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60Metrics in research impact assessment and grant funding: Insights from researchers in the “Reviewer 2 Must Be Stopped!” Facebook groupJournal of Applied Learning and Teaching 7 (1): 1-12. 2024.Research assessment and grant funding are vital to higher education. However, the reliance on quantitative metrics in these processes has raised concerns about their validity and potential negative consequences. This study aims to investigate the game of numbers in research assessment and grant funding, focusing on the perspectives of experienced researchers from around the globe. Accidental sampling elicited responses from more than 15 experienced researchers across different academic disciplin…Read more
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82Development and Validation of the Perception of Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (PIRC) Scale (edited book)IGI Global. 2024.Interdisciplinary research collaboration is crucial for addressing complex global challenges, and measuring researchers' perceptions of it is vital. The Perception of Interdisciplinary Research Collaboration (PIRC) Scale was meticulously developed and validated in this study to enable researchers to assess these perceptions comprehensively. The scale was developed in line with the team science theory. This cross-sectional study involved concept analysis, face and content validity, item pretestin…Read more
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149Institutional Variables as Antecedents of Academic Staff Teaching, Research Productivity and Community Service in UniversitiesProceedings of the 7Th International Conference on Research in Education. 2023.This study was conducted to investigate the degree to which institutional variables such as: institutional location, ownership and leadership influence the job performance of academic staff across three dimensions: teaching, research productivity and community service. This ex-post facto study by design, tested three hypotheses. A total of 449 academic, randomly drawn from three (one private and two public) universities in Cross River State, Nigeria, participated in the study. Three sets of ques…Read more
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347Students' awareness, willingness and utilisation of facebook for research data collection: Multigroup analysis with age and gender as control variablesJournal of Pedagogical Research 7 (4): 369-399. 2023.Previous research has extensively analysed teachers' and students' Facebook use for instructional engagement, writing, research dissemination and e-learning. However, Facebook as a data collection mechanism for research has scarcely been the subject of previous studies. The current study addressed these gaps by analysing students' awareness, willingness, and utilisation of Facebook for research data collection [RDC]. This study aimed to predict students’ Facebook use for research data collection…Read more
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541Embracing diversity in the educational landscape: Resource supply and inclusive education in secondary schoolsJournal of Educational and Social Research 13 (5): 155-169. 2023.Several studies have examined the challenges affecting the smooth implementation of inclusive education; focusing on resource inadequacies. However, these studies primarily relied on descriptive statistics: describing resource availability but not assessing their impact on policy implementation. The current study addresses this gap by analysing the extent of critical resource supply for implementing inclusive education and its influence on policy implementation. A descriptive survey design was a…Read more
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408Predicting students’ multidimensional learning outcomes in public secondary schools: The roles of school facilities, administrative expenses and curriculumJournal of Applied Learning and Teaching 6 (2): 1-17. 2023.Previous research has assessed school facilities, administrative expenditures and curriculum and their relative contributions to students’ cognitive learning outcomes. This suggested the need to investigate further how these predictors may impact students’ affective and psychomotor outcomes. The current research studied the combined and relative prediction of school facilities, administrative expenses and curriculum on students’ overall c…Read more
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132Distance education students’ indulgence in six sharp practices: General linear modelling of predictive parametersTurkish Online Journal of Distance Education 24 (3): 71-92. 2023.This study examined the degree to which students indulge in six prominent misconducts in Distance Education Institutions (DEIs). The study also quantified how class size, instructional delivery and institutional policies predict students’ indulgence in sharp practices using a general linear modelling approach. A sample of 871 participants was drawn from 1,742 final-year students across two DEIs in Nigeria. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection. The questionnaire had acceptable …Read more
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1040The application of the nominal scale of measurement in research data analysisPrestige Journal of Education 6 (1): 190-198. 2023.Appropriate measurement scales are fundamental in data analysis, allowing researchers to categorise, select appropriate statistical methods, and analyse and interpret their data accurately. The nominal scale is one such measurement scale in behavioural sciences, which is crucial in organising data into distinct categories. This paper provides an overview of the nominal measurement scale in research data analysis. It explains the characteristics and role of the nominal scale in organising data in…Read more
