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Adubale, Andrew A.; Aluede, Oyaziwo – Educational Research Quarterly, 2019
This study investigated the profile of students that seek counselling assistance at the counselling center of the University of Benin in Nigeria. This was an exploratory study that adopted a census method to obtain information from the six thousand two hundred and seventy (6,270) students that utilized the counselling services provided by the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Counseling Services, Foreign Countries, Student Characteristics
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Shem, Magaji – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
Emotional disturbance is a psychological situation in which one's feelings are heightened, causing anxiety to set in. This disturbance can lead to low academic achievements in affected students. It takes away children's attention from realities and this affect their academic, character and skills development that are of benefit to the individual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bibliotherapy, Problem Solving, Skill Development
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Saula, Shamsideen Ayinla – African Educational Research Journal, 2017
Children constitute a significant proportion of any nation's population and they are the inheritors of the society. In Nigeria, children hold a great thrust for the future. This paper examined various methods by adult educators in curbing violence among children through various adult education programmes such as literacy education, fundamental…
Descriptors: Violence, Foreign Countries, Prevention, Adult Education
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Alika, Henrietta Ijeoma – Education, 2012
The study investigated the relationship between bullying and dropout from school among adolescents, in Delta State. It also examined the prevalence of bullying among boys and girls. The survey method was adopted for the study. Two research instruments were used for the study, they are the instrument on bullying and the instrument on reasons for…
Descriptors: Incidence, Dropouts, Adolescents, Continuing Education
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Alika, Ijeoma Henrietta – Research in Education, 2012
The study examined the role of inadequate facilities/accommodation, poor health, emotional problems, socio-economic status and poor time management as sources of stress among University of Benin undergraduates. The research instrument used was a questionnaire. The survey method was adopted for the study. Seven hundred and fifty respondents were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Emotional Problems, Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students
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Owie, Ikponmwosa – Journal of Negro Education, 1980
A study was conducted to assess mental health problems among prospective teachers in Nigeria. Marriage, death, marital problems, and alcohol and drug abuse were identified as major sources of worry. It is suggested that teachers could better help their students with emotional problems if they better able to understand their own problems. (GC)
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Student Teacher Relationship
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Adomeh, Ilu O. C. – Educational Research Quarterly, 2006
This study examined the efficacy of Albert Ellis' Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) in fostering emotional adjustment among Nigerian adolescents. Fifty senior secondary school students were randomly selected and divided equally into experimental and control groups. The experimental group was treated with REBT twice a week for six weeks.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Emotional Adjustment, Adolescents, Behavior Modification
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Egbochuku, E. O.; Obodo, B. O. – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2005
This study investigated the effect of Systematic Desensitisation (SD) therapy on the reduction of test anxiety on some identified test anxious students. In addition, three secondary independent variables were studied along. These were entry test anxiety level, sex, and locus of control. A 2 x 2 x 2 way factorial design was employed. SD was found…
Descriptors: Desensitization, Test Anxiety, Adolescents, Predictor Variables
Olatunji, Prince P. G. – 1999
This personal essay highlights a disturbing trend in the increasing divorce rates not only in Nigerian society, but also across the entire globe. The paper notes many cultural differences between how Nigerian society and the Western world perceive divorce, emphasizing that, worldwide, children are always the victims. Of particular concern is the…
Descriptors: African Culture, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs, Counseling