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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Baldwin (1950) viewed teenage stage, as a period where reactivation of the `sexual drives that has been inactive during the latency period. He said teenagers are on the boundary between childhood and adulthood and they are faced with the choice of a whole way of life in terms of their job, their ethics and so forth. He further said that to find this ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The internet is a global system of interconnected computers that uses the standard internet protocol suite (TCPT/IP) to serve billions of users worldwide (Wikipedia, 2011). Castells, (1996) it is a network of millions of private, public, academic, business, and government computer networks linked by a broad array of electronic and optical networking technologies. Castells, (2001) defines the internet as a worldwide interconnection of ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1    BACKGROUND OF STUDY In the history of Nigeria most of the government at one time or the other and also the  articulate member of the public have recognized the growing need of urban infrastructual development in Nigeria this can easily be inferred from the   alarming rate of urbanization in Nigeria over the past few years and the continued deterioration stats  of urban  environments and the ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Nigeria since the oil boom in the early 70’s has been a victim of a monolithic economy and since then has been enjoying the so called ‘Petro Naira’ without adequately evolving a sound policy that will keep the nation’s economy in a firm foundation for steady growth.  Though the country recognized the importance of Industrialization as far back as 1964, yet when ...

  CHAPTER TWO Concept of Guidance and Counseling Various authors have used the term guidance and counseling either to the mean differently things or to mean the same thing. Due to this, many texts use the term interchangeable. However, the general consensus amongst professionals in that guidance is an umbrella names for all the helping services. To a layperson, guidance simply means to guide or direct some one toward a ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 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 Clarkj ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study Classroom Management is about creation of positive learning environments. But the concept of positive learning environment is both broad and vague. Despite educator's concerns with the nature of classroom learning environments, few recent studies have investigated either teachers knowledge or practices of classroom management in positive learning environments. As such there is inadequate understanding of how teachers support both engaged learning and ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Social Studies was introduced in the Nigerian School Curriculum as part of the instrument for achieving national development (National Policy on Education (NPE) 1981). This was what informed its designation as part of the core curriculum at different levels of education in Nigeria. Social Studies curriculum development agencies such as the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) and experts further identified ...

  CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Education funding comes from different sources. The major one for all levels of government is public revenue from taxation and proceeds from crude oil. Education funds are reported to be distributed among primary, secondary and tertiary educational levels in the proportion of 30%, 30% and 40% respectively (Balani 2003). The public funding includes direct government expenditure ( for teachers salaries and ...

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1  UNDERSTANDING ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION The previous research has investigated the various economic and psychological motivations of individuals to seek self-employment (Banmol, 1990, Eisenhover, 1995, Douglas and Shepherd, 2000). The motivation to engage in entrepreneurial behaviour has generally been investigated in terms of entrepreneurial intentions, with intention conceptualized as being a function of beliefs that in turn can lead to subsequent behaviour. In general, the greater the ...

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW This chapter focuses on the literary works of scholars that have been done in the area of child abuse and its effect on the educational performance of secondary school students. The chapter will be grouped and treated under the following sub headings: The Concept of Child Abuse The Causes of Child Abuse The Effect of Child Abuse on Students Academic. Factors Affecting the Consequences of Child  ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The term pidgin is used to refer to a language which develops in a situation where speakers of different languages have a need to communicate but do not share a common language. Once a pidgin has emerged, it is generally learned as a second language and used for communication among people who speak differently. Language is the most creative and unlimited instrument for ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Education is the best legacy parents can give to their children. The development of the nation starts from the family. When the family succeeds in teaching and impacting good values in their children, the country becomes a better place to live. It is generally believed that the basis for any true development must commence with the development of human resource. Formal education ...

TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgements Tables of contents Abstract CHAPTER ONE Introduction Background to the Study Statement of the Problem Purpose of the Study Significance of the Study Scope of the Study Limitation of Study Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO Review of Related Literature Aims and objectives of teaching practice Problems of teaching practice Summary of Related Literature CHAPTER THREE  Method of the study Introduction Design of ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  Background of the Study The home is the primary institution for children, home as perceived by Abdulganiyu (1997), Christe (2009), defined home as a place in which an individual or a family can rest and store personal property. Haven’t define the concept of home it is therefore important to define family. The family can therefore, be looked at as a social group characterized by common resident, ...

Abstract Students’ attitude towards mathematics has been a factor that is known to influence students’ achievement in mathematics. This study examined the attitude of student’s towards Mathematics and factors influencing students’ attitude towards mathematics in Nigeria. The total population for the study is 200 staff of selected secondary schools in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State was selected randomly. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey ...

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1  THEORETICAL FRAME WORK This study is informed on the theory of concerted cultivation by lareuae, (2003). Lareau stated that lower income families have children who do not succeed to the level of the middle income children, who feel entitled, are argumentative, and better prepared for life. According to Suizo (2010) analysis of Lareau book, Unequal childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life, there is a clear ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The primary purpose of teaching at any level of education is to bring a fundamental change in the learner (Tebabal & Kahssay, 2011). To facilitate the process of knowledge transmission, teachers should apply appropriate teaching methods that best suit specific objectives and level exit outcomes. In the traditional epoch, many teaching practitioners widely applied teacher-centered methods to impart knowledge to learners comparative to ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION: BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY A bank is considered liquid when it has asset and investment in security that are easily reliable at a short notice without a loose to the bank together with the ability to raise fund from he other source, to enable it to meet its payment obligation and financial commitment in a timely manner. In addition there should be financial commitment buffer to meet ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY This chapter is mainly concerned with the efforts at expanding the economic base of the rural area which are always backwards because of scarcity of and restrictive access to loanable funds.  In solving the problem, previous government in their economic policies have lied on development banking and rural branch banking of orthodox banks.  The word Community Banking is defined as a self ...