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Balarabe, Bashiru. "Personality, creativity and educational achievement in Nigerian university students." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.260413.
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Bukar, Kaka. "Decision-making in a Nigerian university : a case study of the University of Maiduguri." Thesis, Cardiff University, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.358532.
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Uba, Sani Yantandu. "Authorial stance in accounting PhD theses in a Nigerian university." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2017. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/18754/.
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Stance has emerged in the literature on academic writing in a major way, and as an important and pervasive mechanism by which academic writers ‘inhabit’ their writing and give it distinctiveness (Baynham, 2011; 2014). In this study, I investigate what linguistic markers of stance accounting PhD authors are more frequently used in Bayero University Kano, Nigeria and what factors might constrain or influence their use. I draw primarily on a corpus-based textual analysis but complement this with a consideration of institutional and disciplinary factors which might explain why the writers investigated write as they do. I employ nine participants: six accounting PhD authors and three accounting PhD supervisors. I compile a corpus of six accounting PhD theses from Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria (BUK corpus), and an accounting sub-corpus: four accounting UK PhD theses (UK corpus) for comparative analysis with the BUK corpus. The result of comparative corpus-based textual analysis between BUK theses shows that there are certain similarities and differences in terms of using stance markers. For example, in terms of similarities all the six authors use higher frequencies of booster than the other categories of stance markers in their result sections; whereas in their conclusion section they all use higher frequencies of hedges than the other categories of stance markers. They also use few restricted typologies of each category of stance markers. On the other hand, there are certain differences in using stance markers, for example, only two out of the six authors use explicit self-mention features. Overall comparative results show that three authors use higher frequencies of hedge than the other categories of stance markers; whereas two authors use higher frequencies of booster than the other categories of stance markers; and one author use same frequency for both booster and hedge. The result of comparative corpus-based textual analysis between the BUK and UK corpora still shows there are certain similarities and differences that both corpora have higher frequencies of hedges than the other categories of stance markers. On the other hand, UK corpus has higher frequencies of attitude markers, neutral stance markers, explicit self-mention features; whereas BUK corpus has higher frequencies of hedge and booster. The contextual data however suggests that several factors might have constrained some of the accounting PhD authors (BUK) to use explicit self-mention features. Some of the factors are: the traditional practices of the University and Department discouraging the students to make themselves explicitly present through the use of personal pronouns; unequal power relationship between lecturers and students; a lack of explicit assumptions of academic writing, as well as absence of explicit statements or rules provided regarding the use of linguistic markers of stance in feedback provided during the supervision process. This study proposes an additional analytic category of stance into Hyland’s model, influenced by Mushin’s factual epistemological stance. The new category is neutral epistemic stance. Unlike previous studies which deal only in parts of theses, this study deals with theses as complete texts in order to add our understanding and knowledge on what linguistic markers of stance are more frequently used in the discipline of accounting across whole macrostructures of the theses particularly at BUK. On the basis of these findings, this study recommends a more broadly a genre-sensitive approach to the teaching of academic writing, including explicit teaching of linguistic markers of stance rather than traditional grammar only. It also recommends raising of awareness of the students on the institutional/social practices in relation to the construction of the PhD thesis, such as the norms and conventions of the discourse community.
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Krubu, Dorcas. "Information behaviour of Nigerian undergraduates in the world of Web 2.0: The case of Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Delta State, Nigeria, a specialized university." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5528.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Library and Information Studies)The study investigated the information behaviour of Nigerian undergraduates with a focus on online media, especially Web 2.0. Nigeria has a laudable vision tagged Nigeria Vision 20:2020 (NV 20:2020), which is to be one of the top 20 knowledge economies by the year 2020. To achieve this grand feat, the nation requires a skilled population with 21st century graduate attributes who are information literate. That is, graduates who possess the competencies and high capabilities to effectively use and disseminate information for optimum service delivery in this epoch of information proliferation and technologies that are yet evolving. To ascertain the preparedness of Nigeria for the laudable Vision 20:2020, the research work investigated the information behaviour of Nigerian undergraduates using a specialized university, the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, as the case study site. The university was established in 2007 to meet the demands of the petroleum industry which is the largest in Nigerian in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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Okonkwo, Amaechi Dickson. "Agency or structure? : Nigerian University students' perspectives of influences on sexual risk taking." Thesis, Swansea University, 2009. https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa42787.
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This thesis is about influences on young people's sexual risk taking. It is situated within a complex context of young people's sustained structural/self-sexualisation, significant sexual activity, unwanted outcomes such as sexually transmitted infections (STIs), intended benefits such as pleasure, and recurrent interventionists' promotion of abstinence-until-marriage sexual norm to young people. The above conceptualization is tested with a mixed-methodology that recruited fifty-six students with a snowball sampling technique. McCracken's long-interview and Stones' empirical research brackets for structuration theory facilitated narrative data collection, which were subjected to structural-hermeneutic analysis. Respondents identified four broad influences on their dominantly heterosexual behaviour. They include external influences (mass media), internal influences (positive pre-dispositions to premarital sex), agency (purposeful sexual action), and (un)intended outcome (STI and pleasure). Respondents emphasize that influences are non-hierarchical, differentially combine, and are dependent on individuals, contexts and seasons. They also infer the Nigerian context concurrently constrain and enable their sexual conducts via three normative sexual behaviour options. These are (1) the dominant Nigerian culture promoted abstinence-until-marriage. (2) Modernity sanctioned safer-sex with contraceptives. (3) Collective/individuated preference for unprotected premarital sex, periodic abstinence and contraceptive use. Respondents admit they practise the latter, which is a hybridization of option (1) and (2) and is illustrative of the co-influence of structure and agency on action. The conclusion is drawn that sexual risk taking is influenced by young people's concurrent structural/self sexualisation and their pursuit of contextual, personal and collectively meaningfial goals. Consequently, dominant linear conceptualizations of sexual risk taking, e.g. problem behaviour, will continue to be limited in effectiveness because they neglect these complex, recursive and interrelated influences. Thus, pragmatic efforts to manage risk-prone sexualities must concurrently engage their complex structural and agential sources, governed by safer-sex promotion, a recognition of multiple influences and individuated/collective value that both society and young people attach to sex.
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Gayle, Jacob Astor. "Descriptive analysis of the health status of Nigerian Education Program students enrolled at the Ohio State University, 1985-1986, utilizing the precede model and the health risk appraisal /." The Ohio State University, 1986. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487266011222195.
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Ugwonali, Felix Chima. "The Role of the Vice-Chancellor in the Nigerian University and the Factors Essential for Effective Administration as Perceived by Vice-Chancellors and Members of University Governing Councils in Nigeria." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1985. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc330702/.
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The purposes of this study were to determine 1) the tasks that the Nigerian university vice-chancellor should perform personally, 2) the functions that the vice-chancellor should delegate to other university staff to achieve effective administration, 3) the factors that should be considered in the selection of a vice-chancellor, and 4) the criteria that should be considered in the evaluation of the vice-chancellor's job performance effectiveness.
Chapter 1 includes a statement of the problem, purposes, research questions, background, significance of the study, definition of terms, limitations of the study, and basic assumptions. Chapter II is a review of related literature, and Chapter III presents information on the procedure followed in the collection and treatment of data. The analysis and evaluation of the findings are presented in Chapter IV; and the summary, findings, implications, and recommendations of the study are presented in Chapter V.
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Dumbili, Emeka W. "Media, alcohol consumption and young people in an eastern Nigerian university campus : a qualitative study." Thesis, Brunel University, 2015. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/13015.
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This study draws on cultivation analysis (Gerbner, 1969) to explore the interrelating factors concerning the role of media in young people’s consumption of alcohol at a south-eastern Nigerian university. Nigeria has the second highest alcohol consumption in Africa. Traditionally, drinking spaces were dominated by adult males for socio-cultural reasons but in contemporary Nigeria there is increasing concern that younger men and women are now also drinking harmfully. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 22 male and 9 female undergraduate students (aged 19-23 years) to explore the ways in which media consumption shapes their drinking behaviour. Whilst young people’s consumption of both local and foreign media was high and gendered, one key motivation for using alcohol was aspirational, particularly among those who consumed Hollywood films. Many of the participants who consumed Hollywood films may have learned to associate heavy consumption with high social status. Importantly, this thesis demonstrates that although local films portray alcohol in a mainly negative light, this also motivates young people to drink as they learn how to use alcohol to ameliorate anxiety or depression. Young people’s drinking patterns were found to be gendered, underscoring a resilient socio-cultural belief in which men see alcohol as good for males while women believe that it should not be confined to men. Consequently, the women employed male-gendered drinking behaviours such as heavy drinking to develop social capital. At the same time, both male and female participants discussed taking part in risky sexual behaviour but the outcomes differed for males and females, with this behaviour being more stigmatised in women. Alcohol advertising and promotion were found to be highly influential because they encourage brand preference and brand allegiance, actively facilitate change of brand, and lead to excessive consumption amongst male and female participants. Although the participants confirmed that promotional activities facilitate alcohol misuse, they argued that promotions should not be regulated because promotional prizes alleviate poverty. This study furthers the discussion on cultivation theory by demonstrating that heavy television viewing cultivates alcohol consumption among this population and it contributes to cultivation and audience research by revealing that negative portrayals can also influence young people. This study’s findings can inform educational campaigns and policy formulation in Nigeria, particularly those that tackle alcohol availability, heavy episodic drinking and risky sexual behaviour; and those that encourage media literacy and more positive and equal relationships between women and men.
