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Academic corruption among nigerian students: the roles of contextual and personal factors
(Harvesting global scientific knowledge for development of African higher education, In collaboration with Faculty of Education, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana, 2019-06) Adeyemi A. O.
The Contemporary educational environment is flocked with cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, purchased essays and term papers, shred test and quiz files, and identity spoofing for online and departmental examinations, to undermine commonly understood, long-standing educational ideals in Nigerian institutions. This motivated the need to investigate the roles contextual and personal factors play in academic corruption among Nigerian students. A correlational design was adopted with a sample of 250 undergraduates randomly selected from five faculties of the University of Ibadan. Data were collected using three measuring scales, Institutional Integrity Policy Scale, a=0.752, Peer culture, a= 0.731 and Academic Corruption scale; a=. 702). Three research questions were stated and tested at 0.05 level of significance using Pearson’s product moment correlation (PPMC) and multiple linear regression. It was discovered that there was a significant relationship between academic corruption and institutional integrity policy (r= 0.530, p<0.01) peer culture (r- 0.458, p<0.05) and age (r= 0.210, p<0.05) and gender (r= 0.101, p<0.05). The regression model showed institutional integrity policy (Beta = .750, t- 14.011, P<0.01) as the highest predictor of academic corruption followed by peer culture (Beta = -.467, t= -9.475, P<0.01), gender (Beta = .111, t= 1.877, P<0.05), but not with age (Beta = .008, t = 0.327, P>0.05). Among others, it was recommended that university administrators and faculty staff should rise to their responsibilities to ensure that students adhere to the ethics of academic integrity through an enforcement policy. The university counselling unit and the disciplinary committee should ensure that a corruption free culture is instilled in students through adequate disciplinary measures. Sincerity and integrity should also be rewarded.
An assessment of success made in local government empowerment programmes and economic empowerment of youth in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State
(HIS LINEAGE PUBLISHING HOUSE, 2016) Adeyemi A. O.; Oladunmoye, E. O.
This study examined an assessment of success made in local government empowerment programmes and economic empowerment of youth. The study adopted descriptive research of the expo-facto type. A sample of 295 participants was randomly selected. Reliable instrument were used to collect data from participants still in business. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics, Pearson product, moment correlation, and multiple regression analysis. The result shows that there was a positive significant relationship between Empowerment Programme and Economic Status. But not with social status. It was also discovered that in reverse empowerment was jointly predicted by economic and social status. But economic status is the only potent predictor of empowerment programme. Among others it was recommended that the federal government should encourage all other non-governmental organisation to also assist in empowering youth in the country.
Comparative study of age, gender, socio-economic status on adversity intelligence of Open Distance Learning Students in the South-West, Nigeria
(Stirling-Horden Publishers Ltd., Ibadan, 2018) Adeyemi A. O.
Correlational indicators of psychosocial adjustment among senior secondary school students in Ogun State, Nigeria
(Ife Center for Psychological Studies, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, 2017) Adeyemi A. O.
This study examined correlational indicators of psychosocial adjustment among senior secondary school students in Ogun State, Nigeria. The study adopted the correlational research design. A sample of 700 students' was randomly selected. Reliable instrument was used to elicit the data. The data was analysed using Pearson product moment correlation and multiple linear regression analysis. The result revealed that the independent variables significantly correlated with students" psychosocial adjustment. There was a significant joint contribution of the independent variables (sense of coherence, optimism and self-efficacy) to the prediction of psychosocial adjustment. This suggested that the three independent variables combined accounted for 30.4% (Adj.R2= .304) variation in the prediction of psychosocial adjustment. The most potent factor was optimism, followed by self-efficacy. Sense of coherence was not a potent predictor of psychosocial adjustment. This implies that an increased influence of optimism and self-efficacy increases the likelihood of students' psychosocial adjustment. Among others, it was recommended that school counsellors should design programmes that will help students develop adequate psychosocial adjustment skill to cope with the demands of life. School administrators are also enjoined to organize programmes that emphasise the development of self-efficacy, optimism and sense of coherence in students. Keywords: Psychosocial adjustment, Sense of coherence, Optimism, Self-efficacy, adolescent students.
Emotional intelligence as panacea for socio-political challenges
(2013-07) Adeyemi A. O.
