CONGRUENCE BETWEEN SUBJECT CHOICE AND CAREERNOCATIONAL ASPIRATIONS OF ADOLESCENTS

The study investigated congruence in subject choice and career/vocational aspirations of adolescents. The Adolescent Personal Data lnventory(APDI) administered to a total of 120 respondents in secondary schools in lbadan Metropolis was used in investigating congruence in subject choice of Senior Secondary School Adolescents. Scoring and tabulation of data done at different levels relevant to Section E of the APDI using information from table of congruence depicted subject choices were relevant to career /vocational aspiration of adolescents for all careers investigated in the study, with the exception of architecture and physiotherapy. Adolescent respondents recorded 45.5% non- relevance of subject choice to vocational aspiration in Architecture, while they recorded a 53% non relevance of subject choice to vocational aspiration in Physiotherapy. In all, for six (6) of the careers investigated, participants subject choices rated 100% congruence to vocations of their aspiration

Remediating the Old People's Home Prototype by Elder Daycare Facility: A Concept in Elderly Care Initiative for Adoption in the Nigerian Context

This paper examines disposition of the state, the family, and Nigerian citizens in general on support and care of persons 60years old and older, seeking to establish, as much as relevant to indigenous contextual values, a substitute initiative to the prototype of the Old People's Home. It discusses predetermined unfolding ego - personality peculiarities that mark out the elderly. It seeks remediation of the Old People's Home prototype by an adaptation in Elder Day Care Facility (EDCF), a care giving concept being suggested by the researcher for the Nigerian context. The paper is concluded by recommending the model of care giving, for adoption in Nigeria setting

TNFLUENCE OF WOMEN AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY SUPPORT SERVlCES ON WOMEN'S WORK PERFORMANCE IN ORGANIZATIONS

The Study investigated the Influence of Women and Familyfriendly Support Services on Work Performance of female employees in work organizations. A descriptive survey design of Ex-post factor was adopted for this study. A total of 860 participants, drawn from services. manufacturing, and distributive organizations made up sample for the study. Data was collected using four validated instruments. These were Women-Friendly Support Inventory (WFSI), Family-Friendly Support Inventory (FFSI}, Work Performance Rating Scale 1 and 2 (WPRS land WPRS 2). One way ANOVA was used to analyze data at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that there was significant difference between work performance of participants (P.05) in work performance of married participants (X = 99.6) and single participants (X = 99.5) who enjoyed women-friendly support services. Work performance of single and married female workers who benefitted from family-friendly support services differed signifteantly (F(2.845 = 23.1; p < .05)

IMPACT OF EMPLOYEE FAMILY-FRIENDLY SUPPORTIVENESS ON WORK PERFORMANCE OF EMPLOYEES IN ORGANIZATIONS

The Study investigated impact of Employee Family -friendly supportiveness on work performance of Employees in organizations.860 participants drawn from services, manufacturing and distributive organizations made up sample for the study. Instruments used to collect data .from the study included the Family - friendly Support Inventory (FFSI) and Work PeTjormance Rating Scale1 and 2 (WPRS 1 and WPRS 2) One way ANOVA was used to analyze data at 0.05 level of signifzcance. Findings revealed that there is no significant difference between the work performance of single and married workers who benefitted from family:friendly support services (F1 ~.8421 = .01, p>.05). Findings further revealed that there is no signifzcant difference between work performance of married workers having long or short years working experience who benefited from FFSS (F0•7961 = 3.4; p>.05)

Family-friendly Support Services and Work Performance: Does Work experience matter?

The study titled "Family-ji-iendly Support Sen'ices, and Work performance: Does Work Experience matter?". The Study investigated the place of work experience in the work performance of female employees that benefit from family-fi'iendly support services.A descriptive survey design ofExpostfactor was adopted for this study. Participants in the study consisted of a total of860 female employees drawn fi-om services, manufacturing, and distributive organizations. Data was collected using the FamilyFriendly Support Inventory (FFSJ), and the Work Pe1jormance Rating Scale 1 and 2 (WPRS1 and WPRS 2).Data was analyzed using the one way A NOVA at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that there is no significant difference between work performance of all workers having long and those having short work experience who benefitfi-om FFSS (F(1,798) = 2.6; p >. 05) .The main effects ofFFSS and work performance is F(2,798) = 22 .9; p<.OS. The effect of work experience on work performance is F(1,798) = 2. 6; p>. 05. This shows that vvork experience of workers benefiting ji-om FFSS has no significant influence on their work pe1jormanc

Adolescence, Puberty, And Propensity For Sexual Activeness: Implication For Supportive Counselling Intervention