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Nwokeocha, Stella-Maria. "Academic staff working conditions, organizational commitment and performance of Nigerian universities." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2015. http://arro.anglia.ac.uk/552644/.
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This thesis explored the academic staff working conditions, organizational commitment and performance of Nigerian universities. There is a general thinking that there has been a decline on the motivation of the average academic staff in Nigerian university system leading to brain drain situation and a decline in quality of performance of the universities. Incidentally, there is limited empirical evidence comprehensive enough to serve as a framework of what the academics need at work to make them more inclined to remain in their universities, including university performance. This thesis explored the topic in a comprehensive way with academics from six Nigerian universities. It answers the question what and how did the perceived obstacles to academic staff organizational commitment and university performance in Nigeria evolve, and what can be done to improve it? The research design was cross-sectional. Qualitative and quantitative information were gathered to uncover the historical origin of the problems; satisfaction with current working conditions, issues of personal growth, organizational commitment, and university performance. A sample of 248 academics participated in the study. Historically, both structural and managerial issues, internal and external factors, were implicated in the evolution of the problems in the university system. Satisfaction with teaching resources and facilities was poorest. Factors important for personal growth were the same as those that would make the academics more inclined to stay, though, concern with basic salary and welfare were more prominent in decision to stay. Reference to comparable situations with colleagues elsewhere was basis for need to improve on some work factors like salary. The thesis concludes that, deficiency-growth factors, intrinsic-extrinsic factors, and equity issues are important in dealing with the organizational commitment and performance problems in the Nigerian universities studied. Sugestions and limitations of the study are provided.
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Oladele, PO, TO Asaolu, AL Toriola, S. Arogbonlo, and VK Moselakgomo. "Perceptions of Nigerian university students about the influence of cigarette advertisement on smoking habit: A quantitative analysis." African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 2007. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001021.
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This study evaluated the perceived impact of
cigarette advertisement on smoking habit
among students in selected Nigerian
universities. It also investigated the influences
of age and significant others on the students’
smoking habit as well as the relationship
between cigarette advertisement and rate of
smoking. Data were collected using structured
questionnaires. The sample consisted of 566
smokers (503 males and 63 females) selected
from among students of six universities in
southwest Nigeria. Data obtained were
subjected to both descriptive and inferential
analyses using the Statistical Package for the
Social Sciences (SPSS). Simple regression
analysis, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t-
test were used to examine five hypotheses
formulated for the study. The study showed a
significant impact relationship between
cigarette advertisement and motives for
smoking ( =0.279; t =. 6.179; p< 0.001) and
also between smokers’ perception of the health
hazards associated with cigarette smoking and
rate of smoking (t (514) = 4.469, p< 0.001).
Smokers’ age and influence of significant
others had substantial impact on their motive
for smoking ( = 0.348; t = 5.99; p< 0.001;
F(4,463) = 2.642; p<0.05). There was however,
no significant relationship between cigarette
advertisement and rate of smoking ( = 0.026;
t= 0.581; p>0.562). The study concluded that
cigarette advertisement had significant impact
on cigarette smoking habit among students in
Nigerian universities. The findings are
discussed in the light of its implications for
designing smoking intervention programmes
targeted at youths.
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Ezeonyido, JohnPaul Chukwuemeka. "HIV Knowledge, Intoxication, Risky Behaviors, and Sexual Communication among Nigeria University Students." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1888.
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Poor sexual communication among Nigerian youth can create problems for health workers, medical practitioners, and the government in determining what is and is not working in their attempts to reduce sexually-related diseases. This quantitative study used self-administered questionnaires among 107 Nigerian university students, aged 18 to 35, to determine if a statistically significant predictive relationship existed between: (a) beliefs about alcohol, (b) HIV knowledge, (c) risk behaviors, (d) age, (e) religion, (f) gender, (g) sexual activity status, (h) dating status, (i) language, (j) sexual orientation, and (k) tribes of Nigerian university students and their sexual communication with partners. Previous studies did not use the AIDS risk reduction model (ARRM) as a theoretical framework to identify frequent risk factors in this population. This study was guided by the ARRM and used the Sexual Risk Survey (SRS), the HIV-KQ-18, the Revised Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire (AEQ-3), and the Dyadic Sexual Communication Scale (DSC) to assess the participants. Independent-sample t tests were used to analyze the correlation of study variables and the results showed statistically significant differences only in tribal affiliation (p = .022), gender (p < .001; p =.016), dating status (p = .017), age (p = .006), and sexual activity status (p = .001). Linear regression analyses results showed no statistically significant predictive relationship, R = .322, R2 = .103, F (12, 94) = 0.904, p = .546, between HIV knowledge, beliefs about alcohol and risk behaviors of Nigerian students, and their ability to communicate sexually. These findings justify the need for more culturally sensitive studies and gender/age appropriate HIV intervention strategies in Nigeria.
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Toriola, AL, LO Amusa, DI Musa, and VK Moselakgomo. "Integration of millennium development goals into Physical Education programme: A qualitative analysis of the perception of Nigerian university lecturers." African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 2009. http://encore.tut.ac.za/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1001471.
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In 2002 the United Nations (UN) convened an
Inter Agency Task Force on sport for development
and peace with the aim of reviewing activities
concerning sport in the UN system and designing
strategies to promote more systematic and coherent
use of sport in facilitating development and peace
activi ties, especially at the community level. The
UN also empha sised the potential role of sport in
achieving the Mil lennium Development Goals
(MDGs). Recommendations at several
international events, e.g. MINEPS III (Berlin,
Germany in 1999) and the International
Conference on Sport and Development
(Magglingen, Switzerland in 2003), with a follow
up conference in Magglingen, Switze rland, 2005;
have consistent ly implicated physical education a s
the right vehicle through which sport can be
effectively uti lized as a tool to promote
development and peace, particularly at the
community level such as in plus sport act ivities.
However, recent trends suggest that a gap exists
between the expectations of the UN in terms of
sustainable human development and how graduates
of physical education and sports studies in
universities are prepared to meet these new
challenges. This hypothesis was tested in 11
Nigerian universities specifically to analyse the
lecturers’ views concerning the need and feasibility
to teach contemporary physical education courses
within the context of human development. The
findings were analysed qualitat ively and
conclusions drawn based on its implications for
achieving the MDGs in African countries.
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Okechukwu, Frank C. "Analysis of the perceptions of university administrators, faculty members, and students regarding total quality management in selected Nigerian universities." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1998. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/3279.
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This study analyzes the perceptions of University administrators, faculty members, and students concerning total quality management (TQM). This is done by (1) identifying the key components of TQM for higher education, and (2) assessing the perceptions of university administrators, faculty and students toward adopting and utilizing the principles of TQM as propounded by the late W. Edwards Deming. The study is inclusive of elements of historical and descriptive research design. Primary and secondary data sources of information are also used for the establishment of data base. The theoretical framework guiding this research includes enumerative theory and analytic theory. More emphasis is placed on the analytic theory because that is the main statistical theory propelling Demings' s 14 principles of total quality management. The sample for this study was taken from Nigerian universities according to personnel status and type of university. Stratified random sampling is used for this research. Four universities based on the three former Nigerian regions were chosen: East, West, and North. These three regions represent a microcosm of the Federal Republic of Nigeria because of their geo-political significance. In all, 104 individuals drawn from 4 universities, spread across a total of 42 different campuses participated in this study. The individuals include 35 students studying in Nigerian universities, 35 administrators and 34 faculty personnel employed by Nigerian universities. The significant findings of the study appear to warrant the following conclusions: If Nigerian universities are going to implement total quality management, they must have to address: the use of tests and grades, the use of goals and slogans, the use of statistical assessment, employee evaluation/meritocracy, and finally continuous improvement.