This paper examined the effect of emotional intelligence as a counselling tool for reducing socio-political challenges among political leaders. In doing this, the factors affecting good governance were analysed and recommendations were made to help remedy the Problems.
Family career success indicators as tools for literacy sustainability among urban youths in the Ibadan metropolis
(Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 2019-07) Adeyemi A. O.; Lawrence, K. C.
This study examined family career success indicators in relation to literacy sustainability among urban youths in Ibadan. The study adopted a descriptive design of the correlational type. Through the convenience sampling approach, 300 male and female youths in Ibadan city within the ages of 17 and 25 years were sampled. Self-efficacy, employability; personality, life satisfaction, career counselling and social recognition scales were adapted for data collection. Data was computed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. The result showed that self-efficacy, employability, personality, life satisfaction, career counselling and social recognition predicted family career success among the urban youths in Ibadan. It was concluded that family career success is critical for literacy sustainability. It was therefore recommended that adequate and regular awareness on career success indicators be intensified among urban youths, if literacy will be sustained in Nigeria. For urban youths to be interested in literacy skill development, family career success and its indicators should be seen as catalysts
Influence of parenting styles and social adjustment on the psychological well-being of undergraduate working adults in South-West, Nigeria
(Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt, 2019) Adeyemi A. O.
The transition of young adults from secondary school to higher institution is not usually easy task. Many undergraduate working adults are confronted with higher academic demands which in one way or the other are beyond their expectations mentally, emotionally, and socially. This has resulted in high level of depression, academic distress and frustration particularly Nigerian university undergraduates. This activated an investigation on the predictive influence of social adjustment and parenting style on psychological well-being of undergraduate working adults in three South-West universities. The correlational research design was adopted for this study. A sample of 218 was drawn from three universities. Data were collected with valid-instruments having suitable reliability coefficient mean value of 0.7. The study revealed that social adjustment and parenting style jointly predicted undergraduate psychological well-being of undergraduate working students. The independent variables accounted for 33.9% variance in students psychological well-being. Social adjustment was found to be the strongest predictor of students' psychological well-being, followed by authoritative, authoritarian and permissive style of parenting. It was inferred that an increase in social adjustment, authoritative parenting style and authoritarian parenting style will increase the tendency for students to display positive psychological well-being. Permissive parenting style will reduce the tendency for students to exhibit negative psychological well-being. It was recommended that parents should adopt authoritative and sometimes authoritarian styles, rather than permissive style of parenting. Parents are enjoyed to expose their children to the reality of life so that they might find it easy to cope outside their homes. Giving assignment of different sorts will also help build their personality and resistance to rigour.
Interest-in-schooling among secondary school students: a regression analysis of social media, school climate and intrinsic motivation
(2019) Adeyemi A. O.
It has been observed that interest-in-schooling is an important factor associated with the learning process. However, it was observed that a negative attitude towards schooling has resulted in indiscipline, low academic achievement, absenteeism and dropout among secondary school students in Nigeria. This makes it imperative to examine the influencing factors (social media. school climate and intrinsic motivation) on interest-in-schooling among secondary school students. The study adopted the descriptive research design of the correlational type. A total of three hundred (300) secondary school students were used. Ten (10) schools in Badagry Local Government Area in Lagos State were selected using simple random sampling. Three research hypotheses were generated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. Reliable instruments (Interest-in-schooling Scale; a =0.83, Social Media Usage Scale. a =0.87, School Climate Scale; a = 0.85, Intrinsic Motivation Scale; a =0.72) were used in collecting the data. Data collected was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression Statistical Tools. It was discovered that there was significant relationship between school climate (r = 0.703), social media usage (r = - 0.210), intrinsic motivation (r = 0.453) and interest-in-schooling. Regression analysis revealed that the three independent variables (school climate, social media usage and intrinsic motivation) combined accounted for 54.5% (Adj. R: = .545) Variation in the prediction of interest-in-schooling. The strongest predictors of interest-in-schooling were school climate and social media usage, followed by intrinsic motivation. It was recommended that parents, school counsellors and rehabilitation officers working with students who lack interest- in-schooling should take cognizance of the influence of social media usage, school climate and intrinsic motivation in helping them develop their interest-in-schooling.
