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ABSTRACT A study of select NTA and AKBC TV program in the moral education of children in Uyo metropolis was carried out in order to find out to what extent did these children (respondents) were addicted to NTA and AKBC TV on moral education. The study’s design was the survey method. That means that the respondents were asked to fill in their responses on the questionnaire administered to them. The ...

TABLE OF CONTENT Title Page Approval Page Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract Table of Content   CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of Study 1.2 Statement of Problem 1.3 Scope of Study 1.4 The Significance of The Study 1.5 Aims and Objective CHAPTER TWO 2.0 Literature Review 2.1 Body Mass Index 2.2 Bmi Percentile 2.3 Body Mass Index Z-Scores 2.4 Considerations For Research 2.5 Implications For Longitudinal Research Into Adulthood 2.6 Considerations ...

ABSTRACT Television and advertising together present a lethal combination and has become an integral part of modern society .It is the most convenient route to reach not only consumers but also the students. Students are manipulated by advertisement promise that the product will do something special for them which will transform their life. The present study was conducted on 100 students, studying in class 9th-12th, to know the impact of ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Television is incorporated within the child‟s experience as it becomes part of the child‟s inner world. In discussing about television and evolutional development of T.V, some one may wonder how television affects a child of ten to eighteen year. But it is apparent that the young child is dominated by this TV. Children learn to read pictures they understand. In the watching ...

CHAPTER ONE   INTRODUCTION   1.1  Background to the study   Different movies produced by the film industry use formats such as video Cassette, video compact disc (VCD), and more recently the digital video disc (DVD), in producing their movies. These movies are also shown on some channels such as “Africa Magic”, Joy TV”, etc, on DSTV, “Cine Africa”, MYTV”, as well as other cable network services which people subscribe ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY Education is the life wire of any nation. It is the catalyst that propels both economic and social development.  This explains why nations as well as individuals lay so much emphasis on the intellectual development of individuals. No individual or group of individual has ever disagreed on the efficacy of education in solving societal problem. Everybody all agrees that education is the panacea for ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     BACKGROUND OF STUDY Television advertisement represents one of the several stimuli to which children are exposed, like other kinds of stimuli existing within their environment. Television advertisement has a powerful tendency to influence children’s behaviour and general way of life, thus study examines the kind of influences or effects advertising on television can have on children. Seventy-six years ago, in 1928 to be precise, a new dimension ...

  CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The handicapped children are gifted children who have ability to be educated irrespective of their disabilities, like the deaf, the blind, the dumb, lame etc. therefore, the handicapped children in Nigeria posses the talents and all the aggregate of learning just like their counter parts at school. Education which is a life provided for every individual, the physically handicapped inclusive. The team ...

ABSTRACT This study critically exposes way in which the teaching and learning of English language can be enhanced through reflective thinking. Reflective practice is encouraging and relevant to learner centered Education because it exposes the educators and learners to thinking beyond the doing. It also creates a friendly class atmosphere whereby the principle of fallibilism, open mindedness and tolerance is practiced. CHAPTER ONE 1. O INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY ...

Abstract:   The health condition of people in Nigeria particularly Nasarawa state is characterized by a high under-five mortality, high fertility rate and low life expectancy (WHO, 2004). The purpose of this study is to find out the determinants of mortality rate among under five children in Nasarawa state. The questionnaires were administered on randomly selected, stratified samples of 600 respondents which comprised parents (females) and health workers (females). A total ...

Abstract:  The study investigated the perceived causes of behaviour problems of children in homes. It was designed to find out views on certain aspects of the home environment considered to be responsible for problem behaviour in children. The sample was made up of 120 subjects randomly selected from final year students of four secondary schools in Gboko Local Government nrea of Benue State of Nigeria. The students were aged 15 - ...

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Abstract The research examined the effect of television commercials (adverts) on children with a particular focus on Kunike Nursery and Primary School Osogbo, Osun state as a case study. Television being an audiovisual medium that mirrors reality is capable of influencing the psychological perspective of children and adolescents because children tend to cultivate what they watch in television according to Geoge Gerbner.  Also children are influenced by the advertiser’s promise ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF STUDY Over the years, the nation has been experiencing a drastic fall in the academic performance of pupils and students at the various level of education.  Scholars of different school of though has attributed this ugly trend to many factor such as poor teaching methodology, inadequate instructional facilities and a lot more from the look of things, these scholars seems to heap the blames either on ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Sandstorm (1972) defined the family as the union of a husband, wife and the children (if any), a biologically related group, grand parent, children and relations living in a household, the group that someone grows up in, the group people spend most of their time etc. According to Murdrock (1969), the family is a social group characterized by common interest, residence, reproduction ...

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out the basic personal hygiene knowledge and practices among primary school children in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. To determine that basic hygiene refers to practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases. In carrying out the study, the questionnaire method was used to determine the basic personal hygiene knowledge and practices among primary school ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Malnutrition is a term peculiar to under develop and developing countries. Malnutrition has been defined in different ways for example, Marian Hill (1989) regards malnutrition as the absence of certain essential food elements in ones diet. Billies nurses dictionary (18th edition) defines malnutrition as the condition in which nutrition is defective in quantity. Malnutrition is the condition that occurs when a persons’ body is ...

ABSTRACT This study was an assessment of divorce among women and educational attainment of children in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. In carrying out this study, participatory observation and questionnaires were used to collect data for this study.  The data collected were analyzed using percentages. The results and the analyzed findings revealed that most of the children who are divorce victims or from divorce homes suffer parental care as ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background to the Study Man as a social being is endowed with different abilities to explore his environment and possibly to improve the lots of mankind.  That is why there are differences in educational attainment of students. However, these variances are not only found in students’ characteristics like hereditary, age, sex and intelligence quotients which are believed to relate more strongly to his/her achievement levels.  A considerable ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background of the Study Primary education is the foundation a child requires in his or her educational pursuit. The quality of primary education a child get would determine his performance in secondary school as well as tertiary level. It will equally affect his or her life after school. As such the importance of primary education cannot be overemphasis. It is in this regard that Malotyre and ...