Babatunde Adeniyi Adeyemi

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor at Obafemi Awolowo University

The purpose of this chapter is to investigate the application of mobile technologies to early childhood environmental education. It identifies the benefits and disadvantages of integrating mobile devices, apps, and tools into early childhood environmental education. In order to create more engaging and rich learning environments for young children...

In teaching Environmental Education in Social Studies, several strategies have been used without appreciable results; Therefore, this study investigated the effects of Place-based instructional strategy on Social Studies pre-service teachers' environmental knowledge, attitudes and responsible behaviour in Colleges of Education, Southwest , Nigeria....

The study examined different types of violence prevalent among Nigerian students. It also examined the major causes, the damages caused, and effects of violence in the Nigerian tertiary educational system. It finally examined the effect of violence as perceived by undergraduates based on gender, academic level and age. These were with the view to p...

The study investigated the relationship between each of the level of income, marital status and home background variables as they are related to the nature of the crime committed. This was with a view of ameliorating crime rates in Nigeria. The study employed the survey research design. The population for the study comprised of all criminals inmate...

The study examined stakeholders’ perception of government roles in civic engagement and community integration. It also examined stakeholders’ perception of government approach towards civic engagement and community integration and determined the influence of variables such as gender and level of education on stakeholders’ perception of government a...

The study examined the enrolment of children in public pre-primary schools from 2010 to 2014 and investigated parents' attitudes towards enrolment of children in Ondo state public pre-primary schools. These were with the view to providing information on enrolment of children in pre-primary schools in Ondo State. The research design that was adopted...

The study assessed relevance of the contents of recommended Government textbooks as specified in the Government curriculum. It examined appropriateness of learning activities provided in the recommended Government textbooks and finally determined the readability of the recommended Government textbooks used for teaching in Osun State secondary schoo...

The study investigated the availability and adequacy of Geography instructional resources in senior secondary schools in Osun state. It also examined the instructional strategies being employed by Geography teachers in teaching and learning in the classroom. Furthermore, the study assessed the quality of teachers in terms of qualification, content...

The study examined the performance of pre-service Civics teachers in teaching practice exercise in Osun State secondary schools. It also determined the prevalent teaching strategies employed by the preservice Civics teachers in the teaching practice exercise and finally investigated the relationship between pre-service Civics teachers teaching stra...

This study developed a scale for measuring learning stress in lower primary schools in North Central, Nigeria. It identified the dimensions of learning stress in lower primary schools and as well determined the validity and reliability of the scale. It examined the relationship between learning stress in public and private schools, and also establi...

This study examined the perception of Social Studies on citizenship development among the Nigerian Youth and determined the best practices on how Social Studies can be used as means of raising good and responsible citizenry. The study adopted descriptive research design of survey research type. The target population comprised undergraduate students...

The study identified the playground facilities available in preschools in Ife Central Local Government Area (LGA) of Osun State. It also assessed the adequacy in terms of quantity and quality of available playground facilities in the LGA and examined the safety and security of the playground facilities in the study area. These were with a view to p...

The study investigated the stakeholders' perceived adequacy of current school curricula in meeting employability needs of the undergraduates. It equally assessed the stakeholders' position on what can be done on current schools' curricula in order to meet the prevailing employability needs of the undergraduates. It further determined the stakeholde...

The study examined the areas of Government’s involvement as stated in the national policy on early childhood education in South western Nigeria. It determined the implementation processes of the national policy on ECE on the areas of Government’s involvement and also investigated the level of compliance in the implementation processes of the nation...

This study examined the perception of Social Studies on citizenship development among the Nigerian Youth and determined the best practices on how Social Studies can be used as means of raising good and responsible citizenry. The study adopted descriptive research design of survey research type. The target population comprised undergraduate students...

The study investigated the relative effectiveness of brainstorming and concept mapping instructional strategies on lower primary school pupils' learning outcomes in Social Studies. The study adopted the pretest, posttest, control group quasi-experimental research design. The population for the study comprised primary three pupils in Ondo State. The...

The study examined the stakeholders' perceived security consciousness among the students in higher institutions in Nigeria. It determined the level of security consciousness among students in the study area. It examined the best practices to fostering security consciousness among students in the study area and finally examined the difference in the...

