A. A. Adubale

The study investigated the impact of shyness on the academic achievements of secondary school students in Egor local government area, Benin city, Edo state. In order to achieve the purpose intended for the study, three research questions and two hypotheses were raised to guide the study. The study adopted a survey research design. The population of the study consisted of all secondary school students in Egor local government area. The simple random sampling technique was employed. A total sample size of 120 respondents were randomly selected from 3 public schools in Egor local government area. The instrument used for the study is a structured questionnaire titled "impact of shyness on academic achievements of secondary school students". The instrument was validated by the project supervisor and two other lecturers in the faculty of education. The Cronbach Alpha was used to determine the reliability of the instrument which yielded a coefficient of 0.867. The instrument was administered to the respondents with a visit to 3 public schools in Egor local government area. The data collected were analyzed into basic statistics for research question 1 and one sample t-Test for hypothesis 1 and independent samples t- Test for hypothesis 2. xi The findings revealed that while the overall level of shyness among students is moderate, it does not significantly influence their academic achievements and male and female students do not significantly differ in their level of shyness. It was recommended among others Offering support for shy students could help them feel more confident in their academic endeavor

This study aims at examining the causes, effects and remediation strategics for curbing domestic violence against married women in Ovia North East Local Government in Edo State. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. The design adopted for this study is the survey research design. The sample consisted of 200 respondents (married women) randomly selected from 1 church and 1 mosque in Ovia North East Local Government in Edo State. Questionnaires were used for collection of data from 200 (two hundred) respondents which were basically married women. The research instrument was validated by the researcher's supervisor and two experts in the Department of Educational Evaluation and Counselling Psychology. The test re-test method was adopted in testing reliability of the instrument after which the research instruments were administered by the researcher herself. The data obtained were analyzed using one sample t-test. Findings revealed that there is no significant difference in the respondent's response in the causes of domestic violence against married women in Ovia North East Local Government in Edo State based on religion. It was also revealed that there is no significant difference in the respondent's response to the effects of domestic violence against married women in Ovia North East Local Government in Edo State based on religion. There is no significant difference in the respondent's response regarding the remediating strategies in curbing domestic violence against married women in Ovia North East Local Government in Edo State based on the duration of marriage. Based on the findings it was recommended that law enforcement officers should keep proper document of all reported cases of domestic violence against women especially cultural and traditional practices that infringes on the right of women. It was also recommended that the judiciary also needs to put more efforts to nullify or declare customary laws that are repugnant as unconstitutional and should be repealed. Moreover the Civil Societies should intensify their efforts to enlightenment campaign against domestic violence domestic bearing in mind that domestic violence is not only against women but all members of the family