April 2011

Lateness: A major problem confronting school administrators in Delta State, Nigeria

  This paper is a review on lateness in public schools, which has posed a major problem to school administrators in Delta State, Nigeria; especially at the primary and secondary school levels. The author delimited his focus on students, staff and supporting staff in the school system. The salient point is that, lateness to schools plagues school administrators, bringing about inefficiencies at work by way of...

Author(s): E. D. Nakpodia and F. K. Dafiaghor

April 2011

The integration of sexuality education in secondary school Biology curriculum for sustainable development: Teachers perception

  The full participation and integration of adolescent boys and girls in secondary schools require proper management of their sexual and reproductive lives. This can be achieved through education, which remains virtually the only vaccine currently available for warding off risks of sexual infection. Three research questions guided the formulation of 30 item questionnaire. One hundred and two teachers from...

Author(s): Iwu R. U., Onoja A. I., Ijioma B. C., Ngumah M. O. and Egeruoh A. S.

April 2011

Using the Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI) in the teaching of entrepreneurial skills

  This study examined the relationships between students' personality styles and their intentions to become an entrepreneur, after completing a course in entrepreneurship education. Results indicated that, the majority of the students were extroverted, intuitive, thinking-judging, (ENTJ); introverted-sensing, thinking-judging (ISTJ); extraverted-sensing, feeling-judging (ESFJ) or extroverted-sensing,...

Author(s): Kiumars Zarafshani, Lida Sharafi and Somayeh Rajabi