The study examined the state of primary education in Nigeria considering various indices directly related to education at this level. The study looked into the advent of primary education in Nigeria, its purpose as well as the various subjects through which knowledge and cultural values are to be passed unto the younger ones. The study examined the...

__________________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT The study investigated the influence of teachers" qualifications on teaching styles adopted in the teaching of Social Studies. It also examined the influence of gender on the teaching style adopted by teachers in the teaching of Social Studies. These...

The study examined Social Studies teachers’ view on what constitutes integrity in the academic field of study. It also investigated the perceived factors militating against integrity as a virtue in the academic world and determined the influence of gender, educational qualification, and years of teaching experience of Social Studies teachers’ view...

The study investigated the pre- service teachers’ perception, knowledge and attitudes towards stigmatization of mentally ill patient in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. It further examined the perceived causes of stigmatization, effect of stigmatization on mentally ill- patients as well as the measure that can be adopted t...

The stud y determined the pattern of se!j:efficacy among Social Studies teachers in Ekiti State. It equally assessed the relationship between Social Studies teachers Self-efficac y and lower basic school pupils' knowledge of Social Studies and finally determined the correlation betvveen Social Studies teachers' selj:efficacy and lower basic school...

The study assessed the Economics curriculum implementation in colleges of education and secondary schools in Oyo State. The study determined the relevance of Economics curriculum contents of colleges of education to the Economics curriculum contents of senior secondary schools and also determined the appropriateness of teaching strategies employed...

The study determined the extent to which e-learning facilities were available for Economics Education in Colleges of Education in Oyo State, investigated the extent of e-learning technologies utilization of lecturers in colleges, and examined the computer competencies possessed by Economics lecturers in the colleges as well examined the constraint...

This study determined the influence of school type on creative thinking ability of lower school pupils in Ondo State. The study adopted an ex post facto research design. The population for the study comprised of lower primary school pupils in Ondo State. The sample size comprised of 560 primary III school pupils using multistage sampling procedure....

The aim of education in Nigeria is the training of the individual to contribute to the growth and development of his/her nation or wherever he/she finds himself/herself and for the transmission of the social and cultural values to new generations. However, the Nigerian society has been encircled by political, economic, social catastrophes amongst o...

This study determined the level of voting apathy among the electorates. It examined the causes of voting apathy among the electorates. It further determined the remedies to voting apathy from the perspectives of the electorates and finally examined the influence of variables such as level of education, political party affiliations and socioeconomic...

The study assessed the level of maintenance of professional ethics as perceived by the stakeholders among the University staff members in a Nigerian University System. It also determined the perceived loopholes in the enforcement process of professional ethics in the study area and examined stakeholders' suggested best practices in the maintenance...

The study determined the relative effectiveness of fieldtrip and peer tutoring on academic achievement in Social Studies of junior secondary school students in Ile-Ife, Osun State. It ascertained the interaction effects of the teaching strategies and school type on the students’ academic achievement in Social Studies and finally examined the intera...

The study assessed the level of teaching effectiveness of Civic teachers in Osun State. It also determined the relationship between teachers' effectiveness and senior secondary school students' academic achievement and examined the difference between the academic achievement of the students taught by male Civic teachers and those taught by female C...

The study determined the academic performance in core subjects' of lower primary school pupils in Ondo State. It also examined the creative thinking ability of lower primary school pupils. It further determined the difference in academic performance of pupils'of different levels of creative thinking ability. These were with a view to providing info...

The study examined the mode of assessment utilized by Social Studies teachers in Junior Secondary Schools in Osun State. It investigated the students' achievement in Social Studies and as well examined the influence of variables such as teachers' qualification and gender on the modes of assessment adopted by the teachers in the study areas. These w...

The study examined the students' attitude to the learning of Civic Education in Osun State secondary schools. It investigated the students' achievement in Civic Education. It also examined the influence of teachers' professional qualification on students' academic achievement. The study further examined the relationship between students' attitude a...