Adolescence as an season of life interesting to observe or experience, is characterized by and synonymous to puberty; beginning at the end ofchildhood, and spanning the entire teenage years. At puberty, adolescence maturation indices falsely projects adolescents as jit!ly maturated, ready to participate in rights accorded adults, including sexual rights. On the contrary, adolescence is better viewed as a growth period ofthe human sexual 01gans, and human sexuality, among othe1 s; in preparation toward adulthood, rather than a developmental stage in lifespan when teenagers' body should be cheaply sexually explored and exploited, be./(Jre fit!! sexual rights are accorded its victim. Ironically, the average adolescent already-saddled-with-conflicts, seeking to cope with the psychological irnpact of the changes at that developmental period is vulnerable to premature initiation into unwholesome sexual activities, and sexual activeness, resulting into additional cnmplexities. Resulting complexities tend to become perpetual distractions to life goal pursuits, among other effects. The implication ofthis is adolescents' need ofsupportive counselling, and counselling intervention by counselling professional

Role of Women-friendly, Family-friendly, and Women and Family-friendly Support Services on Work Performance

The study investigated the role of Women-friendly Support Services (WFFS only),Family-friendly Support Services (FFSS only), and both Women and Family-friendly Support Services (WFFS and FFSS) on the performance of female employees in work organizations. A descriptive survey design ofEx-postfactor was adopted for this study Participants in the study consisted of a total of 860 female employees drawn from services, manufacturing, and distributive organizations. Data was collected using the Women-Friendly Support Inventory (WFSI), Family-Friendly Support Inventory (FFSI), and the Work Performance Rating Scale land 2 (WPRSJ and WPRS 2). Data was analyzed using the one way AN OVA at 0. 05 level of significance, and the post hoc (Scheffe) test at significant level 0 . 05 . Findings revealed that there is a significant difference between work performance of workers benefiting/rom only women-friendlysupport services, (F""" = 9. 0; p<O. 05) , only family-friendly support services (F.,.,., = 46.0; p<0.05) and both women and family-friendly support services (F,.,. = 4.5; p<0.05). Additionally, the post hoc (Scheffe) test at significant level. 05 indicated mean values on work performance (X= 10 1.2) of beneficiaries of both FFSS and WFSS is higher than mean score on work performance of beneficiaries of FFSS only (101.1). Mean score on work performance of beneficiaries of FFSS only (101.1), is higher than that of beneficiaries ofWFSS only (X= 95.2)

Women-friendly Support Services and Work Performance: The Role of Marital Status

The study titled 'Women-friendly Support Services (WFFS) and Work Performance: The role of Marital Status', investigated the role of marital status in the work performance of female employees who are beneficiaries of Women friendly Support Services in work organizations. The study's participants consisted of a total of 860 female participants, employees of work organizations. Drawn from services. manufacturing, and distributive · organizations, the descriptive survey design of Ex-post factor was adopted for this study. Data was collected using the Women-Friendly Support Inventory (WFSI). and the Work Performance Rating Scale land 2 (WPRSl and WPRS 2). Data was analyzed using the one way ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that there was no significant difference between work performance of single and that of married beneficiaries of WFSS (Fo .s42J = .01; p>0.05). Work performance of married beneficiaries did not significantly differ from that of single beneficiaries of WFSS. The null hypothesis was accepted

Marginal Willingness to Pay for Higher Education in Nigeria: Socio-Economic and Psychological Perspectives

This paper looks at the marginal willingness of ho'Usehold to pay for higher education in Oyo state, Nigeria. It also examined the socio- economic and psychological reasons of households' willingness to pay for education. The study employs descriptive statistics and econometric model in analysing the data generated from survey questionnaires in Oyo State. The results shows that household income, household size, parents education and type of school are major socio-economic factor that affect the willingness of household to pay for higher education. The psychological reaction of the household to increase in the cost of schooling reveals that greater percentage of household (above 60%) will use their income while other said they will borrow, sell their assets or look for other means especially to keep their girls in school. Marginal willingness results show that both rural and urban household respondents are willing to pay for higher education in both public and private sectors. This demonstrates the effectiveness of user charges (fees) as a means of improving school services and solving the problem of inadequate funding for tertiary education, The policy implication of this is that the actual effectiveness of user changes (fees) obviously depends on initial socio- economic and psychological condition prevailing in the country that is using it as a policy option, because this will influence the willingness of households to pay for further increase in school expenditure

Adults' Changing Roles as Challenged By Global Ageing in Modern Technological Era

The paper discusses the concept of ageing with focus on adult roles as challenged in modern technological era by the need to match changes with corresponding behaviours. Among social, cultural, and economic factors on which adult roles depend are gender roles, assertion of independence by adults from parents, marriage, child rearing, parenting older adults and related health issues, as well as adjustment to changing adult roles. The paper recommends the development of appropriate skills in coping with challenges in the process of ageing; and that help should be sought on difficulties to ensure effective adjustment