September 2009
Strengthening civil society organizations/government partnership in Nigeria
There is broad agreement that civil society organizations (CSOs) refer to the set of institutions and organizations that inter-phase between the state, business world, and the family. Broadly speaking, CSOs include non-governmental organizations (NGOs), private voluntary organizations (PVOs), peoples’ organizations, community-based organizations (CBOs), civic clubs, trade unions, gender groups, cultural and...
September 2009
Functional communication in non-governmental organizations: Challenges for post-literacy development and language education opportunities
The present study examined the Nigerian situation in relation to the language needs of the fast growing ‘third sector’, that is, the non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Sample for the study consisted of 85 respondents from 10 randomly selected NGOs in the southwestern part of Nigeria. Observation and questioning techniques were used to gather relevant data. Of the 85 respondents, 84 opined that there were...
September 2009
The chemical properties of African pear pulp at different stages of fruit development
Lack of information on the properties of African pear has led to no processed products from it, as the fruit flesh is greatly appreciated by local people who eat it after boiling or roasting. The results showed that the development of the fruit differed significantly (p < 0.05) on all the chemical parameters evaluated from the fifth week after fruit set. The results at the (17th - 21 wks after fruit...
September 2009
Better be safe than be sorryâ€: An analysis of workshop behaivour in vocational and technical schools
It is an indisputable fact that wherever work is done with machines or hand tools, there is likelihood of accident occurring, causing injuries to people, damages to machines, tools and materials in such a workplace. This accident may be caused by the worker's acts or omissions. Technical schools being equipped with a variety of such tools and machines for teaching and learning process are not left out. These schools...
September 2009
Child labour in the handicrafts home industry in Kashmir: a sociological study
The study has been undertaken among child labourers in the handicrafts home industry in Kashmir (2008), in order to establish the phenomenon of child labour in its proper perspective. The objectives of the study have been fulfilled by projecting appropriate variables in the process of data analysis and discussion. Any social problem as an empirical reality has various aspects, such as demographic, economic, geographic,...
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