iosr-JRME   Volume-4 ~ Issue-2 ~ Mar-Apr 2014

Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Professional Development of Early Childhood and Language Education Teachers for Sustainable Development.
Country	:	Nigeria
Authors	:	Christy Omotuyole Afoma R. Okudo
	:	10.9790/7388-04210106

Abstract: The man who uses yesterday's formula in today's world will not be in business tomorrow. This statement buttresses the fact that we live in a rapid changing world such that whatever knowledge and skills teachers acquired in their pre-service training becomes stale very fast as new challenges and realities emerge in the socio-economic and political environment. In this respect, professional development serves to bridge the gap between the present and the future. This paper sets out to examine teachers' accessibility to professional development as a tool for sustainable development.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Alternative Primary and Secondary Education and Its Influence on Access to University Education and Self-Efficacy of Undergraduate Students in Nigeria
Country	:	Nigeria
Authors	:	Ishola Akindele Salami, Grace Chinenye Nweke
	:	10.9790/7388-04210714

Abstract: Formal education is of various levels in which the curriculum is designed in a spiral form; wherein a level is meant to be a prerequisite to the next level. When a given level of formal education suffers, its effects are always enormous on the next level. The idea of alternative educational systems also operates in Nigeria wherein, education are either provided by the government (public), individuals or organizations (private). These two forms of education produce students for university education. The quality of these schools could be accessed by examine their products in terms of access to university education, self-efficacy and academic performance at university level. This study adopted descriptive survey, and undergraduate students in 200 level in University of Ibadan were used as a case study. The results reveal that there is a significant difference among the number of undergraduate who attended public and private primary schools among others.

Keywords: Alternative education, Primary education, University education, Self-efficacy, academic performance.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Peer Pressure and Disposition to Alcohol Drinking Among Some Single Women in Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State, Nigeria.
Country	:	Nigeria
Authors	:	Olusola I. Olaosebikan; Prof. Ngozi A. Osarenren; Dr. Canice E. Okoli.
	:	10.9790/7388-04211523

Abstract: The study focused on peer pressure and disposition to alcohol drinking among some single women. Descriptive research design was adopted to describe causes and effects of alcoholism among single women in Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos state. The study consisted of one hundred and twenty respondents randomly selected across the local government area. Data was collected using a self-constructed 4-point Likert type questionnaire. Four hypotheses were formulated and tested using t-test for independent sample. The findings show that there is significant influence of peer group on predisposition to engage in alcohol consumption by single women in Somolu Local Government Area; there is significantsignificant influence of alcohol drinking on social life of single women in Somolu Local Government;there is significant negative effect of alcohol consumption on the health of single women in Somolu Local Government and there is significant influence of alcohol drinking on social life of single women in Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State. Based on these findings, it was recommended that single women attitudes can be regulated through moral education, counselling services and cooperation of members of the community.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Effect of Learners' Autonomy on Undergraduate Students' Achievement in System of Linear Equations in University of Agriculture, Makurdi Benue State, Nigeria.
Country	:	Nigeria
Authors	:	Iji,Clement. Onwu. Ph.D, Anyor, Joseph Wuave, (Ph.D)
	:	10.9790/7388-04212427

Abstract: The study investigated the effect of Autonomous learning using matrix Laboratory (MATLAB) on Integrated Science Education Students of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi. Post-test quasi-experimental control group research design was adopted. Thirty students (16 males & 14 females) formed the experimental group while 44 (29 males, 15 females) formed the control group. The instrument used was Systems of linear Equations Achievement Test (SLEAT) validated by 3 experts in Mathematics Education. The reliability of SLEMAT was 0.74 using split-half and spearman moment correlation coefficient-r. Two hypotheses were tested using t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The results revealed that there was a significance difference in the mean achievement scores of students of the experimental group. However, there was no significant difference in the mean achievement scores of male and female students in the experimental group. It was therefore suggested that students be encouraged to adopt independent mathematics learning strategies rather than depending on what the teacher does in the mathematics classroom.

Keywords: Learners' Autonomy; undergraduate; Students' Achievement; Liner Equations

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