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Anyamele, Stephen Chukwunenye. "Institutional management in higher education : a study of leadership approaches to quality improvement in university management - Nigerian and Finnish cases /." Helsinki : University of Helsinki, 2004. http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/julkaisut/kay/kasva/vk/anyamele/institut.pdf.
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Musa, Mongaring Y. "An experiment in international educational cooperation : a study of the Nigerian Education Program (NEP) at The Ohio State University, 1980-1986 /." The Ohio State University, 1988. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487587604132422.
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Babalola, Marian O. "Intercultural peer group interactions, integration and student persistence between Nigerian students and students from other countries at a university in the Western Cape." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6620.
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Magister Educationis (Adult Learning and Global Change) - MEd(AL)As a Nigerian, I became interested in investigating how Nigerian students, from different cultural backgrounds are able to integrate and persist in their academic programmes. I used Tinto‟s (1993) Longitudinal Model of Institutional Departure as a foundation for my conceptual framework. I adopted a qualitative research approach as this provides opportunities for interpretations by both participants and the researcher. I purposively selected 20 Nigerian students who were at different stages of their Master‟s programmes at a university in the Western Cape province of South Africa, but only 12 students were available and interviewed. The data reveals a significant relationship between intercultural peer group interactions, formal social integration and student persistence, while there was no significant relationship between intercultural peer group interaction, informal social integration and student persistence. Furthermore, informal social integration was partially related to formal academic integration and student persistence. Finally, it emerged that informal academic integration was also strongly linked to social integration and academic success. Due to the limiting nature of a research paper, the research has been restricted to the Nigerian experience to allow an insider perspective.
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Porbeni, Zibo Sam. "An investigation of the cultural coping concerns of Nigerian graduate students at Clark Atlanta University: a multi-cultural implication for the counseling process." DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, 1998. http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/2486.
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The study investigates the psycho-cultural and social influences on the academic and social coping concerns of Nigerian graduate students studying at Clark Atlanta University.
The research collection of data among Nigerian graduate students at Clark Atlanta University highlights the roles played by different variable factors such as educational, social, cultural and economic, which may create stress that may in turn affect the well-being of the student's academic and social life.
The stipulated data in this research portrays the importance of establishing a multi-cultural counseling program that will enhance the students; past and present psycho-cultural experiences and offer counseling and psychological support as graduate students encounter the new learning eco-community. This in turn helps in reducing the stress experienced by the students during this period of adjustment and separation anxiety from their traditional support systems.
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Ogundimu, Adedayo. "The Perceptions of Students and Faculty on the Potential Impact of University-Industry Collaborations on Quality Assurance in Two Nigerian-Publicly Supported Universities." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1477064540159979.
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Mailafiya, Madu Garga. "Nigeria and the open university system." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1986. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/4138/.
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concept and its application in various parts of the world; and (ii) investigate the problems and prospects for an open university in Nigeria. The term "open university" is defined as distance teaching university systems created to offer programmes of study exclusively to external students. The concepts of "distance education" and "open learning" are examined and their precise usage in this thesis clarified. A distinction is also drawn between Western, indigenous and Koranic education. The thesis is divided into three parts. The first part (Chapters 1 - 3), examines the concepts and the methodologies chosen for the study and provides a political, economic and educational background to Nigeria, with emphasis on the problems of higher education. Part two (Chapters 4, 5 and 6), provides a general illumination to the particular problems of the open university system and current trends in established open university institutions. In Chapter 4, a review is made of the distance education provision in Nigeria while Chapter 5 is devoted to a review of the literature. Chapter 6 is concerned with the Open University of the United Kingdom (aU-UK), especially its original concept, practices in the institution and the implications of applying the British experience elsewhere. (xi) The third part of the thesis (Chapters 7 and 8), investigates the particular problems and prospects for an open university system in Nigeria, through a study of the perceptions of a cross-section of the country's policy-makers and potential open university candidates. Chapter 7 focuses principally on the analysis of the collected empirical data on policy-makers while Chapter 8 is concerned with the personal characteristics of potential open university candidates, interpretations of their personal circumstances, their perceptions and the implications for university level home-study. The last Chapter (9) is concerned with conclusions on the findings of the thesis, their policy implications, suggested open university models for Nigeria and fruitful areas for further research.
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Lebeau, Yann. "Dans l'univers fragmenté des campus nigerians : étude des transformations de l'identité sociale et du statut de la population étudiante au Nigeria." Paris, EHESS, 1995. http://www.theses.fr/1995EHES0028.
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The nigerian educational system has benefited during the sixties and seventies by a continuous financial support. During this period a particular emphasis has been laid on the development of tertiary institutions,meant to assure the replacement of the expatriate high-level staff of the former colonial power,and to promote the new elite of the federation. The cost of this policy,more inspired by political consideration than by a genuine appraisal of the country's needs,led nigeria to introduce a "qualitative reorientation" in the access to its higher institutions in the early eighties by reinforcing the entrance selection and by reducing the number and the amount of student scholarships. In addition,nigeria sustained the effects of the eighties social and economic crisis,marked by the introduction of a structural adjustement programme under the aegis of the world bank. This connexion between external and internal factors induced a process of transformation of the students' status and social identity,by increasing socio-economic and geographical disparities in the access to higher education,and by upsetting the traditionnal hierarchy of the student popumation till then based on principles of seniority and execellence. In a context of disintitutionalisation of the social cohesion on the campuses,the author develops the thesis of a resistance opposed by the students,:most of them being still from modest and rural or suburdan backgrounds,to the strengthening of social inequalities in their conditions of learning and to the breaking up of their study environment.
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Nwosu, Mike Chike. "Youth Entrepreneurship Among University Graduates in Anambra State, Nigeria." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6637.
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Nigerian policy is inconsistent with regard to the promotion of entrepreneurship among young adults in Anambra State that would serve as a guide to becoming self-employed. Most young adults in Anambra State lack information on entrepreneurial characteristics to become self-employed. The issues confronting Anambra State as a result of youth unemployment include increase in crime rate, drug abuse, kidnapping, and suicide rate. Guided by the human capital theory, the purpose of this case study was to explore the entrepreneurship strategies that young adults in Anambra State needed to become self-employed after graduating from universities. Twenty youth entrepreneurs participated in the individual interviews, 5 participated in a focus group, and 5 policymakers participated in another individual interview. Data were coded and analyzed using Yin's 5 step procedure involving compiling, assembling, analysing, dissembling and repeating the entire process three times until the themes emerged. The emerging themes were mentorship, vocational training, and ad-hoc programs. These findings revealed that youth who participated in these programs (mentorship, vocational training and ad-hoc) obtained entrepreneurial strategies and consequently ran more profitable enterprises than those who did not. The implications for positive social change include recommendations to policymakers to expand the mentoring program among young adults and introduce vocational education that could enhance employment rate, thereby improving the standard of living, and create educational programs for university students with the expectation that upon graduation they may be able to develop businesses that may lead to the creation of employment and empower young entrepreneurs towards national growth and development.
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Egbera, Joyce Ifeanyi. "Male University students’ knowledge, beliefs and attitude towards screening for prostate cancer in Benin City, Nigeria." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1542.
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DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN FINAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE MASTERS OF TECHNOLOGIAE IN NURSING
IN THE FACULTY OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS SCIENCES AT THE CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
2015Beliefs and awareness towards prostate cancer screening among men is very crucial for early detection and management of the condition. From various literatures reviewed, prostate cancer is the second leading cause of death amongst men. In Nigeria, it is the most common male cancer and may be as high as that seen in African Americans in the United State. In most developing countries e.g Benin Republic, Gambia, Senegal, Ghana, and Nigeria, access to health care and prostate cancer screening methods for early detection is limited. AIM: The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge, belief and attitude of male students in the Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Nigeria towards prostate cancer screening in order to curb the high incidence and death rate resulting from this disease. POPULATION: The study populations will be Faculty of Social and management Science students of range 18-35 years at Benson Idahosa University, Benin-City, Nigeria. SAMPLE: All students will be selected from the number of male students that are registered in the Faculty of Social Science. METHODOLOGY: This design selected for this study is qualitative cross-sectional. METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION: Interviews and questionnaires will be used as tool for data collection. KEY FINDINGS: The students had never received information from their health care provider about prostate cancer. Very few were able to identify the possible symptoms of prostate cancer. There is low level of knowledge about prostate cancer screening and they do not know what abnormal prostate specific antigen (PSA) is. Majority of the participants gained informed knowledge about prostate cancer screening for the first time from this study. The students have a pronounced negative attitude towards prostate cancer screening. Lack of awareness about cancer screening programs is also identified as a major barrier why many Nigerian men do not go for screening. The level of education has a positive influence to prostate cancer and screening. Prostate cancer screening is not a taboo to Bini culture. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study revealed that there is low level of knowledge about prostate cancer among male university students in Benin-City, Nigeria. RECOMMENDATIONS: Initiation of cancer teachings in schools, churches, and traditional gatherings. Demonstrations with the use posters in public places about prostate cancer menace and screening should be 3 encouraged. There should be implementation of policy that every male student from age 30 be involved in health education and promotion programs for prostate cancer. KEYWORDS: male, University students, knowledge of prostate cancer, beliefs and attitude towards screening for prostate cancer, Prostate cancer screening
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Motaze, Dorothy. "Utilisation du français dans les écoles et universités du Nigéria : un point de vue sociolinguistique sur la notion de compétence." Paris 5, 1987. http://www.theses.fr/1987PA05H066.
