Vol 5, No 1 (2017) by Abayomi Alase
This article looked at the maturity of the Nigerian educational system from independence until no... more This article looked at the maturity of the Nigerian educational system from independence until now. As a comprehensive and historical review of the educational system/standard in Nigeria, this article examine some of the educational issues/shortcomings confronting the Nigerian people, and their inability to anticipate and strategically plan a course of action to handle the stressors. Additionally, this article also discussed the effects of globalization and how it has transformed/reshaped the fundamentalism of educational practices in Africa. As such, the problem with the Nigerian educational system is that it is lacking in many educational areas. It is recommended that the Nigerian government facilitate the development/construction of new infrastructures. For any society to grow/function properly, economically, developmentally, and/or fundamentally it needs certain infrastructures in place, i.e., standardized and structurally sound school buildings. Keywords: Nigerian educational system, UPE in Nigeria, UBE in Nigeria, Public and private universities in Nigeria
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Vol 5, No 2 (2017) by Abayomi Alase
As a research methodology, qualitative research method infuses an added advantage to the explorat... more As a research methodology, qualitative research method infuses an added advantage to the exploratory capability that researchers need to explore and investigate their research studies. Qualitative methodology allows researchers to advance and apply their interpersonal and subjectivity skills to their research exploratory processes. However, in a study with an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach, the advantageous elements of the study quadruple because of the bonding relationship that the approach allows for the researchers to develop with their research participants. Furthermore, as a qualitative research approach, IPA gives researchers the best opportunity to understand the innermost deliberation of the 'lived experiences' of research participants. As an approach that is 'participant-oriented', interpretative phenomenological analysis approach allows the interviewees (research participants) to express themselves and their 'lived experience' stories the way they see fit without any distortion and/or prosecution. Therefore, utilizing the IPA approach in a qualitative research study reiterates the fact that its main objective and essence are to explore the 'lived experiences' of the research participants and allow them to narrate the research findings through their 'lived experiences'. As such, this paper discusses the historical background of phenomenology as both a theory and a qualitative research approach, an approach that has transitioned into an interpretative analytical tradition. Furthermore, as a resource tool to novice qualitative researchers, this paper provides a step-by-step comprehensive guide to help prepare and equip researchers with ways to utilize and apply the IPA approach in their qualitative research studies. More importantly, this paper also provides an advanced in-depth analysis and usability application for the IPA approach in a qualitatively conducted research study. As such, this paper completely contrasted itself from many books and articles that are written with the premise of providing useful and in-depth information on the subject-matter (phenomenology, as a qualitative approach).
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This article looked at the maturity of the Nigerian educational system from independence until no... more This article looked at the maturity of the Nigerian educational system from independence until now. As a comprehensive and historical review of the educational system/standard in Nigeria, this article examine some of the educational issues/shortcomings confronting the Nigerian people, and their inability to anticipate and strategically plan a course of action to handle the stressors. Additionally, this article also discussed the effects of globalization and how it has transformed/reshaped the fundamentalism of educational practices in Africa. As such, the problem with the Nigerian educational system is that it is lacking in many educational areas. It is recommended that the Nigerian government facilitate the development/construction of new infrastructures. For any society to grow/function properly, economically, developmentally, and/or fundamentally it needs certain infrastructures in place, i.e., standardized and structurally sound school buildings.
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This thesis examined the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) on small-sized publicly traded bu... more This thesis examined the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) on small-sized publicly traded businesses in America and the communities they operate in. This Act (SarbanesOxley Act) was enacted by the U.S Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002. The Act has had very devastating and detrimental impacts on small-sized publicly traded businesses and the communities they operate in; according to opponents of the Act, they pointed out the financial burden that many small-sized publicly traded companies had to face in the process of complying with the Act. For example, they pointed to the enormous cost of purchasing new equipment (i.e., computers) in order to comply with the requirements of the Act. The most devastating and toughest element of the Act, according to the opponents of the Act, was the requirement that publicly traded companies hire outside auditors to audit and attest to the stability and viability of their internal control systems. As a result of t...
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This paper looked at leadership concept from a complexity perspective. Although complexity theory... more This paper looked at leadership concept from a complexity perspective. Although complexity theory has been attributed to many disciplines but it origin and original concept was first theorized in the physical science disciplines as a theory that tries to understand the complexity of nature as it is known and studied in the scientific world. However, complexity leadership theory (CLT) as it is known in the social science disciplines, especially in the leadership theory scholastic community, was first developed by Uhl-Bien et al. Their intent was to conceptualize a leadership theory that can describe a specific type of leadership style. As such, they conceptualized a theoretical framework, CLT; a theoretical framework that was intended to create a leadership paradigm (style) that will enable agents (humans) to have the ability to create, adapt, learn, and acquire the capacity to contextualize knowledge-based and knowledge producing capability vis-a-vis leadership-based capability. In ...
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The field of leadership study has witnessed an incredible surged of interests in both the entries... more The field of leadership study has witnessed an incredible surged of interests in both the entries of new theoretical leadership concepts and frameworks in the past 40 years (House, 1971; Burns, 1978; Bass, 1985). Now comes new contemporary leadership theories, a new paradigm in leadership conceptualizations, and among them is the complexity leadership theory (CLT). In the last four decades, traditional leadership theories have permeated and oversaturated the field of leadership study with its ideologies and conceptualizations leaving no room for new concepts, until recently. Theories like the path-goal leadership concept developed by Robert House in 1971, theorized about the path way to reaching a set goal by leaders. Then, James MacGregor Burns came up with the first theoretical framework for transactional and transformational leadership concepts in 1978. In 1985, Bass redefined both the transactional and transformational leadership concepts by refining the leadership theory. Accor...
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This interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study investigated and interpreted the Common... more This interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) study investigated and interpreted the Common Core State Standards program (the phenomenon) that has been the dominating topic of discussions amongst educators all across the country since the inauguration of the program in 2014/2015 school session. Common Core State Standards (CCSS) was a program that 48 states, two U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia (DC) established in 2009 to improve the educational standards of schools in their respective states and territories. The objective of this research project was to assess and gauge the impact of the program vis-a-vis how it has impacted the ‘lived experiences’ of the educators in the country, specifically, in the state of South Dakota. South Dakota, though a very small state relative to other larger and economically stronger states, has truly engaged and provided resources to her educators for training and other needed infrastructures to help with the implementation of the ...
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The need and importance of leadership in society exceed and transcend national and cultural bound... more The need and importance of leadership in society exceed and transcend national and cultural boundaries as we know it today. The “art of leadership” is to lead and exhume the innermost humanity of the citizens for the betterment of the society, because without the presence of good leadership, chaos and tyranny will dominate and rule over every corner of our world. Hence, the reason for the conceptualization of leadership theories that transcend and cut through national and cultural nuances and boundaries is very essential. To help examine this leadership phenomenon, this paper has selected Bass (1997) “Does the transactional-transformational leadership paradigm transcend organizational and national boundaries?” as the primary seminal article to audit. In addition, ten leadership articles will be utilized as secondary articles for the purpose of auditing this seminal article. Aus. Aca. Busi & Eco. Rev Vol 4(4), October 2018, P 242-251
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