International Journal of Education Research and Reviews

International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 4 (6), pp. 793-797, June, 2016. © International Scholars Journals

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Relationship between motor skills and psychomotor achievement in Physical Education in Cross River State, Nigeria

Edet Ubong Eket*, Tobechukwu Oluchukwu and T. O. Sadjere

Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, University of Calabar, Nigeria. 

E-mail: [email protected]

Accepted 9 May, 2016

Abstract

This study investigates the effect of motor skills and flexibility on psychomotor achievement of secondary school students in Physical Education in Calabar Municipality, Cross River State. To achieve the objectives of this study, two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Literature was reviewed according to the hypotheses directing the study. Two hundred respondents were randomly selected through simple random sampling technique. Motor skills such as: running, walking, jumping and kicking was used for this investigation. A questionnaire was designed by the researchers with the help of some measurement experts that gave its face and content validity. To test the hypotheses and to ascertain whether to accept or reject them, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Analysis was considered appropriate because of the nature of variables involved. The 0.05 level of significance was used for the statistical testing of each hypothesis with critical values and degrees of freedom. The result shows that there is a significant effect of motor skills and flexibility on psychomotor achievement of secondary school students in Physical Education. Based on the findings of this study, the result of the statistical analysis indicates that the calculated r-value of 0.64 is greater than the critical r-value of 0.138 at 0.05 level of significance with 198 degrees of freedom. The result is significant and the null hypothesis was rejected while the result of the statistical analysis indicates that the calculated r-value of 0.701 is greater than the critical r-value of 0.138 at 0.05 level of significance with 198 degrees of freedom. The result is significant and the null hypothesis was also rejected. Recommendations such as: adequate and regulated exercises contribute to good health and well-being of an individual, therefore, Physical Education students should be allowed to take active part in physical activities; students should be encouraged to participate in different types of physical activities; properly selected and meaningful conducted activities would improve self-image, develop strength, and other desirable physical qualities; and finally parents/guardians should encourage their wards to participate in different types of physical activities that are meaningful and also promote good health and longevity, were proposed. 

Key words: Physical Education, motor skills, flexibility, psychomotor achievement.

International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 4 (6), pp. 784-792, June, 2016. © International Scholars Journals

Review

Conceptualization for the construct of parental authority

Arnon Topol Oseary

Osishkin St. 38/7, Kiryat Motzkin, Israel.

E-mail: [email protected]

Accepted 20 May, 2016

Abstract

The issue of “parental authority” has been the focus of social interest for many generations, however, in recent times, in light of the increasing violence and other abnormal phenomena among children and adolescents, it is gaining greater attention from the public. Due to the opacity around the concept’s essence, the goal of this article is to establish detailed and profound conceptualization for the construct of parental authority, while relying on relevant theoretical and empirical literature. Analysis of the concept has shown that it is a bi-dimensional theoretical construct (power and legitimacy), with its dimensions sharing four main aspects: (a) parental power: parental demandingness, and parental potential influence on the child’s behavior, (b) legitimate parental authority: the parent’s right to demand, and the child’s obligation to obey. Parental authority is expressed under parent-child conflict (disagreement), while its extant varies according to child’s age and the specific context in which it appears.

Key words: Parental authority, children, power, legitimacy.

International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 4 (6), pp. 814-818, June, 2016. © International Scholars Journals

Review

Dynamics of Ethio-Eritrean distinct identity under the historical prism

Akosua Pele Mahama¹* and Kwadwo Yeboah Desailly²

¹College of Social Sciences and Languages, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.

²Department of History, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG12, Legon, Accra, Ghana.

E-mail:[email protected]. 

Accepted 12 May 2016

Abstract

Civil strife continues to engulf the continent of Africa with devastating political effects. Countries such as the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Rwanda, Sudan and Somalia have suffered recurrent civil wars over the past three decades. Towards the end of the twentieth century, Africa experienced a surge of ethnic conflicts. Ethnic identity continues to be a potent force in contemporary politics as it was in the colonial era. It has been established that Africa’s ethnic disturbances have occurred more within national borders, thus giving rise to unstable domestic systems. These conflicts mostly arise out of disagreements over a plethora of issues including land, chieftaincy, resource allocation and environmental issues. The purpose of this paper is, thus, to present some critical issues related to the contentious debate on the Ethio-Eritrean historiography. The Ethiopianist’s assertion of the Ethiopianness of Eritreans and the counter colonialist thesis of Eritrean nationalists have been studied under two divergent schools of thought that have produced multifarious ramification on the historiography of the states. The researchers contend that the root of this divergence is the intellectual dependency of the post-colonial scholars of the region on the colonial knowledge fabric about the state which, in turn, is worsened by the politicized historical socialization spearheaded by both the Ethiopianist and Eritrean nationalists. Thus, the divergence is rested on the failure of the intellectuals of the region in rediscovering or revisiting the diverse interconnections among the people coming out of the territory with centric colonial mentality transplanted towards Africa during the colonial conquest. Thus, this paper tries to depict the tides of such mind set.

