Teacher, Parent, Student Factors and Job Opportunities As Determinants Of Students’ Choice Of History Of Education In Selected Universities In Nigeria
This paper examined teacher, parent, student factors and job opportunities as determinants of students’ choice of History of Education in selected universities in Nigeria. An expo facto research design was adopted. 108 respondents were sampled from the 3 selected universities from Northern, Western and Earthen Nigerian. A self-designed questionnaire was used to elicit in formation from the sampled respondents and data collected were coded and analyzed in line with the four generated esearch hypotheses using Person Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient. The findings show that teacher, parent, student factors and job opportunities are determinants of students’ choice of History of Education in the Nigerian Universities. At last, recommendation such as the need for National Universities Commission to enforce law for all the universities in Nigeria offering teacher education programme to employ experts in History of Education to teach the course, as this will improve the students’ interest in the course and provide for the experts in the field.
History of Western Education in French-Speaking Africa: The Example of Senegal
Three centuries of French government with a colonial policy of cultural assimilation have earned Senegal a rich yet ambiguous educational system. While contributing to the full development of the country one consequent would restrict separateness of cultural identity for the Senegalese and require adaptation of the French educational system to their specific needs. This paper examines the history of Senegal's integration as a colony with the French educational system and the problems from independence to the present in elaborating a Senegalese education which adapts the French sysrem and promotes Senegal's cultural values and economic development. The limits of such action are the need to preserve the friendly and fruitful relationships with France especially at a time when the whole educational system is in a state of crisis, the need to “Africanize” the system without losing the benefit of international recognition, and the need to educate for development in a context of chronic underdevelopment. This background forms a context for psychological understanding of citizens' current behavior.
Avian infectious bronchitis.
Avian infectious bronchitis (IB) is caused by the gammacoronavirus infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). The virus causes infections mainly in chickens and is a significant pathogen of commercial meat and egg type birds. IB is an acute, contagious disease characterised primarily by respiratory signs in growing chickens. In hens, decreased egg production and quality are often observed. Some strains of the virus are nephropathogenic and produce interstitial nephritis and mortality. The severity of IBV-induced respiratory disease is enhanced by the presence of other pathogens, including bacteria, leading to chronic complicated airsacculitis. Diagnosis of IB requires virus isolation or demonstration of viral nucleic acid from diseased flocks. Demonstration of a rising serum antibody response may also be useful. The widespread use of live and inactivated vaccines may complicate both the interpretation of virus isolation and serology findings. The occurrence of antigenic variant strains may overcome immunity induced by vaccination.