IOSR-JHSS   Volume-6 ~ Issue-6 ~ Jan-Feb-2013

Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Accessibility, Usage of Reproductive Health Information and Attitude towards Reproductive Health Practices of Female Adolescents with Hearing Impairment in Lagos and Oyo States, Nigeria
Country	:	Nigeria
Authors	:	Oyewumi, Adebomi, Adigun Olufemi
	:	10.9790/0837-0660107

Abstract:The study investigated the accessibility and usability of reproductive health information and the attitude of female adolescents with hearing impairment towards reproductive health practices. A survey research design and multistage sampling procedure was employed to select 155 female adolescents with hearing impaired in Oyo and Lagos state respectively. Two research questions and two hypotheses were generated for the study. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.71. Communication barrier, cost, and resources and negative societal attitude were found to influence accessibility and usability of reproductive health information by female adolescents with hearing impairment also; accessibility of reproductive health information has significant relative influence on the attitude towards reproductive health practices. The composite effect of accessibility and usability of reproductive health information was found to be significant with attitude towards reproductive health practice of female adolescents with hearing impairment. The study therefore concluded that access to and usage of reproductive health information could lead to healthy reproductive lifestyle. Based on the findings, female adolescents with hearing impairment should be given equal access to adequate reproductive health information and professionals should make concerted effort to develop a positive attitude towards persons with special needs.
Keywords: Accessibility, hearing impairment, information, usage, reproductive health

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Abstract: Whether we like or not, globalization is changing the way we work and live. We are increasingly faced with complexities and to be successful in this environment, we need good communicative skills that can help us make reliable decisions and acquire new knowledge. But what do we mean by good communicative skills? Basically it comes down to one single concept - \'linguistic competence\'. Since language is an integral part of globalization, competence in one common language, i.e. English, has become even more crucial than before. Thousands of researches have been done on different approaches, methods and their effectiveness in ELT. Language Lab based ELT is not a new concept either. This paper aims at sharing some experiences with the readers and ELT practitioners about the actual effectiveness observed by the author being the instructor/\'mediator\' of English language classes in the language lab.
Key words: ELT, CALL, Integrated Skill, ICT.

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Abstract:Kamala Das belongs to the first generation of modern English poets who evolved a new poetics for themselves and made a new start both in theme and technique around 1960's. The first phase of Indo-Anglican poetry ended in 1950's. To the poets of this period the spirit of modernism was almost alien. Their main preoccupation was the spirit of nationalism and the war of independence, partition of country. It was only in the sixtees that things began to take a new dimension where a new generation of young poets took control of the Indo-Anglican poetic realm. Kamala Das is one of the most powerful voices of this post-colonial era. In Kamala Das's poetry we find the best expression of feminine sensibility, its suppression in a male dominated society. So her poetry is confessional and auto-biographical to a great extent, but at times she universalizes what is personal. This research paper would unfold how she rebels against the conventional restraints of society which are meant to exploit women in this man made world. "An Introduction" and "Stone Age" are two of her best known poems where she is intensely conscious of herself as woman, and through writing about the self she challenges the accepted notions of the female and redraft general opinion of the feminine mystique.
Key Words: Feminist, Sexuality, Rebel, Patriarchy, Post-Colonial Study.

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[3] Transcending the Body – K. Sachidanandan. P. No. 12-13.
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Abstract:Data Mining is used to extract meaningful information and to developed significant relationship among variables stored in large data warehouse [1]. "Educational data mining is an emerging discipline concern with developing methods for exploring the unique type of data that come from educational setting and using those methods to better understand students and the setting which they learn in" as defined by the educational data mining community [2] . Education is an essential element for the progress of country. Mining in educational environment is called educational data mining. It is concerned with developing new methods to discover knowledge from educational database [3]. Educational data mining provides a set of techniques, which can help the educational system to overcome these issues [4]. The objective of this research is to introduce educational data mining by describing step by step process using technique of K-means (Clustering Methods). The student evaluation factors like mid-term and final exam assignment are studied. This study will help the teacher to reduced drop-out ratio to a significant level and improve the performance of students.
Keywords: Data Mining, Educational Data Mining, K-Means, Clustering, Higher Education System.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Majority of Parents Involve in Girls Higher Secondary Schools in Jammu and Kashmir: A Case Study of Anantnag & Kulgam Districts of Kashmir Province.
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Mohd Shamim , Tabasum Rashid and Ruhee Rashid
	:	10.9790/0837-0663034

Abstract: As majority of people give top priority to their boys as compared to girls and girls are consciously ignored and parents give less importance to girls education. Therefore, there is possibility for girls to become victim of various types of psychological problems. The study aimed to explored parents' majority of parents involve in girls higher secondary schools in Jammu and Kashmir with reference to girl student's problems in Anantnag & Kulgam Districts of Kashmir Province(J &K). Understanding of students' problems relating to their education like not doing home assignments, absenteeism from school, lack of interest in learning, health related problems like any typical disease (s), psychological problems like students' inferiority complexes, telling lies, remaining disturbed, being isolated and introvert in school, interpersonal relations and maladjustment problems, personal family related problems like separation between parents, financial problems. Such problems affect on students' behavior at school and causes lack of interest in learning. Information from parents about the nature of students' problems can help teachers in understanding problems. At the same time parents involvement in schools can raise some problems for teachers however, such problems may be controlled through proper leadership and administration.,
Keywords: Girls higher secondary schools,Anantnag & Kulgam districts, involvement of parents , psychological problems, families, teachers and financial problems.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Job Satisfaction amongst Information Technology (IT) Employees in Bangalore City-A Sociological Approach
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Nanjamari.K
	:	10.9790/0837-0663540