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L’étude sociolinguistique du Nigeria révèle que le français est utilisé non seulement comme langue d'enseignement dans les écoles et universités, mais aussi comme une langue de culture et d'interactions quotidiennes dans les universités. L’auteur se pose la question de savoir quel est le contenu culturel du "français nigérian" et comment peut-il être lie aux locuteurs du français à l'extérieur du Nigeria afin de pouvoir servir de moyen de communication entre ces groupes. Après un examen des situations d'utilisation de la langue, l'auteur propose une étude par l'approche intégrationniste globale des unités sociales et linguistiques dans des interactions de face-à-face. Selon cette démarche, une connaissance technique et conceptuelle d'interprétation est requise pour permettre d'y mobiliser les lois universelles d'implication qui gouvernent la structure des languesSociolinguistic research in Nigeria reveals that French is not only taught and used in schools and universities for academic purposes, but also used in university centers for everyday conversations. One wonders what the cultural content of "Nigerian French" would be, and how related it is to speakers of the language outside Nigeria for communication purposes. According to the author's point of view, analysis of speech relations requires an integrative approach of social and linguistic features. This needs technical and conceptual skills so as to bring into play universal cultural normes of language by which particular sociolinguistic units could be interpreted and understood
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Livsey, Timothy Rothwell. "The university age : development and decolonisation in Nigeria, 1930 to 1966." Thesis, Birkbeck (University of London), 2014. http://bbktheses.da.ulcc.ac.uk/79/.
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This thesis is a study of Nigerian universities in the global age of development. It focuses on three themes: first, the place of the university in development; second, the relationship between the global and the local in development; and third, the connections between decolonisation and development. A development consensus arose during the 1930s and the Second World War that produced plans for universities through an interaction between deep-rooted Nigerian aspirations and networks that mediated western ideas. University College, Ibadan (UCI), Nigeria’s first university founded by the British in 1948, and the Nigerian-led university projects of the 1950s, exemplify relationships between decolonisation and development. Their history offers new perspectives on British decolonisation policy. It highlights the complex nature of neo-colonialism, the crucial importance of the state in decolonising nations, and the role of the United States in the late British empire. Analyses of university built environments and student culture offer alternative ways to consider development and decolonisation. UCI’s buildings are analysed to reinterpret the relationship between built environments and late colonialism, rediscovering Nigerian planning contributions, tensions within the British colonial establishment, and the importance of the buildings’ reception and use. Student culture exemplifies the variety of forms of agency in everyday life at UCI. Evidence from practices of eating, dress, dance and rebellion shows that student culture was not defined by university authorities, but created by students who drew on a variety of cultural styles. Finally, the thesis considers Nigerian universities after independence in 1960. New universities were founded, and foreign aid flowed in to support their role in national development. The thesis shows how national political crises interacted with tensions within global development ideologies to contribute to growing disenchantment about the importance of universities in Nigerian development.
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Uleanya, Chinaza. "Learning challenges among undergraduate rural university students in South Africa and Nigeria." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1719.
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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Education in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor Of Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies at the University Of Zululand, 2018Learning challenges seem to persist in different ways in rural based universities. These challenges have led to increase in drop-out rates, as well as several menaces in the society. Hence, this study explored the learning challenges among undergraduate students in two selected rural universities in South Africa and Nigeria. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used in this study. Questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were used respectively for data collection. Systematic sampling technique was used to select the student respondents, while purposive sampling was used to select the academic staff respondents for the study. The questionnaires were administered to student participants, while lecturers were interviewed. Data for the quantitative study were analysed using descriptive statistics and Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) (Version 24) while the qualitative data were collected analysed thematically. The study revealed that undergraduates in the two selected rural universities experience common learning challenges which include: cognitive learning challenge, poor academic foundation, academic malpractice amongst academic staff and students, as well as lecturer-students‟ relationship. These are caused by lack of facilities, students‟ family socio-economic background, amongst others. The study therefore recommends that the necessary facilities and structures needed to facilitate teaching and learning practices should be provided. More lecturers should be recruited. Cordial student-lecturer relationships should be encouraged and promoted. In addition, policies that will ensure safety on campus, adoption and use of the most suitable language of instruction among st others should be established. The study suggests the need for addition of quality to university in developing learning in South African and Nigerian universities.
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Egberongbe, Halima S. T. "An investigation of quality management approaches in university libraries in south western Nigeria." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2015. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/12533/.
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In the face of rapidly increasing technological changes to the educational and information environment, the academic library has continued to play a significant role as a social organisation in support of knowledge creation and research within the higher education system. Academic libraries are thus expected to comply with rapid global developments in education through efficient delivery of services in order to contribute to the growth of the institution it serves. In Nigeria, quality management models have been identified as the appropriate management structures that can provide libraries with the necessary techniques to improve their value through efficient services to their user communities. Even though a few studies have identified the benefits of quality management adoption and implementation in higher education institutions (HEIs), there are no studies reporting on quality management adoption and implementation in Nigerian university libraries. A sequential mixed methods approach was used to explore quality management practices in academic libraries in south-western (SW) Nigeria in a two-phased study in which the second phase was dominant. The choice of the approach was because it was found appropriate for answering the research questions of the study. The approach afforded the opportunity of gaining a better insight into the investigation, with the two methods complementing each other as opposed to a single method. The first (quantitative) phase involved an exploratory online survey which was conducted to assess management practices and quality service delivery in 24 university libraries studied. The study found a wide range of views on management practices and service delivery. The findings suggest that the respondents were aware of QM practices, service delivery and its impact on the mission and vision, learning outcomes, employee satisfaction, staff development and performance. They were therefore able to give informed views on the issues being investigated in the study. It was also revealed that despite the fact that participating universities fell into different categories, the majority of the university librarians agreed on the need for QM practices as a means of improving academic library services. In the second phase, semi-structured, in depth interviews with 15 heads of libraries and 10 focus group discussions with non-management staffs (73) of the libraries were conducted to build on and confirm the findings from the quantitative phase of study. The study found that the application of QM principles in the university libraries was not in line with any best practice to shape QM and as such could not lead to consistent QM implementation. The study found that most of the university libraries adhered to the external quality assurance system prescribed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) for the university for the purpose of accreditation of academic programmes. There were no quality management tools in place for use in Nigerian university libraries, but rather libraries employed the principles to guide their procedures without any systematic procedures. A QM maturity assessment was conducted to ascertain the positioning of the libraries in QM practices. The findings from analysis of data from the survey, interviews and focus groups are discussed in relation to the key objectives of the study, explaining the key observations and findings. The findings were also triangulated for a better understanding of the situation of libraries investigated, while factors perceived as vital to the actualisation of QM were also highlighted. An exploratory model of QM implementation programme for university libraries is proposed which seeks government intervention in formulating and implementing effective quality improvement in university library operations. A maturity model to help in post-implementation assessment of QM maturity levels of libraries is also developed. This study makes a contribution to knowledge by developing an empirically supported model that seeks the intervention of major stakeholders in the HEIs for QM implementation in university libraries. The model acknowledges the roles of both internal and external actors of the library in actualisation of a library quality improvement programme. Though the model was developed on the basis of evidence gathered from libraries in SW Nigeria, it may be transferable to other university libraries in other zones in Nigeria and possibly within the West African region. Furthermore, this thesis presents the contributions and limitations of the study and suggests areas of future research.
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Anyanwu, Ogechi Emmanuel. "THE POLICIES AND POLITICS OF MASSIFICATION OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA, 1952-2000." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1159589539.
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Adeniji, Olufemi O. (Olufemi Ogunruku). "The Development and Contributions of the Department of Adult Education, University of Ibadan, Nigeria, to Adult Education in Nigeria: 1945- 1980." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1987. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331800/.
