Theresa Atakpo

Theresa Atakpo
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  • Ph.D Early Childhood Education
  • Senior Lecturer at Delta State University

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Introduction
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Current institution
Delta State University
Current position
  • Senior Lecturer

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Publications (28)
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Violence against children is a violation of the Child Rights Act and other Conventions governing the rights of children, and the effects of prolonged physical and emotional abuse on a child's cognitive development threaten the proper mental and physical development of the child and, in some cases, the child's survival. Despite the efforts made by t...
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The study explored effective management strategies for improving early childhood education in Nigeria. Two research questions were raised in the study. The descriptive survey design was used. The study population was made up of 1,350 public Nursery School heads and 5,000 teachers in Delta State. A total number of 274 respondents consisting of 27sch...
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The study investigated the perceived impact of Digital Education in Early Childhood Education Practice in Delta State Nigeria. Digital technologies are now used to enhance social inclusion and facilitate child-centered learning both formal and informal learning environment. However, the integration of digital education in early childhood education...
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This chapter examines governance and administration within Nigerian universities, focusing on leadership and efficiency. It analyses the effectiveness of university governance structures, as well as the bureaucratic and administrative challenges faced. Effective governance and administration are crucial for the success of universities; however, Nig...
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The study examined digital natives and digitalization for building early childhood education future. The digital revolution has transformed the way children learn and interact, giving rise to a generation of digital natives. This paper explores the potential of digitalization to enhance early childhood education, highlighting benefits such as perso...
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This study examined the extent of awareness of elements of green entrepreneurship in the basic education curriculum and the extent of implementation of green entrepreneurship in the Nigerian basic education curriculum. The study was guided by two(2) research questions and the study adopted the descriptive survey design. The population consisted of...
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The study examined early childhood development and education for national development: relevance and delivery system in Nigeria. The paper examined the concept of Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE), its purpose and relevance, and the delivery system in the country. The paper suggests strategies to improve early childhood care and deve...
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The research was carried out to ascertain how different household characteristics like marital status of parents, parents age, economic background, religion, type of family, occupation among others can affect investments in girl-child education. The design for the study was the descriptive survey research design. Four research objectives and a rese...
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This paper reviewed moral decadence among primary school pupils in Delta State. It defined and examined moral decadence among primary school pupils in Delta State. The descriptive survey research design was adopted using 250 teachers from selected Primary schools in the selected local government in the 3 senatorial districts in Delta State. The obj...
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The research was conducted to identify adverse and severe effects of COVID-19 pandemic on women and children and possible ways to reduce some of these problems. A total of 640 primary school pupils, mothers, and teachers selected from eight local government areas in Delta State participated in this study. Data were collected using a questionnaire c...
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The study was undertaken to investigate the quality, equitable access, context-based early child care and pre-primary education in Delta State by 2030. The study adopted a correlational survey design. The population was 135 administrative staff in Delta State universal Basic Education, Asaba. The population was 1 permanent secretary, 33 Directors o...
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It is a known fact that the early years is the bedrock upon which all levels of the educational system is anchored, and the level of access a child has to a great extent determines the ease with which the child con advance through other levels of education resulting in national development for global relevance. The paper X-rayed enhancing pedagogic...
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This paper attempted to address the role of technology in facilitating literacy instruction in primary schools. One of the aim of primary education is the inculcation of permanent literacy and numeracy ....
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This paper examined the holistic approach of management of primary education in Nigeria. It examined the structure, or primary education and its goals, the concept of management of primary education in Nigeria, the sociological and psychological aspects of primary school child and brief origin of primary education in Nigeria. The paper equally exam...
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This paper focused on restructuring of primary school health services in Nigeria for a sustainable solution to global pandemics with a view to identifying and addressing the challenges of the program in the primary schools. The study was a descriptive survey guided by 3 research questions. The population of the study consisted of 298 teachers and 3...
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This paper examined early childhood developmental experiences as a tool for combating future security challenges in Nigeria. Education is the foundation of civilization over space and time. Thus it is seen by nations wither developing or developed as the main instrument necessary for the achievement of national security. Many nations therefore inve...
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The study examined teacher's perceived effect of motivation on the quality of education in private primary schools. Four rese arch hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. A Sample of 190 private school teachers were selected from 12 private primary schools in Delta Central Senatorial District of Delta State. The instrument used in gat...
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This paper analyses developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood institutions in Delta State. The participants were 45 registered early childhood institutions in the three senatorial districts of the state. A checklist titled Developmentally Appropriate Practices in Childhood Institutions in Delta State (DAPCIDS) was used for the analys...
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This study focused on the effect of early childhood teacher preparation for sustainable development in Nigeria. It identified some challenges in the implementation of early childhood teacher preparation programmes in Nigerian Universities. A research question was formulated to guide the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted. A population of...
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The school is expected to provide moral, cognitive, social and aesthetic development of the child, it also expected to ensure the integration of the child into the society as the future of the society depends on the type of youths that the school produces. The study examined the relationship between instructional resources and academic performance...
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The Early Childhood Education Teacher Preparation Programme in Nigerian universities as a field of study is relatively new. With the recognition and acceptance of Early Childhood Education in Nigeria, some Universities have taken it upon themselves to produce teachers in the field. Of a Hundred and four (104) Universities approved by the NUC in 201...
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Early Childhood Education (BCE) is the education of children from birth to age eight. The justification for providing adequately for the childhood years lies in the recognition and acceptance of the assumption that early learning influences later learning, that favorable environment and competent adult are essential for early learning and that the...
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This study examined the evidence as to the effectiveness of early childhood education teacher preparation programmes in South East and South West Nigerian Universities by assessing the course content, teaching methods employed by educators for the implementation of the programme, available facilities and their level of use and particularly what stu...
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The early years are the most important for growth and development, this period of growth can be influenced by environmental conditions including lack of stimulation, violence within the family, abuse etc resulting in negative behaviours .being exhibited in later adult life by those who were not afforded the opportunity of enjoying adequate care and...
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Nursery education provides for the automatic development of children during the preschool year. Researchers have shown that motor development in the child is very importance and inextricably woven with other component of development. Arising from the theories of early child hood educational is the importance of play in childhood learning. Any educa...
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Nursery Education is the bedrock which excellent basic and sound education is built. Early of stimulation of the child intellectually serves a better opportunity for later intellectual development of the child. Information and communication Technology (ICT) have been an established part of the educational sceene for some years now. The Early childh...
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This article identifies classroom management problems, their causes, and possible ways to reduce these problems in primary schools located in Delta State, Nigeria. A total of 600 teachers selected from twelve local government areas participated in this study. Data were collected in a checklist containing 27 items and a two section questionnaire con...
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This paper attempts to address some important issues in the selection of learning experiences for primary schools. It starts with an introduction of what the primary level of education is and the characteristics of the learner at that level. The peculiar nature of the leaner, that of sensitivity to his environment and taking cues from his surroundi...

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