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148Evaluation of teachers' training and development programmes in secondary schools: Administrators' and teachers' perceptionsNurture 17 (3): 208-222. 2023.Purpose: This study evaluates staff Training and Development Programmes (TDPs) in secondary schools based on the views of administrators and teachers. The research was implemented in public secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria. Design/Methodology/Approach: The study adopted the survey research design with 5408 participants (administrators = 542; teachers = 4595). Four research questions guided the study. The Staff Training and Development Programmes Questionnaire (STDPQ) was used for …Read more
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221Family and community inputs as predictors of students’ overall, cognitive, affective and psychomotor learning outcomes in secondary schoolsJournal of Pedagogical Research 7 (1): 103-127. 2023.There are contradictory results regarding how students' learning outcomes can be predicted by various family and community inputs among previous studies, creating an evidence gap. Furthermore, previous studies have mostly concentrated on the cognitive aspect of students' learning outcomes, ignoring the affective and psychomotor dimensions, creating key knowledge gaps. Bridging these gaps, this predictive correlational study was conducted to understand how cultural capital, parental involvement (…Read more
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104Availability of Digital Resources and Institutional Compliance with COVID-19 Mitigation Measures in a Nigerian University: A Descriptive StudyElectronic Journal of Medical and Educational Technologies 15 (4). 2022.The state of the availability of digital resources and institutional compliance to COVID-19 mitigation measures was evaluated by the researchers in this study. Informed by the need to answer two research questions, the study adopted the descriptive survey design. A sample of 409 participants was drawn from a population of 2,410 academic staff at the University of Calabar, leveraging the multistage sampling process. “Availability of digital resources and institutional compliance with COVID-19 mit…Read more
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224Background: Previous studies assessing students’ learning outcomes and identifying contributing factors have often dwelt on the cognitive domain. Furthermore, school evaluation decisions are often made using scores from cognitive-based tests to rank students. This practice often skews evaluation results, given that education aims to improve the three learning domains. This study addresses this gap by assessing the contributions of four students’ input to their cognitive, affective and psychomoto…Read more
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325Latent class analysis of postgraduate students’ behavioral characteristics toward ICT Use: What are their job creation differences?International Journal of Adult, Community and Professional Learning 30 (1): 17-34. 2022.This study analyzed the behavioral characteristics of ICT users among postgraduate students leveraging the Latent Class Analysis (LCA). The study, anchored on the Planned Behavior Theory, followed the exploratory research design. It adopted the cluster random sampling technique in selecting 1,023 respondents from a population of 2,923 postgraduate students in four federal universities in South-South Nigeria. “Behavioural Characteristics and Job Creation Questionnaire (BCJCQ),” developed by the r…Read more
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193Joint mediation of psychosis and mental stress on alcohol consumption and graduates’ job performance: A PLS structural equation modelingInternational Journal of Learning in Higher Education 30 (1): 89-111. 2022.Previous research has interlinked alcohol consumption (AC), mental stress (MS), psychotic experiences (PE), and academic performance (AP) of students and psychological behavior of the general population. The current study seems to be the first to consider the joint and partial mediation effects of MS and PE in linking AC to graduates’ job performance in specific areas such as teamwork (TW), communication competence (CC), customer service (CS), and job functions (JF). A virtual cross-section of 3…Read more
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195"Publish or Perish," "Publish and Perish": The Nigerian ExperienceIn J. A. Undie, J. B. Babalola, B. A. Bello & I. N. Nwankwo (eds.), Management of higher education systems, . pp. 986-994. 2022.Academic publishing refers to the action taken by individuals or organisations to make scholarly materials publicly available. The research process is not complete and relevant until research results are made available to the public through publication (Owan et al., 2021). The essence of any scholarly venture is to create knowledge or modify existing knowledge. Knowledge cannot be said to have been created if the scholarly output is stored on a personal computer accessible only to the author(s).…Read more
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150University Collaborative Research and Wealth CreationUniversity of Calabar Press. 2022.There are two primary roles of universities – a place of learning and where new ideas and technologies are created. Universities profit from teaching and learning, research, and technology positions. It is the responsibility of institutions of higher learning to produce capable and self-directed learners who are confident and capable of contributing to society through leadership or civic engagement. Universities also prepare students for high-level employment. These institutions are also there t…Read more
