INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CAPACITY BUILDING IN EDUCATION AND MANAGEMENT

Analysing Trends in Educational Marketing in Nigeria (A case study of Federal Polytechnic, Orogun, Delta State)

2025-01-19T19:02:59+00:00

This study on analysing trends in Educational Marketing is written to examine the extent to which educational marketing influences performance of the educational sector. The study used a descriptive research survey design, the study carried out a Pilot study using a test-retest method and tested using Cronbach alpha coefficient to determine the reliability of the research instrument which yielded 0.88. The researchers adopted the Godden sample size formula to obtain the view of respondents using 27 items structured questionnaire designed in a 5 points Likert scale. The analytical tools used were descriptive and inferential statistics and the hypotheses tested using simple linear regression. Finding of the study revealed that there is a significant positive relationship between customised service and patronage (r = .0866, p-value <0.0, there is a significant positive relationship between prices and customers retention (r = .0832, p-value <0.0, there is a significant positive relationship between promotion and performance (r= .0896, p-value <0.0. Based on the findings, the study concludes that trends in edu0cational marketing in Nigeria revealing significant insights into the country's education sector. The study therefore recommends that for educational Institutions particularly the “Federal Polytechnic Orogun, Delta State, Nigeria should develop targeted marketing strategies focusing on specific demographic and student segments.

Socio-Economic Status of Parents and Children Educational Outcomes in Secondary Schools in Obubra Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria

2025-01-26T21:53:30+00:00

This study examines the relationship between parental socio-economic status (SES) and children's educational outcomes in secondary schools. A sample of 500 students from 10 public secondary schools in a local government area was selected using a simple random sampling technique. The study reveals that parental SES, employment, and family size significantly impact children's educational attainment. Based on the findings, the study recommends that parents control family size, prioritize education, and pursue better job opportunities to improve their children's educational outcomes. Additionally, the government is advised to promote family planning and education sensitization programs.

Philosophical Synthesis of Plato’s Symposium; and Romesen & Verden-Zoller’s The Biology of Love from the Ridiculous, the Sublime to Human Development

2025-02-19T11:35:57+00:00

Every genuine action and every great development in human history stem from the biology of human love. Indeed, the world and everything in it revolves around and upon the hinges and instrumentalities of “Love.” This is brought to the fore by the demands of standard moral conduct, by leading social and philosophical ideologies. More than that, Christianity and all the major religions of the world build upon “love.” For example, in the Holy Bible, Matthew 19: 19 and Mark 12: 31 both pronounce on this fundamental concept, which St. Thomas Aquinas describes as “appetible object . . . a passion . . . in the concupiscible faculty” of man. The primary demand of love is – “Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” In Christianity, this mandate is so basic and touches upon every other thing, why in Matthew 5: 44, Jesus Christ added that, “But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you.” This can only be because “Love” lies at the foundation of all great development in human history – everything we do, the good, the bad, the ugly and the insane, the wicked, evil and the beautiful. It shows up also whether in a “system of natural law which was built by the human mind,” or as willed by placed by faith and religion. I will collapse the requirements of the hermeneutics theory onto an analysis of this topic, describe, ascribe and allude to love’s characteristics as the core factor in human progression, and prove that Plato’s Symposium is one such book that demonstrates this from the ridiculous to the sublime. We will end by affirming that love’s an “Uncanny goodness that cannot be heaved into the mouth, (that) can grant calm and sobriety even in the midst of sheer insanity” having the singular amplitude to cover multitudes of sins, and to reach and conquer all men at every end of the spectrum of life.

Quality Assurance Procedures and Teachers’ Job Performance in Secondary Schools in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

2025-02-20T05:51:35+00:00

The study aimed to assess public secondary school teachers' quality assurance systems in Bayelsa State. To direct the research, four research questions in all—along with matching null hypotheses—were constructed. The study followed a correlational research approach. The study included two hundred twenty-two vice principals in addition to the principals. Using a sample size of 666 for the questionnaire, Quality Assurance Procedures for Teacher Job Performance in Secondary Schools (QAPTJPS) compile 666 principals from secondary schools in Bayelsa State as the research population. Two experts accredited by the pertinent body validated it. The test-retest process was used to get an 80.2 dependability coefficient for the instrument. We addressed the study questions using the mean and standard deviation The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) carried null hypothesis testing and data analysis with a significance threshold of 0.05. Evaluation of Bayelsa State's secondary school teachers revealed a statistically significant correlation. In Bayelsa State's public secondary schools, instructional monitoring has a positive relationship with instructors' performance. Making use of comments has very significant results. The study shows that teachers' degree of agency over classroom supplies determines their efficacy in public secondary education. Consequently, secondary school administrators have to regularly evaluate the efficiency of the teaching resources.