Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
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description: The Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities (CJMSSH) is a publication of the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Caritas University, Amorji-Nike, Enugu Nigeria. CJMSSH is an international peer-reviewed open access journal dedicated to publish high quality research articles on various disciplines in management, social science and humanities such as Business Management, Business studies,Communication studies, Corporate Governance, Corporate organization, Criminology, Anthropology, Demography, Development Studies, Economics, Literature, Entrepreneurship, ethics, General History, Geography, Industrial relations, Information Science, International relations, International studies, Law, Legal Management, Library Science, Linguistics, literature, Business strategy and policy, Entrepreneurship, Human resource management, Organizational behavior, Organizational theory, Research methods, Local Languages, Market Management, Media studies, Music, Operational Management, Paralegal studies, Performing arts ( i. e. Dance, Theatre, and Music), Philosophical Research, Philosophy, Physical Geography, Political science, Population Studies, Psychology, Public and business administration, Publications and advertising, Social Welfare, Sociology, Special Education, Sport Management, Women studies, Visual arts, Gender studies, Cultural studies and ethnic studies, Social Work, Sociology, Archaeology, Business, Divinity, Library and Museum Studies, Journalism, Mass media and Communication, and other studies etc. The journal will consider submissions from all over the world, on research works not being published or submitted for publication towards publication as full paper, review article, short communication and research note. The Papers a
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publication name: Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
items: Agile Governance and Digital Entrepreneurship: Fostering Innovation and Organizational Management in the AI-Powered Workplace
items: The Impact of Herders/Farmers Migration Contact and the Crisis of Food Security in F.C.T, Nigeria
items: The Roles And Usefulness Of The English Language In The South Eastern Part Of Nigeria
items: A Study Of Feminist Consciousnss In Buchi Emecheta’s Second Class Citizen
items: Local Government System Failure in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: An Exploration of Key Constitutional Challenges and the Exigency of a Paradigm Shift
items: Public Order Act Enforcement in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: An Assessment of State Governors’ Reckless Interference and Implication for Opposition Politics and Democratic Stability
items: Influence of Advertisement in Social Media Comedy Skit on Brand Awareness and Loyalty
items: Assessment Of Social Media Influence On The Voting Pattern Of Electorates In Nsukka Urban In The 2023 General Elections
items: The Motivation of Women Entrepreneurs on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ogun State
items: Self Esteem And Level Of Education As Factors In Religious Conformity
items: Effect Of Business Process Re-Engineering On Organizational Objectives, a Study Of Union Bank Plc, Okpara Avenue, Enugu
items: Financial Inclusion Policy and the Poor: Evidence from Nigeria
items: Effectiveness of Daily Sun and Vanguard Newspapers Coverage of Campaign Against Political Corruption in Nigerian Electoral Process
items: Public Relations And Performance Management In Selected Media Organisations In South East Nigeria
items: Another Look At Oramedia Hypothesis.
items: Unemployment, Insecurity And The Nigerian National Directorate Of Employment
items: Role Of Broadcast Media In Anti-Corruption Campaign Of The Federal Government From 2015 – 2023 (a Study Of The Broadcast Media In Southeast, Nigeria)
items: Admittance and Use of Interference for Preclusion and Treatment of Malaria among Pregnant Women in COVID-19 Era in Nsukka Urban
items: The 2019 General Elections, Logistics Challenges and Electoral Transparency: the Implications for Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria
items: Political Ideology and its Influence on Criminal Justice Policy in Nigeria
items: Status Of Women In Nigeria In Contemporary Times: Challenges And Prospects
items: Awareness And Acceptance Of Household (Building) Insurance Among Private Residence Of Flood Prone Areas In Lagos State, Nigeria
items: Effect Of Business Principles On Record Keeping Of An Entrepreneur : Food And Beverage Industry Of Nigeria
items: The Effects of Job Satisfaction on Employees’ Performance (A Study of the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu)
items: Substance Use, Self-esteem, and Locus of Control as Predictors of Risky Sexual Behaviour among University Undergraduates
items: Analyses of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises as a tool for Economic Development in Enugu Metropolis: A study of eight SMEs in Enugu State of Nigeria
items: A Study Of Feminist Consciousness In Buchi Emecheta’s Second Class Citizen
items: Book Review: African Philosophy, a Historic-Hermeneutical Investigation Of The Conditions Of Its Possibility
items: Construing the Mind Relative to its Relationship to a body interacting with the World

