Education/Arts & Social Sciences Research Papers/Topics

PROBLEMS FACING SMALL AND MEDIUM SCALE ENTERPRISES IN OBTAINING BANK LOANS (A CASE STUDY OF UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC OGUI ROAD ENUGU)

ABSTRACTThis research work aims at investigating the problems encountered by small and medium scale enterprises in obtaining bank loans with particular reference to Union Bank Nig. Plc, Ogui Road, Enugu.It is a common knowledge that Banks often favour the large –scale industries in credit extension scheme.  This is because of their higher equity base, availability of collaterals and lower risk.  Further still, they have a more organized management team and employ professionals wit...

CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF SINGLE PARENT HOOD IN IMEZI OWA IN EZEAGU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE

ABSTRACTThe major purpose of the study was to find outs the causes and consequences of single parenthood in Imezi –Owa in Ezeagu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The population of the study was 3000 that made of men, women and youths that lives in the study area. 3000 respondents were selected from the total population for sampling.Four research questions was used to construct the questionnaire which was administered to the selected respondents. The main instrument for the study was qu...

IMPACT OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE IN BUSINESS ORGANISATION (A CASE STUDY OF PZ INDUSTRIES PLC ENUGU)

ABSTRACTRecently, with the present economic predicaments in the country, many business organizations and individuals have found it difficult to cope with the high cost of living.  This is due to the paucity of the raw cash available in the economy with which they can buy the necessary goods and services they require on the spot with cash.Fortunately, with the advancement in the business world, sales and purchases can be made on credit basis thus alleviating the sufferings and the depriva...

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROBLEMS MILITATING AGAINST THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES IN UDI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE

ABSTRACTNo small scale industry can stand on its own and operate effectively if it does not acquire the necessary requirements to ascertain its effectiveness.Problems militating against effective operations of small scale industries in Udi Local Government has been investigated in course of this research and the result has shown that, inadequate financing of small scale industries has been a very fascinating issue and as a result of this, the industries can not attain to height they ought to....

ATTITUDE AND PERCEPTION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TOWARDS EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES.

ABSTRACTThis research was carried out to investigate examination malpractice among secondary school students in Oshodi/Isolo Local Government area in Lagos State. The project examines the attitude and perception of students and teachers towards examination malpractice in secondary schools. In this research work, a sample of one hundred (100) respondents was collected using purposive sampling techniques from four secondary schools in Oshodi/Isolo Local Government. The research instrument used ...

INFLUENCE OF FAMILY BACKGROUND ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UPPER BASIC STUDENTS OF ILORIN SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE

ABSTRACTFamily background in this context is a general term that encompasses a particular setting in which a child is raised, characterized by a common residence, economic operation and reproduction. these factors have far reaching impacts on the academic performance of students. Therefore, this work is a descriptive research which tries to examine the influence of family background on the academic performance of upper basic students in Ilorin South Local Government Area of  Kwara State....

SELECTION AND UTILIZATION OF SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS BY SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN EBONYI STATE

ABSTRACT The study focused on selection and utilization of Social studies instructional methods by secondary schools teachers in Ebonyi State. Five purposes of study were formulated to guide the study. Five research questions rooted in the purpose were also formulated and three null hypotheses were also made to guide the study. The design of the study was descriptive survey research design aimed at eliciting information from the respondents based on the research questions that guided the...

EVALUATION OF SUPERVISORY PRACTICES IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

ABSTRACTThe main thrust of this study is to evaluate the supervisory practices in public primary schools in Anambra State. The study was guided by four research questions and two null hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. As a descriptive survey, a sample of 400 respondents was used for data collection. The data collected were statistically analyzed using mean and standard deviation for the research questions and t-test statistics for testing the null hypotheses. The findings of th...

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES OF PRINCIPALS AS PERCEIVED BY TEACHERS IN IMO STATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS

ABSTRACTThis study is aimed at investigating the various strategies adopted by principals of secondary schools in Imo State in handling conflicts. Four research questions and three hypothesis guided the conduct of the study. Questionnaire was used to collect relevant data from three educational zones out of the six educational zones of the state. 720 teachers were randomly selected. T-test statistics was employed to test each hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed tha...

Problems and prospects of Primary Education in Nigeria

normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none">Abstract normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"> normal;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none">Education is widely regarded as the route to economic prosperity, the key to scientific and technological advancement, the means to combat unemployment, and the foundation of social equ...

Problems of Examination Malpractice in Tertiary Institutions and Ways of Solving Them

In many institutions around the world the word “malpractice” has become a common phenomenon.  According to Oxford dictionary, malpractice is defined as: “a careless illegal or unacceptable behavior by somebody in a professional or official position eg. Medical practice”.  Hornby (2003).The American Heritage dictionary Mifflm (2009) defines malpractice as an “improper or unethical conduct by the holder of a professional or official position”.CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION1.1 BAC...

The use of ICT in teaching and learning of english language

line-height:200%;font-family:" tahoma","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" new="" roman""="">TABLE OF CONTENT line-height:200%;font-family:" tahoma","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" new="" roman""="">Chapter One line-height:200%;font-family:" tahoma","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" new="" roman""="">INTRODUCTION line-height:200%;font-family:" tahoma","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" new="" roman""="">Background of the Study line-height...

Impact of Teacher’s Involvement in Examination Malpractice on Students in Secondary Schools in Ebonyi State: Afikpo Educational Zone

INTRODUCTIONOur society is faced with various kinds of malpractices. It is very common to see teachers failing to do their professional duties properly.Examination malpractice is one of such acts where people do things wrongly in an interrupted way to achieve or acquire correct things. Salami (1995) explained examination malpractices as all forms of illegal acts or cheating in order to pass an examination. He said that these include cheating in the hall, writing exam outside the hall, buying ...


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