A Roadmap To The Professionalization Of Guidance And Counselling In Nigeria

The paper examined guidance and counselling profession in Nigeria, which is recognized to have existed in Nigeria since 1959. Against the backdrop of poor recognition of the profession in Nigeria, this paper examined the status of the profession and provided ways of making the field a recognizable height in Nigeria. Suggestions on how to address issues of certification, licensure, and continuing education among others, were provided Key Words: Professional Counselling, Counsellor preparation, Professionalism, Nigeri

Oguega Divination Poetry In Edo State, Nigeria

 Oguega is a divination apparatus which is in common use among Esan people of Edo State, Nigeria.  Oguega diviners are consulted irrespective of religious leanings in this culture. The use of this divination apparatus is concomitant with exclamations, songs, narratives, chants and poetry. This study investigates a handful of its poetry and discusses them as they relate to contemporary tendencies and dynamics in this culture. This paper employs a mixed method approach in eliciting information from three diviners each from the five local government areas in Esan. Although Oguega terms are esoteric, one notices that the poetry which goes with the codified language is worth examining so as to emplace its relevance in contemporary scholarship. It is thus thought that a study of this sort is likely to enrich studies on the connection between the indigenous and the modern in African studies. Key words: Oguega, divination, Esan, culture, Nigeria                  

Understanding metacognitive awareness among teachers in the school system: issues and benefits

This paper deals with the understanding of metacognitive awareness among teachers. The concept of metacognition is operationalized. This is followed by the essence of metacognition and learning. We move further to examine issues and benefits of metacognition in the school system. To make metacognitive strategies an integral part of the school curriculum, the paper proposes: (1) Specific metacognitive strategies in the classroom, and (2) deliberate school training programmes on metacognitive instruction. The study concludes that both pre-service and in-service teachers should be trained on general awareness of metacognition to enhance learners’ academic performance.Key Words: Higher-Order Cognition; Metacognition, Self- Instruction, Self- regulated Learning, scaffolded instruction

School counsellors’ roles in the implementation of universal basic education [UBE] scheme in Nigeria

The Universal Basic Education (UBE) scheme, which came into existence in September 1999, was lauded by the Federal Government of Nigeria as a preferred programme of Nigeria’s basic education service. It is expected to provide full and compulsory education from primary one all through to junior secondary school 3 (that is nine years of compulsory schooling). This paper discussed ways in which Universal Basic Education (UBE) could be successfully implemented in order to attain national integration and development. The review of relevant literature shows that lack of resources and political manipulation of programmes are the two critical problems that could hamper a successful implementation of UBE. To get the dividends of Education For All (EFA) by 2015, we need the services of school counsellors in order to be able to implement the UBE programmes successfully. The paper thus recommended that the three-tiers of government local, state, and federal must utilise the services of school counsellors in order to successfully implement the scheme in Nigeria. Key words: Mass literacy, School success, literacy education, compulsory educatio

A Survey of Teachers’ and Students’ Perception of Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Institutions of Edo State, Nigeria

The study examined how teachers and students of tertiary institutionsperceived sexual harassment. The design of the study was descriptive(survey) research. The sample of the study consisted of two hundred lecturersand 200 students of tertiary institutions in Edo state. A questionnaire, entitledLecturers’ and Students’ Perceptions of Sexual Harassment Scale was usedto gather data for the study. The results indicated that majority of therespondents agreed that sexual harassment is prevalent in schools and thatsexual harassment impacts negatively on the academic performance ofvictims. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others thattertiary institutions should provide the framework where teachers andstudents can dialogue on issues bothering on students’ and lecturers’relationship

FOLKSONGS, PARODY AND GLOBAL MUSIC: INTERROGATING THE MUSIC COPYRIGHT QUESTION IN THE DIGITAL AGE IN NIGERIA

This essay examines folksongs and its links with communities and cultures.  It is this relationship which makes it look as a property of all. In this work, we reflected on metamorphosis of folksongs into parody and the height it has reached in Nigeria. It examines the new age of digitalisation which ought to be a blessing in Nigeria but looks more of a threat to intellectual property and its associated economic gains. It concludes that there is an urgent need to step up some substantive areas of property law to accommodate modern realities.Keywords: Folksong, Parody, Polyglot, copyright infringement; performers’ rights

Multitasking, but for what benefit? The dilemma facing Nigerian university students regarding part-time working.