Agile Governance and Digital Entrepreneurship: Fostering Innovation and Organizational Management in the AI-Powered Workplace
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description: This review article examines the convergence of agile governance, digital entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence as foundational drivers of organizational innovation and adaptive management in contemporary workplaces. Through a systematic synthesis of current literature, the paper explores how agile governance frameworks enable organizations to respond dynamically to technological disruption while maintaining strategic coherence. The study investigates the critical role of AI-powered tools in facilitating real-time decision-making, enhancing employee engagement, and accelerating innovation cycles. Furthermore, it analyzes how digital entrepreneurship cultivates intrapreneurial mindsets that propel organizational adaptability and competitive advantage. The findings reveal that successful organizations integrate these three dimensions through coherent governance structures, inclusive decision-making processes, and ethics-grounded digital transformation strategies. The paper addresses key implementation challenges, including algorithmic bias, skills gaps, and organizational resistance, while providing evidence-based recommendations for practitioners. Ultimately, this research contributes to emerging scholarship on responsible innovation management and identifies pathways toward creating sustainable, human-centric AI-enabled workplaces that balance technological efficiency with organizational resilience and stakeholder value creation.
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creator: Leonard Unodimma Ojogbo
rights: Copyright (c) 2026 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2026-08-11
publication date: 2026-08-11

The Impact of Herders/Farmers Migration Contact and the Crisis of Food Security in F.C.T, Nigeria
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description: Impact of herders/farmers migration contact and the crisis of food security is the focus of this article. Extant literature suggests that the struggle for access to and denial from scarce resources, occasioned by climate change, herders/farmers migration contact, environmental degradation, and weak land tenure systems, escalates space ownership and use crises, exacerbate violent clashes heightened fear and restriction that negatively affect access to farm land, farm production and food security across some regions and countries particularly in Africa, especially Nigeria. Although authorities have made attempts to ensure that peace returned to the area and that the internally displaced persons return from camps to their homes and farms, this reality seems not to have yielded meaningful results as most people are yet to return. Hence, this study seeks to assess the impact of herders/farmers migration contact crises on food security in the FCT, Abuja. Drawing from the foregoing, the paper examines the causes of herders/farmers migration crises, it interrogates the impact of herders/farmers migration crises on the availability and affordability of food, identify strategies being deployed by stakeholders to mitigate the impact of herders/farmers migration contact crises and explore alternative strategies to control/eradicate herders/farmers migration crises to ensure food security. Using conflict theory, food security theory and social capital theory, descriptive design combine questionnaire for quantitative data gathering and pie charts as well as frequency distribution tables, Chi-square test combined with descriptive statistical tools (mean and standard deviation) for testing the hypothesis, proffered expected outcome that Herders-farmers’ migration crisis has a negative effect on food security followed by outbreak of herders-farmers migration crisis has a negative impact on the level of food production.
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creator: Dickson Igwe Ogbonnaya
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-12-20
publication date: 2023-12-20

The Roles And Usefulness Of The English Language In The South Eastern Part Of Nigeria
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description: Languages play different roles in every bilingual/multilingual and bilingual/multicultural society. The pluralistic attribute of languages has resulted to the society differing tremendously in linguistic and cultural roles. In every bilingual/ multicultural environment, the roles and usefulness of each language are evident. The South Eastern part of Nigeria is a bilingual/bicultural society. The fact remains that Igbo and English languages are the two linguistic natures in this bilingual part of Nigeria. It is very clear that each of these two languages play different roles in building a corporate image for sustainable development, peace and security in the Eastern part and Nigeria at large. Their roles are x-rayed with the aim of exposing the usefulness of each language in the environment. The central idea is that language and culture cannot be separated. In the same vein, language, peace and security are intermingled. Therefore, the knowledge of language helps in building a corporate image that sustains development. This paper is aware that there are problems as well as prospects face by the two languages especially in the area of culture, education and social life. In every bilingual society, the languages perform different roles and functions.
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creator: Elizabeth Nkechi Obiukwu
creator: Christian E. C Ogwudile
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-12-20
publication date: 2023-12-20

