Katsina State Nigeria Research Articles

Analysis of Post-Harvest Handling Techniques of Tomato in Batagarawa Local Government Area, Katsina State Nigeria

Analysis of Post-Harvest Handling Techniques of Tomato in Batagarawa Local Government Area, Katsina State Nigeria

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND JOB SATISFACTION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS: A MEDIATING ROLE OF TEACHER EMPOWERMENT

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of School leadership (SL) on teachers’ Job Satisfaction (JB), using Teachers’ Empowerment (TE) as mediating variable. Data was collected from 370 secondary school teachers in Katsina state Nigeria. The data was collected using questionnaires adopted and adapted from Devis (2009), Hackman and Oldhan (1975) and Menon (2001) for School leadership, Job Satisfaction and Teachers’ Empowerment respectively. Statistical Package for Social Science Research (SPSS) version 20.0 and AMOS (version 16.0) were used to analyze the data collected. Findings indicate that School Leadership influences teachers’ Job Satisfaction (JB) (Standardize coefficient .06). Moreover, Teachers’ Empowerment influences Job Satisfaction (Standardized coefficient .72). Additionally, Teachers’ Empowerment (TE) strongly mediates the relationship between School Leadership and teachers’ Job Satisfaction (standardize coefficient 0.51) The practical implication of this study is that education stakeholders i.e. ministry of education officials, zonal offices officials, principals among others should provide a conducive atmosphere for teachers to be empowered to enable them exhibits Job Satisfaction. The study is important because before now very few studies were conducted on School Leadership and Job Satisfaction in Nigeria in general and Katsina state in particular. Keywords: School leadership, Job Satisfaction, Empowerment, Secondary School Teachers, Nigeria

Impact of Class-Wide Peer-Tutoring Strategy on Secondary School Slow Learners’ Performance in Redox Reactions in Funtua, Katsina StateNigeria

The performance of senior secondary school students in chemistry has been very poor over the years in Nigeria. Teachers’ use of inappropriate instructional strategies and students varied abilities has been identified responsible for this problem. This study examined the impact of Class-Wide Peer-Tutoring Strategy on secondary school slow learners’ performance in redox reactions in Funtua Education Zone, Katsina State, Nigeria. Quasi– experimental design was adopted for the study. The study involved a population of 977 SS2 Students. A of sample of 108 slow learners drawn from two secondary schools were used. Three research hypotheses guided the study. Treatment involved teaching experimental group by trained peer tutors using CWPT while the control group was taught by the teacher using lecture method. Redox Performance Test (REPT) duly validated by experts with a reliability coefficient of 0.85 obtained using test retest method was used for data collection. Hypotheses were tested using t-test at 0.05 levels of significance. Results revealed that slow learners taught by peer tutors using CWPT performed significantly better than those taught by the teachers using lecture method. The study recommended that chemistry teachers should be train through workshops, seminars and conferences on the use of class-wide peer-tutoring strategy in teaching and learning of chemistry.

Teaching Curriculum and Instruction to the Undergraduate Students at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Katsina State Nigeria

Curriculum, whether defined as a plan for achieving a goal or a field of study, has crucially affected the life of both teachers and students in school premises. Based on this notion, a course titled ‘curriculum and instruction' is introduced for the second year Education students (200 level students) at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University to equip them with two basic ideas regarding the field. First, to introduce them to the various definitions of curriculum, its domains, foundations, principles and most likely current and evolving issues to be considered in curriculum planning and development. Second, the course aims at bringing into the cognizance of the learners about the distinction between teaching and instruction; and how the two help teachers in delivering curriculum content. The course immensely helps to the extent that at the end of second year, majority of the Education students are able to define basic concepts in the field of curriculum; explain different methods of teaching and how they have paramount influence in terms of delivering curriculum content.

Seasonal Variation of Water Quality Parameters of Zobe Reservoir Dutsinma Katsina State, Nigeria

Study was conducted on the physico-chemical water properties of Zobe reservor Dutsinma, Katsina State Nigeria. Water samples were collected from four different sample stations i.e., Makera, Badole, Garhi and Bagaggadi respectively, for the period of one year (May 2015 to April 2016). Samples for Conductivity, pH, Dissolved Oxygen (DO), Temperature, Alkalinity, Turbidity, Hardness, Chloride, and Nitrate were collected during the morning hours, between 7:00 am to 9:00 am. The result showed variations in the monthly mean values of all the water quality parameters tested. The water is too turbid most especially during the beginning of raining season, despite this variation some of the values were within the tolerable range of the majority of tropical fresh water fish species. But the water cannot be used for domestic use unless it undergoes intensive treatment.

