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Administration of Guidance and Counselling Programme in Nigerian Higher Institutions: Problems and Solutions Jacob, Ogunode Niyi; Obioma, Akaeze Fidelia
International Journal on Integrated Education Vol. 4 No. 10 (2021): IJIE 7.2 Journal Impact Factor
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31149/ijie.v4i10.2219

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Guidance and Counselling Programme is one of the educational programme that higher institutions are offering in Nigeria. Guidance and Counselling Programme is vital to the development of a stable society. Guidance and Counselling Programme is facing many problems in the Nigerian higher institutions. This paper looks at the administrative problems facing the administration of Guidance and Counselling Programme in the Nigerian higher institutions. The writers, used secondary data to support the various points raised in the paper. The secondary data were sourced from both print and online resources. The paper identified inadequate funding, inadequate lecturers, inadequate infrastructural facilities, inadequate instructional materials, strake action, brain-drain and poor research as the problems facing the administration of guidance and counselling programme in the Nigerian higher institutions. To address, these problems, the following recommended: increasing the funding of Guidance and Counselling Programme, employment of more lecturers in Guidance and Counselling departments, provision of more infrastructural facilities, instructional materials, motivation of Guidance and Counselling Programme lecturers and implementation of agreement with unions groups
Effects of Corruption on Basic Education Administration in Nigeria and the way Forward Jacob, Ogunode Niyi; Stephen, Shofoyeke Adetunji
International Journal on Integrated Education Vol. 4 No. 10 (2021): IJIE 7.2 Journal Impact Factor
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31149/ijie.v4i10.2220

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Corruption in Nigeria is a hydra-headed and multi-facet problem that ramifies every sector of our national life and the education sector has not being innocent. Corruption have penetrated the Nigerian education system including the Basic education administration. This article discussed the effect of corruption on Basic education administration in Nigeria. Secondary data were used to support the points raised in the article. The secondary data were sourced from print material and online publication by recognized institutions and individual authors. This paper identified; shortage of funds, inadequate teachers, shortage of infrastructural facilities, poor quality of education, large out of school children, poor capacity development, poor implementation of Basic education policies and increase in the cost of Basic education administration as the effects of corruption on Basic education administration in Nigeria. To address these problems, the paper suggested that the government among other suggestion should establish anti-corruption units in the ministries and agencies of education to help check mate corrupt practices among staff and ensure regular auditing of commissions, agencies and ministries of education account could help check financial corruption within the system.
Guidance and Counseling Services in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions: Problems and Solutions David, Owobamigbe Kate; Ohunene, Lawal Adijat; Jacob, Ogunode Niyi
International Journal on Integrated Education Vol. 4 No. 10 (2021): IJIE 7.2 Journal Impact Factor
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31149/ijie.v4i10.2271

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The various regulatory agencies of higher institutions directed all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to established Guidance and Counseling units in their respective institutions with the objective of providing quality Guidance and Career services to students and staff within the institutions. Many of these Guidance and Career centres are faced with challenges preventing them from discharging their statutory functions. This article discussed the challenges preventing effective Guidance and Counseling Services in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Inadequate funding, Shortage of Trained Guidance and Counsellors, Inadequate Infrastructural Facilities and Inadequate Guidance and Counseling Materials will be used as challenges preventing Effective Guidance and Counseling Services and Career Development in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria. To address these problems, the paper hereby recommend: allocate fund to the centre, guidance and counselling services should be seen as integral part of educational programme, employ professional/trained counsellors, provide adequate infrastructural facilities and provision of counselling materials.
Administration of Chemistry Programme in Nigerian Higher Institutions: Problems and way Forward Okwelogu, Izunna Somadina; Niran, Oladokun Benjamen; Jacob, Ogunode Niyi
International Journal on Integrated Education Vol. 4 No. 11 (2021): IJIE
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31149/ijie.v4i11.2375

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Chemistry programme is one of the programme offered in the Nigerian higher institutions. It is a programme that is science inclined and vital to the social economic and technological advancement of Nigeria. The article discussed the challenges facing the administration of Chemistry programme in the Nigerian higher institutions. Secondary data was used to support the points raised in the article. The secondary data were sourced from printed material and online publication by recognized institutions and individual author. The article identified the following: inadequate funding of chemistry programme, shortage of chemistry lecturers, inadequate infrastructural facilities, brain-drain, strike actions and poor staff training as the challenges facing the administration of chemistry programme in the Nigerian higher institutions. To solve these challenges, this article recommends the following: government should increase the funding of chemistry programme in higher institutions, provide adequate infrastructural facilities, ensure stable academic programme, employment of more chemistry lecturers and motivation of lecturers to prevent brain-drain.
Impact of Insecurity on Secondary School Administration in North-West-Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria Hauwa, Mohammed; Jacob, Ogunode Niyi
International Journal on Integrated Education Vol. 5 No. 3 (2022): IJIE
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31149/ijie.v5i3.2783