Abstract: dilemma the majority organizations look is how to maintain skilled workers As information technology has gone from common to established during the last twenty (20) decades, retaining experienced information technology (IT) employees has turn into extra complicated. Consequently, this study focused on investigative job satisfaction among information technology (IT) employees in Bangalore city in Karnataka state. The primary objective of this study is to ascertain the levels of job satisfaction amongst information technology employees at an IT (information technology) and BPO (Business processing outsource) sector. For the purpose of this study is job satisfaction among information technology (IT) employees. The sample group (N = 100) consisted of permanent and contract male and female extending across the following occupational classes: Individual contributor, junior level management, Middle level management, senior level management. The Job Descriptive Index questionnaire (JDI) measures job satisfaction on five job facets, namely, salary, promotions, working condition, co-workers and the work life balance itself. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. A biographical questionnaire and the Job Descriptive Index questionnaire (JDI) were administered to gather the data. This paper reviewed presented literature to get what other researchers have done to make sure that IT employees obtain job satisfaction.
Keywords: Occupation class, Job satisfaction, Information technology, Organizations, Job Descriptive Index

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	The Improvement of Any School Process Is the Role of Teacher
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Tabasum Rashid, Mohd Shamim and Ruhee Rashid
	:	10.9790/0837-0664144

Abstract:At the heart of the success of any school improvement process is teachers' willingness to change and improve their knowledge, attitudes and practices. The role of school leadership is crutial in combining professional and accountability measures for effective collaboration of teachers in this regard. Using a case study design, the study explored the role of school leadership in mediating teacher appraisal for development. A purposive sample of two schools and nine participants were selected for the study. The study established that proactive leadership is key for any teacher appraisal system. The culture and professionalism created in school was found to be essential in creating an effective appraisal system. Furthermore, the existence of on-site and off-site professional development activities are were essential for appraisal system. Finally, the study found that any effective teacher appraisal system requires mediation between externally and internally initiated teacher development activities.
Key Words - Teachers , School Improvement , Professional development, IQMS, Pressure and Support.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Tunisia, Egypt, the Social Media and Political Activism
Country	:	Nigeria
Authors	:	Pamela Ogwuazor Momah
	:	10.9790/0837-0664547

Abstract:The social media like facebook, twitter, flicker, blogs, MySpace, YouTube etc, has played a major part in starting and sustaining revolutions that finally led to the overthrow of régimes. This article looks at the events in north Africa, particularly Tunisia and Egypt, in the Arab awakening, with the object of ascertaining how the social media have been very critical in political activism. It concludes that in the two countries, Tunisia and Egypt, the revolutions that took place there, saw the social media establishing themselves as veritable instruments of protest and mass mobilization. Although the traditional or conventional media were also able to broadcast news, there was a big contrast between the news the traditional state media put out and the news the ordinary citizen put out on the social media networks. For the first time, the world watched first hand as the ordinary citizens brought down long standing autocratic regimes by simply utilizing the social media to call out their citizens using their "smart phones' and new electronic gadgets they were able to bring down repressive regimes.
Key Words - social Media, Political Activism, Revolution, Arab Spring, Protest

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	The Linkage Between Capital Formation And Capacity Utilization Of Manufacturing Sector In Nigeria.
Country	:	Nigeria
Authors	:	Atoyebi Kehinde .O., Ishola .S. Ademola, Adekunjo Felix. O., Kadiri Kayode .I., Ogundeji Musibau .O.
	:	10.9790/0837-0664859

Abstract:This study seeks to determine the linkage between capital formation and capacity utilization rate of the manufacturing sector in Nigeria using annual data from 1981 to 2009. In our empirical analysis, we run an ordinary least square test to verify the statistical significance of the variables used and augmented form of granger causality test to identify the direction of the relationship between this variables in the long run. Empirical investigations revealed that only one variable is statistically significant at 5% and this variable is gross fixed capital formation. However, this variable is negatively related to average capacity utilization rate, in which case is not in conformity with a prior expectation which is justified by is co-efficient value of -0.14, which implies that a unit increase in capital formation to the manufacturing sector, will decrease average capacity utilization by 14%.
Key Words - Capital formation, Capacity utilization, Manufacturing sector and Commercial bank credit.

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	Capital Market and Economic Growth in Nigeria an Empirical Analysis
Country	:	Nigeria
Authors	:	Atoyebi Kehinde .O., Ishola Saheed Ademola, Kadiri Kayode .I., Adekunjo Felix .O., Ogundeji Musibau .O.
	:	10.9790/0837-0666068

Abstract:This study seeks to determine the impact of capital market on economic growth in Nigeria using using annual data from 1981 to 2010. In our empirical analysis, we run an ordinary least square test to verify the statistical significance of the variables used and vector auto regression technique to determine the long run relationship within the variables in our study. Empirical investigations revealed that two variables are statistically significant at 10% and these variables are market index and market capitalization. Also the coefficient value of these two variables suggest that a percentage increase in market index and market capitalization will bring about on the average 33.7 and 44.8 percentage increase in reel GDP.
Key Words - Capital Market, Market Index, Market Capitalization and Investment

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Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	The Significance of Religious Education in Local Primary Schools (Specific Reference to Christianity)
Country	:	Nigeria
Authors	:	Flourish Itulua-Abumere
	:	10.9790/0837-0666994

Abstract:In the contemporary context of studying religious education in a secular society, the process such as individualization makes it harder for children to get the opportunity to learn from religion in an organized way. At school young students can learn in an orderly and beneficial way from religion. However, we hardly know how they are making progress on this subject and what the significance of their participation in this subject really is. Currently, religious education at primary schools in Western Europe has evolved into a subject that seeks to support students to develop their religious identity. From a socio-cultural perspective, religious education aims to support students to develop their religious identity by giving them the opportunity to participate at religious practices.

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