CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study The main objective of education being it formal or informal is to equip the student with the requisite knowledge and skills to enable him or her contribute effectively to the national development effort. This training in school demands periodic assessment and evaluation in the form of […]
ANALYSIS OF THE MANAGEMENT OF EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NORTH – WEST GEO-POLITICAL ZONE, NIGERIA ABSTRACT The study, “Analysis of the Management of examination malpractices in Colleges of Education in North –West Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria,” was undertaken to find out the Forms, Causes, Effects, Challenges and the Management of Examination Malpractices in […]
Modeling Economic Output and Economic Growth with respect to Economic Freedom A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Background to thesis The governing dynamics behind the output of an economy (GDP) is subject to constant debate in economics. What makes an economy prosper and why are some countries more prosperous than others? […]
The availability and use of ICT facilities towards academic performance in junior secondary school TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE i APPROVAL PAGE ii CERTIFICATION iii DEDICATION iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS v TABLE OF CONTENTS vi LIST OF TABLES viii ABSTRACT ix CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 Background of the Study 1 Statement of the Problem 7 Purpose of […]
SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SCIENCE IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION In our traditional societies, members are brought up from infancy to view natural phenomena around them from the perspective of supernatural forces. This observation is a peculiar characteristic of the third world countries that are constituted by superstitious societies (Anonymous, 2006). […]
LOCATION ANALYSIS OF FILLING STATIONS IN KANO METROPOLIS, NIGERIA ABSTRACT This study analysed the location of filling stations in Kano Metropolis against the physical planning standards set by Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR) and Kano Urban Planning and Development Agency (KNUPDA).Namesand street addresses of the filling stations were obtained from the Department Petroleum Resource (DPR) […]
A MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ADICHIE’S PURPLE HIBISCUS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The use of language is one of the most distinctive characteristics of the human species. Language is important to stylistics because it is a tool which obeys certain structural laws and which adapts itself to the requirement of the task […]
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF J.P CLARK’S THE RAFT AND FEMI OSOFISAN’S ANOTHER RAFT ABSTRACT Substantial amount of African literary works are adaptation of older classical, Elizabethan modern and even African playwrights. These adaptations show that writers admit to being influence by other playwright but not without elements of their creative imagination in most cases. What […]
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED FUEL DISPENSER SYSTEM (A CASE STUDY OF AP FILLING STATION, CALABAR) CHAPTER ONE/INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction Nigeria is blessed with abundant natural resources of which petroleum products play a major role. At present, Nigeria is the ninth world producer and sixth world exporter of crude oil. On the domestic economy, […]
A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF SPEECHES BY OBY EZEKWESILI AND ABIKE DABIRI ABSTRACT This study is a critical discourse analysis of Oby Ezekwesili and Abike Dabiri speeches. It adopts some conceptual framework such as identity and role, ideology, power and institution, discourse of prejudice, language use etcetera; while socio-cognitive and discourse–historical approaches are adopted as […]