March 2012

The Nigerian State and politics of State and local governments creation: A critical appraisal

 State and local governments are instruments of development aimed at bringing government closer to the people so as to ensure their greater and equitable participation in the process of governance.  However, in Nigeria, the pattern of infrastructural development is concentrated in the State and local government headquarters, rather than adopting holistic developmental process, which has engender stiff...

Author(s): Oluwatobi O. Adeyemi

March 2012

Curriculum innovation for office education programme in view of the growing information technology (IT): A case study of the Nigeria certificate in education (NCE) programme

Every information technology (IT) driven society is expected to experience some dynamism in the way things are done and in the quality of the goods and services available unto them for use. It is against this backdrop that, a curriculum innovation would help to fashion learning experiences to be given under a close supervision, which would reflect changes in the aspirations and needs of the society. With the...

Author(s): Adeshina Tunde Joel and Aliyu Muyibeedeen

March 2012

Perceptions of academic staff on research and publishing in Kenyan universities

Academic research represents the backbone of human activity in improving the quality of life through expanding frontiers of academic knowledge, and making further research possible throughout the world. Academic research aims at providing solutions for many current problems. Research is a vital and necessary part of modern university education, where universities are perceived to be producers of new knowledge. The...

Author(s): Joash Migosi, James Muola and Redempta Maithya