A Study Of Feminist Consciousnss In Buchi Emecheta’s Second Class Citizen
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description: Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal and social equality of the sexes. This research work dwells on feminist consciousness. The major concern is to examine and critically analyze the study of feminist consciousness in Africa, how it can put an end to sexism, sexiest exploitation and oppression and to achieve full gender equality in law and in practice. The main purpose of this study is to examine feminist consciousness in Second Class Citizen by the African dramatist Buchi Emecheta.The feminist consciousness peculiar to Buchi Emecheta in Second Class Citizen were ascertained based on textual analysis of the data. The primary source for this work is the text Buchi Emecheta in Second Class Citizen. The secondary sources include journals, internet materials, library works by other African writers. The MLA method was used for documentation. Feminism has affected women in African both positively and negatively and this is what this work aims to highlight.
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creator: Elizabeth Nkechi Obiukwu
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-12-20
publication date: 2023-12-20

Local Government System Failure in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: An Exploration of Key Constitutional Challenges and the Exigency of a Paradigm Shift
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description: Nigeria has a complex subnational governance system that has outsized impacts on its trajectory. The state is covered with a vibrant but frayed political quilt, consisting of three layers: the federal government in Abuja, thirty-six state governments, and 774 local government areas. Often overlooked, Nigeria’s local governments are disproportionately important; if they functioned well, they would be best positioned to meet people’s basic needs and to build their resilience to cope with everyday challenges. In reality, however, the local government system in Nigeria does not serve the interest of the people. Instead, it can be said that every household is its own local government; sourcing its basic needs: water, electricity, education, and healthcare however it can. Exhausted by local government system failure in which those who govern steal from the governed, the imperative of a paradigm shift becomes exigent. While local government system failure may be a global issue not unique to Nigeria, it is nevertheless crucial to be addressed as it stifles popular participation and fuels democratic backwardness, perpetuates rural development deficits, and engenders grassroots poverty. By hurting governance outcomes at the subnational level, local government system failure breeds and entrenches corruption, which is quietly and chronically suffocating the fourth republic Nigeria democratic experiment. This study is a humble but an academically expedient contribution towards evolving a viable local government system capable of serving its mandate seamlessly.
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creator: Joy Ngozi Eleje
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-12-25
publication date: 2023-12-25

Public Order Act Enforcement in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic: An Assessment of State Governors’ Reckless Interference and Implication for Opposition Politics and Democratic Stability
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description: Despite the constitutionally strategic status of state as the second tier of government in Nigeria’s federal system and the seemingly imperial position occupied by state governors in the present political dispensation; these state governors who also major as chief executives and chief security officers of their various states have in recent times been known as mainstay of corruption in Nigeria especially in the fourth republic, operating what essentially could better be described as fiefdoms under their spheres of influence. Suffice to say that the governors have always tended to represent vested interests opposed to popular democratic rules and procedures. With respect to public order act and its enforcement therefore, it’s not in doubt that the act places the buck on the Nigerian police force. Nevertheless, state governors also have roles under the law to that effect as chief security officers of their various states. Confronted by prevailing reality, with respect to public order enforcement in Nigeria, this study explored the copious and arbitrary interference of state governors and implication for opposition politics and democratic stability in the fourth republic. Available secondary evidence revealed that most state governors are averse to opposition politics and have flagrantly used their position to frustrate, hoodwink, repress and stifle opposition political parties by using the police to deny them right to use public space for rallies and campaigns under the guise of enforcing public order. This indeed has massively contravened the fundamental right to peaceful assembly as well as hampered the growth of democracy in Nigeria.
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creator: Joy Ngozi Eleje
creator: Martha Uchenna Ogbuke
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-12-05
publication date: 2023-12-05

Influence of Advertisement in Social Media Comedy Skit on Brand Awareness and Loyalty
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description: With the transition from traditional entertainment methods to the burgeoning popularity of social media comedy skits, both researchers and advertisers have recognized the significant potential of this medium in achieving marketing goals. This study examines the impact of advertisements in social media comedy skits on brand awareness and loyalty. A survey research method using a purposive sample of 338 students from the University of Nigeria Nsukka was selected for the research. The findings reveal that all participants became aware of brands featured in social media comedy skits. However, less than half reported making a purchase based on these advertisements. Furthermore, the responses were split when assessing brand loyalty. This suggests that while social media comedy skits are effective in enhancing brand awareness, they do not necessarily guarantee brand loyalty.
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creator: Assumpta M Emelife
creator: Chinwe Okpoko
rights: Copyright (c) 2024 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2024-02-05
publication date: 2024-02-05

