The study assessed motivation and performance of para-professional staff in tertiary institution libraries in Kaduna State. The objectives of the study are to identify the strategies used by tertiary institution libraries in Kaduna State in motivating para-professional staff and to determine the influence of motivation on the performance of para-pr... Continue Reading
The study compared the position of women in Islam and contemporary campaign for women liberation in north-central geo-political zone. Descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population comprises of Muslim men and Muslim women in Benue, Nassarawa and Kwara States.Relevant literatures that relate to the study were reviewed. The ins... Continue Reading
The study aims at assessing the performance level of students in SSCE of public secondary schools in Zaria Education Zone Kaduna State from year 2006 to 2010. The study is guided by six objectives, research questions and six hypotheses, A total of six subject clusters comprising English, Mathematics, Sciences, Arts and Social Sciences, Vocational a... Continue Reading
Against the backdrop of a personal worry and general public outcry on the behaviour of students and graduates of social studies education, this study set out to assess the implementation of the social studies curriculum in colleges of Education in North Central Geo-political zone of Nigeria. Both the National Educational goals for education and obj... Continue Reading
This research work is on the 'Assessment of the Use of Information and Communications Technology in Tertiary Institutions in Katsina State, Nigeria?. The sample institutions were UMYU and IKCOE out of the four tertiary institutions under the control of Katsina State Government viz Umar Musa Yar?adua University, Isa Kaita College of Education, Hassa... Continue Reading
Students’ poor performance in English language at Senior Secondary School level is a thing of concern to all. Several efforts have been made to solve this recurring problem but to no avail. This study, as one of such efforts, was conducted using Systemic Functional Linguistic Analysis to Bridge Inter-Language Gaps of the Narrative Essays of Final... Continue Reading
This study examines the Effect of Library Environment on Undergraduate Users’ Patronage in the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State, Nigeria. The research focuses on understanding how physical infrastructure, digital resources, and library services influence undergraduate students' utilization of the library. A descriptive survey res... Continue Reading
There has been a persistent problem of lecturers and students of Business Education at the N.C.E level not applying information and communication technology (ICT) in teaching and learning. Interactions and observations with respondents prompted investigation on the influence of ICT in teaching and learning business education in North-West Nigeria. ... Continue Reading
The tannery industry makes use of hides and skin which are by-products of meat industry to produce leather. In the course of leather production, a huge amount of solid waste is generated. For instance, processing 1000 kg of hide will produce 870 kg of solid waste which implies that only 270 kg goes into the finished leather. The problem of the tann... Continue Reading
This research work presents an improved edge detection algorithm using particle swarm optimization based on vector order statistics. The proposed algorithm was implemented using MATLAB 2013 script. The algorithm addressed the performance of edge detection in images, with a view to minimizing broken, false and thick edges whilst reducing the presenc... Continue Reading
The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of streaming according to gender on the performance of senior secondary school students in English language in Niger State. In the course of the work, the researcher compared the performance of students in single gender and mixed gender streams; male students in single gender and mixed gende... Continue Reading
This study focused on influence of teacher quality and changes in minimum standards on performance of Primary Education educators in Colleges of Education, Nigeria. It focused on issues which influence PED educators implementing curriculum changes. In this study, nine objectives were formulated which covered different variables which include: the e... Continue Reading
This research was conducted to investigate records management practicein the Legislative arm of governments of States in the Northwestern Nigeria. .A survey design was adoptedand the research instruments used were questionnaire, interview and observation. The population of the study comprised the seven State Houses of Assembly and their 236 immedia... Continue Reading
This study investigated the Effect of Cooperative Learning Strategy (CLS) on Geography Students‘ Academic Performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Sokoto State, Nigeria. To conduct the study, six objectives were stated and transformed into research questions and hypotheses to be responded to and tested respectively. Quasi experimental design in... Continue Reading
Short Message Service (SMS) is one of the most used mobile data services. It is utilized in wide range of applications including information delivery, remote operation of appliances, online purchases/banking transactions. However, some of these applications require that the underlying messaging protocol must guarantee secure communication; which tr... Continue Reading