaluate the activities of the juvenile court in the protection o f abused and neglected children at the Zonal Social Welfare Agency in Ibadan, Nigeria. The major objective of the study was to find out if the goals for the establishment of the court are being met. The target population for the study was mostly children who had suffered from one form of abuse or the other. Fifty people were used as sample for the study. The method of data collection was through questionnaire administered personally by the researcher. Oral interviews were also conducted for both staff and the respondents. The responses collected, are scored and analyzed using chi-square statistics. Based on the findings, some recommendations were made on how well and how best the government can discourage child abuse and neglect through workshops, seminars, radio and television programmes.