Assessment Of Social Media Influence On The Voting Pattern Of Electorates In Nsukka Urban In The 2023 General Elections
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description: The use of social media to gain support of the electorates at the time of campaign has advanced to a level where mobilization, massages and organization can easily be taken to those interested. The adoption of social media in this digital generation have paved way in presenting of information, opportunities to readers, and has helped in developing of different strategies. This have helped the electorates to decide on the voting patterns as they choose their preferred candidates no matter his or her political party which is based on their choice for the way that they will be governed by using some form of national policies and ideologies. The aim of this study was to determine the level of social media influence on the voting pattern of electorates in Nsukka urban in the 2023 general elections.Descriptive survey research design was used by the researcher for this study. The study was based on 86 populations in Nsukka urban, in Enugu state that was used as the sample size. Purposive sampling method was applied for this study. The major instrument used for the collection of data from the populace was a structured questionnaire while descriptive statistics was used in the analysis of the data.The results showed that contributors among the populace reported that social media influence has significant effect on the voting pattern of the electorates. Social media usage accessed in the political campaign by political parties in Nsukka urban fascinated the knowledge of the electorates and as well articulated with the electorates to show that it is the only means to change the political discourse. The most preferred social media platform used was the WhatsApp. The study concludes that Social media generally influenced the voting pattern of electorates in Nsukka urban in the 2023 general election.This study provided data that could be used in designing policies and programs for the assessment of social media influence on the voting pattern of electorates in Nsukka urban in the…
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creator: C. Chinwe Okpoko
creator: Rita Chinenye Ike
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-11-28
publication date: 2023-11-28

The Motivation of Women Entrepreneurs on the Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ogun State
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description: Undoubtedly, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) promote economic growth. Thus, the study investigated the motivation of women entrepreneurs on the growth of SMEs in Ogun State. It involved one hundred and fifty (150) participants (150 females) in Ogun State who were randomly selected among the population of women entrepreneurs. Their ages ranged between 19 to 70 years with a mean age of 31.86 years (SD = 8.66). Cross sectional design was adopted. Two instruments were used for data collection. Women’s Entrepreneur Development Assessment (WED) (ILO, 2016) and Performance of SMEs (PSMEs), (Maduekwe & Kamala, 2016). One hypothesis was tested. Hierarchical multiple regression was the main statistics used for data analysis. Result of a Hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed that performance was a positively significant predictor of SMEs’ growth (β = .17, p < .05), accounting for 3% of the variance in SMEs’ growth (∆R2 = .03). The result also showed that motivation was not a significant predictor of SMEs’ growth, although it accounted for 3% of the variance in SMEs’ growth (∆R2 = .03). However, the two predictor variables in the regression model contributed 5% to the explanation of the variance in SMEs’ growth (total AR2 = .05). The implications of these findings were discussed, and suggestions for further studies were equally made.
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creator: O Richard Musa
creator: Babajide Gideon Adeyinka
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-12-14
publication date: 2023-12-14

Self Esteem And Level Of Education As Factors In Religious Conformity
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description: The study investigated self esteem and level of education as factors in religious conformity. A total of 100 participants comprising of 57 junior students and 43 senior students, out of which 51 are females and 49 are males drawn from the population of Day Secondary School Independence Layout Enugu. Two sets of questionnaire were used in this investigation: (i) 25-item Index of self esteem (ISE) and (ii) 17-item religious conformity scale (RCS) was administered on the participants based on cross sectional design. A 2×2 Analysis of variance F-test statistic using the method of unweighted means for unequal cell frequency based on two levels of self esteem (low/high), level of education (JSS/SSS) and religious conformity as a dependent variable. The findings revealed no significant outcome on self esteem F(1,96) = 1.26 at P>.05; a significant outcome on level of education F(1,96) = 4.58 at P <.05; and no interaction between self esteem and level of education F(1,96) = 0.08 at P>.05 on religious conformity among adolescents. The findings were discussed in relation to literatures reviewed and suggestions made.
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creator: Raphael Ugwu Anike
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-12-14
publication date: 2023-12-14

