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Issue:2016 - Vol. 4 - Iss.1
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Articles:47 articles
International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews
IJERR
A peer-reviewed, open access journal that considers articles on all aspects of public health and epidemiology, including the social determinants of health, the environmental, behavioral, and occupational correlates of health and disease, and the impact of health policies, practices and interventions on the community. IJERR intends to promote and integrate the intellectual, methodological, and substantive diversity of educational scholarship. Articles dealing with educational research involving any discipline and me… More
2016 Vol.4 Iss.1 (47 articles)
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Education as a tool for resolving conflicts and enhancing national security in Nigeria
Abstract: The persistent religious conflicts and insecurity in Nigeria has given meaningful Nigerians a deep concern in recent times. Many of them wonder why religion which used to be the cohesive factor and core of national unity, peaceful co-existence and national development has become a tool for political manipulation, violence, destruction of lives and property in Nigeria in contemporary time. This paper examines education as a catalyst for resolving conflicts and enhancing national security in Nigeria. The paper first…
Keywords: Religious conflicts; education; national security; Nigeria.
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A contrast on the emotional intelligence of adolescent boys and girls
Abstract: The objective of this study was to compare adolescent boys and girls on emotional intelligence. Male and female adolescents (N=100 each) were randomly selected from four high and higher secondary schools of Educational Zone Yaripora (District -Kulgam, Kashmir, India). Emotional intelligence scale by Hyde and his colleagues was used for the collection of data. „t‟ Test was used to analyze the data. After analysis of the results, the following were found. Adolescent boys and girls differ significantly so far as their…
Keywords: Emotional intelligence; adolescent boys; adolescent girls; emotional stability; managing relations; empathy and altruistic behavior.
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Significant influence of chronological age on doping behaviours of sportsmen in Nigeria
Abstract: The use of drugs in sports regardless of chronological age of sportsmen and women to gain an unfair advantage over opponents is not only repressive but dangerous to the health of the athletes. This study examined the extent to which the chronological age of elite athletes in Nigeria is closely connected to their use of doping substance s (ergogenic, psychoactive and multiple drugs). A total of 510 sportsmen and women from eleven popular sports in Nigeria were selected purposefully using simple and stratified random…
Keywords: Chronological age; correlate; elite athletes; doping behaviour; doping substanc es.
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Damage controls of library materials in federal Universities in Cross River and Akwa Ibom State
Abstract: This paper aims to inve stigate the level of Disa ster management and preservation of Library materials in tertiary institutions, Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, Nigeria. A structured que stionnaire was used as the instrument for data collection with librarians in University of Calabar, Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH) and University of Uyo as re spondents; Findings of the survey show that all the respondents were aware of occurrence s of disaster, but there has not been major catastrophe s in…
Keywords: Disaster management; Library materials; Federal universities; Disaster preparedness; Safeguard techniques
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Analytical study on the causes and possible solutions to apathy among undergraduate students
Abstract: This study focused on the causes of apathy among undergraduate students in Makerere University using the College of Education and External Studies, School of Education as the case study. It sought to establish the causes and possible solutions to the challenge of academic apathy among undergraduate students. The study adopted a descriptive cross sectional survey case study design, and a total of 359 respondents comprising students, the college academic and non-academic staff and purposively sampled students’ parent…
Keywords: Economics of education; apathy; philosophy of education; socialization and education.
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Challenges and prospects of monetization policy in Nigerian public service
Abstract: The Monetization Policy introduced to the Nigerian Public Service in 2003 became the major landmark and the most dramatic departure from the past administrative reforms in Nigeria since independence in 1960. It has laudable and lofty set goals for both the government and its primary audience, (Public Servants). However, lots of questions, misconception, criticisms and cynicism have trailed its implementation. The foregoing has spurred this study. The study aimed at examining the thrust of the policy, its impact on…
Keywords: Government; monetization; policy; fringe benefits; public service; public servants.
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Empowering women economically and paying unpaid house workers
Abstract: House work is a disputed area. We know that house members need to be fed, their laundry cleaned, living quarters tidied and when there are children, elderly or disabled individuals in the household, they need to be looked after and cared for. Getting the housework done usually requires cooperation and sometimes negotiation amongst members living together in order for responsibilities to be distributed fairly between two individuals who are usually the woman and the man, wife and husband, mother and father. However…
Keywords: Unpaid work; domestic work; the second shift; house work; child care; equal share; gender; time availability; relative resources; autonomous women.
