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Influence of Parental Support and Monitoring on Antisocial Behaviour among Secondary School Students
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Ogwuche, Chinelo Helen; Igbashal, Vincent; Chiahemba, Moses Denen – Online Submission, 2018
This study investigated influence of parental support and monitoring on antisocial behaviour among Secondary School Students in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. The recent hike in the rate of adolescent vices (rape, robbery, thuggery and examination malpractices) experienced in Nigerian society calls for the need for this study…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Parent Child Relationship, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries
Undergraduate Students' Infractions and the Administration of Social Justice in Nigerian Universities
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Igbineweka, V. O.; Iguodala, W. A.; Anukaenyi, Blessing Osuigwe – Journal of Education and Learning, 2016
Nigeria, situated in the West African sub-region of the African continent has an estimated population of over 170 million people with 146 universities. The demand for these universities in the recent past has been unprecedented with an average of 1.5 million applicants for placement annually, the highest anywhere in the world. Regrettably, public…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
Patterns of Violence against Women as Perceived by Working -- Class Females in a Nigerian City
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Adebayo, Awoniyi Samuel; Oyebanji, Temitope Oyeyemi – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2014
The study was conducted to find out the patterns of violence against women as perceived by working -- class females in a Nigerian City. A total of one hundred and fifty respondents were selected from the target population using the multi-stage sampling procedure. A fifteen-item questionnaire tagged "patterns of violence against women…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Working Class, Municipalities
Is Rape in the Eye or in the Mind of the Offender? A Survey of Rape Perception among Nigerian University Stakeholders
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Elegbeleye, O. S. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2006
The issue of the escalating incidents of rape in Nigerian higher institutions has, not unexpectedly, agitated the minds of both students and university workers on the one hand, and the general public, on the other. This development has forced the hands of the authorities in some of the Nigerian universities to give priority to finding a solution…
Descriptors: Campuses, Rape, Foreign Countries, Incidence
Interpersonal Violence Cases Reported to the Police: A Nigerian Study
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Okulate, Gbenga T. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2005
The study involves 204 cases of interpersonal assault reported to the police during a period of 1 year. The patterns of domestic violence and community violence involving friends, neighbors, and strangers are described. The most common type of violence reported to the police is community interpersonal violence in which victims are mostly females…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Females, Victims of Crime, Interpersonal Relationship
Evaluation of Interventions to Prevent Gender-Based Violence among Young Female Apprentices in Ibadan, Nigeria
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Fawole, Olufunmilayo I.; Ajuwon, Ademola J.; Osungbade, Kayode O. – Health Education, 2005
Purpose: This intervention project targeted one vulnerable group, female apprentices in Ibadan, Nigeria, to evaluate the effectiveness of multiple interventions aimed at preventing violence against women (VAW). Design/methodology/approach: A baseline survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews with 350 young women recruited from…
Descriptors: Intervention, Violence, Sexual Harassment, Females