Browsing by Author "Adegoke, A.A"

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    Counsellors Perception on enhancing girl-child education in Kwara State, Nigeria.
    (Counselling Association of Nigeria, 2017) Bolu-Steve, F.N; Adegoke, A.A; Adeboye, A
    Girl chid education is the process through which a young girl obtains knowledge in order to develop her potentials for self-actualization. The present study investigated the counsellors’ perception on enhancing girl-child education in Kwara state. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. This research design was used because it provides an accurate description of a phenomenon. The target population for this study were the secondary school counsellors in the state. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 70 respondents from each of the three senatorial districts in Kwara State. Thus a total of two hundred and ten counsellors participated in the study. The researchers developed questionnaire titled “Counsellors’ Perception on Enhancing Girl-Child Education Questionnaire” (CPEGQ) was administered to the school counsellors. The questionnaire consists of three sections. The findings revealed that counselling parents on the need for girl-child education, establishing more friendly girl-child schools, provision of incentives for girl-child in school are factors that can enhance girl-child education. Also, it was found that parents level of education; cultural norms and religious injunction were the major factors militating against girl child education. Four null hypotheses were tested using t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistical tool at 0.05 alpha level. The findings revealed that there were no significant difference in the counsellors’ perception on enhancing girl-child education in kwara state, on the basis of gender, years in service, and educational qualification. However, a significant difference was found on the basis of school type. It was therefore recommended that the government should organize community based enlightenment programme on the importance of the girl child education.
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    Job seeking strategies employed by educated youth in Nigeria.
    (Counselling Association of Nigeria, 2015) Bolu-Steve, F.N; Adegoke, A.A; Dada, M.F
    The study examined job seeking strategies employed by educated youth in Nigeria. The descriptive survey method was used and data were collected through the administration of an instrument titled “Job Seeking Strategies Employed by Educated Youths Questionnaire” (JSSEEYQ). A multi-stage sampling procedure was adopted in selecting the respondents that participated in the study. At the first stage, a cluster of six geo-political zones was considered. The purposive sampling technique was adopted to select five out of the six geopolitical zones based on population and location. Two states were randomly selected in each of the five geo-political Zones and the capital cities of each of these states were purposively selected as well. This is because most job seekers often migrate to cities in search of employment. The snowball sampling procedure, which could be referred to as chain referral sampling, was used to select 400 respondents across the various states. Responses from the respondents were analyzed using percentages, means, frequency, t- test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). All null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The major findings of this study showed that there was no significant difference in the job seeking strategies employed by educated youths in Nigeria on the basis of religion. However, a significant difference was found on the basis of gender, age, educational qualification and on whether they had ever visited a career counsellor. The implication of this study for counseling, among others, is that counsellors should intensify efforts at organizing enlightenment programmes on strategies that enhances job seekers’ ability to secure employment. It was also recommended that government should do more in terms of providing employment for the youths. Job seekers should endeavor to regularly update their knowledge in their field of study so that they can always be relevant.
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    Perception of factors responsible for failure of WAEC examination by secondary school students in Kwara State, Nigeria.
    (Centre Point Journal, 2013) Bolu-Steve, F.N; Adegoke, A.A; Biobaku, E.T
    This study was conducted to investigate the perception of factors responsible for failure in West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) by secondary school students in Kwara State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was used by the researchers for the study. The researchers randomly selected two hundred and ten (210) senior secondary school students from the three senatorial districts of Kwara State. The questionnaire titled “Factors Responsible for Failure in WAEC Examinations Questionnaire” (FRFWEQ) was administered by the researchers with the help of trained assistance to the respondents in order to elicit information from the sampled respondents. The items of the questionnaire were content validated and test re-test method was used to determine the reliability coefficient of 0.73. The perceived major factors responsible for failure in WAEC examinations by the respondents include: non-availability of updated textbooks, unconducive environment for learning, and reliance on examination malpractice among others. Simple percentages using pictorial charts were used to analyze the demographic data, while t-test and Analysis of Variance were used to analyze the four generated hypotheses. There were no significant differences found in the perception of factors responsible for failure in WAEC examinations by secondary school students in Kwara State on the basis of age, gender and religious affiliation. However a significant difference was found in the perception of factors responsible for failure in WAEC examinations by secondary school students in Kwara State on the basis of school type. As such, the government should ensure that secondary schools are well equipped to prepare students ahead of public examinations especially WAEC, while qualified and experienced teachers should be recruited to teach students preparing for the examinations.
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    Prospects and Problems of Counselling Programmes in Universal Basic Education in Ilorin, Nigeria
    (Kisubi Brothers University, 2015) Bolu-Steve, F.N; Itodo, S.A; Adegoke, A.A; Ogungbade, O. K
    This study investigated secondary school principals’ perception of the problems and prospects of counselling programmes in Universal Basic Education (UBE) in Ilorin metropolis. A total of 200 respondents participated in the study. The major instrument used in collecting data was titled “Problems and Prospects of counselling in UBE Questionnaire” (PPCUBEQ). Data were analysed using percentages, means, frequency counts, ANOVA and t-test statistical tools. The null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 alpha level. The study shows that there were no significant differences in the respondent’s perception of the problems of counselling in UBE on the basis of gender. However, a significant difference was found on the basis of educational qualification and length of service experience. Respondents did not differ in their perception of the prospects of on the basis of gender, educational qualification and length of years in service. It is, therefore, recommended that counsellors should organise enlightenment programmes for principals on the importance of counselling.