CONDITIONS OF SERVICE AS CORRELATE OF TEACHERS’ JOB PERFORMANCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN ONITSHA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

This paper investigated the conditions of service as correlate of teachers’ job performance in primary schools in Onitsha South local government area of Anambra state, Nigeria. The study was guided by four research questions and one hypothesis. The study employed survey research design. The area of study was Onitsha South local government area, Anambra state. The population of study consisted of all the 40 Head Teachers and 309 teachers in 40 primary schools found in Onitsha South local government area, Anambra state. The total population was 349. The sample size of the study consists of the 40 Head Masters and 180 teachers randomly selected through stratified simple random sampling method from the total population of 349. The total size for the study is 220. The researcher used a self-developed instrument for collecting the data for 20-item questionnaires titled, “Conditions of Service as Correlate of Teachers Job Performance in Primary Schools” (CSCTJPPS). The data collected were analyzed with descriptive statistics by mean statistics. The findings of the study showed that salary and promotion as conditions of services do not correlate with teachers’ job performance in primary schools in Onitsha South local government area of Anambra state, Nigeria. The study concluded that higher salary and promotion of teachers in primary schools can satisfy them but may not improve pupils’ academic achievement nor exert teachers to put more efforts in return to compensation for higher salaries. Also, regular increase of primary school teachers’ salaries may not worth the investment they made on the children. The study, therefore, recommended among other things: teachers should be motivated inwardly to teach and improving their job performance not only waiting to be driven by external forces such as salary, promotion, housing provision and as well as medical care. This will better improve the teachers’ job performance and pupils’ academic performance in primary schools, especially in the study area and Nigeria in general. Also, government of Nigeria and Anambra state should encourage teachers in primary schools through adequate conditions of service in other to upgrade education system and educational output.  Article visualizations

ATTITUDES OF TEACHERS TO ICT USAGE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT IN AWKA SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE

The study examined attitudes of teachers to ICT usage in secondary school management in Awka South LGA of Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for this study. The population of the study comprised 604 teachers (60 males and 544 females) from the 19 public secondary schools in Awka South LGA of Anambra State. All the 604 teachers were used for the study due to relatively manageable size of the population. A researcher-developed instrument titled “Attitudes of Teachers to Information and Communication Technology Usage in School Management Questionnaire (ATICTUSMQ)” was used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to face validation by three experts from Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam Campus. The internal consistency of the instruments was determined using Cronbach Alpha which yielded reliability value of 0.79. The instruments were administered by the researcher with the help of three research assistants who are secondary school teachers in Anambra State. A total of 604 copies of the questionnaires were distributed and 593 were properly filled and successfully retrieved indicating 98% return rate. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. The findings of the study revealed that teachers have high self-efficacy and willingness to ICT usage in secondary school management in Awka South LGA of Anambra State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Ministry of Education should develop policy that is geared towards improving self-efficacy of teachers to ICT usage in school management

Deflationary tactics with the archive of life: contemporary Jewish art and popular culture

This paper discusses art works by Suzanne Treister, Deborah Kass and Doug Fishbone. It considers the importance of their work for contemporary Jewish identity within the terms of wider conceptual questions that preoccupy contemporary art. These concerns are challenging the perceived structures of power, the “performance” of subjectivity and the questioning of authenticity. A deflationary aesthetic is central to the critique of these structures of thinking fuelled by an interest in the relationship between Jewish subjectivity and popular culture that underpins all of these art works. I argue that popular culture plays a key role as a constituting factor in the production of contemporary Anglophone subjectivity. I use the case studies to develop the argument in the three artists’ specificities and the way they all question the idea of authenticity as a stable source of self-understanding. Suzanne Treister questions history and our relationship with historical events, specifically the Holocaust. She also explores questions of the relationship between structures of power and narratives of history. Debora Kass considers the representation of Jewish women, power and iconicity. Doug Fishbone, a younger artist, takes on self-hate as a transformative tool and as a motif that destabilizes Jewishness as a category, especially in an age of the accelerated post-internet-derived subjectivity

Archive of Darkness:William Kentridge's Black Box/Chambre Noire

Situating itself in histories of cinema and installation art, William Kentridge's Black Box/Chambre Noire (2005) raises questions about screens, exhibition space, site-specificity and spectatorship. Through his timely intervention in a debate on Germany’s colonial past, Kentridge’s postcolonial art has contributed to the recognition and remembrance of a forgotten, colonial genocide. This article argues that, by transposing his signature technique of drawings for projection onto a new set of media, Kentridge explores how and what we can know through cinematic projection in the white cube. In particular, his metaphor of the illuminated shadow enables him to animate archival fragments as shadows and silhouettes. By creating a multi-directional archive, Black Box enables an affective engagement with the spectres of colonialism and provides a forum for the calibration of moral questions around reparation, reconciliation and forgiveness

