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Assessing Entrepreneurship Education for Skill Acquisition and Job Generation by Business Education Students in Bayelsa State, Nigeria
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
Pages:
1-5
Received:
30 December 2016
Accepted:
14 January 2017
Published:
16 February 2017
Abstract: The major purpose of this study is to examine the assessment of entrepreneurship education for skill acquisition and job generation by business education students in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. This study adopted a survey design because the study sought to determine the opinion of the respondent on Assessment of Entrepreneurship Education for Skill Acquisition and Job Generation by Business Education Students in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The population of this study consists of all three and four hundred level business education students in the Department of Vocational and Technology Education in Bayelsa State. The sample size for the study was one hundred and twenty-five (125) students representing 45% of the population. The proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used in drawing the sample for the entire population and which is considered to be representative of the whole population. Based on the findings, the following recommendations are proffered: The youths should be properly encouraged to become entrepreneurs through implementation of relevant policies, in order to forestall the problem of graduate unemployment in the region; The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) should intensify effort to re-orient unemployed graduate on the benefits of not solely relying on Government for paid jobs.
Abstract: The major purpose of this study is to examine the assessment of entrepreneurship education for skill acquisition and job generation by business education students in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. This study adopted a survey design because the study sought to determine the opinion of the respondent on Assessment of Entrepreneurship Education for Skill Acq...
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Factors Affecting Learning Mathematics in the Case Assosa University Collage of Natural Science
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
Pages:
6-12
Received:
17 August 2016
Accepted:
14 January 2017
Published:
21 February 2017
Abstract: This paper was intended to access factors affecting teaching and learning mathematics in Assosa University faculty of Natural and Computational Science (NCS) students. The research method used for study was descriptive survey and supported by qualitatively. The respondents the study were all NCS students (except Biology and Sport science students) and all mathematics instructors. The main purpose of the study was to determine the factors that affect teaching and learning mathematics. Some instruments like questionnaire, focus group discussion (FGD) and interview were employed for data collection. The questionnaires were filled by 80 students and 16 instructors. Furthermore, the researcher held FGD with all one-to-five network group leaders of each section students and all instructors. For interview, 7 students (representatives of each section) and 5 instructors were interviewed. Thus, the findings indicate that demographic, instructional strategies and methods and individual factors affect teaching and learning mathematics. Among these factors instructional strategies and methods was the first most influential factor in teaching and learning mathematics. The second and the third most influential factors are individual and demographic factors respectively. Most respondents have a problem of language, income, arithmetic ability, background knowledge and confidence to understand mathematical concepts. The other main finding was there are no enough materials and facilities in the university for teaching and learning mathematics. But, availability of enough materials and facilities in the university were a factor for teaching and learning mathematics. Finally, based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that students need to be equipped with necessary background knowledge, arithmetic ability and they should developed confidence in mathematics. So, concerned bodies of the university should give a valve able support concerning each factor to increase students’ performance in teaching and learning mathematics.
Abstract: This paper was intended to access factors affecting teaching and learning mathematics in Assosa University faculty of Natural and Computational Science (NCS) students. The research method used for study was descriptive survey and supported by qualitatively. The respondents the study were all NCS students (except Biology and Sport science students) ...
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Brief Review in Research Advance of Critical Thinking in China and Other Countries
Mingxing Chen,
Nongnong Shi
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
Pages:
13-19
Received:
15 January 2017
Accepted:
9 February 2017
Published:
1 March 2017
Abstract: The research of critical thinking in China and other countries are analyzed and summarized from the representative literatures published in the past ten years. The process of the generation, understanding and recognition of critical thinking were overviewed, the importance for human being to acquire the ability of critical thinking in today’s society was pointed out. The research, development and current status of critical thinking in other countries and China were retrospect as well. The goals and core for research on critical thinking, the educational measures and methods for enhancing the ability of critical thinking were proposed. Finally, an outlook on developmental trend in the research on critical thinking in the international scope was also presented in this review.
Abstract: The research of critical thinking in China and other countries are analyzed and summarized from the representative literatures published in the past ten years. The process of the generation, understanding and recognition of critical thinking were overviewed, the importance for human being to acquire the ability of critical thinking in today’s socie...
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Exploring Denial-Correction Pairings in Major Applied Linguistics Textbooks
Babak Majidzadeh,
Abdol Majid Hayati
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
Pages:
20-32
Received:
27 November 2016
Accepted:
24 January 2017
Published:
2 March 2017
Abstract: Denial and correction as a subcategory of basic clause relations is of crucial importance in a host of research in written textual analysis. Yet investigating potential various patterns construing denial-correction pairing has long been neglected. Following Pagano (2004) and Winter’s (2004) ideas concerning denials, the current study aimed to investigate dc-pairing patterns in a corpus of textbooks in Applied Linguistics taught at MA and PhD levels. The study revealed the existence of 12 patterns that were frequently used in the corpus. It was also found that there was a significant difference between dc-pairing patterns used in the MA and the PhD textbooks in terms of the frequency of the use of the patterns. The study also found other functions for dc-pairing patterns in the corpus.
Abstract: Denial and correction as a subcategory of basic clause relations is of crucial importance in a host of research in written textual analysis. Yet investigating potential various patterns construing denial-correction pairing has long been neglected. Following Pagano (2004) and Winter’s (2004) ideas concerning denials, the current study aimed to inves...
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Effects of Communal Crises on Selected Crops Production Among Farmers in Langtang North Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria
Kughur P. G.,
Daudu S.,
Iornenege G. M.
Issue:
Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
Pages:
33-37
Received:
29 August 2016
Accepted:
7 January 2017
Published:
4 March 2017
Abstract: The study investigated the effects of communal crises on selected crops production among farmers in Langtang North local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was adopted; four local government areas were selected in each of the local government selected, four villages affected by communal crises were selected purposively. In two of the villages selected, 24 respondents each (people affected by communal crises) were selected and 25 respondents each were also selected randomly in the other two villages giving a total of 98 respondents. Primary data were collected through administration of structured questionnaire; data gathered were analyzed by descriptive statistics and correlation. The findings revealed that 38.8% communal crises were caused by religion, 43.9% communal crises leads to loss of lives, 87.8% used assorted types of guns during communal crises and there was significant reduction in quantity and value of money on crops produced before and after communal crises. The study recommends that government should implement white paper reports on communal crises and religious organizations should continually organize inter-religious group public enlightenment programmes to encourage peaceful co-existence among believers of different faiths.
Abstract: The study investigated the effects of communal crises on selected crops production among farmers in Langtang North local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling technique was adopted; four local government areas were selected in each of the local government selected, four villages affected by communal crises were selected pu...
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