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103Principals' management of financial and non-financial resources as correlates of institutional goal fulfilment in secondary schools in Calabar MetropolisGlobal Journal of Educational Research 21 (2): 123-134. 2022.This research examined the management of financial and non-financial resources by Calabar Metropolis’ public secondary school principals in relation to the fulfillment of institutional goals. Null hypotheses were developed based on the two specific objectives guiding the study. The study used the ex-post facto research design under the quantitative research framework. A census approach was adopted in enumerating all the 69 school managers (24 principals and 45 vice principals) in Calabar Metropo…Read more
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250Socioeconomic factors and the evaluation of HIV/AIDS prevention programs: A psychometric analysis of an instrumentElectronic Journal of General Medicine 19 (6). 2022.Introduction: Research has documented the prevalence of different HIV/AIDS prevention programs launched to reduce the spread of the virus. However, the extent to which the success or otherwise of these programs are achieved is rarely discussed. This study addresses this gap by analyzing the impact of three socioeconomic parameters on the evaluation of HIV/AIDS prevention programs in the Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State, Nigeria. Methods: A sample of 239 health care employees se…Read more
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572Curriculum Management and Graduate Programmes’ Viability: The Mediation of Institutional Effectiveness Using PLS-SEM ApproachJournal of Curriculum and Teaching 11 (5): 114-127. 2022.This study used a partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) to estimate curriculum management's direct and indirect effects on university graduate programmes' viability. The study also examined the role of institutional effectiveness in mediating the nexus between the predictor and response variables. This is a correlational study with a factorial research design. The study's participants comprised 149 higher education administrators (23 Faculty Deans and 126 HODs) from two p…Read more
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1424Occupational Stress and Academic Staff Job Performance in Two Nigerian UniversitiesJournal of Curriculum and Teaching 11 (5): 64-78. 2022.Available reports provide an account of academic staff’s poor job performance in higher education institutions and universities in particular. Consequently, a growing body of research has been attracted to this area, including those seeking ways to understand the problem and others aimed at proffering solutions. This study contributes to the literature by investigating the influence of occupational stress on the job performance of academic staff in universities. Three null hypotheses directed th…Read more
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223Psychological variables and healthy meal consumption among first cycle students in Calabar Metropolis, NigeriaJournal of Educational Research in Developing Areas (JEREDA) 3 (2): 223-236. 2022.INTRODUCTION: Many higher education students indulge in risky eating behaviours which tend to affect their physical, psychological and academic health. Previous studies have tried to understand the trend in students’ eating patterns without paying adequate attention to contributing factors. PURPOSE: This study evaluated the influence of selected psychological variables on the consumption of balanced diets among students in two public universities in Calabar Metropolis, Nigeria. METHODOLOGY: A re…Read more
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286Despite the changes in human behaviour and interactions occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, many institutions are yet to adapt to the new normal fully. While some educational institutions switched entirely to e-learning to promote teaching and learning, others could not offer education due to physical and social restrictions. Previous studies in Africa have identified reasons for the poor ICT adoption for educational purposes. However, the degree to which these factors affect ICT utilisation is…Read more
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370Usage of electronic infrastructures and students’ learning effectiveness in Nigerian universities: A polytomous logistic predictionUbiquitous Learning: An International Journal 15 (2): 87-104. 2022.A preponderance of empirical research in higher education exists on the use of electronic resources to promote university education and learning. This suggests that this area of research has attracted significant interest worldwide. However, there seems to be inadequate information on the association between specific electronic infrastructures, how they are utilized for learning, and their effects on students’ learning effectiveness in higher institutions in Nigeria. This research draws on previ…Read more