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This study examined the historical development of the University of Ibadan in Nigeria and its contributions to adult education both in Nigeria and in other African nations. This was aimed at providing up-to-date insight into the department's contributions to the development of adult education in Nigeria and in other African nations. Specifically, this study examined the department's founders and their goals, the department's management structure, its relationship with other adult education agencies in Nigeria and in Africa, its programs and services, and the participants in these. This study reveals that the department's founders were both British and Nigerian politicians, educators, and humanitarians. They were concerned with eradicating illiteracy, preparing adults for democratic roles, and improving the economic well-being of these adults. The department does not have a consistent pattern of management. The selection of its leadership is usually based on seniority and academic merits. The department initially relied on donations and on the revenues from the local, state, and federal governments of Nigeria to operate. It now relies on those from the profit from its services to the public and on those from Nigeria's state and federal governments. The department interacts with other departments of the university and with other adult education agencies in Nigeria to formulate, develop, direct, and provide adult education programs and services to all segments of the Nigerian population. Its contributions to other African nations are limited to the conferences and seminars it hosts, and in many cases, directs on their behalf.
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Asagba, Joseph Obukowho. "A Historical Review of the Development of Federal Universities of Technology in Nigeria." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1993. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278924/.
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The overall purpose of this study was to identify the major factors and events that led to the establishment of the Federal Universities of Technology in Nigeria. The study examined and analyzed the growth and development of the three Nigerian Federal Universities of Technology at Owerri, Akure, and Minna.
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Daniel, Olusoji. "Perception and patient satisfaction : a case study of olabisi onabanjo university teaching hospital, Nigeria." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för management, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-1130.
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Patients view about health care service delivery is a neglected subject in many developing countries. Patients are viewed as passive beneficiary of health care service without a voice. However, the views and opinions of patient on perception of service quality and satisfaction of health care service can assist management and policy makers in the design, implementation and evaluation of services which in turn assist to better improve and deliver qualitative health care service to the populace. This study was aimed at assessing patient perception of service quality and satisfaction with health services received at Olabisi Onabanjo university teaching hospital, Sagamu, Nigeria. A cross-sectional study was carried out at the outpatient clinics of the hospital during the study period. A total of 349 patients were interviewed using a pretested questionnaire to collect information on several dimensions of perceived quality and patient satisfaction. The data collected was analysed using SPSS statistical software. Factor analysis and multiple regressions were used to develop an 18-item scale having good reliability and validity identify. Four important dimensions of quality and satisfaction including doctor’s behavior and communication, supportive staff behavior, health infrastructure and waiting time were described. A total of 290 (83.1%) patients were satisfied with the overall service received at the hospital. The level of satisfaction was statistically significantly associated with female sex and employment status. Patient who were satisfied with the service significantly had a shorter waiting time than those not satisfied. Also patients who were satisfied with service had a longer consultation time compared with those not satisfied. In conclusion patient perception of quality and satisfaction are associated with the four important dimensions of quality. Long waiting time negatively affected satisfaction. If this is improved upon it will lead to increase patient satisfaction of health care service deliveryWHO liaison office No 10 Osborne road ikoyi Lagos, Nigeria +2348036591678; +2347090486687 +23414620493
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Olaore, Israel Bamidele. ""Integrating Faith and Learning at a Private Christian University in Nigeria: Patterns of Institutionalization"." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194226.
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Institutionalization of curricular or pedagogical innovation or reform occurs at three different levels in an organization, the regulative institutionalization which occurs as compliance by expediency, normative institutionalization which occurs as compliance by moral or legal appropriateness and cognitive institutionalization which occurs as compliance by conceptual correctness. The cognitive level is most the desirable because at that level the values and norms of the organization are manifested in the beliefs and behaviors of individuals in the organization.This research study examined the patterns of institutionalization of integration of faith and learning as a curricular and pedagogical model among faculty members at a private Christian liberal arts university in Nigeria, West Africa. Five patterns of integration of faith and learning emerged from the study compared to eight patterns of institutionalization that emerged in a similar study of four religious research universities in the United States by the team of Ream, Beaty and Lyon (2004). The findings suggest that the level of institutionalization manifested and perceivable in the Nigerian study is at the regulative institutionalization level due to the fact that the beliefs and the behaviors of the faculty members are non-congruent to the expected beliefs and behaviors compatible with the institutionalization of the integration of faith and learning curricular and pedagogical model. Even though the 'fear of God' emerged as one of the dominant themes articulated by some of the faculty members in the study, four other emergent themes articulated the need to find a balance between religious integration and academic excellence. The findings suggest Seventh-day Adventists faculty members struggle between the need to subscribe to the fear of God as a measure for integration and the need to maintain a separation between faith and learning for objectivity in the academy. Being a Seventh-day Adventist male lecturer over the lecturer II rank was found to be a dominant factor in the institutionalization of the integration of faith and learning curricular model at a regulative level at the institution in the study.
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Aluko, Stella Ola. "The Impact of Student-Faculty Informal Interpersonal Relationships on Intellectual and Personal Development in the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1994. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278055/.
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This study was conducted to determine the impact of student-faculty informal interpersonal relationships on the intellectual development and personal achievement of students attending the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. Specifically, the work of Pascarella and Terenzini was generalized with respect to the positive influence of student-faculty interactions on academic outcomes. Additionally, the work of Pascarella and Terenzini was extended with a sample of students at the University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria. Eight hundred subjects were selected for the study; 621 subjects responded. One survey instrument was used. Frequencies and multiple regression analyses were used. A series of studies on student-faculty interaction has shown a significant relationship between student-faculty informal contact and student outcomes. A large number of studies have also indicated that student outcomes are not independent of students' background. Therefore, pre-enrollment characteristics were controlled for this study.
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Taylor, Ogori. "Affordability of medicines for patients with diabetes attending University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH),Enugu." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2008. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_1843_1258105728.
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This study determined the affordability of medicines for diabetic patients attending the diabetic clinic of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu. The Study was a cross-sectional time-delimited, descriptive study of affordability of Medicines for diabetic patients aged >
18 years and who pay for medicines out of pocket. A structured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic information about patients and the prescription was assessed in terms of conformity with essential medicines list (EML), cost and ability to be completely filled by the patient. Data was analysed using EPI Info software.the results show that medicines prescribed for diabetes are unaffordable to the majority of patients who attend the UNTH diabetic clinic.
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Mohammed, Mariam Okoye. "The influence of multiculturalism on the social and educational development of university students in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Hull, 1996. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:3939.
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Agwu, Micheal Ezenna. "The health status and lifestyle behaviours of university students in Nigeria by sex and ethnicity." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2014. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/3266/.
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Background: The health determinant model indicates that certain sociocultural, sociodemographic, environmental, and lifestyle factors influence health status and wellbeing of any population group in any given nation (Dahlgren & Whitehead, 1991). Previous studies have suggested the need for regional and interregional comparison of health inequalities due to the interaction of these factors. However, few studies have undertaken such investigation, especially among university students in developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the health status and lifestyle behaviours by sex and ethnicity among university students in Nigeria. Method: The study was cross sectional. Full time university students were recruited from six universities within three ethnic groups in Nigeria for the study. Data collection was both subjective and objective. The subjective data was based on an anonymous questionnaire, while the objective data involved direct measurements of height in (m) weight in (kg), and blood pressure (mmHg). Ultimately, 1549 responses were valid, while 563 responses were rejected for various reasons including missing data especially sex and ethnicity. The variables examined were, socio-demographic, general health, mental health, cognitive resources and lifestyle behaviours. Descriptive tests, chi-square tests and analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were conducted. Results: Regarding regional characteristics in socioeconomic status, the result indicated sex and ethnicity effects, and irrespective of ethnicity, female students had better monthly income than male students did. The result suggested that students from the Hausa ethnic group reported better monthly income than students from the other ethnic groups. There is evidence that income have a significant effect on health determinant factors. For example, income affects the choice of residential location, ability to pay for health care services, register for gym for physical activity, afford healthy lifestyles, (e.g. eating fruits and vegetables), participate in social activities and maintain positive self- esteem (WHO, 2006; Varela-Mato et al., 2012). With regard to social support, the result indicated sex*ethnicity effects, where female students from the Hausa and Igbo ethnic groups reported better social support than male students, in contrast to the Yoruba ethnic group, where male students reported better social support than females. Students from the Hausa ethnic group saw their GPs more often, had regular medications and had depression more than other ethnic groups. In addition, the result indicated higher prevalence of smoking and the use of psychotic drugs among students from the Hausa ethnic group than other groups. On the other hand, the Yoruba ethnic group had the lowest monthly income, saw their GPs few times and had less frequent medication than the other ethnic groups. In addition, students from the Yoruba ethnic group had low consumption of fruits and are more physically inactive compared to other ethnic groups. Regarding sex characteristics, the study suggested that irrespective of ethnicity female students are less healthy when compared to male students. In addition, significant sex *ethnic interaction effects (P < 0.001) were observed, in most variables examined in the study, indicating that the students health and lifestyles are both sex and ethnicity dependent. The study suggested that female students from the Hausa ethnic group reported better income and social support, compared to students from the other ethnic groups; however, they also reported regular medication, overweight or obesity, mental health problems, and poor cognitive health than female students from Igbo and Yoruba ethnic groups. In addition, the Hausa male students’ preferred smaller female body size compared to male students from the other ethnic groups. On the other hand, Igbo female students had a better cognitive health and preferred small female body size than female students from the other ethnic groups. The Yoruba female students are less overweight or obese, but had the highest preference for big female body size and are the least depressed group in the sample. With regard to male students, the result suggested that Igbo male students had regular medication and depression more than other male groups. They also preferred bigger female body size and had better cognitive health than other male groups. On the other hand, Yoruba males reported overweight or obese, than the other male groups. Conclusion: The findings indicated that the health of female students in the sample was poorer than the health of male students; with female students from the Hausa ethnic group, demonstrating the worst possible health outcome. The result also suggested that both high and low socioeconomic statuses are associated with health compromising behaviours among university students in Nigeria. The findings indicated that high cognitive health appraisal might be related to students reporting better mental health especially depression in both male and female students. This study is the first to report that there is an interaction between the different layers of health, in the health determinant model proposed by Dahlgren and Whitehead (1991). Secondly, this study has made a major contribution to the understanding that people who live among regions with conflict and violence may report poor health (both physical and mental) compared to those that live in a conflict free zones. Consequently, the results of the present study suggest that conflict and violence be included among the health determinant factors in the health determinant model proposed by Dahlgren and Whitehead (1991).
