Higher Education Research

Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017

  • Availability of Equipment and Structures in Secondary Schools as a Constraint for the Implementation of Entrepreneurship Education in Animal Husbandry Occupation in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

    Obiyai Koku Kemenanaebi

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 1-5
    Received: Oct. 24, 2016
    Accepted: Nov. 12, 2016
    Published: Dec. 26, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20170201.11
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    Abstract: The study was conducted to investigate the availability of equipment/instructional materials and structures for the implementation of entrepreneurship education in animal husbandry occupation. The study adopted descriptive survey design. It also adopted random sampling techniques to obtain the respondents of the study. One Hundred teachers were dra... Show More
  • Features of French Language in Its Usages from the Perspective of Korean-French Translation Teaching

    Kyong-Ra Kim, Hye-Sun Kim

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 6-9
    Received: Sep. 23, 2016
    Accepted: Nov. 23, 2016
    Published: Jan. 04, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20170201.12
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    Abstract: There are many cases in Korean-French translation when the equivalents are not available in French and even when there are, the mechanical translation is not possible because of the difference in their usages. This paper aims to analyse the features of French languaguage in its usages from the perspective of word combination and composition of stat... Show More
  • Skill Development in Vocational and Technical Education for Graduates Employability in Tertiary Institutions in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

    Festus Chukwunwendu Akpotohwo, Alfred-Jaja, Stella Wellington-Igonibo, Cletus Ogeibiri

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 18-21
    Received: Oct. 25, 2016
    Accepted: Dec. 08, 2016
    Published: Jan. 10, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20170201.14
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    Abstract: This descriptive survey study investigated the skill development in vocational and technical education for graduates’ employability in tertiary institutions. The design of the study was survey design. The study was carried out in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Three purposes of study and three corresponding research questions guided the study. The sample ... Show More
  • Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis of the Determinants of Students’ Academic Performance in Mathematics at Basic Education Certificate Examination

    Gaspar Asampana, Korah Kassim Nantomah, Evans Ayagikwaga Tungosiamu

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 22-26
    Received: Nov. 01, 2016
    Accepted: Dec. 14, 2016
    Published: Jan. 16, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20170201.15
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    Abstract: The focus of the study is to use multinomial logistic regression model to analyze the determinants of students’ academic performance in mathematics. A simple random sample of 393 students was selected from a cohort of first year students of Zamse Senior High/Technical in the Bolgatanga Municipality. The students were admitted in the 2015/2016 acade... Show More
  • Assessing the Constraints in the Application of E-learning by Secondary School Teachers in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

    Alfred-Jaja Stella Wellington-Igonibo, Boma Isabella Dambo, Diseye Juliet Oyadongha

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, February 2017
    Pages: 27-30
    Received: Oct. 25, 2016
    Accepted: Jan. 06, 2017
    Published: Feb. 01, 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.her.20170201.16
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    Abstract: This study investigated the constraints in the application of e-learning in secondary schools in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Four hundred (400) teachers in public secondary schools were used as the sample for the study. The instrument for data collection was self-developed questionnaires titled, ‘... Show More