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Insecurity is frustrating the development of education in Nigeria. Educational institutions have been turned to field of kidnapping for bandits and insurgents. This paper analyses the impact of insecurity challenges on administration of secondary school education in North-West Nigeria. The paper employed secondary school data which were sourced from print and online medium. The paper concludes that the insecurity challenges in North- West Nigeria have led to death of teachers and students, affected achievement of education objectives, enrolment and retention of students and also led to discruption of school administration and academic calendar of the secondary schools across the zone. Based on this, the paper recommended that the federal and state government should employ every strategies to solve the problems of school attacks in the geo-political zones of Nigeria. This problem can be addressed by addressing the problem of unemployment in the region and increasing the number of security surveillance in the zone.
Causes, Effects and Remedies of Examination Malpractice among Senior Secondary School Students in Osun State Olabisi, Olamoyegun Stephania; Ndayebom, Aibe Joseph; Margaret, Ahmed Foluke; Jacob, Ogunode Niyi
International Journal on Integrated Education Vol. 5 No. 3 (2022): IJIE
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31149/ijie.v5i3.2831

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The study investigated the causes, effects and remedies of examination malpractice among senior secondary school students in Osun State. In other to achieve the objectives of the study, four research questions were raised. The population of the study consisted of ten thousand, eight hundred and thirty- four SSII students (10,834) of three hundred and twenty- one senior secondary schools in Osun State. The sample size of the study was 707 drawn across 32 senior secondary schools in Boripe, Ifelodun and Odo-Otin Federal Constituencies in Osun State. The instrument used was questionnaire on causes, effects and remedies of examination malpractice on senior secondary school students (CEREMSSSS). Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was found to be 0.80. The findings of this study showed that there is no significant difference in the opinion of male and female students on causes, effects and remedies of examination malpractice. The students strongly agreed that inadequate instructional resources for effective teaching, inadequate qualified teachers, curriculum contents being too wide, inability of teachers to finish scheme of work and inability of teachers to combine examination syllabus with teaching syllabus are the major causes of examination malpractice. They also strongly agreed that when students are students are well taught and assessed, when examination supervision is properly done, when more qualified teachers are employed, and more infrastructure and teaching materials are provided, examination malpractice would be curbed. Based on the findings, the following recommendations were made: More qualified teachers should be employed, infrastructure and instructional materials should be adequate, supervision of examination should be properly done and corrupt examination officials, and school management, teachers and students should be thoroughly punished based on examination malpractice act. Government should also deemphasize possession of paper certificates and lay serious emphasis on skill acquisition, where parents should continue to encourage their children to study and not be the one taking them to miracle centers.
Deployment of Information Communication Technology (S) for Educational Planning in Nigeria: Problems and Way Forward Dada, Mathew Sunday; A. , Olowonefa. J.; Jacob, Ogunode Niyi
International Journal on Integrated Education Vol. 5 No. 3 (2022): IJIE
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31149/ijie.v5i3.2859

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Educational planning is critical to the development of education. Educational planning is handled by educational planner. The educational planner use both human and materials resources for planning of education. Information communication technology is one of the technological resources planner are using for planning of education. Educational planner in Nigeria are faced with problem deploying Information Communication Technologies (ICT) for planning of education in their respective institutions and schools. This paper discussed the concepts of ICT, educational planning and the problems of deploying information communication technologies for educational planning in Nigeria. Both primary and secondary data were used in the paper. The data were sourced from print and online resources. The paper identified inadequate funding of ICT programme, inadequate ICT facilities, corruption, high cost of ICT facilities, poor internet services and unstable power supply as problems hindering educational planner from fully deploying information communication technologies for planning education in Nigeria. Based on this problems identified, the paper recommended that government should increase the funding of ICT programme, provide adequate ICT facilities, ensure stable internet services and power supply and capacity building programme for planner. The government should subsidize the cost of ICT and fight all forms of corruption in the educational institutions and schools.