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65. An appraisal of adult education practise in the educational activities of Ansarul-Islam society of
Nigeria, Kwara State.
66. Better life program implimentation strategies as correlates of outcomes in Imo and Abia State.
67. Multilateral bargaining approach towards effective dispute resolution in the public sector: The
experience of Federal Universities in Nigeria.1990-1996
68. The relationship between theory and practise in selected adult education programs in nigeria,
1944 - 1974.
69. Comparative efficiency of workers' education and students' education at the university of Lagos,
  Nigeria.
70. A framework for the management of personnel training programs for mass-literacy at the University
level in Nigeria.
71. Socio-economic determinant of adult literacy performance in basic education classes in Borno
State of Nigeria.
72. Manpower systems analysis as a correlate of organizational management effectiveness in selected
industries in Nigeria.
   
   
 
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TITLE: An appraisal of adult education practise in the educational activities of Ansarul-Islam society
of Nigeria, Kwara State.

AUTHOR: KAZEEM LABAYO KOLAWOLE PH.D. (1991)
SUPERVISOR :- PROFESSOR MICHAEL OMOLEWA
ABSTRACT
The study examined the place of adult education in the educational activities of a Muslim organisation - Ansarul-Islam Society of Nigeria, Ilorin, Kwara State.
In specific terms, the research examined the extent to which religious organisations (as a medium of extending adult education programme to illiterate adults), could help in the delivery of adult education services. It also assessed what constitutes Islamic adult education.
Considering the nature of this study, the historical research method was used. Both the primary and secondary sources carefully collected from the secretariat of the society, the archives in Kaduna and Ibadan, interviews, and discussions, and private papers, supplemented with printed materials (published and unpublished) in the library of the Universities of Ibadan, Ilorin and Arewa house in Kaduna, were examined.
The major finding of theis study was that the religious inclination of the adults go a long way to determine their patronage of any educational programme. In other words, lack of consideration for the religious orientation of Nigeria adults might cause non-participation and drop-out in adult education programmes.
Other findings revealed, that conventional education does not symbolize Western adult education. This is because, the research discovered that Islamic education practice provides another form of education for the adult population. And that in doing this, the Islamic education practice provides for some programmes, practised in conventional adult education, which includes, remedial, continuing and life long education, based on the Islamic doctrines.
The findings of this study have implications for the policy makers and organisers of adult education. The results of the study have shown, that adult education could get to a larger audience through voluntary agencies, particularly religious organisations, and that religion could be an added ‘ingredient’ to stimulate more clientele participation in adult education programmes.
   
 
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TITLE: Better life program implimentation strategies as correlates of outcomes in Imo and Abia State.
AUTHOR: ALAJURUONYE, LUCKY N PHD. (1992)
SUPERVISOR :- PROFESSOR C.N. ANYANWU
   