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472Care/support, location, and the monitoring/evaluation of HIV/AIDs prevention programs: The case of Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State, NigeriaInternational Journal of Interdisciplinary Educational Studies 17 (1): 115-135. 2022.This study analyzed the monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS prevention programs in Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State, Nigeria. The study considered different levels of care/support and tested for locational variations in the monitoring/evaluation of HIV/AIDs prevention programs. A descriptive survey research design was utilized. This study covered 596 public health employees (doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and laboratory employees) in the study area. A sample of 239 respondents …Read more
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605Interactive analysis of demographic variables and occupational stress on university lecturers’ job performanceHumanities and Social Sciences Letters 10 (2): 88-102. 2022.This research studied the interaction influence of demographic characteristics (marital status, job rank, gender and age) and occupational stress level, on the work performance of faculty members in Calabar Metropolis. The descriptive survey design was utilized for this investigation. A sample of 150 respondents was identified using the systematic random sampling procedure from a population of 400 Faculty of Education lecturers from two public universities in Calabar Metropolis. A four-point sca…Read more
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13Leadership styles, public relation skills and school-community collaboration: A quantitative analysis of the perception of stakeholdersInternational Journal of Leadership in Education (00): 1-23. 2022.This analysis examined the collaboration between schools and host communities using the leadership styles of principals and public relations skills as independent variables. As noted, and reported in the literature, the research was motivated by the conflicting links and alienative partnerships between schools and communities. The research followed a quantitative approach with an emphasis on the descriptive survey architecture. The study targeted a population of 667 school administrators; howeve…Read more
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148Computer-administered testing practice in higher education in era of severe acute respiratory syndrome-related diseases outbreaksIn V. C. Emeribe, L. U. Akah, O. A. DadA, D. A. Alawa & B. A. Akuegwu (eds.), Multidisciplinary issues in health, human kinetics and general education practices, University of Calabar Press. pp. 429-442. 2020.The focal point of this chapter is to discuss the concept of computer regulated testing and its implications in an era of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) related infection pandemics. This is especially significant because during the outbreak of most SARS-related diseases (like the COVID-19), social and physical distancing is advocated by the government of different nations. SARS-related diseases are caused by a virus known as the coronavirus which affects the respiration of infected per…Read more
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221Higher-ordered test items as assessment practice in higher education during Pandemics: Implications for effective e-learning and safetyIn V. C. Emeribe, L. U. Akah, O. A. Dada, D. A. Alawa & B. A. Akuegwu (eds.), Multidisciplinary issues in health, human kinetics and general education practices, University of Calabar Press. pp. 395-409. 2020.Testing is one of the core educational assessment practices in higher education for performance appraisal, placement and decision-making. Testing in education is also used to assess students’ level of understanding, knowledge and skills possessed after completing a course or a programme. Based on significant importance, it is very glaring that different higher institutions of learning and beyond are using this valuable tool for grading students’ performance. It
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782Administrators’ conflict management strategies utilization and job effectiveness of secondary school teachers in Obubra Local Government Area, Cross River State, NigeriaIIARD International Journal of Economics and Business Management 4 (7): 11-21. 2018.The study investigated administrators’ conflict management strategies utilization and job effectiveness of secondary school teachers in Obubra Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. Two research questions and null hypotheses were developed to guide the study. The study adopted factorial research design. Census technique was used in selecting the entire population of 464 secondary school teachers in the area. Conflict Management Strategies Utilization Questionnaire (CMSUQ) and Seconda…Read more
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787A qualitative analysis of universal basic education policy implementation strategies in Nigeria: Effective management for goals realizationInternational Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science 2 (9): 48-54. 2018.The study assessed qualitatively, the implementation strategies of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) Policy in Nigeria. In order to provide insights into the topic, terms were clarified accordingly. The Universal Basic Education goals were stated as contained in the policy statement of the National Policy on Education. The proposed strategies for the realization of the goals of UBE were stated and analysed accordingly. Relevant literatures were cited to provide understanding of the issues invo…Read more
Valentine Joseph Owan
University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
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University of Calabar, Calabar, NigeriaMasters student
Areas of Specialization
Social Sciences |
Education |
Economics |
Social Sciences, Misc |
Areas of Interest
Social Sciences |
Education |
Economics |
Social Sciences, Misc |