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Students levels of motivation to learn database applications using the project-based learning method
Abstract: This quasi-experimental study aimed to measure the impact of project-based learning and the ARCS motivation model on students’ motivation to acquire the necessary database applications skills in the secondary level. This study adopted a quasi-experimental methodology based on pre- and post-tests for two groups of students. Two classes of the second secondary grade were selected; one to be the experimental group and the other representing the control group. A sample of 65 students was chosen and divided into two cla…
Keywords: Project-based learning; database applications; ARCS motivational model.
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Effectiveness of online marking for essay-type assignments in management courses
Abstract: In this study, we explored staff and student perceptions of online marking processes for essay-type assignments in management courses. Focus-group discussion results generated from content analyses were presented, with data collected from 19 staff and 17 students of different management courses within one of the universities in Queensland, Australia. The results revealed a pattern of keywords and phrases used by both staff and students to describe their perceptions of online marking. Furthermore, three themes assoc…
Keywords: Online assignment marking; electronic learning; staff and student perceptions.
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Managers and teachers’ opinion of distance education in Kurdistan high schools
Abstract: Distance education is a method in which the learner does not attend physically in the class and training environment. The most important difference between distance education and other methods is the physical distance between learners, teachers and educational institution. This method of teaching has solved the problem of distance in order to provide learning knowledge and skills. The main purpose of this research was to study barriers (information technology, educational planning system, administrative and financi…
Keywords: Distance education; barriers of distance education; guidance schools; high schools; information technology.
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A comparative study between Kuwait and Britain level of understanding the scope of free speech in both countries
Abstract: The relationship between media freedom and the individual right to free speech is a complex and nuanced one, such that the former should not simply be conflated with the latter. A number of high profile cases have demonstrated that expressing opinion on social media can be subject to criminal prosecution. Before shedding the light on the Kuwaiti courts’ approach to penalizing political opinions published on twitter and comparing the Kuwaiti court decisions to British court decisions in similar cases, this paper wil…
Keywords: Freedom of expression; freedom of speech; social media; liberty; Kuwait; Britain; harm principle; caretaker principle; utopia principle; constitution; defamation.
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Project evaluation of innovative and novel community-based schooling system established by the foreign students
Abstract: This paper presents the concept, results and the project execution and evaluation of an innovative and novel, community-based schooling system established by the foreign students of Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi’an, China at the university campus for the children of foreign students under the patronage of university administration. The authors conceived the idea to institute a community-based education system for the school-going children of the foreign students after analyzing their intellectual…
Keywords: Community-based schooling system; quotients; project management; school; foreign students; China.
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Analytical study of the Pedagogy of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh
Abstract: The main objective of this study was to analyze the pedagogy as envisaged by Sri Aurobindo Ghosh. For conducting this study, philosophical and historical methods were employed. The primary and secondary sources related to Sri Aurobindo Ghosh’s educational philosophy were evaluated after detailed analysis. The general philosophical tools used for the study was induction, deduction, dialectical analysis and synthesis. The study revealed that Sri Aurobindo Ghosh’s system of education was psychological. His pedagogy is…
Keywords: Aurobindo Ghosh; educational philosophy; pedagogy
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Specialized training organized among educated youths to help reduce road accidents of motorbikes
Abstract: Motorbike collision affects the victim as well as other members of the community and society around the victim. Training of a motorbike rider plays a vital role in this social event. The objective of this study is to investigate and quantify the trainings among educated youth which is responsible in reducing the road accidents of motorbikes. The study consisted of the students of Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan as universe with a 500 sample size which was selected through convenient sampling and data were col…
Keywords: Training; motorbike riding; educated youth; road accident; collision.
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Educational philosophy of Swami Vivekananda
Abstract: Oxford Dictionary defines education as the process of receiving or giving systemic information, especially at a school, college or university. Dictionary.com defines education as the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. Swami Vivekananda was an Indian Monk, who toured almost the whole world but whose philosophy was deeply rooted in ancient Indian wisdom where education…
Keywords: Conflict resolution; education; philosophy; religion; social justice; spiritual education; spiritual humanism; Swami Vivekananda.
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