ABSTRACT
Correlational research design was adopted in the study to investigate the patterns of relationships, between the better Life Programme implementation Strategies and the outcomes, as well to ascertain the combined and relative contribution of the implementation variables in predicting the outcomes. A stratified sampling technique was used to select the four hundred and twenty rural women and the one hundred and fifty management personnel in the thirty-eight Local Government Areas of Imo and Abia States. Data were gathered from the rural women and the management personnel using “better Life Outcomes Questionnaire” (BLOQ) and “Better Life Implementation Questionnaire” (BLIQ), respectively. Data analysis involved most importantly simple correlation and multiple regression analysis.
From the interpretation and discussion of the results obtained, the following findings emerged:
(1) The five BLP implementation variables, combined, were effective predictors of the programme’s
economic outcome. But relatively, management, followed by mobilization were the strongest
predictors of the outcome.
(2) The five implementation variables when taken together were effective in predicting BLP
social/domestic outcome, and moblization was the best predicter amongst others.
(3) The five implementation variables, combined, were not effective in predicting the health outcome
of BLP and none of the variables made any significant relative contribution to the prediction.
(4) The five BLP implementation variables as a whole were strong predictors of educational outcome
however, management, followed by planning were the strongest contributors to the prediction.
(5) The five implementation strategies of BLP, taken together, were weak predictors of political
outcome. However, relatively speaking, funds made a significant contribution to the prediction of
the outcome.
Based on the findings of the study, a number of suggestions with particular reference to the State
Implementation Committee (SIC) of BLP in Imo and Abia State, were made.
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TITLE: Multilateral bargaining approach towards effective dispute resolution in the public sector: The
experience of Federal Universities in Nigeria.1990-1996
AUTHOR: ABU, PETER BRAI Ph.D. (1998)
SUPERVISOR :- PROF. M.O. AKINTAYO
ABSTRACT
This study examined the effectiveness the multilateral bargaining approach towards effective dispute resolutions between Labour and Management in the Federal Universities in Nigeria. This was to establish the advantages this approach has over and above the traditional bilateral collective bargaining approach in dispute resolution as in the case of University workers with different unions and associations with the same employer. The Academic Staff Union, the Senior Staff Association, the Non-Academic Staff Union, the governing Councils, the Principal Officers of the Federal Universities constitute the study population.
The research design employed in this study is the ex-post facto correlation design. All the Federal Universities in Nigeria served as the focus of the study. A total number of two hundred and twenty-eight subjects were used for the study. These subjects included all the executives of the existing unions and associations - Academic and Non-Academic Staff and all the Principal officers of the Federal Universities in Nigeria.
Two sets of questionnaire: The Management Questionnaire (MQ) and the Workers Questionnaire (WQ) served as the main instruments for the study. These were complemented with oral interviews and the available records in all the Universities on various issues relating to conflicts between labour and management.
The data collected were analysed with the use of correlational matrix to test the hypotheses postulated for the study at 0.05 level of significance. The study established the fact that multilateral bargaining approach encourages better cohesion and cooperation among the workers in the Universities. The approach also guaranteed industrial democracy within the work environments by reducing industrial strife. It also reduced the communication gaps between labour and management thus enhancing industrial harmony among the workers in the Universities. Based on the findings from the study, recommendations were made for the adoption of multilateral collective bargaining approach.
University Authorities should ensure industrial harmony among the workforce through multilateral bargaining approach so that all the factions within the Universities should see themselves as working towards the same goal.
There should be Intra and Inter Union Executive meeting between the Academic and Non-Academic to determine the subject matter to jointly present to the Council of the various universities. This would reduce to a great extent the Intra and Inter conflicts between the Academic and Non-Academic Staff.
TITLE: The relationship between theory and practise in selected adult education programs in nigeria, 1944 - 1974.
AUTHOR: OSUJI, SYDNEY NWANAKPONNA PH.D. (1981)
SUPERVISOR :- PROFESSOR M.A. OMOLEWA
ABSTRACT
The Theory/Practice dichotomy, or how theory and practice of education relate to each other, has been an issue of debate in educational discourse. Many people, more especially the activists, dismiss theory as a useless exercise that has no bearing on practice. On the other hand, among the people who acquiesce in the idea that theory is a necessary framework that directs practice are the extremists who view the relationship between theory and practice on a one-to-one basis. To these extremists, any theory fits into practical as hypothesized, no matter the societal, cultural, political and economic backgrounds of the consumers. It is in the light of the divergence of opinions and fuzziness surrounding the relationship between theory and practice in education that this study is undertaken. The objective is to explore how theory and practice interacted with each other in selected programmes of adult education in Nigeria between 1944 and 1974, with the ultimate aim of discovering the model or models of relationship that existed between the theory and practice of adult education.
In consideration of the nature of the study, the methodology used is philosophical-cum-historical. This methodological approach is thought adequate because the study requires collection of data about past educational practices, interpretation and rationalization of the data, in order to be able to abstract well-reasoned conclusion.
The study is organized into six chapters. Chapter One provides a philosophical analysis of the concept ‘ theory of education’, and different notions of its relationship to practice. Chapter Two is a survey of developments in the practice of adult education in Nigeria. Chapter Three probes the implementation of Mass Education, while Chapter Four investigates the translation of the theory of functional literacy into practice. In Chapter Five, the execution of continuing education programmes is discussed. Chapter six is the concluding chapter in which the factors - cultural, economic, political and social - which the promoted or hindered the relationship between theory and practice in all the programmes are highlighted.
For prepositional statements are put forward in order to help the researcher have adequate focus on the subject:
1. That the programmes studies reflected the theories of adult education in existence at the time.
2. Local socio-cultural factors affected the translation of theory into practice.
3. Lack of professionally trained personnel affected the translation of theory into practice.
4. That though theory guided the practice, yet the practice helped to reformulate theory.
   