Students working part-time while studying for a full-time university degree are commonplace in many Western countries. This paper however, examines the historically uncommon part-time working activities and career aspirations among Nigerian university students. In particular, how working is perceived to contribute to developing employability skills, and whether it is influenced by their self-efficacy. Survey data from 324 questionnaires was collected from a federal university, although the data analysis used a mixed-method. The findings indicate that despite low levels of part-time working generally among students, older, more experienced, higher level and female students, place a premium on the skills that part-time work can develop. Moreover, self-efficacy and being female, is a significant predictor in understanding part-time work and career aspirations. This study offers originality by focusing on students’ part-time work, the value working provides, and its link with career aspirations, within a relatively unexplored context of Nigeria

Opiniones de los estudiantes de la Universidad Ambrose Alli de Ekpoma (Nigeria) acerca de los servicios de apoyo al estudiante

ABSTRACTUndergraduates perception of the status of student support services at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma Nigeria, was surveyed with the aid of a questionnaire entitled Student Support Services Questionnaire. Information was elicited from 500 students based on sex, residency and level of study. The study found that majority of the students perceived the presence of student support services in the university as grossly inadequate. The study therefore, recommended that Admission, Registration, Health, Hostel and other support services should be improved to enable students to benefit holistically from university education.RESUMENLa percepción de los estudiantes acerca de los servicios de apoyo en la Universidad de Ambrosi Alli de Nigeria se recogió a través de un cuestionario elaborado a tal efecto, aplicado a 500 estudiantes. La mayoría de los encuestados reconocieron que la presencia de los servicios de apoyo era altamente inadecuada. El estudio recomienda, por tanto la mejora de los servicios de apoyo para que los estudiantes puedan beneficiarse de forma holística de la orientación universitaria. Antes de presentar la metodología y los resultados de este estudio, se describe brevemente la situación de las universidades nigerianas y se realiza una fundamentación teórica sobre los servicios de apoyo al alumnado.ABSTRACTUndergraduates perception of the status of student support services at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma Nigeria, was surveyed with the aid of a questionnaire entitled Student Support Services Questionnaire. Information was elicited from 500 students based on sex, residency and level of study. The study found that majority of the students perceived the presence of student support services in the university as grossly inadequate. The study therefore, recommended that Admission, Registration, Health, Hostel and other support services should be improved to enable students to benefit holistically from university education

Towards the documentation and archiving of selected Esan Musical Instruments, Edo State, Nigeria

The focus of this paper is to examine the etymology of some Esan musical instruments, their nature and musical/extra musical functions so that they could be properly documented and archived. This is in tandem with the paper’s title which tries to talk beyond sound to the objects of sound creation. There is a gradual wilting of information relating to some Esan musical instruments. This development is caused by the strong factors. First of all is the penchant for western musical instruments as new sources of sound generation and secondly the new thinking of the indigenous people who feel that their musical instruments are no longer fashionable and are now ersatz when put side by side foreign ones. The craze for alien musical instruments and modern life styles has made it possible for the natives to source for new sounds and at the same time put away their traditional ones. In eliciting data for this presentation, a mixture of research methods was employed and they are: library search for relevant literature, interviews and active participant observation. In the course of this investigation, it was discovered that there is a plethora of musical instruments in this locale which are under-reported either due to some of the factors already mentioned above or as a result of certain social taboos and human made restrictions. In order to preserve some Esan musical instruments before they vanish into the oblivion, this study pilots a preliminary survey of some of them whose information on their documentation and archival procedures are captured and disseminated. It is therefore reasoned that this effort is a way of enhancing our knowledge in ethno-organology