Psycho-sociological factors predisposing attitüde towards learning among secondary school adolescents in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
(Faculty of Education, University of Ibadan Ibadan, Nigeria, 2019) Adeyemi A. O.
This study investigated psycho-sociological factors predisposing attitude towards learning among secondary school adolescents in Oluyole Local Government Area, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design of the correlational type with a random sample of 288 adolescents from secondary schools in Oluyole Local Government Area. Three research questions were raised and answered at 0.05 level of significance using Pearsons’ product moment correlation analysis and multiple linear regression analysis. The result showed that peer influence, academic anxiety and study habit were significant correlates of students’ attitude towards learning. Regression analysis revealed that the three variables jointly accounted for 41.2% increase in students’ attitude towards learning. The highest predictor was study habit, followed by academic anxiety and peer influence. Students need to be equipped with adequate academic lifestyle which includes the development of a good study habit and academic firmness against peer influence. Human development units such as school counsellors should be given priority to give them the opportunity to build learners academic, emotional and career destiny through annual and bi-annual programmes as well as one on one counselling. School psychologists are enjoined to expose students found with emotional problems such as academic anxiety to psycho-therapies that can help them to adjust and become better persons. Parents should as well join in the task to build the confidence of the adolescents against academic anxiety; this would go a long way in helping the adolescents fulfill their academic dreams.
Psychological functioning of working on single mothers: correlational effects of childhood truama, emotional resilence and socio-economic status
(Department of Social Work, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, 2021-06) Adeyemi A. O.
Motherhood confers upon the female gender the responsibility of raising children. However, the absence of the paternal role could create an overwhelming effect on working among single mothers leaving them with huge economic and psychological burden to bear. This motivated an examination of the psychological functioning of working on single mothers, considering the correlational effect of childhood trauma, emotional resilience and socio- economic Status. This study adopted correlational research design. A sample of 268 working single mothers was randomly selected from three local government areas (Akinyele, Ibadan North and Ido) in Ibadan, Oyo State. Four reliable measuring scales (Psychological functioning Scale; α = 0. 740, Childhood trauma scale; α = 0.781, Emotional resilience scale; α = 0.736, Socio-economic Status; a = 0.792) were adapted, validated and used for data collection. Pearson product moment Correlation (PPMC), multiple linear regression analysis was used to analyze the data. The study revealed that psychological functioning of working on single mothers negatively correlated with emotional resilience (r= -0.309, p<0.05), childhood trauma (r= -0.402, p<0.01) and social economic Status (r= -0.202, p<0.01). Multiple regression analysis revealed that the most potent predictor of working on single mothers’ psychological functioning was emotional resilience (ß =.524, t = 10.241, P<0.001), socio- economic Status (ß = .222, t = 4.507, P<0.01), followed by childhood-trauma (ß = -.127, t = - 2.467, P<0.01).It was recommended that employers include diagnoses of employees' childhood trauma Status as part of the Job selection procedure to identify candidates who need urgent psychotherapeutic Intervention. Working single mothers should be counselled to find better Jobs or combine jobs with businesses to boost their socio-economic Status. Also, the working single mothers should be encouraged to boost their emotional resilience by being optimistic, getting social Support and having resilience role model.
Rational emotive behavioural therapy for enhancing social-emotional well-being of adolescents in Nigeria
(Positive Psychology Association, Nigeria with headquarters in Department of Guidance and Counselling University of ibadan, Nigeria., 2020-09) Adeyemi A. O.