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Osazee-Odia, Oghogho Uyi. "A study of university students' perceptions and usage behaviour of mobile media technologies in Nigeria." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/37989.
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The emergence of mobile media technologies has changed the social fabric of Nigerian society, with every segment of the populations now users of the technological devices, from mobile phone to smart media. This development necessitated its investigation with a view to determine how students in Nigeria perceived these new technologies in their midst and what these technologies do for them. In order to handle the inquiry, a mixed methods approach based on qualitative and quantitative procedure was undertaken. The methods were focus group interviews of thirty two students at two universities: Benson Idahosa University and Delta State University, selected through the convenience sampling method. The respondents’ data were transcribed, coded by hand and analysed using the constant comparative method. The findings revealed a number of usage benefits of mobile phone to the students. To complement this study further, a quantitative based survey of 600 students, 350 from DELSU and 250 from BIU was carried out using the heterogeneous sampling procedure and questionnaire design to collect data on the students’ attitudes towards smart media device and functionalities to users. The self-completed questionnaire data was subjected to statistical analysis, based on Chi-Square test, One-way ANOVA and Bonferronni test of multiple comparisons. The results yielded a number of significant outcomes bordering on smart and social media use for socialising, relationships building through which social capital of bonding and bridging social relationships, with significant resource benefits to respondents in both platforms. The use of simple percentages underscore gender differences in smart and social media usage behaviour, relative to men and women students in smart and social media arena. This thesis contributes to the advancement of theories that are relevant to the study of mobile media technologies and research philosophy: inductive and deductive on which this PhD thesis was hinged.
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Adeagbo, Omobolade O. "Guidelines for the Library to effectively support eResearch Activities at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58068.
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eResearch, a term used in the international academic community since the early 2000s
facilitates scholarly collaborative and interactive research by providing access to shared
data, institutional repositories, research tools and services through the internet. eResearch
initiatives are globally allowing researchers to collaborate using ICT.
This paper will report on a study which sought to establish eResearch activities in Obafemi
Awolowo University, Nigeria, identify the challenges faced by researchers in carrying out
eResearch in their various work environments and propose a guideline for effective library
support of such projects.16 participants were interviewed for this empirical study. These
participants were drawn from 6 Departments cutting across four of the 13 University
Faculties. The researcher used purposive and snowballing sample techniques. Interviews
were transcribed and responses of all the respondents analysed based on the research
questions. Eight collaborative eResearch projects were identified during the course of this
study. The participants indicated that these projects took place within the University
Community but across country boundaries. It is worth noting that the researchers that
participated in this study engage in quality collaborations both within Africa and also beyond.
Most of the researchers gained their skills and practices through personal development while
on the job, therefore, there is a need to advocate the inclusion of eResearch methodology in
postgraduate programmes.
It is of concern that the researchers have not been able to appreciate the roles that the
library can play in supporting their online research activities. To change this view, the library
must proactively survey the various online research projects going on in the University and
provide the necessary support. Thus, this paper will share some of the insights gained and
recommend a number of initiatives a library could put in place to embed within eResearch
projects – all in the interest of more effective research.Mini Dissertation (MIT)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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Omoyeni, Eunice Nkechi. "Assessing the palliative care needs of elderly patients seen at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria." Master's thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32905.
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Background Nigeria, with a population growth rate (2000-2005) of 2.5% and with 5% of the total population aged 60 years and above, has the potential for a rapid growth rate of the older population in coming years.1 The implication of this in a country with large population as reported by the National Population Census 2006, limited number of health care professionals and care homes, is difficulty in meeting the various needs of the elderly, hence, the importance of identifying the palliative care needs of the elderly. Aim The study was set out to assess the palliative care needs of and provision of care to elderly patients seen in the selected clinics of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. Objectives 1. To describe characteristics of elderly patients seen in the selected clinics. 2. To explore the current use of the hospital palliative care team in the care of geriatric patient. 3. To explore the current use of the hospital palliative care team in the care of geriatric patient. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over a 3-month period using an interviewer administered questionnaire after full consent was given by participants. The questionnaire was a combination of the Africa Palliative Care Outcome Scale (APCA-POS), the Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale (ESAS) and Hope Spiritual Assessment Tool. Demographic information regarding gender, age, nationality, abode and referral to the Care Centre was obtained. Scaled questions from selected tools were ticked with respect to physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs and expectations of palliative care. The validated data collection tools (APCA-POS, ESAS, HOPE) were used in the questionnaire. Ethical approval was obtained from the relevant organizations. Data was analysed using IBM SPSS statistics 21. Results 424 participants completed the questionnaire and most patients (330; 77.8%) were recruited from the geriatric wards with a 2:1 female to male ratio. Most participants fell in the 60 -69 year-old age group. The most common symptom was pain in 240 patients with moderate pain in single or multiple areas. A high percentage (45.8%) were moderately worried about their disease condition and only 66 out of 422 freely discussed this feeling with their family members. Other symptoms observed were nausea, vomiting, constipation and loss of appetite. Conclusion The study showed the palliative care needs of the elderly and calls for collaboration between the palliative care team and the physicians in the geriatric unit for better management of the needs of the elderly.
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Ogunmade, Taiwo Oludare. "The status and quality of secondary science teaching and learning in Lagos State, Nigeria." Connect to thesis, 2005. http://portal.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2006.0042.html.
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Makinde, Yetunde O. Kay. "Enseignement nutritionnel en université et pédagogie alimentaire des populations rurales : esquisse d'un programme modèle applicable à la situation Yoruba au Nigéria." Bordeaux 2, 1989. http://www.theses.fr/1989BOR21003.