This study determined the prevalence of se1f regulatory skills (behavioural, emotional,verbal) and assessed the level of social competence of primary school pupils in Osun State. The study further examined the influence of self-regulatory skills and social competence on primary school pupils’ academic achievement. These were with a view to providin...

The study examined the perception of Social Studies teachers on home factors contributing to violent behaviour among teenagers. It also identified the causes of violent behaviour among teenagers and highlighted the methods of resolving violent behaviour among teenagers. This was with a view of curbing violent behaviour among teenagers. The study ad...

The study examined the most meaningful causal model (home factors, school factors, teacher personal factors, career interest in Social Studies, attitude towards reflective inquiry, attitude towards social scientists, leisure interest in Social Studies, teachers' attitude towards Social Studies and students' attitude towards Social Studies) for stud...

The study examined the level of ICT competence among Social Studies undergraduates of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. It also investigated the influence of motivation variables as well as the influence of self concept on the acquisition of ICT competence. This was with a view to improving ICT competence in higher institutions of learn...

The study determined the level of life satisfaction, social interest and participation in extracurricular activities among the undergraduate students of University of Lagos. It also examined relationship between life satisfaction and social interest and investigated deregulatory effect of life satisfaction and social interest in participation of ex...

More than at other times in the history of Nigeria, the nation is faced tries with diverse social problems. Most of these problems are traceable to youth restiveness, ethno-religious crises, urban decay and high rate of crimes. Thus the need to develop strategies for peace education is paramount. Indigenous proverbs in Nigeria have been discovered...

The study sought to establish the level of relationship between students' self-efficacy in Social Studies and eight predictor variables (State, school location, school type, parent education, number of sibling per parent, family income and gender), it equally determined the combined contributions of the eight predictor variables to Social Studies s...

The study sought to ascertain the relationship between the performance of students in English language and Social Studies. This was with a view of ensuring better performance in the two subjects. The study employed the survey research design. The population for the study consisted of all the Junior Senior Secondary School Students in Osun State, Ni...

The study investigated the effect of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) on Junior Secondary School Students' achievement in Social Studies. The study equally examined the interaction effects of treatment of academic ability on students' achievement in Social Studies. Simple random sampling was employed in selecting 160 students from four coeducati...

The study investigated the influence of English proficiency on Junior Secondary School Achievement in Social Studies in Osun State, Nigeria. The research was a correlational type. The population for this study consisted of all the Junior Secondary Schools in Osun State, Nigeria. A total number of 100 students were randomly selected from two public...

This study was a correlational type. It was carried out to examine the relationship between the availability of ICT facilities in Social Studies and students' achievement in Social Studies; the relationship between the utilization of ICT facilities in Social Studies and students' achievement in Social Studies. Also, it examined the relationship bet...

There is no doubt that Nigeria as a nation had witnessed a series of Educational Systems since its birth in 1914. Immediately after independence in Nigeria, there were a lot of ills and shortcomings in Nigerian educational system as it was based on the British educational system which did not pave way for yearning needs, interests and aspirations o...

Introduction: The teacher plays a significant role in the intellectual development of the pupils, using various assessment and teaching styles to improve pupils' performance in school subjects. The study therefore investigated the effect of some teacher related factors: teacher level of awareness of assessment style, teacher assessment style, teach...

The paper investigated the prevalence of sexual abuse of women in two communities in South Western Nigeria. It determined the major perpetrators of reported sexual abuse and the coping strategies adopted by victims. Participants consisted of 185 women selected from four local government areas in the two communities of Ife and Modakeke in Osun State...

Teaching as a concept has been defined variously by various scholars. The main thrust of this paper is to examine various definition of teaching, examine phases of teachers in Nigeria context, identify the roles expected of a university teacher, examine the shortfall and proffer means of ameliorating the shortcomings in order to enhance quality ass...

University teaching method involve diverse modes of instruction such as lecturers, serminars, field work/trip, demonstration, laboratory, projects, etc. university teaching should provide an environment that encourages and expedites the dissemination of the discoveries, creations, and new knowledge generated by the members of the campus community f...

Social Studies as a discipline involves experiences which deal with the problems of human relationship in the school and the larger community. It also includes human relationships with other culture. These experiences and their rightful application form the values which control the social relations of each individual. It is believed that the school...