This study utilized Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT) in enhancing social emotional well-being among in school adolescents with the moderating effect of gender. The study adopted a pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental design with a 2x2 factorial matrix. Two public secondary schools were randomly selected among secondary schools in Oyo State, Nigeria. Twenty-eight (29) participants with low self- esteem and socio-emotional well-being were partially randomised into REBT (14) and control (15) groups. The Intervention lasted eight weeks. The participants were screened and recruited based on scores falling below average on self-esteem scale and socio- emotional well-being scale. Three hypotheses were generated and tested at 0.05 level of significance using Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and Bonferonni Pairwise Comparison. There was a significant main effect of treatment on the socio-emotional well-being of the adolescents with low self-esteem (F (1, 24) = 49.971, p< 0.01, partial η2 = 0. 676). The participants in the REBT group had higher socio-emotional well-being (ẋ=44.27) than those in the control (ẋ=26.04) group. Among the participants in the REBT group, the male participants had higher (ẋ=39.42) score on socio-emotional well-being than their female counterparts (ẋ=30.89). There was no significant two-way interaction effect of treatment and gender on socio-emotional well-being of adolescents with low self-esteem (F (1, 24) = 0.009, p>0.05, η2=0.00). This implies that gender did not significantly moderate the effect of treatment on socio-emotional well-being of adolescents with low self-esteem. Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT) was effective in the improvement of socio-emotional well-being of adolescents with low self-esteem. Psychotherapist in various educational settings should conduct continuous diagnosis among adolescents with unusual emotional display or withdrawal disposition. Teachers and parents should always refer adolescents going through emotional trauma or issues to the counsellor in Charge.
Social explanations of emerging offending behaviour in Nigerian society
(2017) Adeyemi A. O.
Social well-being among adolescents in secondary schools in the Ibadan metropolis: a correlational perspective
(Department of Educational Management, 2017-06) Adeyemi A. O.
Unprecedented discomfort in living with one another and living for one another is a global challenge. This has brought about loss of lives and property as well as global degradation. This study investigated on the predictors of social well-being among adolescents in secondary schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area (LGA), of Oyo State. The correlational research design of the ex-post facto type was adopted in this study with a randomly sampled population of 300 adolescent students (male= 119, female= 181) from secondary schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area (LGA). Three research questions were raised and answered at 0.05 level of significance using Pearson's product moment correlation and multiple linear regression analysis. The result showed that social well-being positively correlated with emotional intelligence (r= .967, p< 0.01), peer influence (r = .545, p<0.01), family structure (r= .497, p<0.01), self-esteem (r = .220, p<0.05) and school environment (r= -.324, p<0.01). This implies that the higher the peer influence, family structure, self-esteem and emotional intelligence, the higher the likelihood of experiencing social well-being. The most potent factor was emotional intelligence (Beta = .967, t= 48.254, P<0.01), followed by self-esteem (Beta = .456, t= 7.069, P<0.01) A followed by peer influence (Beta = .866, t = 13.442, P<0.01). This implies that increased influence of self-esteem will improve students' social well-being by 45.6%, peer influence will increase social well-being by 86.6%, while emotional intelligence will increase social well-being by 96.7%. The study enjoins school counsellors to come up with programmes on emotional intelligence that Will help students develop healthy social well-being to cope with the demands of life. Policy makers and educational stakeholders need to advocate the inclusion of emotional intelligence or emotional education as a subject to be taught in Nigerian conventional schools to enhance students' social well-being and curb the social menace.
Teaching styles and parental bonding as correlates of academic boredom among undergraduates in Oyo State
(Institute of Education, University of Ibadan and MANEDEC Global Synergy Nigeria Limited, Ibadan, 2024) Adeyemi A. O.
This study investigates the relationship between teaching techniques, parental bonding, and the factors that lead to academic boredom among undergraduates in Oyo State. The study employed a non-experimental design of correlational research type. A total of 250 undergraduates (107 males and 143 females) were randomly picked from three institutions in Oyo State. The age range of the individuals was between 16 and 26 years, with an average age of 16.83. Three assessments with demonstrated validity and reliability were employed to assess teaching styles, parental bonding, and academic boredom. The data was analyzed using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation and multiple regression at a significance threshold of 0.05. The findings indicated a strong correlation between teaching styles and academic boredom (r=0.21; p<0.05), as well as parental bonding (r=0.33; p<0.05). The combination of teaching styles and parental bonding accounted for 20.8% of the Variation in predicting academic boredom. Furthermore, the study found that teaching styles (ß= -0.39, t=-3.66; p<0.05) and parental bonding (ß=0.366, t=4.91; p<0.05) significantly predicted academic boredom. This could prompt the undergraduates to request the necessary educational resources for their studies. Additionally, it could foster a greater enthusiasm for academic tasks, thereby eliminating feelings of boredom. Therefore, itis recommended that parents should prioritize establishing a deep emotional connection with their children and wards.