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Nombreuses sont les solutions proposées à la problématique de la malnutrition et de l'alimentation des populations rurales des pays en développement. Malgré des moyens importants mobilisés contre ce fléau, le problème subsiste. Le but de cette thèse est d'étudier ce problème en prenant pour cas d'étude, toutes les dimensions de l'alimentation chez les yoruba au Nigeria : de la production des aliments à leur consommation, des habitudes alimentaires. Les statistiques démographiques ont établi un étroit rapport entre l'alimentation de l'homme et sa santé. La cause essentielle de la malnutrition en pays yoruba provient de l'ignorance des femmes et des mères au niveau des besoins nutritionnels. La meilleure démarche serait l'enseignement nutritionnel. Notre approche met l'accent sur la formation d'éducateurs universitaires formant des populations à de meilleures méthodes de préparation des repas, au changement des mentalités par rapport au problème nutritionnel. Ces populations maitriseront mieux leur environnement en choisissant une alimentation équilibrée à partir de produits locaux à leur disposition. Ainsi la responsabilisation et la participation active des populations sont indispensablesSeveral solutions have been proposed to the problem of food and malnutrition of the rural population in developing countries. Inspite of all mobilised efforts, this problem still subsists. The main purpose of this work is to examine this problem taking as a case study, all food dimensions of the rural yoruba population in Nigeria: from their food production methods, the consumption of food, to various aspects of food habits. Demographic statistics were used to establish a tight link between man's food and his health. Ignorance of nutritional needs by the rural mothers and women is the major cause of malnutrition in this area. The solution that we propose is that of nutritional education teaching. Our approach emphasizes the training of nutritional educators who are then charged with the responsibility of educating the population on better food preparation methods and a change of attitudes to nutritional problems. The population is then better prepared to control its environment, to compose a balanced diet with local food products within its reach. Active participation of the population is essential to the success of the program
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Dauda, Joshua. "Establishing a library portal for integrated e-resources at Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6271.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (Library and Information Studies)The study examined the availability of e-resources in the Ibrahim Babangida Library at Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola (MAUTECH) focusing to integrate e-resources in a dedicated portal for easy access. The study was motivated by the Nigerian vision 20:2020 and the trend in 21st century academic libraries to offer electronic resources and services to meet users? demands and use of technology. Mixed methods were sequential, concurrent, conversion and integrated approaches used. A descriptive case study approach was employed. The Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Diffusion of Innovation (DoI) theories framed the study. Based on these, a conceptual framework was constructed. To achieve triangulation, questionnaires, interviews and scanning of library portals were used to gather both quantitative and qualitative data. Academics, students, academic librarians, and information and communication technology experts acted as participants. Findings reflected low use of the Ibrahim Babangida Library, dissatisfaction with the quality and quantity of the library collection, insufficient and unreliable Internet access on campus, limited information literacy education, familiarity and utilization of e-resources due to flexibility and easy access to academic information, need for digitisation of library resources and the need for a dedicated library portal. The study recommends, amongst others, information literacy education for students and academics, subscription to full-text databases, provision of sufficient and free Internet access, e-resource and e-services policies, and establishing a consortium with other Nigerian academic libraries. The outcome of the study was a designed, established and functioning library portal based on the input of all the stakeholders of the MAUTECH community.
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Mbachu, Chinyere Ojiugo. "The role of the Health Policy Research Group at the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria in building collective capacity for the field of HPSR in Enugu State of Nigeria." The University of the Western Cape, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/5803.
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Magister Public Health - MPH (Public Health)BACKGROUND: Health policy and systems research and analysis (HPSR&A) is central to health systems development as it tries to draw a comprehensive picture of how the health system and broader determinants of health can shape and be shaped by policies. It consists of researchers and practitioners with different levels of knowledge, experience and expertise, and draws upon a blend of disciplines that contribute to better understanding of complex health systems. This diversity of disciplines and competence creates potential risk for lack of clarity and common understanding of HPSR&A, and reflects a need for continuous capacity development at all levels. The Health Policy Research Group (HPRG) of the College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Enugu campus (COMUNEC) has in the past thirteen years undertaken activities that aimed to contribute to building capacity for HPSR&A in Enugu state. AIM: The study examines the contributions of HPRG in building individual, institutional and regional capacity for HPSR&A in Enugu state, using the concept of Communities of Practice as an analytic lens. METHODOLOGY: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that uses qualitative research methods to examine the contributions of HPRG’s activities in building individual, organizational and regional capacity for HPSR&A, and to explore the factors that have influenced these contributions. The study population consisted of researchers, lecturers, policymakers and practitioners who have been involved in HPSR&A projects undertaken for the past thirteen years in HPRG. Purposive sampling with sequential referral was done and only key informants who met the selection criteria were selected. Data was collected through in-depth key informant interviews and review of relevant project reports and documents, and analysed manually through thematic analysis. Rigour was ensured through reflexivity, audit trail and triangulation of data.
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Gogwim, Joel. "An activity systems view of learning programming skills in a virtual lab: A case of University of Jos, Nigeria." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27110.
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It is difficult to learn professional courses such as Computer Science without hands-on activities with appropriate technical support. Computer Science programming courses are the core of a Computer Science qualification and some of the learning outcomes of a Computer Science programming course are writing program code, program testing and debugging. Inadequate computers in the computer laboratory and policies that restrict the concept of 'Bring Your Own Technology' (BYOT) inside the computer laboratory posed a challenge to hands-on programming activities. However, students in the Computer Science department at the University of Jos learn computer-coding theory, but unable to have hands-on experience due to several reasons. This research investigates how use of virtual lab on Moodle Learning Management System (LMS) could enhance students' acquisition of Java programming skills. The virtual lab provides a lab environment for students to practice programming and experiment concepts learned. Activity Theory was used as a theoretical framework to analyse the activity of Java programming on the virtual lab. Seven participants including the lecturer were enrolled on the Java Programming Language virtual lab practical sessions for this research work. The research activity system focuses on Java hands-on programming tasks for a period of three weeks and after that data was collected using interview and content generated from the virtual lab activities' chats and forum. Interview questions were developed and administered to students, while a semistructured interview with the lecturer was conducted. The data collected from the interviews and the contents collated from chats and forum activities were coded using ICT data analysis tool Nvivo, based on thematic analysis. The data was thoroughly reviewed, explained, interpreted, and analysed using the theoretical framework, activity theory. The results show that the virtual lab helped students perform practical programming activities, where students accessed and used the virtual lab concurrently at any time and place. The participants used their private computers, mobile devices in the hostels, at home, or at hotspots to access the virtual lab. However, accessing the virtual lab required adequate Internet connection. The virtual lab programming activity system promoted student-centred learning, self-paced practice, and enabled students to repeat or revisit incorrect assignments multiple times. The activity system's subject (lecturer, students) interacts with the mediating tools (mobile devices, virtual lab) to perform the object (Java programming), which enhanced the achievement of the outcome (programming skills). Therefore, it can be said that the virtual lab mediated hands-on programming activities.
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Aigbodion, Agatha Omokhefe. "Perceptions of risk and protective factors associated with dating violence by female students at the University Of Benin, Nigeria." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24978.
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Dating violence has been reported globally as a public health and socio-cultural issue affecting millions of female university students in dating relationships. The serious health implications can affect academic performance and the total wellbeing of the individual and the society. Literature on risk and protective factors for dating violence among students at universities is limited in Nigeria. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the perceptions of risk and protective factors for dating violence among female students at the University of Benin, Nigeria, using a case study methodology. In this study, a sample of 90 participants was recruited to participate in nine focus groups. Data were collected through focus group discussions. Thematic content analysis was employed to analyse the data, which yielded 24 themes. These were grouped according to the four levels of the socio-ecological framework: individual, interpersonal, community and societal level factors regarding risk of and protection from dating violence among female students. Thirteen themes were identified under risk factors for dating violence among female students, while 11 were identified under protective factors. Individual level risk factors included alcohol and substance abuse, poor interpersonal skills, poor control of emotions, possessiveness and risky sexual behavior. Interpersonal level risk factors included negative childhood experiences, influence from others and clash in belief systems between partners. Community level risk factors included patriarchy and violence in the community, and societal level risk factors included the influence of technology on relationships, absence of regulations to protect women from abuse and poverty. Individual level protective factors included maturity and self-knowledge/acceptance before dating, self-protective behaviours and control. Interpersonal level protective factors included having elders as good role models, trusting relationships, mutual respect between partners and an open relationship and transparency between partners. The community level protective factors included cultural norms to reduce violence and the university response, while societal level protective factors included public awareness and laws to protect women from violence. The findings raise the need for the university management and other stakeholders on campus to develop community awareness campaigns around healthy dating relationships among partners, and to improve the practice of dating violence prevention. Policy makers in Nigeria can use the findings to develop policies and regulations to address dating violence and other forms of violence on Nigerian campuses.
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Yahaya, Musa. "Electronic Cigarette Smoking and Health-related Quality of Life: Findings between Nigeria and United States College and University Students." OpenSIUC, 2021. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/dissertations/1913.
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The popularity of electronic cigarette use among youth and young adults is on the rise, especially among the 18-24 years old. There are millions of users across the globe—about 8.1 million users in the United States. There is no data from Nigeria. Reasons for using the product include the perception that it is a harm reduction tool, a means of quitting, and socialization. Factors associated include peer pressure, curiosity, the flavors used, and the device's fancy nature live a USB flash drive. HRQOL is a self-report, subjective assessment. It is a two-way concept: positive in terms of physical and mental wellness and negative in terms of diseases and illnesses. HRQOL is used to provide an estimate of lifestyle behaviors. A cross-sectional study design used for data collection among the Nigerian students and the use of 2018 BRFSS data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention using the BRFSS instrument of data collection Results obtained have shown a significant relationship between the lifestyle behaviors studied and higher scores of HRQOL among the students. The findings were contrary to the existing findings; however, given the impact of the lockdown due to the pandemic, restriction of social movement, strikes by the academic staff of Nigerian Universities for over ten months in 2020, and the nature of the study (self-report), could all be responsible for the findings of this study among other reasons.
