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1660Human resource management and teachers’ job performance in secondary schools in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, NigeriaInternational Journal of Social Sciences and Management Research 5 (2): 27-34. 2019.This study assessed human resource management and teachers’ job performance in secondary schools in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State. Three null hypotheses were formulated accordingly to guide the study. Census technique was adopted in selecting the entire population of 432 teachers. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire designed and administered by the researcher. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, while the null hypotheses were al…Read more
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1401Occupational 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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1128Ethical Issues in Educational Research Management and PracticeIn P. N. Ololube & G. U. Nwiyi (eds.), Encyclopedia of institutional leadership, policy, and management: A handbook of research in honour of Professor Ozo-Mekuri Ndimele, . 2019.Researches in education are conducted to address educational problems and provide solutions that will stimulate effectiveness within the educational sector. Like other disciplines, educational researches must be conducted without issues or bottlenecks that will hinder the integrity of the study or the researchers. This chapter identifies various issues that are currently practised which are unethical. The chapter also provides insights to the aspects that researchers and scholars must focus in o…Read more
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1026The 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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1022Problems of school management and students' academic performance in secondary schools in Calabar education zone, Cross River State, NigeriaInternational Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) 2 (10): 120-127. 2018.This study investigated problems of school management and secondary school students' academic performance in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State. Two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted an ex-post facto research design. Proportionate stratified sampling technique was employed in selecting a sample of 3616 students out of the population of 18, 078 students. "Problems of School Management Questionnaire (PSMQ)," and Senior Secondary Mathematics Achievement …Read more
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977Conflict management strategies and secondary school teachers’ job effectiveness in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State, NigeriaDissertation, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. 2018.The study investigated conflict management strategies and secondary school teachers’ job effectiveness in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State. Six null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The study adopted correlational and factorial research designs. Purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample of 222 teachers from a population of 352 secondary school teachers. Conflict Management Strategies Questionnaire (CMSQ) and Secondary School Teachers’ Job Effectivene…Read more
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792Assessment of students’ attitude towards test-taking in secondary schools in Afikpo Education Zone Ebonyi State, NigeriaAmerican Journal of Creative Education 3 (1): 1-9. 2020.Assessment of students’ attitudes towards test-taking in secondary schools in Afikpo Education Zone of Ebonyi State, Nigeria was the main thrust of this study. The study was guided by four null hypotheses in line with the ex-post facto research design. Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was employed in selecting a sample 1,276 respondents from a population of 12,763 students distributed across 43 public and 71 private secondary schools in the study area. Students’ Attitudes Towar…Read more
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783A 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
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782Adolescents’ perception management and attitudes towards sex education in secondary schools of Cross River State, NigeriaInternational Journal of Management Sciences and Business Research 8 (3): 32-38. 2019.This study examined adolescents’ perception management and attitudes towards sex education in secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria. The study was guided by three null hypotheses that were formulated. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Purposive sampling technique was employed by the researchers in selecting a sample of 1,080 students from a population of 98,915 secondary school students distributed across 271 public secondary schools in Cross River State. Adolescents Perce…Read more
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775Administrators’ 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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761Teaching personnel management and attitude to work in secondary schools of Calabar Education Zone of Cross River state, NigeriaPrestige Journal of Education 2 (1): 62-73. 2019.This study assessed teaching personnel management and attitude to work in secondary schools of Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State, Nigeria. Two null hypotheses offered direction to the study using an Ex-post facto research design. The population of this study comprised all the public secondary school teachers in Calabar Education zone of Cross River State. Purposive sampling technique was employed in selecting a sample of 1,181 teachers. “Teaching Personnel Management and Attitude to Wo…Read more