Key words: Ethio-Eritrean historiography, intellectual dependency, political socialization

International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 4 (5), pp. 727-735, May, 2016. © International Scholars Journals

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Career aspirations of students in Engineering and Technical and Vocational education hampered by their performance

Tinibu B. K.¹, O. N. J. Orji², Olokpobri H. K.³, Ojorfor N. Prince ⁴* and A. A. Jaoji⁴

¹Department of Technology Education, Federal University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria.

²College of Engineering and Environmental Studies, Adamawa State Polytechnic, Yola, Nigeria.

³Department of Education (Technical), Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna, Nigeria.

⁴Center for Energy Research and Training, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.

E-mail: [email protected]

Accepted 13 April, 2016

Abstract 

Students’ prospects for career pursuits in engineering and technical and vocational education (TVE) were being hampered by their poor performances in Technical and Engineering Drawing (T.E.D.) as a core engineering subject. This study investigated the career aspirations of students in engineering and technical and vocational education due to their good performance in T.E.D. and their contributions to society. Using the structured questionnaire to collect data from students and teachers of three technical colleges in Adamawa State, the study found that students’ career aspirations due to their good performance in T.E.D. include electrical and electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, and technical and vocational education (TVE). Students’ likely contributions to society from their career choices in engineering and TVE, due to their good performance in T.E.D. include town planning, engineering contracting, land use development and entrepreneurship development. Testing at a 0.05 level of significance, the study also established that significant differences did not exist between the mean scores of students and teachers on the career aspirations of students and the students’ likely contributions to society from their career choices in engineering and TVE. Factors that militated against the performance of the students in T.E.D. towards an effective career choice in engineering and TVE are poor background of students, truancy, and language of instruction of the teacher, among others. However, no significant difference existed between the mean scores of students and teachers on the factors militating against the performance of students in T.E.D. which affect the students’ career choices in engineering and TVE. The study has recommended among others, the training and retraining of T.E.D. teachers, equipping of drawing studios and the provision of a stand-by power plant to guarantee stable power supply.

Key words: Performance, technical and engineering drawing, career choice, engineering, technical and vocational education.

International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 4 (3), pp. 666-677, March, 2016. © International Scholars Journals

Review

Education as a tool for resolving conflicts and enhancing national security in Nigeria

Ataseriaba O. E. Henry

School of Arts and Social Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria.

E-mail [email protected]

Accepted 14 January, 2016

Abstract

The persistent religious conflicts and insecurity in Nigeria has given meaningful Nigerians a deep concern in recent times. Many of them wonder why religion which used to be the cohesive factor and core of national unity, peaceful co-existence and national development has become a tool for political manipulation, violence, destruction of lives and property in Nigeria in contemporary time. This paper examines education as a catalyst for resolving conflicts and enhancing national security in Nigeria. The paper first of all defined the terms that are used in this presentation. It also makes a review of some religious conflicts experienced in Nigeria together with their causes and the effects. Furthermore, the paper examined education in Nigeria as a catalyst for sustenance of national security. The paper utilized both secondary sources and observation methods for data collection and presentation. Finding from the research reveals that religious conflicts and insecurity are endemic in Nigeria in the last two decades. The Muslims and Christian adherents have fought wars in Nigeria than they had actually fought for peace, thereby threatening peaceful co-existence and national insecurity among the citizenry. The paper recommends among others, that the government should employ meaningful ways such as education and inter-faith dialogue to enhance peaceful co-existence and national security in Nigeria.

Key words: Religious conflicts, education, national security, Nigeria.

International Journal of Educational Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 4 (4), pp. 712-716, April, 2016. © International Scholars Journals

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A contrast on the emotional intelligence of adolescent boys and girls

Mahatma F. Bachchan*, Rabindranath N. L and Srinivasa H. Azad

Faculty of Education, University of Kashmir, India.

Accepted 6 March, 2016

Abstract

The objective of this study was to compare adolescent boys and girls on emotional intelligence. Male and female adolescents (N=100 each) were randomly selected from four high and higher secondary schools of Educational Zone Yaripora (District -Kulgam, Kashmir, India). Emotional intelligence scale by Hyde and his colleagues was used for the collection of data. „t‟ Test was used to analyze the data. After analysis of the results, the following were found. Adolescent boys and girls differ significantly so far as their self-motivation is concerned. Adolescent boys are found to be more responsible, better able to make intelligent decisions using a healthy balance of emotions and reasons. There is significant difference between adolescent boys and girls so far as their integrity is concerned. Boys are found to be more aware of their weakness than girls. Their belief is also found to be stronger than that of girls. Adolescent boys differ significantly from adolescent girls on “self-development” dimension of emotional intelligence. Boys are found to be more popular and better linked by their peers than girls. There is a significant difference between adolescent boys a nd girls so far as their value -orientation is concerned. Boys are found to be better in maintaining the standards of inte grity. Adole scent boys and girls differ significantly on composite score of their emotional intelligence. Boys are found to have higher level of emotional intelligence than girls. 

Key words: Emotional intelligence, adolescent boys, adolescent girls, emotional stability, managing relations, empathy and altruistic behavior.