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Obiechina, Chukwunwike Solomon. "Workplace Bullying and Psychological Distress : The Mediating Role of Resilience and Social Support Among Employees of University of Lagos, Nigeria." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Institutionen för kriminologi (KR), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-46141.
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Workplace bullying is endemic in modern workplaces. It is capable of disrupting employeepsychological ill-health which create pathways to substance abuse, in turn exposes individuals tobecome victims or perpetrator of various crimes. The study investigates the extent to whichworkplace bullying determine the experience of psychological distress and also, explored the roleplayed by resilience and social support as possible mediators of the outcome of psychologicaldistress. The study sampled a total number of 259 participants from non-academic staff of theUniversity of Lagos, Nigeria. The participants responded to the Negative Actions QuestionnaireNAQ which was used to measure workplace bullying, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)which assessed psychological distress, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale CD-RISC whichmeasured Resilience, and multidimensional scale of perceived social support (MSPSS) whichmeasured social support. The result showed significant positive correlation between workplacebullying and psychological distress. Workplace bullying explained 32% variance in psychologicaldistress scores. Resilience was negatively related with psychological distress, it explained 11%variance in psychological distress score. Social support was negatively correlated with psychologicaldistress. However, it was not a significant mediator, explaining only 1% of variance in psychologicaldistress score. Workplace bullying has significant impact on the wellbeing of employees.Organizations should do all they can to mitigate its occurrence in their work environment and alsoemployees could also benefit from resilience training aimed at helping them reduce incidences ofvictimization. Social support from both within and outside the workplace can also play a role inreducing the impact of negative events at the workplace.
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Lawal, Victoria. "Aspects of information literacy with regards to the use of legal resources : case study of third year undergraduate law students of the University of Cape Town, South Africa and University of Jos, Nigeria." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/8937.
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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 182-213).The study explores the relevance of information literacy in the context of legal education specifically as it affects issues on the conduct of the legal research skills of undergraduate students as well as the need for its integration into the curriculum of legal education. A review of the literature shows that little research has been undertaken in the field of legal information literacy in contrast to many other academic areas; indications from the literature reveal that there is a skills deficiency among undergraduate law students in many countries which suggest that many are ill prepared for the workplace. This situation also applies to law undergraduates in higher education institutions in Africa particularly Nigeria. The peculiar structure of legal information resources and the distinctive ways in which legal information is both evaluated and used suggest that legal information resources possess special characteristics that would need to be examined carefully in order to design information literacy programmes suitable for the profession. The scope of the study is limited to a comparative analysis of the information literacy skills of undergraduate law students of the University of Cape Town, South Africa and University of Jos, Nigeria; data was collected from both institutions from which comparisons were drawn. Findings from the study have revealed the difficulties experienced by students in the process of legal research and emphasised the importance of recognising the unique information structure of legal resources in developing an appropriate pedagogical model for integrating information literacy to the curricula of legal education particularly in higher education institutions. The study presents a uniquely African perspective on the challenges of integrating information literacy within the curriculum of legal education by providing insights into the needs and challenges for graduate requirement and productivity in higher education institutions in Africa.
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Isiaka-Lawal, Salamat Ayodele. "An exploration of symptom burden among breast and gynaecological cancer patients accessing care at University of Ilorin teaching hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25065.
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Background: Breast and gynaecological cancers are the leading causes of cancer morbidity and mortality among women in developing countries. Advanced stage diseases with limited availability for treatment imply significant symptom burden; the relief of which poses a challenge for the health care providers. Aim: This study was conducted to measure symptom burden and relief among breast and gynaecological cancer patients accessing care in a tertiary health institution in Nigeria. Objectives : 1)To determine the prevalence of symptoms among breast cancer and gynaecological cancer patients accessing care in UITH, Ilorin; 2) To determine the most distressing symptoms experienced by breast and gynaecological cancer patients accessing care in UITH, Ilorin and 3) To assess symptom relief in the two studied groups. Methods: Both inpatients and outpatients with breast and gynaecologic cancers accessing care during the study period were recruited. All patients completed an interviewer administered MSAS-SF which assesses a 7-day prevalence and distress/frequency of 32 physical/psychological symptoms. Symptom relief was assessed 7 days later. Demographics, cancer stages, treatments received and palliative care referrals were obtained from the case notes. Karnofsky Performance Status Scale was used to assess functional status. Results: Fifty breast and 49 gynaecological cancer patients were studied. Eighty percent of breast cancer and 91.9% of gynaecological cancer patients had advanced cancer. The overall mean number of symptoms was 5.8 ± 4.5 for breast cancer while gynaecological cancers had 8.1 ± 4.6. The top 5 symptoms in breast cancer patients were pain (62%), worrying (44%), feeling sad (42%), weight loss (40%) and difficulty sleeping (38%). Gynaecological cancers had weight loss (67.3%), pain (65.3%), worrying (53.1%), feeling sad (51.0%) and lack of energy (46.9%) as the top 5. The most distressing symptoms were cancer-site specific such as fungating breast masses in breast cancer patients and vaginal bleeding/discharges in gynaecological cancer patients. Both groups similarly had pain and "don't look like myself" as most distressing too. Symptoms reliefs were poor and comparable between the two groups and palliative care referrals were also generally low but worse among breast cancer patients. Gynaecological cancer patients had higher Global Distress Index (GDI= 0.88 Vs 0.48), were more physically distressed (MSAS-PHYS= 0.67 Vs 0.40) and had a poorer KPS (77 ± 17.41 Vs 85 ± 16.91) compared to breast cancer patients. Conclusions: This study shows higher symptom burden in gynaecological cancer patients, a comparably poor symptom relief in both groups and poorer palliative care referrals among breast cancer than the gynaecologic cancer patients. Gynaecological cancer patients had higher symptom prevalence and higher symptom distress scores and lower performance status compared to the breast cancer patients.
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Garba, Idris. "Computer tomography dose index for head CT in northern Nigeria." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1551.
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Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Master of
Technology: Diagnostic Radiography, Department of Nursing and Radiography
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2014Aim: The aim of this study was to record the values of CTDIw and DLP displayed on the Computed Tomography (CT) scanner monitors of patients undergoing CT examinations of the head as Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRL) for dose optimisation in Northern Nigeria. Background: A brain CT scan is the most common CT examination performed, and this modality is recognized as delivering a high dose. CT, therefore, contributes significantly to the total collective effective dose to the population. Elimination of unnecessary or unproductive radiation exposure is necessary. To achieve this, practitioners must adhere to the principles of the justification of practices, and optimisation of radiation protection. Furthermore, the development of DRLs for the local context is advised. These reference doses are a guide to the expected exposure dose from a procedure and are useful as an investigation tool to identify incidences where patient doses are unusually high. Methodology: The study was conducted in three radiology departments with CT centres in Northern Nigeria. Data was collected, using a purposive sampling technique, from 60 consenting adult participants (weighing 70 ±3 kg) that had brain CT scans on seventh generations 4&16-slice GE and 16-slice Philips CT scanners. Prior to commencement of the study the CT scanners were certified by the medical physicists. For each brain scan, patient information, exposure factors, weighted computed tomography dose index (CTDIw), volume computed tomography dose index (CTDIvol) and dose length product (DLP) values were recorded. The data were analysed using SPSS version (16) statistical software. The mean, standard deviation and third quartile values of the CTDIw and DLP were calculated. An inter-comparison of the measured doses from the three research sites was conducted. A combined dose for the three centres was calculated, and compared with the reported data from the international communities where there are established DRLs. Results: The mean CTDIw and DLP values were: centre A (88 mGy and 713 mGy.cm), centre B (68 mGy and 1098 mGy.cm), and centre C (70 mGy and 59 mGy.cm). Comparison of CTDIw and DLP for the scanners of the same manufacturers showed statistically significant differences (p=0.003) and (p=0.03) respectively. In the case of the scanners of a different model but the same number of slices, the comparison of DLP was statistically significant (p=0.005) while no significant difference was noted in the measured CTDIw. Third quartile values of the cumulative doses of CTDIw and DLP, for Northern Nigeria were determined as 77 mGy and 985 mGy.cm respectively. Conclusion: The study has established Local DRLs (LDRLs) which are significantly higher than most of the reported data in the literature. Also dose variation between centres was noted. Optimization is thus recommended. Keywords: Head Imaging, Radiation Dose, Dose optimization, Computed Tomography, Local Diagnostic Reference Levels, Radiation Protection
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Chado, Mohammad Alfa. "The function of physical fitness performance as a pre-requisite for admission into physical and health education program at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria /." The Ohio State University, 1986. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487265555441305.
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