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654Some causes of poor performance of pupils in primary school mathematics. A case study in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria.Dissertation, Cross River State College of Education, Akamkpa. 2012.The aim of this research was to x-ray some causes of poor performance of pupils in primary school mathematics. Specifically, the study examined the use of instructional materials and pupils’ academic performance in mathematics; parents’ socio-economic background and pupils’ academic performance in mathematics; compared the performance of private and public primary school pupils in mathematics; examined ways in which teachers contribute to pupils’ poor performance in mathematics. The study employ…Read more
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641Students’ personnel management and academic effectiveness of secondary school students in Calabar education zone of Cross River State, NigeriaInternational Journal of Psychological and Brain Sciences 4 (2): 13-19. 2019.This study assessed students’ personnel management and academic effectiveness in terms of punctuality to classes, time management, study habits, record keeping, attitudes during classes, note taking, attitudes towards assignment, examination results and attitudes towards co-curricular activities in Calabar Education Zone of Cross River State. Three null hypotheses were formulated accordingly to guide the study following a descriptive survey research design. Proportionate sampling technique was e…Read more
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635Comparative study of manual and computerized software techniques of data management and analysis in educational researchInternational Journal of Innovation in Educational Management (IJIEM) 2 (1): 35-45. 2018.The study was conducted to compare manual and computerized software techniques of data management and analysis in educational research. Specifically, the study investigated whether there was a significant difference in the results of Pearson correlation, independent t-test and ANOVA obtained from using manual and computerized software technique of data analyses. Three null hypotheses were formulated accordingly to guide the study. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research design where seve…Read more
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600Path analytic study of factors affecting students’ attitude towards test-taking in secondary schools in Afikpo Education Zone, Ebonyi State, NigeriaAmerican Journal of Creative Education 3 (1): 10-20. 2020.A structural equation modelling approach was used to analyse 32 factors affecting students’ attitudes towards test-taking in secondary schools. Data for the study were obtained from a sample of 1,276 students using the proportionate stratified random sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was a Rating Scale on Factors Affecting Students’ Attitudes Towards Test-Taking (RSFASATTT). Findings of the study revealed a total of 21 factors that significantly affect students’ attitud…Read more
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595Interactive 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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563Curriculum 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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561Academic staff personal variables and utilization of ICT resources for research, teaching and records management in higher educationIn Proceedings of the 8th Annual European Conference on Education (ECE, 2020). pp. 107-123. 2020.There is currently an academic debate among researchers regarding the influence of age and gender on ICT utilisation generally among lecturers. This study was designed to contribute to this debate and open up new paths to areas on which researchers have focused little or no attention. This study examined lecturers’ variables (gender, age, educational qualification and rank) and the utilisation of ICT resources for teaching, research, and records management in higher education. The study adopted …Read more
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535Data management practices and educational research effectiveness of university lecturers in South-South NigeriaJournal of Educational and Social Research 10 (3): 24-34. 2020.The existing body of knowledge has witnessed gaps arising from the paucity of research literature on the quality of educational research output in higher education. This study shows how the management of data in higher education affects the quality of academic research conducted by university lecturers in South-South Nigeria. A sample of 602 lecturers were accessed during data collection and responded to two questionnaires (Data Management Practices Questionnaire – DMPQ and "Educational Research…Read more
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531Validation of an instrument and measurement of employee work-life policies, psychological Empowerment, and job commitment of academic staff in universitiesMediterranean Journal of Social Sciences 11 (2): 86-100. 2020.This study used a structural equation modelling approach to assess the association between employee work- life policies, psychological empowerment, and academic staff job commitment in universities in Cross River State, Nigeria. Three null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study following a descriptive survey research design. Multistage sampling procedure was adopted in the selection of 315 academic staff from two universities in the study area. “Work-Life Policies, Psychological Empowerme…Read more
