Spatiotemporal Sediment Nutrient Dynamics of Kware Lake, Nigeria

Kware Lake provides life to various forms of aqua flora and fauna, livelihood for fishermen community and food for the local populace. The study was conducted to evaluate nutrient dynamics of the lake’s sediment for a period of 12 months (June 2014 to May 2015). Results reveal that some of the variables studied did not show any variation due to space and time but electrical conductivity (EC), phosphate (PO43-), potassium, sodium and clay texture were able to vary according to months, seasons and stations. They recorded range of 101.3-113 µs/cm, 0.97-1.24 g/Kg, 0.29-0.37 g/kg, 0.62-0.77 g/kg, and 13-14 g/kg respectively. Results therefore suggest and confirmed that sediment has a high accumulation of phosphate, due to decomposition on the sediment bed and low nitrate level in sediment than in surface water

Recent Nigerian experience illustrates the importance ofensuring that the institutional, financial, and operational powers of election management bodies are safeguarded

How should countries organise their systems of electoral administration? Recent election cycles in Nigeria illustrate the importance of ensuring that electoral management bodies are not just institutionally independent, but that steps are also taken to ensure that sufficient emphasis is placed on the institutional, financial, and operational powers and functions of these organisations, argues Ibrahim Sani

Position of the Teaching Profession in Nigeria and Its Effects on Potential Business Teachers in the Country

The study investigated the stance of teaching profession and its effect on potential business teachers in Nigeria.  The study has six objectives and six null hypotheses.    Descriptive survey design was adopted in the study.  Data were collected from 224 business education student-teachers who did their teaching practice in 2012/2013 academic year in Zaria and Sabon Gari local government in Kaduna state.  Structured questionnaire titled Status of Teaching Profession and Future Teachers in Nigeria (STPFTN) was used to elicit data from the respondents.  Data collected were coded and analyzed through SPSS XII.  Chi-square was used to test all the six null hypotheses at significant level of 0.05.  The result revealed among others that the status f teaching profession has significant effect on the attitudes of potential teachers in Nigeria.  it was recommended among others that government should encourage the atmosphere of positive support for education, providing improved training and professional development, increasing teacher salaries, and installing outstanding facilities, this will help to encourage retained existing teachers and attract future teachers into the profession. Keywords: Stance, Teaching Profession, Potential Teachers

Phonological development: acquisition of hausa secondary consonants by the hausa children / Sani Dauda Ibrahim

Phonological development refers to the stages that children pass before they can correctly use and understand the sound system of their language. Inspired by Stampe’s (1969) Natural Phonology Theory, this paper examines the acquisition of Hausa secondary consonants pronunciation by the Hausa children. The paper seeks to achieve the following objectives (a) to identify the phonological processes that are operating in the production of the Hausa secondary consonants by the Hausa 2-5 years children (b) to discover the units that are more affected if certain changes occur in the production of the Hausa secondary consonants (c) to explain whether a parental behavior influence the children’s production of the Hausa secondary consonants. Four children aged between 2-5 years were purposely selected. The data were collected using a Pictorial Stimulus-Driven Elicitation. The study found that reduction, simplification, and substitution phonological processes operate in some of the children’s speech production. It also revealed that regardless of the glottal stop, the second unit of the secondary consonants is more affected and that parental behavior affects children’s speech production. The implication of this result is that it can be used by speech pathology to draw a conclusion about the Hausa children’s phonological development

The impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth: A comparative study of Ghana and Nigeria

The economic development performance can be used to measure the economic growth of a given country. In economic analysis, a country can attain economic growth through the growth in national income measurement. However, the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth continues to be debated and tested in the literature on international economics and development economies. This paper extends the previous empirical studies on the issue by providing some evidence from time series data for the period 1971 to 2013 of Ghana and Nigeria. The primary objective of this study is to analyze the impact of FDI on economic growth of Ghana and Nigeria taking trade openness, Gross Fixed Capital Formation and human capital as control variables. To investigate the long run equilibrium relationship, Johansen and Juselius co-integration approach is analyzed, while the speed of adjustment in the short run is analyzed through the use of VECM method. In addition to check for the direction between FDI, T.OPEN, GFCF, HK and economic growth, granger causality test is performed for both Ghana and Nigeria. In Ghana, all the explanatory variables have long run relationship with economic growth. In Nigeria, FDI, GFCF and HK have long run relationship with economic growth. However, the VECM results in Ghana reveal that only T.OPEN and GFCF are statistically significant and therefore have short run relationship with economic growth. Similarly, the coefficient of ECM is statistically significant at 1% level of significance. Thus, 23.3% of the adjustment is achieved due to the correction of the adjustment speed in a year. In Nigeria, the coefficient of ECM is statistically significant at 1% level of significance. Thus, 10.8% of the adjustment is achieved due to the correction of the adjustment speed in a year. To this effect, Ghana‟s correction of the speed of adjustment in a year moves faster than that of Nigeria

The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth in Nigeria

The economic development performance can be used to measure the economic growth of a given country. In economic analysis, a country can attain economic growth through the growth in national income measurement. However, there were rigorous discussions on the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth and continued to be a topic of discussion on the contemporary economy. This paper serves as an extension to the previous empirical studies on the issue by providing some evidence from time series data for the period 1971 to 2013 of Nigeria. The primary aim of this study is to analyze the impact of FDI on economic growth of Nigeria taking trade openness, Gross Fixed Capital Formation and human capital as control variables. To investigate the long run equilibrium relationship, Johansen and Juselius co-integration approach is analyzed, while the speed of adjustment in the short run is analyzed through the use of VECM method. In Nigeria, FDI, GFCF and HK have long run relationship with economic growth. However, the coefficient of ECM in Nigeria is statistically significant at 1% level of significance. Thus, 10.8% of the adjustment is achieved due to the correction of the adjustment speed in a year

