March 2014

Spatial dependency and contextual effects on Academic Achievement

This study investigated the influences of district-related variables on a district’s academic performance. Arkansas augmented benchmark examination scores were used to measure a district’s scholastic achievement. Spatial analysis fit each district’s performance to its geographical location; spatial autocorrelation measured the amount of influence one district’s scores has on its neighbours....

Author(s): Ki Matlock, Joon Jin Song and Christian Z. Goering

March 2014

An X-ray of Inter-governmental Relation conflicts and resource control in the fourth Republic in Nigeria

Intergovernmental relation is a necessary political tool for mutual intertwines among the levels of government for the realization and facilitation of government goals and objectives. Intergovernmental wrangling has been a morphological characteristic of Nigerian federalism. The 1999 Nigerian constitution stipulates unequivocal and unambiguous demarcation of functions, powers and jurisdictional ecology within the...

Author(s): Ojo, John Sunday