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    ECONOMY OF SIZE IN KWARA STATE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION
    (Nigerian Journal of Sociology of Education (NJSE), University of Ilorin, 2001) Olayiwola Olorisade
    This research aims at exploring ways by which teacher production can be increased at reduced cost in Kwara State College of Education. The population of this study includes all teacher-training institutions at the post-secondary level in Kwara State, and the basic instrument used is the State of the College of Education Questionnaire (SCEQ). The study determined the average unit-cost of training students in Kwara State Colleges of Education; and using Scheffe's method of multiple comparison to determine relationships, it was established that there was a significant relationship between teacher production, average performances and funding. Therefore to enhance greater efficiency to improve the viability of these Colleges and to overcome the inadequacies o scattered Colleges in Kwara State, this study suggests the adoption of "economy of size"
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    ECONOMY OF SIZE IN KWARA STATE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION
    (Nigerian Journal of Sociology of Education, 2001-05-14) OLORISADE G OLAYIWOLA
    This research aims at exploring ways by which teacher production can be increased at reduced cost in Kwara State College of Education. The population of this study includes all teacher-training institutions at the post-secondary level in Kwara State, and the basic instrument used is the State of the College of Education Questionnaire (SCE9). The study determined the average unit-cost of training students in Kwara State Colleges of Education; and using Scheffe's method of multiple comparison to determine relationships; it was established that there was a significant relationship between teacher production, average performances and funding. Therefore to enhance greater efficiency to improve the viability of these Colleges and to overcome the inadequacies o scattered Colleges in Kwara State, this study suggests the adoption of “economy of size”
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    Parental influences on the voluntary association affiliations of Kwara State College of Education, Oro students
    (African Journal of Educational Studies(AJES), 2005) Olayiwola Olorisade
    This paper explores the importance of the relationships between parents and children in determining the voluntary association affiliations of Kwara State College of Education students. The population of the study included all regular NCE students of the College of Education, Oro, while the sample consisted of 93 NCE II and III students from twenty registered clubs, societies and associations using stratified sampling technique, and the instrument used was the Questionnaire on Parents and Students Interest in Voluntary Association Affiliations [QUPSIVAA). The study established a relationship between parental influence and students affiliations to voluntary associations, and that parental encouragement has greater influence than parental affiliations to associations. Further still it was found that affiliations was related to the provision of social/welfare service and the development of managerial ability. The paper therefore advised parents to be worthy examples who should give quality leadership and they should help channel the energies of their wards to worthwhile associations.
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    Poverty Alleviation Of Teachers As A Tool For Implementing Basic Education Scheme In Nigeria
    (Nigerian Journal of Educational Administration and Planning, 2008) Olayiwola Olorisade; Afolabi S.O.
    For any policy on education to achieve its basic objective, attention must be paid to teachers' welfare since no education can rise above the quality of its teacher. The crux of this paper is how teacher poverty can be alleviated with a view to achieving Universal Basic Education in Nigeria. The paper unveiled the poverty status of teachers in Nigeria and some West African countries. It equally showed that the poverty status of the teachers is manifested in the continued struggle for a better condition of service over the years. However, the paper considered the roles been played by National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategies (NEEDS) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) which are United Nation's initiative in the year 2000. T-test statistics was used to determine the earning differential of ten randomly selected teachers with Ph.D and medical doctors in Kwara State. The paper, therefore, suggested strict adherence to UNESCO Standard of fixing teachers' salaries and allowances, Parity in salary structure of teachers at all level of education and across all professions depending on qualification possessed, periodic review of teachers' salaries and establishment of a new national teachers taskforce.
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    Transforming Teacher Education In Nigeria A Case Study Of Comprehensive Institutional Change At Oro College Of Education
    (Unit for Distance Education, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 2009) Olayiwola Olorisade; Kuiper, S.A.; Thomas, H.; Adebayo, T.A; Maiyanga, A.; Aliyu, M.
    A Case Study of curriculum transformation at a college of education provides the lens through which to analyse teacher education in Nigeria. The curriculum at this college has undergone a comprehensive transformation resulting in a college curriculum policy, a new institutional structure in terms of schools and departments as well as a new set of teacher education programmes. The developments have been a collaborative exercise with the Federal teacher education oversight body. Experiences at the college are set to influence a transformation in the overall teacher education programme in Nigeria and thus are likely to result in changes in all State college of education.
