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Education Funding for Quality Education in Nigeria
(Institute of Education- University of Benin, 1993) Yalokwu Patrick O
Education funding plays a critical role in achieving quality education in Nigeria, yet the sector continues to face challenges related to inadequate budgetary allocation, poor fund management, and infrastructural deficits. This study examines the relationship between funding and the quality of education in Nigeria, highlighting how insufficient financial investment affects teaching standards, learning outcomes, and access to educational resources. It also explores the disparities in funding across different regions and levels of education. The paper argues that sustainable and transparent funding mechanisms are essential for improving educational quality and achieving national development goals. Recommendations include increased government investment, enhanced accountability in fund utilisation, and the promotion of public-private partnerships to support the education sector.
Analysis of the Quality of Regional Governance Challenges and Implications for African Development
(Crawford Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 2015) Yalokwu Patrick O
Quality governance in any region or country does not just happen. It does not come by chance, but through the conscious choices of the citizens being governed, as well as the outcomes of the activities of various significant external agencies that impact the political entity concerned. By the same token, the measurement of the quality of governance is not an easy process. Until recently, it has posed an elusive challenge, notwithstanding the fact that there is a link between governance and development. A review of various studies (Kaufmann, Kraay, and Zoido-Lobatón, 1999; Acemoglu, 2003; World Bank, 2004; and World Bank, 2003) indicates that many of the existing measures of governance are subjective and not without errors. However, a highly objective aggregate governance index, which contains six indicators of governance, has been designed by Kaufmann, Kraay, and Mastruzzi (2003). Against this background, the purpose of this paper is to analyse the performance of various regions of the world in the field of political and economic governance using the six indicators of quality governance. Specifically, the paper discusses the challenges facing Africa and also highlights the implications for structuring strategies toward the sustained development of the continent.
An Investigation into the Management Problems Facing B.Ed. Parttime Programme in University of Benin
(College of Education, 1992) Yalokwu Patrick O
This study investigates the management problems facing the B.Ed. Part-Time Programme at the University of Benin. The research examines key administrative, academic, and logistical challenges that affect the effective delivery of the programme. Issues such as inadequate funding, poor coordination of course schedules, insufficient teaching staff, limited learning facilities, and communication gaps between management and students are explored. Data is gathered through surveys and interviews with students, lecturers, and administrative personnel. The findings reveal that these challenges significantly impact the quality of instruction and students’ academic performance. The study concludes by recommending improved resource allocation, better planning and coordination, enhanced staffing, and the adoption of efficient communication systems to strengthen programme management and overall effectiveness.
Organisational Capabilities and Product Innovation Performance among Nigerian Food and Beverage Companies
(International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), 2025-01-25) Yalokwu Patrick O; Ogaga-Oghene Joshua O; Omankhanlen Ehimare A.
This study examined the mediatory role of entrepreneurial orientation capability in the link between knowledge management capability and product innovation, using a survey research design and a validated questionnaire for data collection. The population was 672 Lagos-based food and beverage manufacturing
companies from which six quoted companies were randomly selected as the study’s sampling frame. A sample size of 353 managers was mathematically determined, while proportional and simple random sampling techniques were employed. The response rate was 61.19%. Data was analysed using descriptive statistics and partial least square structural equation modelling. The findings showed that knowledge management capability mediated by entrepreneurial orientation capability has a significant positive effect on product innovation. The study concluded that organisational capabilities positively affect innovation performance. The positive effect is particularly enhanced when entrepreneurial orientation capability is employed as a mediatory variable to link knowledge management and product innovation. The study contributes to extant knowledge by demonstrating that a complementary combination of capabilities can enhance innovation performance, thereby helping to clarify contentions about firms’ capacity to respond to changes in the business environment. In addition, the
study contributes to theory development as the findings reinforced, the complementary perspective of the resource-based view where one firm resource mediates with other resources to influence innovation performance.
An Analysis of the Status of Human and Material Resources for Geography Teaching in Secondary Schools in Benin City.
(Ekiadolor Journal of Education, 1990-01-15) Yalokwu Patrick O; Amadasun I O
The paper identifies and analysis the status of human and material resources for the teaching of geography in secondary schools in Benin City. It also discusses the resource situation necessary for effective geography teaching and learning in schools. The data used for the paper were collected from seven secondary schools sampled in Benin City in April 1990. Using a structured questionnaire, relevant data were obtained from the heads of geography departments, who had knowledge about teaching resources in their schools. To ensure comparability in human resources for both geography and economics (both of which are social science subjects taught in the surveyed schools), provision was made in the questionnaire for the staff strength of the geography and economics departments. The analysis of data involved the use of percentages and Student’s t-test. The findings show that staff strength and teaching aids available in geography departments were poor. Less than half of the geography teachers in the schools were professionally qualified. There was, however, an indication that no significant difference exists between the staff strength of geography departments and that of economics departments. The implication of these findings is that efforts should be made by the government and other appropriate educational authorities to train more Geography teachers (and even Economics teachers) and to provide relevant teaching equipment in order to make teaching and learning more result-oriented.