COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN NIGERIA By SAHEED AKINMAYỌWA LAWAL Department of Sociology University of Ibadan Nigeria. Tel+234(0)8058536815 Email: akinmayowalawal@yahoo.co.uk Paper Presented at the First African Entrepreneurship Seminar‚ organised by School of Entrepreneurship and Business‚ University of Essex‚ U.K‚ Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria‚ University of Abuja‚ and Bayero University‚ Kano. Held at Conference Room (Anambra)‚
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Are participation trophies effecting young athletes? According to the Trophies For All policy‚ young athletes are being given an award for participating. Will this affect young athletes in a bad way or a good way? Simply giving out an award for showing up is a tantamount of child abuse. Receiving participation trophies can effect the young athlete’s future in a bad result. There are some good results ‚but there are a lot of bad results as well. This can hurt ‚not just the athletes ‚but the programs
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Participation Trophies are Affecting Children’s Success Negatively Some parents are no longer teaching their children what it means to earn success. Many kids throw tantrums and get their way now a days. Participation trophies are crippling this problem. No doubt people‚ especially children have played a sport somehow or another like T-Ball. Commonly these young athletes will loss that award later in life and will not bat an eye about it. As Merryman said “it’s ok to lose”. The first step
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When completing the Research Participation Ethics Questionnaire‚ it became more evident to me the ethical responsibility that I have as a participate‚ to be honest‚ reliable‚ and respect the researcher’s objective. My overall score from the survey was 15. However‚ for the questions relating to honesty‚ I was torn between selecting “minor ethical issues” or “major ethical issues.” Finally‚ deciding to go with “minor ethical issues‚” while selecting the major ethical issue for the question relating
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What are the social values and life lessons learned through youth sport participation? Social values and life lessons develop “character.” Character is associated with a host of sport values such as teamwork‚ loyalty‚ self sacrifice‚ perseverance‚ work ethic‚ and mental toughness. Two sets of values define character; social values and moral values. Social values are usually defined by coaches‚ administrators‚ and players. North American society seems to associate character more with social
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Effective and Ineffective Groups An effective group goals are clarified and modified so that the best possible match between and individual’s goals and the groups goals is achieved‚ goals are structured cooperatively so all members are committed to achieving them. Communication is two-way‚ and the open and accurate expression of the both ideas and feelings is emphasized. Effective groups periodically take time to reassess its performance‚ purpose‚ and process. Group member’s stay involved‚ interested
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Chapter 5 relates to the people’s public opinions‚ polling‚ and political participation. As people‚ we all have our own opinions about different politics topics. Public opinion is described as “the array of beliefs and attitudes that people hold about political and related affairs.” I learned that public opinion has certain facets such as the love of country and pride in the nation’s accomplishments and dynamic. The two determines if opinions are held intensely or casual. Politics motivate Americans
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Political Participation in Liberal Democracy People participate in politics to influence policy decision for beter life or beter future by voting‚ interest groups‚ labor unions‚ associations and party membership. There are 3 groups ; Gladiators (Elites) : a small proportion of gladiators who fight the political battle. For instance‚ the activist campaigners. Spectators: a large group og spectators who observe the contest but rarely participate beyond voting. Apathetics: a substantial number
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Civic Education Media are the collective communication outlets or tools that are used to store and deliver information or data. By Wikipedia.com Traditional Media : television‚ radio‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ newsletters‚ tax press and other print publications. Social Media : It is the terms used to describe the new generation of digital‚ computerized‚ or networked information and communication technologies. Examples are internet forums‚ blogs‚ wikis‚ and picture‚ music and video-sharing
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Paper Effective Communication Helena Herbert HCS/325 October 23‚ 2012 Brian Dufrene Effective Communication “Communication is the process of sharing information‚ thoughts and feelings between people through speaking‚ writing or body language. Effective communication extends the concept to require that transmitted content is received and understood by
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