Comparing antibody responses to Onchocerca volvulus and non-parasite antigens in placebo-controlled and ivermectin-treated onchocerciasis patients

Serum antibodies to parasite-specific and non-parasite antigens were evaluated  using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Out of the 470 sera collected, 409 were from residents of an onchocerciasis hyper-endemic area, 55 non-endemic and 6 European normal sera served as control. The patients’ age, sex, skin  microfilaria densities, dermal and ocular clinical manifestations (colour of optic disc) have been well characterised. The study population had participated in a  placebocontrolled (n=191) trial of ivermectin (Mectizan®) treatment (n=218). The parasite antigens are phosphate buffered saline crude extract of adult worms of Onchocerca volvulus, a recombinant antigen (Ov1.9) and a monoclonal antibody purified antigen (Cam 1). The non-parasite antigens are deoxycholate citrate extract of optic nerve (nerve-DOC) and commercially available IgA, IgM and IgG were used to assay for rheumatoid factor (Rh-F) auto-antibodies. Generally, antibodies to parasite antigens in onchocerciasis patients were remarkably higher than control group (p<0.05) using exact F-test. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) in antibodies to nerve-DOC and Rh-F in patients compared to control. Antibodies increased with increasing skin snip microfilaria load from 0.69±0.28 with 0mf/mg (n=54) as against 0.80±0.26 for those with 4-20mf/mg. Observed slight negative correlation in IgG antibody levels and severity of disc colour with mean OD values of 0.26±0.22 in those graded as having no optic nerve disease (OND) (disc 1, n=86) and 0.17±0.19 for those with severe changes (disc 3, n=49) was not statistically significant (P>0.05). An age dependent significant decrease (P<0.05) in antibodies were observed with 0.64±0.34 for 15-30yr old (n=48) compared to 0.48±0.35 for those 50yr (n=50) for PBS with a similar trend for IgG to Ov1.9 and Cam1. In conclusion, serum parasite-specific and non-parasite antibodies may not be responsible for the pathology of optic nerve disease. Onchocerciasis patients were apparently not at higher risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis than the control.Keywords: Onchocerciasis; Antibodies; Antigens; Immune responses; Ivermectin

Impact of Social Media on Senior Secondary School Students’ Involvement in Cybercrime in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria

This study investigated the impact of social media on senior secondary school students’ involvement in Cybercrime in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. The study specifically explored the level of addictiveness to social media by students in senior secondary schools, and the influence of social media on students’ involvement in Cybercrime in senior secondary schools. Two research questions guided the study, and two null hypotheses were formulated for the study and tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The respondents used for the study consisted of 173 SS 2 students (73 males and 100 females) from the four schools sampled for the study using a simple random sampling technique (balloting). Data was collected using the Social Media and Cybercrime Questionnaire (SMCQ), which was validated by experts. An estimate of the stability of the instrument yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.85 using Cronbach’s Alpha statistic. Mean and standard deviation were used as descriptive statistics to answer the research questions, while the independent samples t-test was adopted as an inferential statistic. The findings indicated that male students have a higher level of addiction to social media than their female counterparts, and male students are more involved in Cybercrime as a result of social media influence than their female counterparts. The results also revealed that there is no significant difference in the mean responses of male and female students on the influence of social media on their involvement in Cybercrime in secondary school. It was recommended that the school authorities should monitor both the male and female students on the usage of social media in schools, as its usage has a positive relationship with their involvement in Cybercrime

Impact of Social Media on Senior Secondary School Students’ Involvement in Cybercrime in UDI Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria

This study investigated the impact of social media on senior secondary school students’ involvement in cybercrime in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study, and two null hypotheses were formulated for the study and tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The respondents used for the study consisted of 173 SS 2 students (73 males and 100 females) from the four schools sampled for the study using a simple random sampling technique (balloting). Data was collected using the Social Media and Cybercrime Questionnaire (SMCQ), which was validated by experts. An estimate of the stability of the instrument yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.85 using Cronbach’s Alpha statistic. Mean and standard deviation were used as descriptive statistics to answer the research questions, while the independent samples t-test was adopted as an inferential statistic. The findings indicated that male students have a higher level of addiction to social media than their female counterparts, and male students are more involved in cybercrime as a result of social media influence than their female counterparts. The results also revealed that there is no significant difference in the mean responses of male and female students on the influence of social media on their involvement in cybercrime in secondary school. It was recommended that the school authorities should monitor both the male and female students on the usage of social media in schools, as its usage has a positive relationship with their involvement in cybercrime

Impact of Social Media on Senior Secondary School Students’ Involvement in Cybercrime in UDI Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria

