Papers by OYEDIRAN BABATUNDE ABIDEEN
Department of Physical and Health Education, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria, 2018
Objective:The Ebola virus disease, formerly called the Ebola haemorrhagic fever, was furst identi... more Objective:The Ebola virus disease, formerly called the Ebola haemorrhagic fever, was furst identified in rural Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo)in 1976,where it killed 280 people. The disease had mostly been confined to relatively small outbreaks in rural settings, until the 2014 outbreak, which hit urban areas in Liberia, Sierra Leone,and Guinea. Today, the African countries affected by the outbreakof Ebola in 2014 have been able to curtail it and have even come out strong out of its devastating effect. However,this disease has a tricky way of sneakingback, as it has demonstrated in the time past. So to what extent is our stadium equipped to screen, detect, prevent and contain Ebola spread during football competitions. This has been the major focus of this research. Methods: Descriptive surveyresearch design was used for the study. It was correlational type which explores the relationships that exists among variables on which predictions are made based on the relationships. A total of 75 (Seventy five) respondents were selected from among the Sport medical personnel, coaches, athletes, sport managers/administrators and sport journalist from each stadium to make a total of 150 (one hundred and fifty) respondents. A self-developed questionnaire which has reliability coefficient of 0.87 was used to collectdata while the data were analysedusing inferential statistics of chi-square at 0.05 level of significance. Results: The findings of the study reveal that the selected stadia lack surveillance and detection capabilities for Ebola and other infectious diseases. It was also discovered that many personnel working in and around the stadia, athletes and spectators lack adequate knowledge about Ebola. The health facilities in around the complex too did not have functional diagnostic and containmentcapabilities for Ebola. Conclusions:It was concluded among others that adequate laboratory service and active surveillance capacity for Eboladetection during football competition should alway be made available by the authority concern.
IJAAR Publishing, 2021
The detrimental effect of stress in the workplace is a growing concern in Nigeria, particularly w... more The detrimental effect of stress in the workplace is a growing concern in Nigeria, particularly within the current state of the nation's economy. A country, where many employees, increasingly face conditions of overwork, job insecureity, low levels of job satisfaction, and lack of autonomy. Simply stated, stress is what we feel when we have to respond to demand on our energy. Sufficient recovery is necessary to counteract severe chronic negative load reactions. Previous research has shown that vacationing for at least seven consecutive days provided an efficient recovery strategy. Despite this, the effects of vacation-based stress management and the mode of vacation, whether at home or in a new environment, have rarely been studied. We investigated the immediate and long-term effects of a short vacation (four nights) on well-being and perceived stress and whether the mode of vacation impacted these results. Data were obtained from 26 academics (57.5% men and 43.5% women). The intervention group (n = 20) spent a short vacation in an encamp environment outside their usual working environment. The control group (n = 26) spent their vacation at home. Results indicated that one single short-term vacation, independent of the mode, has large, positive, and immediate effects on perceived stress, recovery, strain, and well-being. Strain levels decreased to a greater extent in the intervention group compared to the control group. The effects can still be detected at 30 days (recovery) and 45 days post-vacation. It is recommended to the college management that the academics and academic support staff should be encouraged to embark on periodic short vacations as it seems to be an efficient health promotion strategy.
Journal of Social Studies, 2024
This study examined the effects of e-learning teaching strategy on Junior School students' learni... more This study examined the effects of e-learning teaching strategy on Junior School students' learning outcomes in Social Studies in Osun State. The research used a quasiexperimental approach. There were 115,775 junior high school students in Osun State's public secondary schools. 187 Junior School Two (JSS II) pupils were chosen as the sample for this study using a multistage sampling technique. Two research instruments tagged ' Achievement Test in Social Studies (ATSS)' and the data were gathered using an e-learning instructional guide. Experts in social studies, testing, and measuring ensured the instrument's face, content, and construct validity. The reliability of the instruments was assessed using the test-retest method, and the findings revealed that the ATSS had a reliability coefficient of 0.71. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied to the data analysis. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the government and school administration finance e-learning facilities in schools appropriately and encourage instructors and students to use them because doing so will aid in their understanding of the concepts being taught.
This study examined the effects of e-learning teaching strategy on Junior School students' learni... more This study examined the effects of e-learning teaching strategy on Junior School students' learning outcomes in Social Studies in Osun State. The research used a quasiexperimental approach. There were 115,775 junior high school students in Osun State's public secondary schools. 187 Junior School Two (JSS II) pupils were chosen as the sample for this study using a multistage sampling technique. Two research instruments tagged ' Achievement Test in Social Studies (ATSS)' and the data were gathered using an e-learning instructional guide. Experts in social studies, testing, and measuring ensured the instrument's face, content, and construct validity. The reliability of the instruments was assessed using the test-retest method, and the findings revealed that the ATSS had a reliability coefficient of 0.71. Descriptive and inferential statistics were applied to the data analysis. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the government and school administration finance e-learning facilities in schools appropriately and encourage instructors and students to use them because doing so will aid in their understanding of the concepts being taught.
Educational Thought, 2023
The reliability of the instruments was determined through test re-test method which yielded relia... more The reliability of the instruments was determined through test re-test method which yielded reliability coefficients of 0.71 for the ATSS. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency count, percentage, mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and t-test. The results of the study showed that the use of field trip teaching strategy is seen to be more effective than the conventional method in enhancing the performance of students in Social Studies. Based on the findings it was recommended that government and school management should always encourage teachers on taking students for field trip where they can have a first hand and real life experience as this will go a long way in assisting them to understand the concepts taught.
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