Effect Of Business Process Re-Engineering On Organizational Objectives, a Study Of Union Bank Plc, Okpara Avenue, Enugu
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description: This study aimed to examine the effect of business process re-engineering on organizational objectives with respect to union bank plc, Garden Avenue Enugu.The population of the study is fifty-eight staff.The researchers adopted the survey design. The study revealed that there is a significant effect of business process re-engineering on employee performance. The study recommended among others that management should re-engineer all the departments and the units for better performance,
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creator: Melletus Uchechukwu Agbo
creator: Kenneth Eziedo Nnnagbogu
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-12-15
publication date: 2023-12-15

Financial Inclusion Policy and the Poor: Evidence from Nigeria
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description: This paper is on financial inclusion policy and the poor: Evidence from Nigeria. The main aim of the paper is to assess the financial inclusion policy implementation in Nigeria in order to determine its impact on availability, accessibility, and affordability of financial services in Nigeria. The paper adopts qualitative and quantitative approaches in the collection and analysis of data. Using a population size of 250 respondents, a census sampling technique in which all the entire population was utilized was adopted. Findings from the study show that financial inclusion has to a great extent encouraged the availability, accessibility, and affordability of financial services in Nigeria. The paper concludes that access to and affordability of financial services allows the poor to save money outside the house safely and helps in mitigating the risks that the poor faces in times of economic shocks. The paper therefore recommends that in order to remedy comprehension issues about financial inclusion, it will be important to make operating interfaces and documentation available in major Nigerian local languages (e.g., Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, etc). Again, in order to further promote use of mobile money and lessen the preference for cash, there is need to target education of the public to anchor the notion that mobile money is safe and more cost-efficient than traditional cash-in-cash out operations.
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creator: Patricia Allison
creator: Oko Ndukwe
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-12-04
publication date: 2023-12-04

Effectiveness of Daily Sun and Vanguard Newspapers Coverage of Campaign Against Political Corruption in Nigerian Electoral Process
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description: Corruption is a cancer that impedes any society from fair and equitable distribution of resources and it leads to lack of accountability, credible leadership, political and socio-economic development. The persistent effort by the press to fight political corruption in Nigeria electoral process requires concerted efforts by all to make it a success. Starting from the colonial rules in Nigeria politics, the Nigerian journalists had played a prominent role in not only setting the agenda for the citizens but also carrying out diverse campaigns which are geared towards curbing the menace of political corruption. The research method adopted for this study is the content analysis The study revealed that the print media is not entirely effective in campaigning against political corruption in Nigeria electoral. It observed that media ownership influence still hinders effective reportage of corrupt practice in our polity, and so recommends that the print media owners who own newspapers should hand off control of their media organizations once they join partisan politics.
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creator: Oluchi Maryrose Anyadubalu
creator: Nkemjika Edith Abugu
creator: Ferdinanad Obasi
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-12-04
publication date: 2023-12-04

Public Relations And Performance Management In Selected Media Organisations In South East Nigeria
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description: Observations reveal that most media organizations in Nigeria have not adopted effective public relations and the performance management concept as strategic instruments for the fulfillment of their organizational goals and objectives. This yawning gap seems to have remained unfulfilled over time. The focus of this study is to ascertain whether media organizations in Nigeria manage their organizations effectively through the use of public relations and performance management system and to determine the relationship between public relations and performance management in the media industry in Nigeria. Descriptive survey method was used and the sample size was randomly drawn from three media organizations in Enugu urban. The study found that the media organizations do not apply PR in pursuit of fulfilling their organizational goals but there was evidence of the use of performance management, which interfaced with public relations to achieve desired results. Based on the findings, the researchers recommend that media organizations should make conscious efforts to adopt PR and the concept of performance management system in their operations to achieve their organizational goals.
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creator: Judith C Onyiaji
creator: O Okwumba
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-12-04
publication date: 2023-12-04