Thought the examination of the propositions, the study upholds the idea that theory of education provides indispensable guide to educational practice. But the findings support the view that the relationship between the theory and practice is mediated by situational constraints which could emanate from cultural, economic, political and social factors. In the programmes investigated, two models of relationship - namely, Direct and Symbiotic - prevailed. In the Direct Relationship Model, there was congruence between theory as conceived and the practice. But in the Symbiotic Relationship Model, experiences gained during the implementation of the programmes were used to reformulate the theory to suit the aspirations of the consuming society.
 
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TITLE: Comparative efficiency of workers' education and students' education at the university of
Lagos, Nigeria.
AUTHOR: MATTHEW OLADEPO AKINTAYO PH.D. (1986)
SUPERVISOR :- DR. ADEYEMO AND PROFESSOR J.T. OKEDARA
ABSTRACT
There are many empirical studies on the use of Rate Return Analysis to determine efficiency of investing in educational enterprises in Nigeria. Most of the studies focused on the formal system of education at the first, second and third educational levels. A few focused on the efficiency of investment in formal and non-formal educational enterprises at the first and second levels of education on a comparative basis. But none of the studies has applied the internal rate of return analysis to determine the comparative efficiency of workers’ education (a non-formal system of education) and students’ education (a formal system of education) programmes at the tertiary level, but more specifically at the university education level. This study therefore will be the first to apply internal rate of return analysis to compare the efficiency of formal and non-formal education programmes in Nigeria at the tertiary level of education.
It is clear that a significant proportion of the country’s scarce national resources are invested in educational enterprises yearly. A closer look however, reveals that despite a large expansion in the educational system in the country, private demand for university education has continued to rise faster than the supply of educational services. At the same time, the country has no capacity to build more federal and state universities. The problem may be solved by admitting the surplus and qualified students, more especially workers, in the non-formal education sector; that is the correspondence open studies institute (COSIT).
In order to regard both formal and non-formal higher education sectors as complementary, the two must be efficient. This calls for a comparative efficiency of the workers’ education and students’ education programmes at the university of Lagos in which the following issues were examined:
(i) the extent of attainment of objectives of workers’ education and students’ education.
(ii) Input per programme completer of students’ education and workers’ education.
(iii) The extent to which expenditures are minimized relative to programme objectives in two
programmes.
(iv) The private internal rate of return to workers’ education and that to students’ education
(v) The social internal rate of return to workers’ education and that to students’ education.
Data on direct costs of university education were obtained through the private cost of University Education Questionnaire(PCUEQ) from 1000 undergraduate of university of Lagos as at 1984/85 session. The sample was from those residential students and correspondence studies students of university of Lagos offering their first degree course in Business Administration, accounting and education science. Data were also collected from the latest audited reports of university of Lagos for the 1984/85 session.
The direct costs were derived from the earnings forgone by students who, instead of joining the labour force opted for university education through the students’ education programmes. The direct costs of workers pursuing the correspondence studies were computed form their not earnings based on the hours devoted to reading instead of doing overtime at work or relaxing after the normal official hours.
A cross-sectional data on the benefits of university education were derived from a sample survey of the earnings of 1200 graduate workers of students’ education and workers’ education programmes at the university of Lagos. Using a stratified sampling method in both the private and public sectors of the economy, the questionnaires on graduate workers’ earnings were administered to graduates in Business Administration, Accounting and Education science in four major towns in Nigeria. These towns included Ibadan, Enugu, Kaduna and Lagos.
Internal rate of return analysis was employed to obtain the rates of return (private and social) to workers’ education and students’ education programmes by courses. The rates obtained were adjusted for wastage, unemployed and alpha-co-efficient (0.67). the two programmes were compared with the estimated alternative social and private rates of return of 7.5 per cent and 8.5 per cent respectively.
In general, the findings from the study revealed the following:
(i) Both workers’ education and students’ education programmes at the university of Lagos attained
    their set objectives by producing graduates of the university in 1984/85 session.
(ii) The input per programme completer is cheaper for workers’ education than for students’
education.
(iii) That workers’ education is more cost effective in terms of minimization of expenditures relative
to programme objectives than students’ education.
(iv) That the private internal rate of return to workers’ education is higher than that to students’
education.
(v) That the social internal rate of return to workers’ education is higher than that to students’
education.
The study revealed that workers’ education is more efficient than students’ education programmes at the university of Lagos. This has a great policy implication for the National Policy on Education in Nigeria. Necessary recommendations were made in which workers’ education to complement and supplement the effort of the conventional students’ education programmes in a period of economic recession for better effective utilization of the scarce resources at the disposal of the Nation.
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TITLE: A framework for the management of personnel training programs for mass-literacy at the
University level in Nigeria.
AUTHOR: SHADARE, O. A. PH.D (1991)
SUPERVISOR :- PROF. C. N. ANYANWU
ABSTRACT
This study set out to establish the framework for the management of the personnel training programme for mass literacy at the university level in Nigeria.
Based on the conceptual framework of the systems approach to management, the study made use of the five accredited universities for the training programme - Ibadan, Ahmadu Bello, Nigeria, Job and Port-Harcourt. Using the descriptive survey research methodology, three sets of questionnaires were administered to the trainees (TAPPQ); trainers (TOQ) and the administrators (OCQA). These were complemented with records at the Federal Ministry of Education (adult education branch); the National Centre for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-formal Education, Kano, the universities listed above and the trainees’ responses to oral interview conducted.
The data collected through the inst uments used were analysed with the use of chi-square, t-test, f-ratio and ANOVA statistics to determine the degree of the efficiency of the management of the training programme for the mass literacy in relation to the objectives of the programme. The findings from the study established that:
(a) there is a difference in the perception of trainees, administrators, and trainers to the
effectiveness of the training programme;
(b) administrators at both the Federal and State levels agree that there is the problem that the
training programme does not meet the need of the society;
(c) trainees and administrators disagree on the organizational methods to be adodpted to enahce a
cordial relationship between the two groups;
(d) trainees agree that both intrinsic and extrinsic motivation will sustain their interest in the training
programme;
(e) administrators are of the opinion that an increase rather than a decrease in administrative would
sustain their commitment towards the efficient management of the training programme;
  (f) there is no significant difference in the level of job satisfaction of trainees on completing the
    training programme because of the lack of incentives such as promotion, salary increase, merit
    award, and recognition, and
  (g) there is no significant difference in the orientation of trainers and administrators regarding the
    adequacy of the training programme in terms of course content, number trained so far, duration
    and organisation of the programme.
 