This study investigated the impact of social media on senior secondary school students’ involvement in cybercrime in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study, and two null hypotheses were formulated for the study and tested at a 0.05 level of significance. The study employed a descriptive survey research design. The respondents used for the study consisted of 173 SS 2 students (73 males and 100 females) from the four schools sampled for the study using a simple random sampling technique (balloting). Data was collected using the Social Media and Cybercrime Questionnaire (SMCQ), which was validated by experts. An estimate of the stability of the instrument yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.85 using Cronbach’s Alpha statistic. Mean and standard deviation were used as descriptive statistics to answer the research questions, while the independent samples t-test was adopted as an inferential statistic. The findings indicated that male students have a higher level of addiction to social media than their female counterparts, and male students are more involved in cybercrime as a result of social media influence than their female counterparts. The results also revealed that there is no significant difference in the mean responses of male and female students on the influence of social media on their involvement in cybercrime in secondary school. It was recommended that the school authorities should monitor both the male and female students on the usage of social media in schools, as its usage has a positive relationship with their involvement in cybercrime

Tripanosomoza deve - kratak pregled.

Camel trypanosomosis (surra), caused by Trypanosoma evansi, is the most important single cause of morbidity and mortality in camels. The disease, transmitted non-cyclically by other haematophagus flies (e.g. Tabanus) is endemic in Africa, Asia and South America, and in addition to camels other species of domesticated livestock are affected. Because of the wide geographic range of surra, its control has attracted international attention, with a focus on formulating and implementing effective strategies aimed at increasing productivity and achieving a decrease in mortality and morbidity. In this review, the clinico-pathological effects of surra are presented, as their understanding may help in the design of effective control. Anaemia appears to be a major component of the pathology of surra. Its development and persistence in the course of the disease induce anoxic conditions which manifest signs of dysfunction in various organs as a result of a fall in tissue pH and vascular damage. This is followed by the release of large quantities of cytoplasmic and mitochondrial enzymes, especially aspartate alanine transferase (AST) and alanine transferase (ALT), among others, into serum, causing further cellular and tissue damage. The net effect associated with the above changes is immunosuppression which later develops and predisposes the animals to other infections and death if untreated. Therefore, emphasis is placed on accurate diagnosis of surra, treatment with effective trypanocidal drugs such as trypan and the use of vector control methods in the control and management of this disease.Tripanosomoza deva (Surra) uzrokovana vrstom Trypanosoma evansi najvažniji je uzrok pobola i smrtnosti deva. Bolest neciklički prenose hematofagni insekti (npr. Tabanus sp.), a endemska je u Africi, Aziji i Južnoj Americi. Osim deva ugrožene su i druge vrste domaćih životinja. Zbog velike zemljopisne proširenosti, kontrola bolesti privukla je međunarodnu pozornost s težištem na oblikovanju i uvođenju djelotvornih strategija u svrhu povećanja proizvodnosti te smanjenja pobola i smrtnosti. U radu su opisani kliničko-patološki nalazi bolesti s ciljem njezina djelotvornog suzbijanja. Glavni znak bolesti je anemija. Razvoj i trajanje anemije tijekom bolesti dovodi do anoksije što se očituje znakovima poremećene funkcije različitih organa kao rezultat pada pH u tkivu i oštećenja krvnih žila. Zatim slijedi oslobađanje velikih količina citoplazmatskih i mitohondrijskih enzima, naročito aspartat aminotransferaze (AST) i alanin aminotransferaze (ALT) u serum, uzrokujući daljnje stanično i tkivno oštećenje. Usporedno s ovim promjenama dolazi i do imunosupresije koja povećava osjetljivost životinja za druge infekcije i dovodi do smrti ako se ne liječi. Kontrola bolesti temelji se na njezinoj točnoj dijagnozi, liječenju djelotvornim tripanocidnim lijekovima kao što je tripan i primjeni metoda suzbijanja vektora

Bodies of archives / archival bodies: an introduction.

Compared to other disciplines and despite its central role in research practices, the concept of the “archive” has received insufficient critical attention in anthropology until recently. Anthropologists working in collaboration with artists and curators have experimented with forms of archive/archiving, raising important questions about both the collaborative and processual nature of archives. They thereby challenge ideas about the “archive” as a static repository of history. This special section begins with the premise that archives, prone to decay, dissolution, and rearrangement, are permanently in process. This perspective enables us to engage with cleavages and links between past knowledge and future imagination, as well as the role of representation and the anarchive. Our interest is not limited to objects, but also addresses the idea of the body (or collective bodies) as archives of experience, and the archive’s potential for collaborative artistic and ethnographic practices. We ask: What forms of collaborative work does the archive offer? In what ways can the collective sensibility of the archive be explored? What can we gain from a process-based notion of the archive? What implications does this have on the role of the archive in art and anthropology, and for the practices related to it in particular