Perceptions of Courage: An In-depth Examination of Lay People's Attributions toward Courage

This qualitative study aims to investigate the traits and factors influencing how 155 people in Türkiye perceive courage by relying on the Lay Theory of Courage. Data were gathered by asking participants to name the most courageous person they know and describe why they perceive that person as courageous. The collected data underwent content analysis. The results revealed that Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish Republic, was the most frequently cited person as the most courageous, followed by family members, public figures, historical figures, self, generalizations (general figures), and acquaintances, respectively. Atatürk's courageous personality drove historic change, marked by unwavering commitment, remarkable achievements, and exceptional bravery. Participants view family members as courageous for various reasons, including resilience, sacrifice, moral choices, and pursuing dreams. Additionally, those who selected themselves as the most courageous do so because they confidently pursue their goals, make fearless decisions, and stand up to superiors in a system where self-reliance is essential. The study's findings provide insights into how courage is perceived in Turkish society and shed light on its symbolic meaning

Before and After Courage: Understanding Laypeople’s Most Courageous Actions and Emotional Dynamics

With an emphasis on the most audacious choices taken, this study investigates the connection between courage and emotions in individual decisions and behaviors. This study used semi-structured interviews with 45 people to examine how courage is perceived and the emotional dynamics that surround heroic deeds. Participants consider their most daring actions and the feelings they had both before and after the deed by answering three thought-provoking questions. The results indicate what kinds of incidents are thought to be the most daring in the lives of regular people. Qualitative content analysis also reveals the emotional journey of courage, exposing a spectrum of feelings from anticipation and dread to relief, pride, and success thereafter. These varied tales add to the body of knowledge on courage and emotions and provide insightful information for studies on decision-making, psychology, personal growth, and how emotions interact with courage in big life decision

LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: TEST OF A THEORY IN TURKISH BANKING SECTOR

The aim of this study is to explore the effects of leadership on organizational commitment in general and to question the role played by transactional and transformational leadership in improving organizational commitment of branch employees. The study is designed to develop and test a structural equation model of the relationship between transactional and transformational leadership styles and the organizational commitment of banking staff. Data were collected from 242 offices of Halkbank in Turkey, and 2454 branch employees from different branches of Halkbank participated in the study. The results are consistent with previous studies and it can be said that leadership has a substantial incremental effect on organizational commitment. It was found that transformational leadership helps increase organizational commitment of the employees.Transactional and Transformational Leadership, Organizational Commitment, Structural Equation Model

PENINGKATAN LITERASI MATEMATIS DAN SELF-ESTEEM SISWA SMP MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN CONCRETE-REPRESENTATIONAL-ABSTRACT (CRA): (Studi Kuasi Eksperimen pada Siswa Kelas VIII SMP Negeri di Cimahi )

Literasi matematis dan self-esteem siswa penting untuk dikembangkan, oleh karena itu, diperlukan suatu pendekatan pembelajaran matematika yang dilakukan secara bertahap sesuai kemampuan siswa, salah satunya adalah pendekatan Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan dan menelaah peningkatan kemampuan literasi matematis dan juga self-esteem siswa SMP setelah mendapatkan pembelajaran dengan pendekatan CRA. Penelitian ini berjenis kuasi eksperimen dengan desain kelompok kontrol non ekuivalen. Kelompok eksperimen memperoleh pembelajaran dengan pendekatan CRA dan kelompok kontrol memperoleh pembelajaran konvensional. Semua siswa kelas VIII salah satu SMP Negeri di Cimahi dijadikan populasi dan dipilih dua kelas VIII siswa SMP tersebut sebagai sampel. Kedua kelas diberikan pretes, kemudian pembelajaran dengan menggunakan pendekatan CRA diberikan pada kelas eksperimen dan pembelajaran konvensional pada kelas kontrol, dan kemudian postes. Data penelitian diperoleh melalui pemberian tes kemampuan literasi matematis dan skala sikap self-esteem. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan kemampuan literasi matematis dan self-esteem siswa yang memperoleh pembelajaran dengan menggunakan pendekatan CRA lebih baik daripada siswa yang memperoleh pembelajaran konvensional, serta tidak terdapat hubungan kemampuan literasi matematis dan self-esteem siswa dalam matematika. Kata Kunci: kemampuan literasi matematis, self-esteem, dan pendekatan CRA. Mathematical literacy and self-esteem of students need to be developed, therefore, needed an approach to learning math is done in stages according to the ability of the students, one of which is the approach of Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA). This study aimed to describe and analyze the increase in mathematical literacy skills and self-esteem after a junior high school students get a lesson with CRA approach. This research was a quasi-experimental design with non-equivalent control group. The experimental group gained CRA learning approach and gain control group of conventional learning. All eighth grade students of SMP Negeri one in Cimahi used as population and selected two eighth grade junior high school students as a sample. Both of class are given a pretest, then learning by using CRA approach given the experimental class and the conventional learning control class, and then the post-test. Data were obtained through the provision of mathematical literacy test capabilities and attitudes of self-esteem scale. The results showed an increase in mathematical literacy skills and self-esteem of students who acquire learning by using CRA approach is better than the students who received conventional learning, and there is no relationship mathematical literacy and self-esteem of students in mathematics. Keywords: mathematical literacy skills, self-esteem, and CRA approach