The policy implications of these findings for the 1990-200 decade of mass literacy campaign were enumerated and suggestions made on how such programmes could be better managed, using the systems approach to management.
   
   
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TITLE: Socio-economic determinant of adult literacy performance in basic education classes in
Borno State of Nigeria.
AUTHOR: FAJOPNYOMI, A.A. PH.D (1985)
SUPERVISOR :- PROF. J.T. OKEDARA
  ABSTRACT
  The study examined the socio-economic determinants of adult literacy performing in rural and urban basic literacy classes in Borno state. The determinants comprised twenty-five independent variables grouped under learners’ background, instructor quality, non-instructor centre quality and distance factors, while the performance was represented by drop-out rate and academic performance level.
   
  The sample consisted of five hundred and fifty-four adult basic literacy participants and thirty-six literacy instructors in thirty-six literacy centres, located in rural and urban areas. Data were gathered from the participants, instructors and adult literacy officials through drop-out and successful completer questionnaires, instructor questionnaire and inventory format respectively. Data analysis involved the use of t-test statistical analysis to compare the performance of rural and urban literacy centres in retaining their learners and fostering their academic success. Also, multiple step-wise regression analysis was used to identify the significant effects of each of the four aggregated factors on drop-out rate and academic performance level, separately for rural and urban literacy centres. The findings revealed the following results:
   
