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    Principals’ School Plant Management and Teachers-related Factors as Determinants of Students’ Motivation towards Learning in Public Junior Secondary Schools, Southwest, Nigeria
    (Lead City University, Ibadan, 2024-12) Odunola Lovelynn Boluwatife MOGBEYITEREN
    In motivating students towards learning in secondary schools, several factors such as parental, peer-relationship, societal norms, and cultural contexts have been used without appreciable results. Yet, amidst the depths of existing study, a critical gap still remains unexplored in understanding ways to motivate students towards learning which is the unidentified area that made this study to pioneer an investigation into the interactive effect of principals’ school plant management and teachers-related factors as determinants of students’ motivation towards learning in public junior secondary schools, Southwest, Nigeria. Descriptive design of survey type was adopted for the study. Population comprised all principals (2,360), teachers (67,273) and students (406,462) with sample size of 180 principals, 1,706 teachers and 3,400 JSS2 students. Three research questions and two hypotheses were formulated and answered. Two self- constructed instruments- Principals’ School Plant Management Questionnaire (PSPMQ) (r=.908); Teachers-Related Factors Questionnaire (TRFQ) (r=.807) an adapted Students’ Motivation Towards Learning Questionnaire (SMTLQ) (r=.749) were used for data gathering. Data collected were analyzed using frequency counts, percentages and multiple regression analysis at the .05 significant level. The findings of the study revealed that the level of school plant management by principal is moderate ( ?ത =3.04); the level of teachers-related factors responsible for student motivation is moderate (?ത=3.34); the level of motivation shown by students to learning is moderate (?ത= 2.94); there is a significant combined contribution of principals' school plant management and teachers-related factors to students' motivation (R=.395; Adj.R2=.154; F (7, 3392) =89.623; p<.05). Based on the order of potency of each of the predictor variable in predicting the outcome measures, teacher’s attitude (β=.254; t= 14.705, P<.05) is the most potent predictor followed by school plant supervision (β=.155; t= 9.258, P<.05), teacher’s work experience (β=.150; t= 8.834, P<.05), school plant utilization (β= .136; t= 8.113, P<.05), teacher’s commitment (β=.034; t= 1.914,P>.05), school plant safety measure (β=.025; t= 1.491,P>.05) and teacher’s qualification (β=-.053; t= -1.491,P<.05) respectively. In conclusion, teacher’s attitude and principal’s supervision motivating strategies have proved to be more effective in motivating students in the sense that attitude fosters a warm, inclusive classroom climate as students feel comfortable approaching teachers with questions and concerns; likewise, supervision clarifies concepts, addresses misconceptions with regular feedback which spurs internal drive in students. The study recommended among others that: principals and teachers should participate in leadership training and professional development courses to acquire more knowledge on how to cope with 21st century teaching and learning requirements most especially in the area of securing the safety of learning environment which is essential for addressing potential hazards, teachers are to be more dedicated to their profession and students should improve on their study habits for productive outcomes. Keywords: School Plant Management, Students’ Motivation, Academic Achievement, School Plant Safety, Teacher's Commitment Word Count: 438
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    Public and Private Sector Expenditure and Nigeria's Economic Performance: An ARDL Analysis
    (Journal of Capital Development in Behavioural Sciences, 2024-09) Odunola Lovelynn Boluwatife MOGBEYITEREN; Adedigba Praise ABINA
    This study examined the relationship between public and private sector expenditure and their influence on economic growth in Nigeria. Gross domestic product was considered as the dependent variable, while public capital expenditure, public recurrent expenditure, and commercial bank credit to the private sector were treated as independent variables. The Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) analysis was employed to analyze the data, covering the period from 1981 to 2023. The findings revealed important insights into the dynamics between these variables. Notably, public capital expenditure in lag two emerged as a significant predictor of economic growth, as evidenced by its positive and statistically significant coefficient. This implied that public investment aimed at stimulating output exhibited a delayed but positive effect on gross domestic product in Nigeria. Conversely, the commercial bank credit to the private sector in lag three demonstrated a negative and statistically significant relationship with gross domestic product, suggesting that a decrease in private sector credit could hinder economic growth. Based on these results, policymakers were recommended to prioritize and increase public capital expenditure to foster economic growth as it is crucial to maintain a conducive environment for credit availability and accessibility to the private sector. Implementing supportive financial policies lead to improvement on the banking sector infrastructure, and ensuring easy access to financing in order to stimulate private sector investment, job creation, and overall economic productivity. Striking a balance between public and private sector initiatives helps Nigeria to unlock its full growth potential and paves the way for sustainable development.
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    Public and Private Sector Expenditure and Nigeria's Economic Performance: An ARDL Analysis
    (Faculty of Arts & Education, Lead City University, Ibadan, Nigeria, 2024-09) Odunola Lovelynn Boluwatife MOGBEYITEREN; Adedigba Praise ABINA
    This study examined the relationship between public and private sector expenditure and their influence on economic growth in Nigeria. Gross domestic product was considered as the dependent variable, while public capital expenditure, public recurrent expenditure, and commercial bank credit to the private sector were treated as independent variables. The Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) analysis was employed to analyze the data, covering the period from 1981 to 2023. The findings revealed important insights into the dynamics between these variables. Notably, public capital expenditure in lag two emerged as a significant predictor of economic growth, as evidenced by its positive and statistically significant coefficient. This implied that public investment aimed at stimulating output exhibited a delayed but positive effect on gross domestic product in Nigeria. Conversely, the commercial bank credit to the private sector in lag three demonstrated a negative and statistically significant relationship with gross domestic product, suggesting that a decrease in private sector credit could hinder economic growth. Based on these results, policymakers were recommended to prioritize and increase public capital expenditure to foster economic growth as it is crucial to maintain a conducive environment for credit availability and accessibility to the private sector. Implementing supportive financial policies lead to improvement on the banking sector infrastructure, and ensuring easy access to financing in order to stimulate private sector investment, job creation, and overall economic productivity. Striking a balance between public and private sector initiatives helps Nigeria to unlock its full growth potential and paves the way for sustainable development.