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Ige, Akindele Matthew – Educational Studies, 2018
The study investigated the perceived potential of motivational strategies operating in school to impact teacher effectiveness in public secondary schools in Ondo State, Nigeria. One research question was raised and two hypotheses formulated for the study. Descriptive-survey design was adopted. Main population consisted of 304 public secondary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Educational Practices
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Akande, Adebowale – Educational Studies, 2010
Xhosa-speaking South African children in school settings face several academic and emotional challenges. These may be due to family obligation, conformity to authority figures and over expectations from parents, teachers and society. This study examines the differences in the number and types of reported fears and worries in 200 South African…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Cultural Context, Psychological Patterns, Anxiety
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Akande, Adebowale W. – Educational Studies, 2009
The present study has been conducted with an aim to compare responses of undergraduates from Swaziland to previously reported findings with similar groups of American, Nepalese, Nigerian and Hong Kong. A total sample of 310 males and females in the age range of 20 and 21 were selected from three universities in South Africa. Self-esteem was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Esteem, Self Concept, Cross Cultural Studies
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Ikoya, Peter O.; Onoyase, D. – Educational Studies, 2008
This paper examines the availability and adequacy of schools' infrastructural facilities for implementation of the Universal Basic Education program in Nigeria. Adopting the "ex post facto" design, the researchers used existing school data on physical facilities, including a survey of key stakeholders in the education sector. Data…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Educational Development