System in Nigeria Problems and Prospects L. O. Odia1 and S.I Omofonmwan 2 1. Universal Welfare Sustainable Community Development Center‚ Benin City‚ Nigeria 2. Department of Geography and Planning‚ Ambrose Alli University‚ Ekpoma‚ Nigeria E-mail: profomofonmwan@yahoo.com or odialucko@yahoo.com KEYWORDS Education; problems; prospects; standards; research and development ABSTRACT This paper examines the problems and prospects of education in Nigeria. Education is the bedrock of development. But unfortunately
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ENGINEERING EDUCATION IN NIGERIA VIZ-A-VIZ TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND SELF EMPLOYMENT P.A. Ozor Department of Mechanical Engineering‚ University of Nigeria‚ Nsukka‚ Nigeria. e-mail paul.ozor@unn.edu.ng ABSTRACT Sustainable technology development of any economy is anchored in a sound knowledge-base for her citizens. But successful development of such knowledge-base depends on modern infrastructure‚ rule of law and functional institutions. When a society completes infrastructural development phase
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Renaissance is a word that means “rebirth.” This is a fitting title for the time period as it was a time of surges of advancements in all fields of study. The Renaissance in general lasted from 1330 CE to 1620 CE‚ while the periods in it (Italian‚ English‚ High Renaissances) lasted as following: English Renaissance lasted from 1550 CE to 1620‚ the Italian Renaissance lasted from 1330 CE to 1550 CE‚ and the High Renaissance‚ in the middle of the English Renaissance‚ lasted from 1480 CE to 1520 CE
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A Basic Biography Eldest of six‚ Mr Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria was born in 1915 in Brunswick‚ a Melbourne suburb. Educated at St Ambrose’s Catholic Primary School‚ Brunswick‚ later at St Joseph’s‚ North Melbourne by the Christian Brothers and then finishing his secondary education at St Kevin’s College as dux of the school‚ where again he was educated by the Christian Brothers. One of his teachers‚ Francis Maher‚ belonged to a newly founded Roman Catholic association‚ the Campion Society followed
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and then his mother moved the family to St. Croix. Hamilton’s mother died of a fever and left her two sons as orphans. A group of people‚ who were very impressed with his writing abilities‚ saved enough money to send Hamilton to America for an education. In 1773‚ he enrolled in King’s College‚ now known as Columbia University‚ and found an interest in politics. Then in 1775‚ he left King’s College to join
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and I started to cry because my parents were not there with me. I ventured myself and try to make friends. Lucky me‚ I got many friends and we were so happy enjoying our school life. Graduated from kindergarten as a bright student‚ I move on to my primary school‚ first day a bit nervous but I managed to control myself from crying. I started to make new friends at new school. I didn’t really concentrate on my studies because of influenced from my friends. My exam grade slowly began to fall down and
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PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AND GENDER GAP IN NIGERIA COUNTRY PROFILE: Nigeria is a federation of 36 States and a Federal Capital Territory. There are three(3) types of Governments; the Federal‚ State and Local Governments. Each State is governed by an elected Governor‚ while each local government is headed by an elected Chairman who is the Chief Executive assisted by a Secretary who is the administrative head. Nigeria sit on a Land Area of :923‚768 sq. km with of 158 million (2009 estimates;
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student‚ Watson attended many qualified universities such as‚ Furman University and the University of Chicago. The highest level of education that he reached was obtaining a Ph.D. in psychology in the year 1903. John Watson was an American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism. Watson contributed to the role of psychology with the development of behaviorist views. Throughout his teaching career at Colombia University‚ he introduced his very own seminal lecture called “Psychology
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A famous man once said‚ “ How beautiful is youth‚ that is always slipping away! Whoever wants to be happy‚ let him so: of tomorrow there is no knowing” (High Minds). From the time Lorenzo was born‚ he was influenced by a wealthy political family.Lorenzo made great contribution in the arts‚ politics and education. Lorenzo de’ Medici is known for his knowledgeable youth‚ decisions that allowed for the best results for the people of Florence and being a patron of well-known artists that included
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mind should be interpreted as a black box that cannot be opened. Only what goes in the box and what comes out can be known. Scientific evidence is crucial in his theory. He has contributed so much to the field of psychology‚ particularly on the development on behaviorism and study of conditioning. He is famously known for his experiment dubbed “Pavlov’s Dogs” in which he experimented on dogs to condition them. Pavlov actually studied medicine and received a doctorate
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