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    FACTORS AFFECTING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL ON UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION: CASE STUDY OF SOME LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
    (Institute Journal of Studies in Education, University of Ilorin, 2010) Olayiwola Olorisade
    This paper focused on the achievement of the millennium development goal (MDG) on Universal Basic Education, which seeks to ensure that by 2015 children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling. The paper is an attempt to reveal the inhibiting factors towards the accomplishment of the Millennium Development Goal on Universal Basic Education programme. The study employed the descriptive research design, while data were obtained through field assessment. The research revealed that the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal on Universal Basic Education is bedeviled with factors that are government related, school, parent, teacher and also pupil related. Therefore, to build a strong and virile nation, the nation's universal basic education scheme requires a more determined approach.
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    A Comparative study of peace maintenance strategies at College of Education and Polytechnic Institutions in Kwara State
    (Journal of Collaboration of Education Faculties in West Africa. CEFWA, 2011) Afolabi S.O
    The study focused on peace maintenance strategies adopted at college of Education and Polytechnic Ilorin in Kwara State. 100 academic staff were randomly selected from two institutions. Peace Maintenance Strategies Questionnaire was the instrument used while T test statistics was used to analyze the hypotheses generated. The findings among others shoed that here was no significant difference between the peace maintenance strategies adopted by the management of Kwara State Polytechnic and colleges of education while the causes of crisis in institutions of learning are similar. Effective communication process and good human relation between school manger, Staff and unions were suggested.
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    Statecraft; Laying the Foundation for Modern Development
    (Kwara State University Press, 2011) Olayiwola Olorisade; Afolabi S.O.; Don Nwosu
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    INFLUENCE OF MANAGERIAL SKILLS OF MIDDLE-LEVEL MANAGERS ON ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, IN NIGERIAN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION
    (Academic Research International, 2011) Olayiwola Olorisade
    This paper investigated the influence of the managerial skills of middlelevel managers on organizational effectiveness in Colleges of Education in South Western Nigeria, a player in global education. The population of the study consisted of deans, heads of department, and academic staff members of nine Colleges of Education, while the sample consisted of 461 academic staff members randomly sampled from the Colleges. The instrument used was the questionnaire tagged Managerial Skills, Staff Morale and Work Effectiveness Questionnaire (MSSMAWEQ). Descriptive statistics, simple regression analysis and Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistics were used to test the hypotheses. The study revealed that middle-level managers demonstrated requisite managerial skills in the Colleges of Education. It was also found that the managerial skills of middle-level managers had a very low influence on academic staff research/publications effectiveness and on community service effectiveness. Further still, it was established that there was no significant relationship between managerial skills of middle-level managers and students academic performance. The paper advised managers to improve on their decision-making and interpersonal skills, as they were the least demonstrated. It called for the review of promotion conditionality in these Colleges; and also advised that academic staff of these Colleges be allowed to actually go on their annual leave.
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    A SURVEY OF PROBLEMS HINDERING THE OPERATION OF OPEN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IN OYO AND KWARA STATES, NIGERIA
    (Academic Research International, 2011) Olayiwola Olorisade; Afolabi S.O.; Abdulkareem A.Y.
    National Open University which was formally established in Nigeria by Act 25 of 1983 aimed at bridging the existing gap between the education of male and female, able and disabled, young and old. and nomads in the society. This study focused on problems facing the National Open University in Nigeria as perceived by facilitators and students in Kwara and Oyo States Stratified random sampling method was used to select 40 facilitators and 50 students from Kwara and Oyo State study centers A researchers' designed questionnaire was used for data collection It was validated and its reliability co- efficient, determined through test-retest method, was found to be 0.76. Two research questions were answered and two research hypotheses were tested using percentage and chi-square statistics respectively. The findings of the study revealed lack of standard classroom, inadequate supply of electricity and inadequate funding The study also showed that there is no significant difference between facilitators and students' perception of the problems associated with resource allocation and organization of the programme It was therefore, recommended among others that course materials, computer-based media and other facilities should be made available at all study centers for students use. Also, adequate funding and uninterrupted academic calendar of the University should be ensured while internet services should be provided at all study centers
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    INFLUENCE OF MANAGERIAL SKILLS OF MIDDLE-LEVEL MANAGERS ON ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, IN NIGERIAN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION
    (Academic Research International, 2011-05-10) Olorisade, G.Olayinwola, Ph.D.
