June 2011

Attrition rates in primary schools in Delta State of Nigeria

This study investigated attrition rates in selected primary schools in Delta State, Nigeria, involving 5,545 pupils comprising 3,014 boys and 2,531 girls using the 2003 cohort. A checklist collected data on the flow of pupils from all available school records from the start of cohort to graduation. Percentage and mean were used for data analysis. Average attrition rate found was 19.24%, highest was 36.60% for a...

Author(s): Duze C. O.

June 2011

Teachers participation in decision making process in secondary schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria

This study examined teachers' involvement in decision making process in secondary schools in Ekiti state, and also investigated whether teachers' involvement in decision making process is related to their personal characteristics. An instrument titled teachers decision making questionnaire (TDMQ) was used to collect the data. The instrument was administered in five local government areas of the state out of the...

Author(s): E. O. Olorunsola and Abiodun Oyebaji Olayemi 

June 2011

Graduate students’ perceptions on business ethics and capitalism: A study in Malaysian universities

The landmark cases of Enron and WorldCom have been seen as a wake up call for businesses in Malaysia to augment their ethical practices and roots of good governance in today’s dynamic business environment. Business ethics has been perceived to be influenced by gender, age, academic exposure, ethnicity, culture and other demographic factors. This study examines the relationship between the perception on gender, age...

Author(s): K. Khalizani, S. A. Syed Omar and K. Khalisanni