Another Look At Oramedia Hypothesis.
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description: This paper proposes a re-visit of Oramedia hypothesis as an unfinished project in media theory formulation. The originator of the project, late Professor Frank Ugboajah could not conclude the process before his demise. The study specifically wants to know whether the project has been abandoned. Based on this inquiry, the paper sought the opinion of Igbo speaking communication scholars from various Nigerian Universities and Polytechnics. Online survey research method was adopted for the study. Findings show that people nearly abandoned that noble idea of having an Igbo scholar’s attempt to develop a theory. It concludes that since our communication and media scholars are zealous in their research approaches, they cannot leave the work uncompleted. It recommends for reawakening spirit towards the project, in a view to actualizing the dream.
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creator: Ferdinanad Obasi
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-12-04
publication date: 2023-12-04

Unemployment, Insecurity And The Nigerian National Directorate Of Employment
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description: This study examines the relationship between unemployment and insecurity in the context of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) programs from 2011 to 2021. Unemployment and insecurity are two critical challenges faced by many nations, as they have significant social, economic, and political implications. The NDE, established to address unemployment issues in Nigeria, has implemented various employment generation initiatives over the past decade. This research aims to analyze the effectiveness of these programs in mitigating unemployment and its subsequent impact on the level of insecurity in the country. The research methodology involves a comprehensive review of existing literature, statistical data, and policy documents related to the NDE's programs and their outcomes during the study period. The research is significant as it addresses a pressing issue that has implications for social cohesion, economic growth, and national security. The study's outcomes will contribute to the body of knowledge on unemployment and insecurity in Nigeria and will provide evidence-based recommendations for policymakers to design more targeted and effective strategies for combating unemployment and its associated challenges. The research also holds broader implications for other countries facing similar issues, offering valuable lessons and insights for addressing the complex interplay between unemployment and insecurity.
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creator: Bill Cornelius Uchegbue
creator: Francisca O Ifedi
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-11-28
publication date: 2023-11-28

Role Of Broadcast Media In Anti-Corruption Campaign Of The Federal Government From 2015 – 2023 (a Study Of The Broadcast Media In Southeast, Nigeria)
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description: This research examined the scorecard of the Federal Government in anti-corruption campaign from 2015 – 2023, using the broadcast media in the southeast amid cross-sectional studies. One key objective was to determine the extent of the campaign which was promised Nigerians, and looked at the strength and weaknesses of these government and privately owned broadcast stations to fight the cause. The study was a qualitative and quantitative research which employed questionnaire as instrument for the generation of data from the audience based on their perception of broadcast media and agencies like the EFCC, and ICPC in the campaign. The researcher found out among others, that all the broadcast media in the region had a regular weekly programmes in political matters emphasizing total crusade on anti-corruption as the bane of democracy – dividends. It was established in the course of this investigations that the promise and assurances by government to end corruption in shortest possible time was woefully performed below expectation. The researcher recommended that the anti-graft agencies as well as the media should be truly independent from the government and their owners if they are to succeed in their anti-graft war.
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creator: Sam Okechukwu Omeje
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-11-28
publication date: 2023-11-28

