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Item PARENTAL ENTERPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE AND PEER GROUP JNFLUENCE AS PREDICTORS OF ENTERPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS OF UNDERGRGRADUATES IN UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN(Department Science Education Faculty of Education University of ilorin, 2017-11) Abdulaziz, I; OLOKOOBA, I.N; BAOLOGUN, A.O.; ONIYE, R.K; MOHMMED, G.M.FUnemployment has been seen as one of the problems bedeviling Nigeria society in recent times. This has attention of different stakeholders in the country majorly on how it can be reduced to a notable level if not totally eradicated. Most of the concerned stakeholders came into a conclusion that the menace was due to graduates' lack of business ideas. Hence this study carried out investigation on social factors as predictors of entrepreneurial intention among undergraduates in University of Ilorin. The objectives of the study were to: (i) find out the extent of entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduates in University of Ilorin; (ii) the influence of parents' entrepreneurial experience on entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduates in University of Ilorin; and (iii) the peer group influence on entrepreneurial intentions of undergraduates in University of Ilorin. Descriptive research method of the survey type was adopted by this research. Three research questions were raised and one hypothesis was postulated and tested. 256 respondents out of 1,298 undergraduates that offered GSE 301 (Graduate Entrepreneurship) during 2015/2016 academic session were sampled using, Multistage sampling technique involving simple random, proportional and stratified random sampling techniques were used to select the respondents. A researcher designed questionnaire titled, Social Predictors of Entrepreneurial Intention (SOPEI) was used to collect data from the respondents. The data collected were analyzed using percentage and Multiple Regression Statistics. The findings of the study revealed that undergraduates in University of Ilorin had high entrepreneurial intentions. It was also revealed that Parents' entrepreneurial experience and Peer group influence are good predictors of entrepreneurial intention of undergraduates in University of Ilorin. It was recommended among others that parents should be wary of friends that their children are keeping as this could make or mar their entrepreneurial intentions. Teacher and parents should always encourage their children with positive experience on business activities and find ways of transforming negative experience to positive one.Item TEACHERS’ PERCEPTION OF CAUSES AND MEASURES OF TACKLING STUDENTS’ INSECURITY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA(Faculty of Education, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara state, 2017-06) OLOKOOBA, I.N; ABDULLAHI, S.H.; ABDULAZIZ, I.One of the social problems that affect the country today is insecurity. It is a problem that bordering every individual in the society, educational sector is not an exception. This study examined teachers’ perception of causes and measures to tackle students’ insecurity in secondary schools in Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was adopted. It was guided by three research questions. The sample for this study comprised 300 teachers and 113 school administrators selected using a stratified random sampling technique. The instrument is a questionnaire contained four sections. The data collected were analysed using means and standard deviation. The findings of the study showed that the prominent causes of students’ insecurity in secondary schools in Kwara State include the fact that many teachers in schools do not have adequate information on security education which can be used to assist the students. Measures to tackle insecurity in schools include training and re-training of teachers on security education and the roles of school administrators to ensure maximum security in schools also include pay more attention to students’ behaviours and react promptly to any issues that may affect them. Based on these findings, it was recommended that teachers should be trained and re-trained on security education so that they could ensure maximum security of students in the schools, school administrators should also intensify efforts on ensuring maximum security in the schools, intelligence gathering that would involve all stakeholders in education should be encouraged