  1. There was significant difference in the average drop-out rate of learners in both rural and urban
    literacy centers, with rural literacy centres having higher drop-out rate.
  2. There wer significant differences in academic achievements in English, Arithmetic and General
    Paper examinations between rural and urban literacy learners. These differences were in favour
    of urban literacy learners. However, the differences between rural and urban learners in
    Arithmetic examination was not statistically significant, while differences between the two
    groups in English and General Paper examinations were statistically significant.
  3. There was a significant difference in the mean rates of passes (academic performance level)
    between rural and urban literacy centres. The differences was to the advantage of urban literacy
    centres.
  4. There was no significant difference in the percentages of drop-out variance jointly explained by
    the four aggregated factors of learners background, instructor quality, non-instructor centre-
    quality and distance, in both rural and urban literacy centres. Considering the explanatory and
    contributory powers of each factor, instructor quality factor constituted the most significant
    determinant of drop-out rate in both rural and urban locations. However, instructor factor was
    followed by learners’ background, non-instructor centre quality and distance factors in
    decreasing order, as determinates of drop-outs in rural location, while the factor of instructor was
    followed by distance, non-instructor centre quality and learners’ background factors, in
    decreasing order, as determination to drop-out variance in urban location, while in rural rereasion
    equation, instructor, centre and learners’ background factors made significant contributions to
    the variation, distance factor did not.
  5. There was no significant difference in the percentage of academic performance variance jointly
    explained by the aggregated factors of learners’ background, instructor quality, non-instructor
    centre quality and distance, in both rural and urban locations. More, instructor quality factor still
    ranked as the most significant determinant of academic performance in both rural and urban
    locations. In rural location, after instructor factor, the effects of learners background, non-
    instructor quality and distance factors on academic performance ranked second, third and
    fourth, respectively. The contributions of the last three aggregated factors were however, not
    statistically significant. In the case of urban locations, after instructor, the effects of centre
    quality, learners’ background and distance factors, on academic performance ranked second,
    third and fourth deceptively. The effects of instructor and centre quality factor were statistically
    significant, while those of learners background and distance factors were not. The findings
    presented above underline educational administrators and planners, adult education authorities
    and instructors responsibility to ensure that literacy programme is relevant to the needs of
    learners, especially those in the rural literacy centres. It also suggested the need to improve the
    quality of instructors in both rural and urban literacy centres, in order to enhance the efficiency of
    literacy education.
   
   
 
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TITLE: Manpower systems analysis as a correlate of organizational management effectiveness in
selected industries in Nigeria
AUTHOR: ABIMBOLA, OYEBAMIJI ADEBAYO PH.D (1995)
SUPERVISOR :- PROF. M.A. OMOLE
  ABSTRACT
  This study examined manpower systems analysis as a correlate of Organisational/Management effectiveness in randomly selected industries in Nigeria with a view to finding out the relationship between the ability to survive of a business concern and the efficiency with which it utilizes its human resources. The descriptive survey research design was employed for this research which covered service, manufacturing, transport, banking and petro-chemical industries. A total of 1,000 workers were randomly selected as subjects for this study. A questionnaire designed using a four-point Likert Scale and which comprised of the Industrial Staffers job commitment Questionnaire (I.S.C.Q.), Job Placement Questionnaire (J.P.Q.), structured interview on employement, training, job performance, advancement, recruitment, and promotion, were used as the instrument for this study.
   
  Seven null hypotheses were postulated and tested. The data collected were analysed using a set of statistical tools like the chi-square (X ), Pearson Product Moment Correlation (r0 at 0.05 level of Confidence, t-test statistic and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The study established the following:
   
  1. There was a significant correlation between manpower systems analysis and workers’ morale in
    industry.
  2. There was a significant correlation between manpower systems analysis and rate of
    absenteeism in industry.
  3. There was a significant relationship between career development and workers’ attitudes to their
    organizations.
  4. There was a significant correlation between effective job placement and workers’ productivity.
  5. Manpower systems analysis significantly affects the market rate of return on capital assets.
  6. There was a significant difference between the earnings per share resulting from fulfillment of
    workers’ aspiration with respect to promotions and their non-fulfillment on entering the
    organization.
  7. There was a significant correlation between matching workers’ system analysis as a “sine qua
    non ”for organizational/management effectiveness and therefore recommended that:
  1. Employers of labour should engage in serious manpower system analysis so as to get and put
    the right number and kinds of people at the right places at the right time.
  2. Employers should provide those working conditions that employees believe are necessary in
    order to secure and maintain their commitment to the organization.
  3. Workers should be assigned to jobs for which their aptitudes and abilities are well suited so as
    to reduce rate of absenteeism and increase their productivity in industry.
  4. Organizations should develop interest in drawing up manpower systems analysis as an effective
    means of improving employees’ job attitudes, behaviours and performance.
  5. Other recommendations and suggestions based on the findings of this study were also included.
     
   
   
 
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