    This paper investigated the influence of the managerial skills of middle-level managers on organizational effectiveness in Colleges of Education in South Western Nigeria. This was prompted by the observation of the researcher on the lack of administrative training of most deans and heads of department in Nigerian Colleges of Education. The population of study consisted of deans, heads of department, and academic staff members of nine Colleges of Education, while the sample consisted of 461 academic staff members randomly sampled from the Colleges. The instrument used was the questionnaire tagged Managerial Skills, Staff Morale and Work Effectiveness Questionnaire (MSSMAWEQ). Descriptive statistics, simple regression analysis and Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistics were used to test the hypotheses. The study revealed that middle-level managers demonstrated requisite managerial skills in the Colleges of Education. It was also found that the managerial skills of middle-level managers had a very low influence on academic staff research/publications effectiveness and on community service effectiveness. Further still it was established that there was no significant relationship between managerial skills of middle-level managers and students academic performance. The paper therefore advised these group of managers to use their technical skills to improve the quality of classroom lecture delivery, by institutional staff, through students' exposure to research findings in their chosen fields of study; employ motivational skills to encourage academic staff to carry out researches into issues that will positively impact upon their host communities and add value to the Nigerian society.
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    A SURVEY OF PROBLEMS HINDERING THE OPERATION OF OPEN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IN OYO AND KWARA STATES, NIGERIA
    (Academia Research Internation, 2011-07-15) Dr. A. Y. Abdulkareem, Dr. O. G. Olorisade, Dr. S. O. Afolabi,
    National Open University which was formally established in Nigeria by Act 25 of 1983 aimed at bridging the existing gap between the education of male and female, able and disabled, young and old, and nomads in the society. This study focused on problems facing the National Open University in Nigeria as perceived by facilitators and students in Kwara and Oyo States. Stratified random sampling method was used to select 40 facilitators and 50 students from Kwara and Oyo State study centers. A researchers' designed questionnaire was used for data collection. It was validated and its reliability co-efficient, determined through lest-retest method, was found to be 0.76. Two research questions were answered and two research hypotheses were tested using percentage and chi-square statistics respectively. The findings of the study revealed lack of standard classroom, inadequate supply of electricity and inadequate funding. The study also showed that there is no significant difference between facilitators and students' perception of the problems associated with resource allocation and organization of the programme. It was therefore, recommended among others that course materials, computer-based media and other facilities should be made available at all study centers for students' use. Also, adequate funding and uninterrupted academic calendar of the University should be ensured while internet services should be provided at all study centers.
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    Relationship between Universal Basic Education Training and Teachers' Quality in Public Primary Schools in Nigeria
    (International Journal of Social Science & Education, 2012) Olayiwola Olorisade; Afolabi S.O.
    The study is a correlation study that unveiled the relationship between UBE training and teachers’ quality in, Nigerian Public primary schools using Kwara State as a case study. It was the State that championed education reform in the country. All the 24 members of State School Improvement Team (SSIT) and 50 members of Quality Assurance Bureau (QAB) constituted by the Kwara State Government were used as samples.. The Questionnaire tagged UBE Training and Teachers Quality Questionnaire (UTTQ) was used. Three (3) research hypotheses raised were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and chi-square statistics. The findings of the study were: that there was a significant relationship between SUBEB training workshop and teachers’ quality; a significant relationship between training resources and quality of workshop training organized by State Universal Education Board (SUBEB), but there was no significant difference between the perceptions of SSIT and QAB on teachers’ quality in Kwara State. However, the programme was not without its attendant challenges which include: delayed and inadequate supply of the training materials and poor remuneration of the trainers and trainees. It was suggested that more funds should be committed to the training programme, training materials supplied promptly and adequately. Indeed, training and re-training of teachers is a sine qua non for quality teaching in schools.
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    RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND STAFF MORALE IN COLLEGES EDUCATION IN SOUTH WESTERN NIGERIA
    (Internation Journal of Social Science and Education, 2012-06-11) Olaviwola G Olorisade
    The prevalence of academic dishonesty in educactional institutions all over the world. and the assumption that proper ethics enhance staff morale. prompted the static the study set, Ernestine the relationship of proper work ethics (academic integrity) with staff morale. The study population consisted of academic members of colleges of education in South-Western Nigeria. The sample consisted of 461 staff members randomly selected from colleges of education. The instrument was the questionnaire tagged Academic Staff Morale and Academic Integrity Questionnaire (ASMAIQ) Simple percentage, weighted average and Pearson Product Moment Correlation were used to test the questions a hypothesis raised. The study found that there was no significant relationship between deans /heads of department' academic integrity and staff morale. It recommended that institutional managers show learn to treat staff fairly and offer them needed assistance to promo. professionalism and save staff undue stress and discontent.