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518Embracing 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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508Institutional variables and the supervision of security in public secondary schools in Cross River StateInternational Journal of Innovation in Educational Management (IJIEM) 2 (1): 1-11. 2018.The purpose of this paper was to examine institutional variables and the supervision of security in secondary schools in Cross River State. The study specifically sought to determine whether there was a significant influence of school population, school type and school location, on the supervision of security in public secondary schools in Cross River State. Three null hypotheses were formulated accordingly to guide the study. 360 students and 120 teachers resulting in a total of 480 respondents…Read more
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467Care/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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460Participative management practices and institutional goal attainment in Nigerian universitiesAmerican Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities 5 (1): 169-177. 2020.This study evaluated the relationship between participative management practices and institutional goal attainment among Nigerian universities, with University of Calabar in focus. To achieve the purpose of the study, two research questions and two null hypotheses where developed to guide the study. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population and sample of the study was one hundred and twenty-two (122) deans of faculties and heads of departments using the cen…Read more
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451Poll everywhere e-learning platform, test anxiety, and undergraduates’ academic performance in Mathematics: Empirical evidence from NigeriaAmerican Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities 5 (1): 141-150. 2020.The high rate of mathematics education students‟ academic performance in universities has become unbearable. In an attempt to proffer solution to this menace, this study assessed Poll Everywhere eLearning platform, test anxiety, and undergraduates‟ academic performance in Mathematics in Cross River State, Nigeria. The study adopted a quasi-experimental research one control group and one treatment group. The population of this study comprised all the fulltime regular undergraduates offering Educa…Read more
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448Quality assurance practices and students’ performance evaluation in universities of South-South Nigeria: A structural equation modelling approachBritish Journal of Psychology Research 7 (3): 1-13. 2019.This study assessed quality assurance practices and students’ performance evaluation in universities of South-South Nigeria using an SEM approach. Three null hypotheses guided the study. Based on factorial research design, and using a stratified random sampling technique, a sample of 878 academic staff were drawn from a sampling frame of 15 universities in South-South Nigeria. Quality Assurance Practices Students’ Performance Evaluation Scale (QAPSPES) with split-half reliability estimates rangi…Read more
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444A structural equation model of principals’ communication patterns, funds management and school-community relationshipJournal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology 3 (1): 1-18. 2021.Recent studies tend to explain the importance of communication in the organisation as well as prescribing the most commonly practised techniques adopted by school managers. Studies on financial management are quite limited with the available ones suggesting that poor financial management is a source of conflict between school leaders and host communities. Little seems to be known on the connection between principals’ communication patterns and funds’ management as predictors of school-community …Read more
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439Trend analysis of the Nigerian budgetary allocation to the education sector from 2009 – 2018 with Reference to UNESCO’S 26% BenchmarkInternational Journal of Educational Benchmark 14 (1): 1-14. 2019.The importance of education in boosting the manpower of an economy cannot be overemphasized. This critical sector has been bastardized, relegated and put in a dust bin position through paltry figures usually allocated to it by the Federal Government of Nigeria. This paper presents a holistic trend of budgetary activities in Nigeria with a particular focus on the allocation to the Education sector using times series approach from 2009-2018. Two research questions were answered using secondary dat…Read more
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434Effects of gender, test anxiety and test items scrambling on students’ performance in Mathematics: A quasi-experimental studyWorld Journal of Vocational Education and Training 2 (2): 56-75. 2020.The relative contributions of gender, test anxiety and test items scrambling on performance in Mathematics has been widely assessed, although there is an inconclusive argument regarding the magnitude of such effects. This study was designed to contribute to this debate, while also being the first study to evaluate the interactive effects of the three dimensions of test anxiety (worry, emotion and total) on performance in Mathematics. A systematic random sample of 1,358 SS3 students participated …Read more
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424Analysis of the quality of educational resources and effective instructional service delivery in Nigerian UniversitiesInternational Journal of Education and Evaluation 5 (7): 25-34. 2019.This study evaluated the quality of educational resources vis-à-vis effective instructional service delivery in Nigerian universities. Particularly, the study was carried out in university of Calabar, using five hundred and nineteen (519) students selected through the simple random sampling technique from the fifteen faculties of the University of Calabar. To achieve the purpose of the study, two hypotheses were formulated. A questionnaire titled quality of educational resources and effectivenes…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 |