CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Osokoya (2003) defines Education as a continuous process which the society establishes to assist its members to understand the heritage of the past and to participate productively in the future. It is the leading out of the in-born powers and potentialities of the individuals in the society and the acquisition of skills, aptitudes, and competencies necessary for self-realisation and for coping with life’s problem. For Afe (2000), Education is
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THE IMPACT OF RURAL BANKING ON RURAL FARMERS IN UGANDA. CASE STUDY OF KABALE DISTRICT. BY NAMARA MARTHA 10/U/15158/EVE
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the study The middle school years are a critical turning point in young peoples’ lives. At ages 11-14 years, children go through the early adolescence stage. Adolescence is an important period when a child adjusts physically, learns new cognitive abilities, forms positive social relationships, develops a positive sense of self, and forges a personal code of ethics and morality (Eccles, Midgley,1989;Jackson & Davis,2000). Schools, along with peers
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researches on ICT have focused on the hardware, software, professional development and support services. The purpose of this study is to identify the available ICT infrastructural facilities and to discuss how they can be put to effective use in the teaching and learning of language. The study will limit its focus on the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Although the area of this study is the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, we are aware that many tertiary institutions in Nigeria face the same
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Language Teaching Methodology Theodore S. Rodgers, Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii Background Language teaching came into its own as a profession in the last century. Central to this phenomenon was the emergence of the concept of "methods" of language teaching. The method concept in language teaching—the notion of a systematic set of teaching practices based on a particular theory of language and language learning—is a powerful one, and the quest for better methods was a preoccupation
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Effect of Guidance Services on Study Attitudes, Study Habits and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students Abid Hussain Ch.* Abstract The substantive aim of the study was to examine the effect of guidance services on students’ study attitudes, study habits and academic achievement. An experimental study was devised for the purpose. A guidance programme for secondary school students was developed by the researcher. An experiment was conducted to explore the effectiveness of guidance
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Community Assessment and Analysis: Hispanic Obesity in Las Vegas, Nevada Concepts in Community and Public Health Community Assessment and Analysis Part II: Hispanic Obesity in Las Vegas, Nevada In this report, the Hispanic community was assessed using Gordon’s 11 Functional Health Patterns. The Hispanic people were found to have a high rate of obesity and other health related problems. From looking the different social, cultural, behavioral, environmental, and economic aspects, obesity, and
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Lovely Professional University Assignment – 1 Research Methodology ( MGT516 ) On Consumer Behaviour Towards TVS Motors (Jhalandhar Region) Presented to Mr Pranav Ranjan By Md Abdulla Hoque MBA (International Business) Roll = A16 Sec = R1011 Reg No = 11005070 Consumer Behaviour Towards TVS Motors (Jhalandhar Region) Indian Automobile Industry The Indian Automobile Industry is manufacturing over 11 million vehicles and exporting about 1.5 million every year. The dominant
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INTRODUCTION This chapter deals with the background and rationale of the study, statement of the problem, theoretical and conceptual frameworks, significance of the study, and its scope and delimitations. It includes a review of related literature, both foreign and local, synthesis, and the conceptual and operational definition of some terms used in the study. Background and Rationale of the Study The School Health Nursing Program (SHNP)is an integral part of the total school program
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students in each classroom. School authorities resorted to cutting classes in half and cramming the excess students into “science labs, libraries, corridors and even the principal’s office.” In Tacloban city, devastated last November by Typhoon Haiyan, a local newspaper reported that in one school, hundreds of children endured the searing heat, reaching 30 degrees Celsius, in three temporary classrooms with walls of corrugated iron sheets. “It is pitiful to see them packed like sardines,” the Sun Daily quoted
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