Agricultural science taught at basic and secondary schools has not been able to transform the citizens and the nation adequately. Graduates still lack basic vocational and entrepreneurial skills expected to be acquired from agricultural science. Graduates still wallow about in search of white collar jobs instead of becoming self reliant and employe... Continue Reading
This paper investigated how digitization can improve the dissemination of agricultural research findings to farmers and researchers for agricultural development. Data were collected using purposively sampling from 411 respondents of Agricultural Library of the Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru. The respondents comprised of academic staff,... Continue Reading
The researcher applied descriptive survey research design in the study. The population of the study comprised 371 primary schools in Niger State. The sample was made up of 80 Head teachers,114 teachers,12 Supervisors and 40 PTA officials from the selected Education Authority relying on research advisor sample size table(2006). The instrument for da... Continue Reading
The study sought to; determine the difference between the performance of students taught social studies using discovery method and those taught using conventional lecture method in junior secondary schools in Nasarawa State; examine the difference between the performance of students taught social studies using discussion method and those taught usi... Continue Reading
Three definitions of service orientation taken from the literature of the sociology of professions and the library field were presented as ideal types to be tested: the Traditional-Professional Type, the Semiprofessional Type, and the Open-Systems Type. A set of items was developed from these ideal type definitions which formed the basis for a Q-so... Continue Reading
The objectives of the study were: to determine the impact of teachers qualification on the performance of students in Civic Education in Niger state, determine the impact of classroom building on the performance of students in civic education in upper Basic Education in Niger state, examine the impact of class size on the performance of students in... Continue Reading
The study investigated utilization of indexing and abstracting services of Institute of Education Library, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. A survey research design was used. Three research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. A total number of fifty students 50(33.3%) were sampled out of one hundred and fifty students. A set of quest... Continue Reading
The findings revealed that white coloured all over hand tufted set had the high mean rating of mothers on comfortability and considered as the most comfortable to infant from birth-1year. Striped ash and cream coloured set had high mean rating of mothers and had most preferred texture. Golden coloured appliqué overall set was the most aesthetic se... Continue Reading
To achieve the objectives of the study, eight research questions and four hypotheses were formulated, raised and answered. The research questions raised include among others what types of information are available in Staff School and Demonstration Secondary School, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and to what extent the available information in staff... Continue Reading
The article argues for the potential, appropriateness and conspicuous representation of messages by signage within the library space. The placement is not restricted to shelves for print and directions for electronic resources acquired for patrons use. It has been discovered that challenges abound but the essence is to encourage libraries to sustai... Continue Reading
This study investigated the perceived influence of supervision of instruction on teachers’ classroom performance in Ijebu-North Education Zone. The population of the study comprised all 852 teachers in the 18 public junior and senior secondary schools in Ijebu-North education Zone. The sample was made up of 155 female teachers and 100 male teache... Continue Reading
The study investigated the Effect of Guided-discovery and Tutorial Teaching Method on Performance of Business Education Students in Economics in Federal College of Education, Zaria, Nigeria. Five research questions were answered and five null hypotheses were tested. This study used quasi experimental design. The population was 581Business Education... Continue Reading
To achieve this purpose five research questions were formulated with respect to the types of Information generated, its organisation, storage and retrieval, dissemination and uses of information in State Universal Basic Education Boards in North-western States of Nigeria. Survey research method was adopted and structured questionnaire and observati... Continue Reading
This study examined the attitudes, self-efficacy, and access of lecturers regarding the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Colleges of Education in Kaduna State. The study aimed to address three objectives, each associated with corresponding null hypotheses, and was conducted across two Colleges of Education in Kaduna State ... Continue Reading
The result showed a great distinction within and between subjects, status and publication productivity. The study also revealed that grants from government and private bodies’ remain the major sustaining factor for information publication. It was recommended that grants be maintained to sustain the institute to facilitate publicity of research re... Continue Reading