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    Public cost and internal efficiency in Kwara State Public Secondary Schools, Nigeria
    (2013) Afolabi S.O; Abdulkareem A.Y; Akinnubi O.P; Atolagbe A.A
    There are 100 Public Secondary schools in Kwara State out of which 100 were randomly selected. The secondary Education Cost and Internal Efficiency Checklist was used to collect data. Five research questions and hypotheses each were raised and analyzed using percentage and Parson Product Moment Correlation coefficient 0.05 alpha level. It was found that budgetary allocations were the main source of funds for secondary schools. There is an annual fall from 29.2% of the total cost in 2005 to 7. in 2009. The study also revealed a significant relationship between public cost and internal efficiency in schools. It was recommended that government should mobilize special funds to expand and renovate the available school facilities
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    Towards enhancing managerial skills for improved students' academic performances for national development
    (Kwara State University, Malete, 2013) Olayiwola Olorisade; Afolabi S.O.
    This study investigated the relationship between managerial skills (technical, conceptual and interpersonal) of institutional managers and students academic performances in Nigerian Colleges of Education. The research is a follow-up to an earlier one that considered other types of skills and its effect on organizational effectiveness. The study sample consisted of 461 academic staff, from nine Colleges of Education in Nigeria. Managerial Skills, Staff Morale and Work Effectiveness Questionnaire was the basic instrument used. Simple percentages and Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistics were used to test the questions and hypotheses. The study revealed a significant relationship between the technical and conceptual skills with students' academic performance; while there was no significant relationship between interpersonal skills and students' academic performance. Based on the findings, it was recommended that institutional managers should get more engaged with classroom teaching, to use and improve on their technical skills. They should involve staff in policy formulation, decision making, and goal setting to prepare efficient successors to manage the institutions, for improved students' academic performances. Institutional staff should also be exposed to leadership training, to acquire competencies in managerial skills in the bid to enhance institutional performances.
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    RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIC STAFF WORK PRESSURE AND RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS EFFECTIVENESS IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES
    (Journal of the Business of Education, Kwara State University, Malete, 2014) Olayiwola Olorisade
    The study investigated the relationship between academic staff work pressure and their research/publication effectiveness in Nigerian universities. The research was prompted by the need to verify the claim by academic staff that heavy workloads affect their research/publication effectiveness. This is with a view to enhancing academic staff research/publications effectiveness. The study was a descriptive survey and stratified random sampling technique was used to select sixty-seven academic staff from 12 universities. Research and publications effectiveness questionnaire (RPEQ), with a reliability coefficient of .82, was administered on respondents to collect data. Percentages and Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC) were used to answer the questions and test the hypotheses respectively. The study revealed a low level of academic staff conference attendance, moderate level of publications, moderate level of work pressure on staff. There was no significant relationship between work pressure and frequency of publications and between work pressure and overall research and publications effectiveness. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that; accomplished senior academic staff should mentor young and upcoming ones to master the research function, universities should develop mechanism to detect academic staff weaknesses in research activities and help them to overcome same.
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    The Dynamics And Strategy For Early Entrepreneurship Education
    (Kwara State University, 2014) Olayiwola Olorisade; Babatunde Alege
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    Towards enhancing academic staff morale in Colleges of Education in South-Western Nigeria
    (KWASU International Journal of Education (KIJE), Kwara State University, Malete., 2014) Olayiwola Olorisade
    The success or failure of organizations depends largely on the human element. The employee with his ability to feel, think, conceive and plan his work is by far the most valuable, and at the same time he is difficult to inspire, control and motivate. Therefore this study investigated how academic staff morale can be enhanced in South-Western Colleges of Education in Nigeria. The study sampled 461 academic staff of Colleges of Education in South-Western Nigeria. The researcher-designed questionnaire was the instrument used for acquiring information on academic staff morale. The level of stafl morale was determined and related to managerial skills and students performances. Using percentage statisties and regression analysis, the study found that academic stafl morale in Colleges of Education in Nigeria was generally high, and that academic staff who were 30 years and below and those with the first degree showed the highest level of morale. It recommended among others that institutional managers should relate well with academic staff and involve them in the formulation of policies to improve staff moral morale.
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    Evaluation of physical resource availability and Utilization for Universal Basic Education Programme in Kwara State
    (Faculty of Education Kwara State University, Malete, 2014-01-20) Afolabi S.O
    The study unveiled the challenges that hinder the implementation of Universal Basic Education in Kwara State. It specifically exposed the School Managers to resources that were adequately and inadequately made available as well as those that are under, over or optimally utilized in schools on the other hand. The place of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), and Quality Assurance Bureau (QAB) in the supervision of school facilities should not be underrated