Incidence and population of plant parasitic nematodes in green amaranth (Amaranthus hybridus L.) (Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae) from three selected areas in Dutsin-Ma Town, Katsina State, Nigeria

An experiment was conducted in the Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State Nigeria, between May to August, 2016. A survey was carried out from three farm areas around Dutsin-Ma Metropolis to investigate and determine the incidence and population of plant parasitic nematodes of green amaranth (Amaranthus hybridus L.). A total of 240 soil root samples from an infested A. hybridus were taken 10 cm deep from the rhizosphere of the green amaranth plant. The samples were extracted using Cobb-Seiving and Decanting Method. From the supernatants residue, a total of nine genera of plant parasitic nematodes were identified, with 6 genera in Farm 1, 8 genera in Farm 2, and 5 genera in Farm 3. The genera Meloidogyne (23.33%), has the highest incidence followed by Xiphinema (14.58%), Pratylenchus (13.33%), Heterodera (10.83%), Paratrichodorus (10.83%), Aphelenchoides (9.16%), Helicotylenchus (8.33%), Tylenchorhychus (7.92%) and Longidorus (7.08%). Data on incidence from root galling was also taken from the examined samples, with Farm 2 having highest value for moderate root gall damage. It has been deduced from the result that most of the plants with high parasitic load of the nematodes exhibit root gall, chlorotic and perforated leaves, darker weak stems, stunted growth and poor flowering. This results shows that there is a widespread distribution of plant parasitic nematodes against the A. hybridus plants in the surveyed areas (Farm 1, 2 and 3). The presence of these parasitic nematodes, even at low populations in the soil is not significant (P > 0.05) in comparison with all the root samples from the three selected farms (F = 0.12, P = 0.8803). The parasitic nematode population built up could eventually result in great reduction of the crop yield. Establishing efficient research control on the damaging potentials of these parasitic nematodes as against this vegetable crop; hence, awareness programs ought to be created for researchers, farmers and lay men.

A Comparative Analysis of Lipid Profile among Rural and Urban School Going Male Adolescents in Katsina State, Nigeria

Aim: The study is aimed at analyzing blood samples from 484 male school going adolescents; of which 263 were randomly selected from a public school in Katsina metropolis (urban setting) and 221 from a public school in Batsari (rural setting) for the levels of serum total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL - CH), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL - CH) and triacyl glycerol (TG) in order to ascertain a risk of cardiovascular disease ( CVD). Study Design: A cross sectional study was conducted among male adolescents from urban and rural settings aged between 12 - 18 years attending public secondary schools in Katsina State Nigeria to assess their nutritional status.

Participation in Fadama User Groups (FUGs) as a medium of Social Capital and Empowerment in Kankara Local Community, Katsina State-Nigeria

This paper was written to entails the results collected after conducting an empirical research which focus on Participation in Fadama User Groups (FUGs) as a medium of social capital and empowerment in Kankara local community, Katsina state Nigeria. This research was conducted because of the problems observed in the local community of low social capital and empowerment among the Fadama members'. The aim and objective here is to explore the level and relationships in participation, social capital and empowerment among the Fadama members'. The research work also try to explore how participation and social capital can transgress to empowerment.

Relationships between Socio-demographic Variables and Psychological Empowerment among Members of Fadama User Groups (FUGs) in Kankara Local Community, Katsina State, Nigeria

This empirical research was designed to focus on the relationship between Socio-demographic variables and psychological empowerment among Fadama User Groups (FUGs) in Kankara Local Community, Katsina State Nigeria. The total of 285 respondents was selected through random sampling techniques. And the instrument use for data collection was structured questionnaire. The collected data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics and chi-square in cross-tabulation form to describe the respondent background through descriptive analysis. Meanwhile cross tabulation was to find out the relationship between Socio-demographic variables and psychological empowerment among Fadama members.