GPH-International Journal of Educational Research

TECHNIQUES TO INTERPRET SPEECH ACTS FROM AGHEM INTO ENGLISH FOR PEACE-BUILDING

SYLVANUS AKWA EWI — 2023-11-18

This paper argues that there are ways of combatting hate speech through interpreting. It proposes techniques that community interpreters should use to re-express Aghem local speech acts that contain derogatory connotations into English so that the target language receptor is not hurt by the offensive elements of the source language. Reciprocity will thus depend on the choice of words of the interlocutors and their mindsets at a particular time. The data for this study was drawn from interviews, questionnaires, participant observations and focus group discussions. 10 excerpts were taken from real life situations and have been analyzed. The collection and analysis were guided by the politeness, the communication, the interpretive, the speech acts, the sociolinguistic, and the pragmatic theories respectively. The findings demonstrate that interpreting offensive speech acts for peace-building is far from being an act of faithfulness to the source text. It requires positive manipulation by the interpreter while making sure that the essence of the source message is maintained and not completely obliterated. Techniques such as modulation, explicitation and omission were found suitable within the study. This work thus posits that interpreting should henceforth be equally viewed from and African standpoint and not only from the Western definition of the profession.

PSYCHOSOCIAL NEEDS OF STREET CHILDREN AND THE EFFECT ON THEIR EDUCATION IN CAMEROON

ARREY MATHIAS BATE — 2023-11-18

This study dwells on the psychosocial needs of street children and goes further to demonstrates the effects of these needs on their educational Rights in the Society. The provisions of psychosocial needs for street children, is not only a vector for their education but equally assist in their social insertion in the society. The study is qualitative in nature it attempts investigates the reasons why the persistence of children living on our streets despite strategies put in place to advert this situation. The participants for the study included fifteen street children and three key informants from the rehabilitation centers. Fifteen individual interviews were conducted all of them boys. Ten of these children were hosted by the “Institute Camerounaise de l’Enfance” (ICE) Betambain the Mbam et Kim Division. Three of the them found in ‘Centre d’Ecoute et transits' and two from Foyer d’Esperience all centers in Yaounde, Mfoundi Division which were still living in the streets but pending recruitment in one of the rehabilitation centers. The participants were aged between 10 and 15 years. The consent of the participants was obtained from their supposed responsible surrogates from the ICE Betamba and from the Educators of Centre d’Ecoute et transits Yaounde. All these centers are all found in the Centre Region of Cameroon. Findings from the study revealed that poverty, lack of basic needs, dysfunctional family settings, authoritative parenthood, family violence, deprivation of school needs, inadequate upbringing of children are not only the causes for persistence of this in phenomenon in the Cameroonian setting but equally these psychosocial factors deprive these children from their Rights to education. It was found out that the provisions of basic needs as well as the effective psychosocial support for these children will not only enhance their Rights to education but reintegrate them in the society. It was equally revealed that it would be good to provide parents with training on effective child upbringing in terms of the effectiveness of parental affection and guidance that will lead to self-esteem for the children.

The effect of word recognition on the reading performance of children with reading difficulties in the Buea municipality

Frida Nalovah Molonge — 2023-11-23

This study investigates the effect of word recognition on the reading performance of children with reading difficulties in Buea municipality. A quasi-experimental research design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised of all primary three children with reading difficulties. Fourteen (14) children were drawn from the population to form the sample. The children were then divided into experimental and control groups (7 children in each group). Data were collected using the reading readiness diagnostic instrument and analysed using mean difference, standard deviations and the Cramer’s V to measure the progression rate. The findings of the study indicate that word recognition has an effect on the reading performance of children as indicated on the results of the experimental group which was higher than that of the control group.

Influence of Parental Guidance and Socioeconomic Status on Upper Basic Social Studies Students towards Sexual Behaviour in Edo and Delta States

AKHOGBAI, Emmanuel Monday — 2023-11-27

This study examined the influence of parental guidance and socioeconomic status on Upper Basic Social Studies Students Sexual Behaviour in Edo and Delta States. The study was premised on the fact that parental guidance and socio-economic status are capable of influencing students’ sexual behaviour at the Upper Basic level in both states. Two research questions were raised and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was Fifty-one thousand, six hundred and twenty-four. The sample size for the study was 720 respondents arrived at using the multi-stage sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. Data generated were analyzed using the simple correlation statistics for the research questions while the Simple Regression was used to test the formulated null hypotheses at an alpha of 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that, there was a significant relationship between parental guidance and socio-economic status on Upper Basic Social Studies Students sexual behaviour in the area under review. The study concluded that parental guidance and socio-economic status influences Upper Basic Social Studies Students sexual behaviour in Edo and Delta States. The study recommended that enlightenment on safe behavioural approach to sex and sexual outcomes amongst Upper Basic Social Studies students to forestall unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases should be routinely conducted.

PRINCIPALS’ UTILIZATION OF COMMITTEE SYSTEM AS PREDICTORS OF TEACHERS’ JOB EFFECTIVENESS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Prof. Perpetua Okorji — 2023-11-29

The study investigated principals’ utilization of committee system as predictors of teachers’ job effectiveness in secondary schools in Anambra State. The study was guided by three research questions and three null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Correlational research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 5,286 teachers (1,872 males and 3,124 females) in public secondary schools in Anambra State. The sample for this study consisted of 529 teachers (187 males and 342 females) drawn using proportionate stratified sampling technique. A researcher-developed questionnaires titled“Principals’ Utilization of Committee System Questionnaire (PUCSQ)” and ‘‘Teachers’ Job Effectiveness Scale (TJES)’’ were used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts, two from the Department of Educational Management and Policy, and one from the Department of Educational Foundations, NnamdiAzikiwe University. Cronbach alpha was used for a test of internal consistency of the instruments which yielded overall coefficients of 0.78 and 0.81 for PUCSQ and TJES respectively. The researcher, together with five research assistants, collected data for the study using the direct approach method and 98% return was recorded. Simple regression was used for data analysis. The findings of the study revealed among others that principals’ utilization of committee system is a moderate predictor of male teachers’ job effectiveness in secondary schools in Anambra State. It was also found that principals’ utilization of committee system is a strong predictor of female teachers’ job effectiveness in secondary schools in Anambra State. Also, principals’ utilization of committee system is strong predictor of teachers’ job effectiveness in secondary schools in Anambra State. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that principals should ensure fairness in gender representation in composing committee system to facilitate the job effectiveness of male and female teachers.