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Author(s):
Paulo Manuel L. Macapagal, PhD, FRIPsy, RPm, Rpsy.
Page No : 1-52
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Relationship of Self-Esteem and Self-Management of Persons with Disabilities in Tahanang Walang Hagdanan
Abstract
The study is all about the self-esteem and self-management of persons with disabilities in Tahanang Walang Hagdanan this study was conducted in order to know the if the self-esteem is related to the self-management of persons with disabilities in Tahanang Walang Hagdanan. This study aims to find an answer to the following; What is the demographic profile of the respondents., What is the level of the self-esteem of persons with disabilities; What is the level of self-management of persons with disabilities in terms of social, physical and emotional; Is there a significant relationship between self-esteem and self-management of persons with disabilities. A quantitative research was used under the correlational study, convenience sampling technique was used with 18-60 years old in Tahanang Walang Hagdanan who is polio, amputee, orthopedically impaired, persons with charcot marie tooth disease CMTD, Spinal Injury, Brittle bone, Handback disability, congenital disability, cerebral palsy and club foot. The State Self-esteem scale was used to determine the self-esteem of the respondents and Interpersonal Communication Inventory, Appearance Schemas Inventory Revised and Schutte Self-Report Emotional. The researchers used the Pearson R correlation analysis in order to answer the fourth statement of the problem. After the data has been gathered, the researcher concludes that majority of persons with disabilities are ages 41-50 years old who are polio, amputee and orthopedically impaired have an average level of self-esteem and have an average level of social and physical management while they have a high level of emotional management. After undergoing to the statistical treatment, the researchers conclude that there is a significant relationship between self-esteem to social, physical and emotional management. After the results has been gathered the researchers recommend that they need to engaged in activities, social interaction and future researchers may conduct a further study of other factors that can improve the correlation of the variables, and for the future researchers to have more respondents for the depth interview.
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Author(s):
Samuel Nti-Adarkwah, Samuel Opoku Mensah, Philip Boateng, Mark Gyapong.
Page No : 53-79
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Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Regular Kindergarten Schools in Ghana: The Perception of the Implementers
Abstract
This work piece empirically assessed teachers’ attitudes toward the inclusion of children with disability in the kindergarten classroom in the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana. The study employed the sequential explanatory mixed method design of 142 respondents using structured questionnaire and semi-structured interview which were personally administered. It emerged from the study that respondents’ attitudes were influenced by factors related to teacher’s knowledge, gender, beliefs and cultural context, the nature of early childhood programs, teacher expectations of pupils, and disabled children’s physical and cognitive dimensions. Challenges like teacher’s inadequate knowledge about special needs children, inadequate teacher training, classroom space and instructional materials, financial costs and lack of government support were also identified. Authors recommended that the Kumasi Educational Directorate and the Metropolitan Assembly should collaborate with the various selected schools and organize special education workshops to effectively improve teachers’ knowledge towards inclusion of children with disability and to modify their attitudes.
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Author(s):
Sheriff Ghali Ibrahim, Mustapha Abdullahi Aliyu.
Page No : 80-90
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The Dichotomy between Unilateral and Bilateral International Organizations in the Development of the Third World
Abstract
This paper ex-rays the implication of international organizations (IOs) as Unilateral and Multilateral IOs to the development of the Third-World with a view to finding out if, there is any difference between them. The paper leans on library research as descriptive in nature from documented instruments for further discovery. Findings show that even though there is no clear-cut difference between the two, unilateral organizations are more lenient to the third world situation than bilateral organizations. This is because the origin and the history of the development of this development bodies and their aims and objective in relations to the development needs of the third-World at the final analyses expose the salient connections between both. The paper concludes that, albeit the two organizations are important in the global system, unilateral donors or international organizations are more important to the third world as there is no string attached to any form of aid given to them. The paper recommends that, unilateral agencies and organizations should ensure equitable distribution of aid to the needy nations to curtail the level of imposition made by bilateral donors.
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Author(s):
Sheriff Ghali Ibrahim, Aliyu Isa Mohammed.
Page No : 91-101
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New Trends in Distance and Open Education in Africa: Implications for Sustainable Learning and Development in Nigeria and Tanzania
Abstract
The inability of conventional educational institutions to provide full and adequate education world over, had led to the adoption of the Distance Learning and Open Education system. The platform has received a great level of acceptance by the third world states especially Africa in their efforts to balance the educational deficits of her teaming population and over the years, the system had undergone series of reform either at the national level or at the continental level, even though on a low level or speed. The paper seeks to investigate the current trends in the operation and delivery of educational services through the Distance and Open learning mechanism in Africa to enable us evaluate it impact on the learning itself as well as sustainable development. Trends in the practice of Open and Distance Learning in Africa at the continental level and in countries particularly Nigeria and Tanzania are critically discussed. Using the library and descriptive research, findings show that the current trends in the services of Distance and Open Education provide a shift in the strategies of instructions, which are not unconnected to the rapid phenomenal developments in the world of electronic networks, especially the recent global attention to the internet, which has provided the primary technological thrust. The paper concludes that the directions or trends which distance education will take in the future, depends on such factors as the development of new media and computing technologies, the methods of group learning and information gathering and the development of government telecommunication policies. The paper recommends that there is the need to invest more in Open and Distance Learning through meaningful budgetary allocations and the Africanization of the curriculum for effective response to peculiar African challenges, among other things.
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Author(s):
Tolulope Tosin Fehintola, Deborah Oreoluwa Yahya.
Page No : 102-106
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Effect of Gender on Economics Students Academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Oyo, Nigeria
Abstract
The study investigated the effect of gender on Economics students’ academic performance in secondary schools. The study adopted a non-equivalent pretest-posttest control group research design. The population for the study consisted of Economics students in senior secondary schools in Oyo town. The sample for the study comprised 77students which was made up of male and female Economics students. Three mixed-sex schools out of 11 mixed-sex public secondary schools in Oyo West Local Government Area were selected using simple random sampling technique and one intact class was randomly selected from each of the sampled schools. One instrument was utilized for the study and this was Economics Performance Test (EPT). Data collected were analyzed using t-test at 0.05 level of significance. The results showed that, there was no significant difference in the performance and retention of male and female students (t=0.27 ρ> 0.05 and t= 0.25, ρ > 0.05) respectively. The study concluded that gender has no significant influence on secondary school students’ performance and retention in Economics. The study therefore recommended that both male and female students should be given equal educational opportunities in an Economics class and teachers should always adopt teaching strategies capable of enhancing male and female Economics students’ performance.
