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Item Access to Tablet Portable Computers and Undergraduates Reading Culture: The experience of a Nigerian University.(Universitatea "Alexandru Ioan Cuza. Romania, 2015) Bello, M.B; Daramola, D.S; Yusuf, A.; Amali, I.O.O.This paper examines the use of tablet personal computers (PCs) and how they interfere with Nigerian undergraduates reading culture and love for educational books. The study adopts a descriptive research design. The University of Ilorin undergraduates constitute the population for this study while 200 level students of three faculties across the university constitute the target population. Stratified sampling technique was used to sample the needed respondents. A researchers’ designed questionnaire was use for data collection. The collected data was analysed using descriptive statistics. The findings revealed that access to tablet computer influence the undergraduate reading culture. Also, 55.7% of 200 level undergraduates read more electronic materials on their tablet computer than printed texts. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that students should be encouraged to visit the library and read textbooks since there is certain fundamental knowledge that might not be accessible on the net.Item Relationship between parental background and performance of civic education students towards sustainable development in Ilorin South, Nigeria(Association of Sociologists of Education of Nigeria (ASEN)., 2017-10) Bello, M.B; Yusuf, A; Daramola, D.S; Obimuyiwa, O.G.; Muhammad, J.MEducation is an indispensable key and a social pillar of the Nigeria vision 2020 towards achievement of sustainable development. On this basis, the study investigated the relationship between parental background and civic education students’ performance towards sustainable development in Ilorin South Local Government area. This study focused on variables such as; parental occupation, parental level of education and family size. Proportionate sampling technique was adopted for selection of 234 respondents out of 633. A researchers’ designed questionnaire with psychometrics properties of content validity and 0.76 reliability index was used to elicit the needed data from the respondents. Descriptive statistical tools were used to analyze the collected data. The findings revealed that 59% respondents passed civic education in their last external examination while 41% failed the subject. The findings showed that there was a positive relationship between parental background and performance of Civic Education students’ in the area. As a result of these findings, it was recommended that parents should be more passionate, and they should be ready to play significant roles in their children academic performance.