Browsing by Author "Arisekola Azeez SALMAN"

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    Assessment of Environmental Factors Militating Against Achievements of University Objectives in Nigeria
    (International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR), 2022-09-01) BASHIR, B. T; Arisekola Azeez SALMAN; ISSAH, J
    The significance of environment as an activity of human phenomenon is being underestimated in the commitment towards the achievement of university objectives in Nigeria. This paper explored the barriers militating against achievement of university objectives in Nigeria. A descriptive survey with population of 77,315 which comprised of university management staff, academic staff and non-academic for the 128 universities in Nigeria as at 2017. Based on the multistage sampling procedure, universities were clustered into six geopolitical zones while 18 were selected on the purpose of ownership. The study adopted KENPRO (2012) sampling size table for 384 respondents. Three research questions were raised while one hypothesis was formulated. These were answered and tested using percentage and analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistic at .05 level of significant. The findings shows that there exist differences between environmental issues and achievements of universities objectives in Nigeria. It concludes that; inadequacies in resources not in tandem with societal needs, overemphasis on theoretical knowledge and no relevancy in curriculum designed with oversight on moral value made it difficult for the achievement of university objectives in Nigeria. The study recommends among others that; universities through parent body to address structures, systems, processes and regulations to be societal relevance in areas of recruitment of qualified staff, involvement of parents and students representatives in decision making; strengthen internal efficiency universities by having a clear understanding of needs in terms of manpower requirement for selection of priorities, capacities and capabilities in response to sectors demand; universities to build up innovation through linkage with alumni, professional bodies, Non-governmental agencies and employers on curriculum design, delivery and assessment, and work based learning to provide specific training and employment galore.
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    Factors Influencing Educational Policy Implementation in Basic Schools in Ilorin West Local Government Area, Kwara State
    (International Journal of Educational Management, 19(2). Retrieved from https://www.ijem.org.ng/index.php/ijem/article/view/82, 2021-06-17) ISSAH, J.; BASHIR, B. T.; Arisekola Azeez SALMAN
    This paper examined factors influencing educational policy implementation in basic schools in Ilorin west local government area, kwara state. Acorrelation survey research design was used. Random sampling technique was used to select 200 teachers(43%) out of 465 in six of the eleven basic schools in Ilorin west local government with the nomenclature of being upgraded from primary to lower and upper basic schools in 2006. Two research questions were raised and answered while two hypotheses were formulated and tested using percentages and Pearson Product moment correlation statistic at .05 level of significant respectively. The findings revealed that there was significant relationship between factors and educational policy implementation in basic schools in Ilorin west local government area, kwara State. It was recommended among others that; Political elite should be committed in will power to provide the needed facilities for UBE as stated in the white paper, relevant sectors and ministries such as National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), River Basins, Agricultural Institutes, Research Institutes and donor agencies should link up with UBE schools in the supply of equipments, training and employment of teachers and recipients of the programme, School administrators should invite individuals, industries, firms, market women, trade association, artisans and professional groups within the locality as part of management to constitute diverse committees of ensuring UBE success, the constituted management in various committees should ensure compliance for image promotion in providing schools with relevant aid as technical advice, financial, skills germane to reduce inequalities, dependencies and so on the intending beneficiaries of UBE.