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EDUCATING BORDER DWELLERS TO PROMOTE PEACE AND SECURITY IN AN ELECTORAL PROCESS: PERCEPTION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS’ Muhinat, Bello Bolanle
SPEKTA (Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat : Teknologi dan Aplikasi) Vol 1, No 2 (2020)
Publisher : Universitas Ahmad Dahlan

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.12928/spekta.v1i2.2793

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This study examined the perception of border community members on educating border dwellers so as to promote peace and security in an electoral process in Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design, with a target population of This study examined the perception of border community members on educating border dwellers so as to promote peace and security in an electoral process in Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey design, with a target population of Zamfara state’s Zurmi Local Government Areas border communities of Gurbin Bore. Researcher’s designed questionnaire with psychometric properties of content validity of 0.61 and a reliability index of 0.87 was used to elicit the needed data from the respondents. A multistage sampling technique was used to sample 384 respondents. The research questions and hypotheses were analyzed using mean score and t-test. The finding revealed that all the community members perceive educating them as a welcome development that would help in breeding youth that is needed in an electoral process. It was thus, recommended among others that, the government should provide qualitative education for people residing in the international border areas
Trend of Gender Disparity in the Appointment of Vice-chancellors in the Nigerian Universities Muhinat, Bello Bolanle
Forum Ilmu Sosial Vol 48, No 1 (2021): June 2021
Publisher : Faculty of Social Science, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/fis.v48i1.29432

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The study examined the trend of gender disparity in the appointment of vice-chancellor in Nigerian Universities, analyzing some factors responsible. A study adopted an ex post facto descriptive form of survey design. Eight purposively sample first and second-generation universities were sampled for the study out of 13 and a total of 1,332 staff out of 18,814 staff of the sampled universities also constituted the sampled population in the study. A – 13 items four-point-Likert scale researcher’s designed questionnaires from the available literature with psychometrics properties of content validity and a reliability index of 0.73 were used for eliciting the needed data from the respondents. The findings revealed that since the inception of the sampled universities, males have dominated its leadership with 100%. This domination was due to no other reason but gender discrimination. It was recommended among others that females in universities should be allowed to head universities since the study revealed that they are not bad managers, they are good administrators at all other levels of the educational system in Nigeria. yet they are denied headship of universities.