DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT

The study investigated the awareness and usage of open educational resources among Library and Information Science undergraduates in the department of educational management, University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the
research were to find out the level of awareness of LIS undergraduates towards OERs, sources of awareness, types of OERs used by LIS undergraduates, level of usage of OERs among the undergraduates and the problems militating against their usage. In carrying out this study, five research questions were raised. Descriptive survey design was utilized for the study. The population for the study is 289 undergraduates. The total enumeration and accidental sampling techniques were used for this study. The instruments used for this study were a questionnaire with the title “Awareness and Usage of Open Access Resources Questionnaire (AUOARQ)” The data obtained were analyzed, using frequency and percentages. Findings from the study revealed that the LIS undergraduates had high level of awareness of open educational resources, they became aware of OER though self-exploration on the internet, open e-book and open access journals were utilized by the undergraduates. They had high level of usage of open educational resources. Unstable power supply, inadequate ICT facilities, poor Internet connectivity, lack of retrieval skills,
lack of internet search skills and download delay were some of the barriers associated with the use of OERs. Undergraduates’ attendance at such orientation, workshop and seminar should be made mandatory

The study examined an assessment of the level of utilization of transformational leadership style in secondary schools in ovia north east local government area of the study. Four research questions were raised; The descriptive research method was used
in carrying out this study. The population for this study was made up of all the 52 senior secondary schools principals and all the teachers in the 52 senior secondary schools in ovia north east local government area of Edo state. the sample size selected for this study is 5 school principals and 20 teachers in the 5 sample schools. this was selected using simple random sampling technique Findings from the study revealed that; The level of utilization of transformational leadership style among principals in public senior secondary schools in ovia north east local government area of Edo state,more experienced and less experienced public secondary school principals in ovia north east local government area utilize transformational leadership style at a high level, both male and female public secondary school principals demonstrate a high level of utilization of transformational
leadership style across all measured items. however, male principals generally reported slightly higher mean scores on most items compared to their female counterparts. The following recommendations were raised to guide this study; There
should be continuous leadership development programs organized for all principals, regardless of their years of experience, to sustain and further enhance their capacity to engage, empower, and support teachers effectively. There should be targeted support initiatives for principals in small public secondary schools to bridge the gap in transformational leadership practices compared to their counterparts in larger schools. There should be policies encouraging equitable access to leadership resources and
training for both male and female principals to ensure that all school leaders can maintain high levels of transformational leadership regardless of gender

This study was carried out to analyze the Impact of learning environment on the
scholarly execution of secondary school students in Ovia North East Nearby Government Range of Edo state. The descriptive overview investigate plan was utilized to carry out this think about. The Populace of the think about comprises of understudies from twenty six (26) auxiliary schools in Ovia North East nearby government range and a test estimate of 300 understudies were arbitrarily chosen from five of these auxiliary schools to carry out this think about. This Rebellious for information collection was the Survey and the Straightforward rate, recurrence tally and cruel was utilized to analyze the information.
The study uncovered that the learning environment comprises of well prepared
classrooms, libraries, research facilities, qualified instructors as well as extracurricular exercises to assist boost understudies execution in school. Too, Instructive foundations are moderately provided in schools to assist meets understudies scholastic needs and help learning. The study moreover uncovered that the learning environment features a major affect on the scholastic execution of auxiliary school understudies which The state of the learning environment predominant in a school setting to a more noteworthy degree decides the level of scholastic execution of understudies. This consider too appeared that instructors have a major part to play in guaranteeing an viable learning environment for
understudies specific with regard to how he oversees the classroom and conducts
professionally with understudies. Based of the discoveries, the ponder prescribes among other things that the directions materials, equipments and apparatuses required for successful educating and learning hones ought to be given to empower understudies obtain commonsense involvement within the program, The budget allotment to the educational segment ought to be expanded in arrange to make strides the arrangement of state of the craftsmanship Instructive offices and Instructors who are the primary contact of understudies ought to be routinely prepared and empowered to go to classes or workshops in agreement with best hones in guaranteeing compelling classroom administration.