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Ajayi, Tijani Ahmed; Ugwoke, Obioma Vivian; Onyeanu, Edith Ogomegbunam; Ugwoke, Robinson Onuora; Onuorah, Adaorah R. – SAGE Open, 2022
As soon as they are admitted to a university, most students become responsible for their own finances, but because of a lack of parental supervision, they are more inclined to spend than to manage their money. A study of first-year undergraduate accounting students was conducted to examine the effects of rational emotive behavior therapy-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Money Management
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Toker, Alpaslan; Aminou, Saidou – European Educational Researcher, 2019
The study entitled "A Study on Reading Habits of the University Students in Nigeria: A Case of Selected Students of Economics Department at the Nile University of Nigeria" analyzed the major factors that hinder regular or systematic reading habits among university students. To determine reading habits, the study examined the concept of…
Descriptors: Reading Habits, Reading Interests, Undergraduate Students, Economics Education
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Peretomode, V. F. – International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2021
One of the major criticisms of top management in universities in most African countries is arguably the isolation of both top management team and intellectuals from the real problems and issues of the real world and business of universities. This disconnect, often referred to as the Ivory tower syndrome, has become a source of concern. Based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Transformational Leadership, College Administration
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Akpang, Clement Emeka – Journal of Visual Literacy, 2022
Writing about art is a complex task that differs considerably from other forms of writing because it requires detailed understanding and application of certain theoretical frameworks for visual analysis. This has proven to be a major challenge amongst university and college students in Nigeria who grapple with interpreting visuals into text. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Programs, Writing Ability, Undergraduate Students
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Yusuf; Adeoti, Florence; Olufunke, Yinusa Rasheedat; Ruth, Bamgbose Oluwayemisi – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The study investigated perception of undergraduates on factors responsible for examination malpractices. The study is a descriptive study; a sample of two hundred (200) undergraduates formed the participants for the study. A questionnaire titled: "Factor responsible for examination malpractices was used for data collection. Data collected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Questionnaires, Study Habits
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Ibijola, Elizabeth Yinka – Asian Journal of Education and Training, 2015
This study sought the opinion of stakeholders in university education, to know who should be responsible for quality assurance of university education in Nigeria. Descriptive research of survey design was employed in the study. The population consisted of all public university staff members, students and the employers of Nigerian university…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Faculty, College Students, Employers
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Owan, Valentine Joseph; Ekpe, Mercy Bassey; Eneje, Samuel – Pedagogical Research, 2020
Background: Social media technology has provided platforms for enhanced human communication and expanded opportunities for self-expression. Despite the numerous gains, this social networking media, come with myriads of limitations; one being the tendency to be abused and/or misused, especially by young people or the young at heart. This study…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Social Media, Sexuality, Student Behavior
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Yakubu, M. Nasiru; Dasuki, Salihu Ibrahim – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2018
Aim/Purpose: This study is based on the DeLone and McLean's Information Systems Success (D&M ISS) model, which was modified to determine the success factors responsible for the acceptance of an e-learning system called Canvas by students of a Nigerian University. Background: The adoption of eLearning has been under studied within the context…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Student Attitudes
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Nduka-Ozo, Stella Ngozi – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study reviewed the nature of peace in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria using Ebonyi State University as a case study. The purpose of the study was to review the various factors responsible for lack of peace. The sample was drawn from the three hundred level students of the Faculty of Education. Thirty students were selected from each of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peace, Colleges, Case Studies
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Nduka-Ozo, Stella Ngozi – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
This study reviewed the nature of peace in Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria using Ebonyi State University as a case study. The purpose of the study was to review the various factors responsible for lack of peace. The sample was drawn from the three hundred level students of the Faculty of Education. Thirty students were selected from each of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Peace, Colleges, Case Studies
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Awofala, Adeneye O. A.; Odogwu, Helen N. – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2017
The study investigated mathematics cognitive failures as related to mathematics anxiety, gender and performance in calculus among 450 preservice teachers from four public universities in the South West geo-political zone of Nigeria using the quantitative research method within the blueprint of the descriptive survey design. Data collected were…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Calculus, Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Anxiety
Alani, Ramoni Ayobami; Okunola, Phillips Olaide; Subair, Sikiru Omotayo – Online Submission, 2010
Motivating learners in university depends largely on those services, processes and procedures whose primary purpose is to enhance and maintain learners' physical, social, intellectual and emotional well-being. This study examined the situation of welfare services in the context of university education vis-a-vis students' perceived motivation to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Sampling, Welfare Services
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Okecha, Rita Ebele – African Higher Education Review, 2012
This paper examined the importance of reading culture, the role of parents, teachers and government in ensuring that reading culture is imbibed early in life. A sample of eighty (80) students from Ambrose Alli University in their clusters was used for the study. The questionnaire was used to obtain the data which were analysed using frequencies,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Best Practices, Postsecondary Education, Reading Habits
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Ololube, Nwachukwu Prince; Eke, Paul; Uzorka, Michael Chukwuwieke; Ekpenyong, Nkereuwem Stephen; Nte, Ngboawaji Daniel – Asia-Pacific Forum on Science Learning and Teaching, 2009
This article examines the effectiveness of instructional technology in higher education institutions in relation to the role and usage of Information Communication Technology (ICT), its effectiveness in faculty teaching and its impact on student learning in universities in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. This study applied the Need Assessment Approach…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Materials, Foreign Countries, Educational Technology
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Alani, R. A.; Ilusanya, Gboyega – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2008
Purpose: In response to the challenges of enhancing quality, the agency of government which is responsible for coordinating university education in Nigeria, the National Universities Commission, evolved a system of academic programme accreditation in 1991 to ensure conformity with minimum standards and to promote quality. The purpose of this paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Evaluation, College Outcomes Assessment, Accreditation (Institutions)