DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT

This study investigates the impact covid-19 on the socio-economic wellbeingon secondary schools in Egor local government area of Edo State. Four (4)research questions were raised to guide the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design for the studyandthemajor instruments used for data collection was the questionnaire. Thequestionnaire was validated and the reliability was determined throughtest-retestmethod. The sample size for this study is three hundred and seventy eight (378)respondents within the area of the study. Which represent ten percent (10%) ofthree thousand and seven hundred and eighty (3780) students fromgovernmentsenior secondary school selected using a simple random sampling techniqueBased on the findings made, it was revealed that many learners had substantialissues with a reliable Internet connection and access to digital devices, studentscould not connect to online classes due to power failure, academically competentlearners from economically disadvantaged background were unable to accessandafford online learning and lack of parental guidance, especially for younglearners. It was also revealed that why learning from home, they are easily distracted, andcan easily sleep off why learning at home. It was also recommendedthat thegovernment should give a periodic in-service training to teachers inseniorsecondary schools on the different ICT strategies that will serve learners inurbanand rural areas in the online teaching and learning process. It was furtherrecommended that school administrators should devise means of motivatingteachers and students towards proper using different procedures of makingelearning attractive to secondary school students from developing countries and8further boosting teachers and students’ knowledge of e-learning in the teachingandlearning process either online or the conventional classroomlearning.

The aim of this study is to examine the attitude of male and
female students toward religious education (CRS) in senior
secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State
and also whether there is any significant difference between their
attitude in respect to family background, the student concept, the
teacher factor, the school environment, the subject curriculum and
instructional methods. The students who participated were from four senior
secondary schools in Egor Local Government Area from SS1 class
(N = 80). To gather the data, a simple percentage process was used
to know the degree of respondents. According to the findings from the result of the gathered
information, there was no significant difference between the male
and female student’s attitudes toward religious education
regarding the various variables used.

This study examined the effect of campus political participation on the academic performance of undergraduate students of the University of Benin, Benin City. It examined how campus politics influence the academic performance of students who involve in it. The questionnaire was made up of two sections: Section A consisted of Bio-Data while Section B consisted of relevant information on the effects of campus political participation on the academic performance of students. The simple random and test-retest reliability. The simple random sampling technique was used for analyzing the data collected. The results from the analysis showed that participation in campus politics among other factors is a major factor that influences students’ academic performance and its effect is negative hence the level of academic performance of students who participate in campus politics at the University of Benin, Benin City, is moderate. From the result of the analysis it was recommended that adequate orientation should be given to students who intend to engage in campus politics and those already involved so as to understand the nature of activity they intend participating in as well as discouraging those who are not strong enough to maintain a balance between academics and politics at the early stage as this will enable them outline their priorities