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Item OPINION OF TEACHERS ON THE FORMS, FACTORS AND PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA(Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, 2014) ABDULAZIZ, Isiaka; BALOGUN, Abdulrasaq; ABDULAZIZ, I. Ph.D, BALOGUN, A. O. Ph.D, IYEKOLO.AO Ph.D and AKINTOLA, M.; IYEKOLO, Alexander Olushola; AKINTOLA, MubarakAcross the globe, school is regarded as a safe place for children. This is an important aspect that is put into consideration when parents entrust their children to teachers. However, schools are not entirely a safe haven for children. On this basis, this study examined the opinion of teachers on the prevalence, causes and prevention strategies of violence against girls in Lagos schools, Nigeria. The study adopted descriptive survey method and employed multi-stage sampling technique to select 384 teachers from 128 senior secondary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. Mean rating was used for the three research questions raised in this study. A researchers’-designed questionnaire was used as the instrument and tagged Violence against School Girls’ Forms, Factors and Prevention (VASGFFP) with a content and face validity and reliability index of 0.78. Findings revealed that sexual assault, obligatory chores for teachers, rape, verbal abuse and corporal punishment are the major types of violence against girls. It also revealed that lack of parental attention as a result of broken home, poverty, school rules that permit the use of corporal punishment are the major causes of violence against girls in schools. Findings also revealed that symposium against the use of violence against girls, introduction of curriculum content on violence against girls and involvement of Parents Teachers Association are the major prevention strategies identified by teachers. On the basis of the findings, the study recommended that periodic symposium should be organized to keep learners, teachers, school administrators and parents informed on the consequences of violence against girls in school in order to mitigate its occurrence.Item PERCEIVED FORMS, CONSEQUENCES AND STRATEGIES FOR CURBING EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ASA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA(Department of Educational Foundation, University of Ilorin, 2019) IYEKOLO, Alexander Olushola; OKAFOR, Ifeoma P.; YAYI, Timothy Opeyemi; AKINSEMOYIN, Lasbat O.; AHMED, Mustapha B.Examination malpractice is one of the contemporary problems affecting the education sector today. This study examined the perceived forms, consequences and strategies for curbing examination malpractices in schools in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State. This study made use of descriptive survey research type. The populations for this study were secondary school students in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State. 200 students were sampled for this study using simple random sampling technique. A researcher designed questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.81 was used for data collection. Data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistic (mean and rank order) to provide anwers to the research questions while the hypotheses were tested using t-test. Findings obtained from this study revealed that the perceived forms of examination malpractices are giraffing, impersonation or misrepresentation, written notes on Examination desks,walls, palms,clothes and electronic devices; coded sign Language, bribery, exchanging answer booklets, Submission of multiple Scripts. Consequences of examination malpractice lead to students’ suspension from the school; denies students from studying hard to acquire adequate knowledge; leads to students’ withdrawal from the school among others. The perceived strategies for curbing examination malpractices include controlling over population of examinees, providing strict and adequate supervision among others. There was no statistically significant difference in the perceived strategies for curbing examination malpractices based on gender and school type.It was therefore recommended that Students, teachers, parents and school management have roles to play to curb examination malpractice. Attention should also be paid to skills acquisition rather than too much emphasis on certificates, exams should be conducted in spacious halls to allow enough space between examinees. Guidance and counseling programmes should be organized often to change the perception of students towards examination malpractices.