ACCOUNTABILITY IN PUBLIC SECTOR A PRECONDITION FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

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Can the material for “Determinants of Work Performance of Seafarers in Nigeria” be used as a guide for Nautical Science Project?

Yes it can be used — The study was carried out to determine the Work Performance of Seafarers in Nigeria. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out as follows to find out the: impact of seminar as training and retraining programme of seafarers on the reduction marine accidents and ship collision and impact of off the job training as training and retraining programme of seafarers on the reduction marine accidents and ship collision. Investigation revealed that despite the increasing effects on Training and retraining on worker performance in an organization, there is still limited literature on human resource development issues in developing countries. The research design used in this report is descriptive design, utilizing questionnaire method to obtain information from the respondents …

Can the material for “Food Consumption Pattern, Anthropometric Indices and Micronutrient Status of Children Aged 6 - 59 Months” be used as a guide for Agricultural Engineering (AE) Project?

Yes it can be used — The study was carried out to assess the Food Consumption Pattern, Anthropometric Indices and Micronutrient Status of Children Aged 6 - 59 Months in Sokoto State, Nigeria. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to determine the food consumption pattern of under-five children and determine the relationship between socio-economic status of the parent and their nutritional status (children). Anthropometric information was determined using age, height and weight of the children. Haemoglobin (Hb) was used to determine anemia, serum retinol was used to determine vitamin A status and also iodine was determined using urinary iodine excretion level (UIE). Anemia was defined as Hb < 11.0mg/dl, Vitamin A deficiency was defined was defined as reading ≤ 10g/dl and marginal …

Can the material for “Socio - Economic Status and Children’s Educational Life Chances” be used as a guide for Education Project?

Yes it can be used — This study investigates the relationship between socio-economic status and children’s educational life chances using the peasant farmers of Basawa and Bomo districts of Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State as a case study. The study was embarked upon to find out the impact of socio-economic status on children’s educational life chances. Some of the problems of the study area stated in this work are; children’s low school enrolment due to their parents’ low socio-economic status, children’s educational achievement depending on parents’ education, and effects of gender on children’s education. The population of the study are teachers and students in SS1 in Basawa and Bomo districts and target population of 264 students and 48 teachers were sampled. The study which …

Can the material for “An Appraisal of Infrastructural Facilities for Teaching Economics in Nigerian Public Senior Secondary Schools” be used as a guide for Education Project?

Yes it can be used — This research is on an appraisal of infrastructural facilities for teaching Economics in Public senior Secondary Schools and being a case study of some selected schools in Mushin local government Area. The main objective of the study is to examine if there is adequate infrastructural facilities for teaching Economics in public senior secondary schools in Nigeria. Specific objectives are: To examine the adequacy of infrastructural facilities for teaching Economicsin Nigerian public senior secondary schools, to identify the relationship between infrastructure and performance in Economics in public senior secondary schools in Nigeria. In the methodology, data used for the study was gotten from the primary data which is the questionnaire. The population of the study consists of 89 respondents. In analyzing the …

Can the material for “Effect of Instructional Resources on Physics Students' Educational Achievement in Senior Secondary School” be used as a guide for Physics Education Project?

Yes it can be used — The study was carried out to investigate the Effect of Instructional Resources on Physics Students’ Educational Achievement in Senior Secondary School. Investigation revealed that a lot of students lacks interest in learning of physics as subject and the rate of student poor academic achievement in physics is really disturbing, internal and external examination. Also, the poor academic achievement of students in physics has attributed to many factors which are lack of instructional material and skills needed for effective teaching and inability to provide or improvise material relative to the topic depending on the school type. The research design used in this report is descriptive design, utilizing questionnaire method to obtain information from the respondents for this project. A total of …

Can the material for “Productivity Enhancement in the Nigerian Public Sector” be used as a guide for Public Administration (PA) Project?

Yes it can be used — Productivity is inadequate and at the same time fragmented. In first instance, people tend to define productivity in terms of efficiency and effectiveness. Others relate it to the concept of performance measured by comparing the ratio of output obtained from a given input such as labour, equipment, capital or land. The opinion that productivity as a concept is better defined using three approaches: The status-centred, cost conscious and the output centred approaches. The first approach sees productivity as “the amount of human and material resources at the disposal of decision-makers”. The second considers it as a “conscious allocation and utilization of’ resources (material) in a judicious manner”. The last approach sees productivity as “the units of goods produced as well as …

Is the topic “The Effect of Early Childhood Education on Speech Development of Primary School Children in Jos North LGA of Plateau State” recommended for Early Childhood and Primary Education Project?

Yes it is highly recommended — The study scrutinizes the Effect of Early Childhood Education on Speech Development of Primary School Children in Jos North LGA of Plateau State. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to examine whether there is relationship between Early Childhood school education and speech development among children in schools and investigate whether there is a difference between Early Childhood school education and speech development among children in schools. Many children fail to develop the appropriate language skill may be because their teachers in the school, their parents at home have lost the focus and have failed to see the need in assisting the child to develop his/her linguistic prowess or skills which is very important in human …

Can the material for “An Investigation Into the Attitudes of Family Planning Among Health Care Users and Market Women” be used as a guide for Guidance and Counselling Project?

Yes it can be used — This study examined the influence of attitude on family planning among the health workers and market women in Ikosi/Iheri Local Government Area of Lagos State. The objectives of this research were to find out the influence of family size, socio-economic status of families, marital status and religion on the health care users and market women attitude towards family planning. Four research questions and research hypotheses were stated for the study, the research design was survey in nature. The total number of 90 women of child bearing age were selected using the simple random method. The t-test of significance was employed to test the null hypotheses stated for the study. The of this research include the study revealed that family size will …

Can the material for “Analysis of Factors Responsible for Low Productivity of the Nigerian Workers” be used as a guide for Public Administration (PA) Project?

Yes it can be used — Branch (1975) was of the view that productivity means the continuing improvement of the firm management performance in the use of resources and though the operations it is conducted. However the purpose of this work highlights those factors responsible for low productivity among Nigerian workers. The research tends to focus on those means that will be applied to get workers committed to tier work using effective national tool to enhance and increase productivity level of the public organization, Nepa Enugu zonal office as the study scope. Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources, the analysis and secondary sources, the analysis of the research brought out a population size used to determine the basis for the information gathered and analyzed. The …

Can the material for “Approaches for Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation Among Rural Farmers” be used as a guide for Agricultural Engineering (AE) Project?

Yes it can be used — Akwa Ibom States is located in the rainforest belt of Nigeria known for preponderance of agricultural biodiversity. Agricultural biodiversity or agrobiodiversity is succinctly referred, is the diversity of agrogenetic resources used directly for food and agriculture; the diversity of species that support production and the diversity of species that support agroecosystem, as well as diversity agroecosystems themselves. It performs many closely interrelated socioeconomic and environmental functions, including promoting food and livelihood security, maintaining productive and environmental sustainability; and contributing to resilient rural economics. Because of these enormous potentials, and farmers have been making frantic efforts at conserving this vital resource. However, despite these efforts, agrobiodiversity is being lost at an alarming rate. This study was designed to determine the measures for …