International Journal of Education Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 13 (2), pp. 001-007, February, 2025. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals

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Implementing HIV/AIDS Education in Nigerian Secondary Social Studies: An Analysis of Policy, Philosophy, and Pedagogy.

O. E. Ojedokun, L. M. Oyewusi and S. A. Oluwatosin

Faculty of Education Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

Accepted 21 October, 2024

This paper attempts a review of the Nigerian National Policy on Education, in the context of the overall philosophy of the Nigerian national life as reflected in the objectives of Social Studies – a subject in the Nigerian Junior Secondary Social Studies curriculum. Its main objective is to make justification for the teaching of the subject -matter of HIV/AIDS as an emerging national problem in the school, and to provide some paradigm by which its learning content could be taught, using Social Studies as a carrier subject. The paper thus reviews policy provisions and philosophical background to Social Studies teaching, and provides some guidelines by which curriculum developers could design relevant content-valid curricula; and also provides a possible guide to classroom teachers in planning and implementing teaching plans. It also suggests some ideas that are likely to guide and facilitate the development of textbooks that may integrate the learning content of HIV/AIDS within the Social Studies curriculum.

Key words: Policy, philosophy, pedagogical initiative, HIV/AIDS’ education, Nigerian Secondary School, Social Studies.
 

International Journal of Education Research and Reviews ISSN 2329-9843 Vol. 13 (1), pp. 001-008, January, 2025. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals

Full Length Research Paper

Impact of Management Information Systems on Decision Making Effectiveness in South-West Nigerian Universities

Ajayi, I. A. and Omirin, Fadekemi F.

1Department OF Educational Foundations and Management, Faculty of Education, University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
2Department of Educational Foundations and Management, Faculty of Education, University of Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

Accepted 21 November, 2024

This study investigated the use of Management Information Systems (MIS) in decision-making on long-term planning, short- term planning and budgeting in the South-West Nigerian Universities. The study used the descriptive research design of the survey type. Data were collected from a sample of 600 subjects consisting of 400 academic staff holding administrative staff positions and 200 senior administrative staff heading units using stratified random sampling technique. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages, means, standard deviation and t-test statistics. The three hypotheses generated were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that MIS was not adequately used in decision making process on long-term planning, short-term planning and budgeting. There was no significant difference between Federal and State universities in terms of the use of MIS for decision making on both long and short term planning. There was significant difference in the use of MIS for decision making on budgeting between Federal and State universities in favour of the Federal universities. It was recommended that the MIS units should be adequately financed and maintained to ensure a free flow of information and adequate use of MIS in decision-making on short-term and long-term planning as well as budgeting.

Key words: The Use, Management Information Systems (MIS), Decision Making, South-West Nigerian Universities