Admittance and Use of Interference for Preclusion and Treatment of Malaria among Pregnant Women in COVID-19 Era in Nsukka Urban
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description: Pregnant women in malaria-endemic areas do not always receive the necessary prevention and treatment they need and this contributes to the extremely high numbers of maternal and infant deaths caused by malaria especially in COVID-19 era. Therefore, this study examined access and use of intervention for prevention and treatment of malaria among pregnant women in COVID-19 era in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. The study is made up of four research questions, specific objectives and three hypotheses. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 significant level. The sample size for the study is four hundred 200 pregnant women and nursing mothers. Questionnaire was the instrument for data collection. The study employed quantitative method of data analysis. The researcher used Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 2020 to run data analysis. Descriptive statistics such as percentage and frequency tables were employed in answering the research questions, while the study hypotheses were tested using Chi-Square statistics. The findings revealed that there is low level of access to intervention for prevention of malaria among pregnant women in COVID-19 era in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. There was no significant intervention employed for treatment of malaria among pregnant women in COVID-19 era in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. There is also significant challenge that faced the intervention for prevention and treatment of malaria among pregnant women in COVID-19 era in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State.
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creator: Ngozi Asadu
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date: 2023-11-28
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The Roles And Usefulness Of The English Language In The South Eastern Part Of Nigeria
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description: Languages play different roles in every bilingual/multilingual and bilingual/multicultural society. The pluralistic attribute of languages has resulted to the society differing tremendously in linguistic and cultural roles. In every bilingual/ multicultural environment, the roles and usefulness of each language are evident. The South Eastern part of Nigeria is a bilingual/bicultural society. The fact remains that Igbo and English languages are the two linguistic natures in this bilingual part of Nigeria. It is very clear that each of these two languages play different roles in building a corporate image for sustainable development, peace and security in the Eastern part and Nigeria at large. Their roles are x-rayed with the aim of exposing the usefulness of each language in the environment. The central idea is that language and culture cannot be separated. In the same vein, language, peace and security are intermingled. Therefore, the knowledge of language helps in building a corporate image that sustains development. This paper is aware that there are problems as well as prospects face by the two languages especially in the area of culture, education and social life. In every bilingual society, the languages perform different roles and functions.
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creator: Nkechi Obiukwu Elizabeth
creator: Christian E. C Ogwudile
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date: 2023-06-29
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The 2019 General Elections, Logistics Challenges and Electoral Transparency: the Implications for Democratic Consolidation in Nigeria
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description: The beauty of democracy lies in the sovereign power it confers on the people to make choice of leaders based on popular mandate. The incursion of the military into Nigeria government and politics for more than three decades had been a disaster for the country’s democratic governance inherited from British colonial rule. However, after over 20 years of the return of uninterrupted democratic governance in 1999, democratic principles, norms and ethics of free and unfettered electoral processes are yet to be adequately internalized. Several elections organized to effect change of government between 1999-2019 have ended up in charade of electoral irregularities, with each election period gaining more sophistication than the previous one. This paper interrogated the logistic challenges that vitiated the transparency of electoral process in 2019 in view of the introduction of the new electronic device, Card Reader, to forestall electoral frauds. The paper adopted Marxist theory of post-colonial state as adumbrated by Hamza Alvi and others. The study argues that democratic consolidation has become elusive in Nigeria because of high level of electoral manipulations by the political class who are interested in capturing power by all means for primitive accumulation. The study recommends that the rules of the game must be strictly adhered to and all logistic plans put in place to avoid political apathy and advance our electoral process in the subsequent elections.
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creator: Jonathan Chidi Nwankwo
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date: 2023-06-05
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Political Ideology and its Influence on Criminal Justice Policy in Nigeria
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description: The creation and implementation of criminal justice policies are heavily influenced by political ideology, which can impact the fairness and equity of these policies. This study utilizes Rational Choice Theory, Game Theory, and Conflict Theory as analytical frameworks to explore how political ideology shapes policymakers' preferences, beliefs, attitudes, and decision-making in the criminal justice system. The research highlights the importance of recognizing the role of political ideology in shaping criminal justice policies and underscores the need for evidence-based policies that prioritize the interests and well-being of all stakeholders. However, this study identifies biases and inequities in criminal justice policy resulting from political ideology and offers recommendations for addressing these issues, including involving community members in the policy-making process, promoting transparency, and increasing diversity in the criminal justice system. Policymakers are urged to consider the impact of political ideology on policy and work towards equitable and effective policies that promote public safety and justice for all.
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creator: P. Izuchukwu Adamaagashi
creator: A. Stella Ugwu
creator: Erezi Elona
creator: E. Judah Ayanlowo
creator: B. Oluwafemi Kehinde
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-06-06
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Status Of Women In Nigeria In Contemporary Times: Challenges And Prospects
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description: Women are the central processing unit of every community, the central nervous system that controls and coordinates the social system. In Nigeria the issue of women marginalization, neglect, subservience, etc has been moving with the speed of an eagle against the wind after colonialism. Though male and female do have biological and structural differences peculiar to each; mental processes of both sexes are the same. One can be more active depending on the level of activation factored by both physical and social environments at each period. In Nigeria, the socialization processes that are unequally available for both sexes from birth through secondary socialization and the later processes of the social system especially after the coming of the British and his structures is not conducive to the female child. This paper argues that the colonial system such as patriarchy, lack of empowerment for females, family (nuclear family) etc are the chief causes of sexual inequality and subordination that still exists and has refused to abate to include women in the decision making sector. This paper therefore discusses the factors inherent in the colonial system that sustain the status quo. It used both historical and theoretical perspectives and guided by feminist theories. The paper suggests therefore that if colonial mentality of subduing women and retaining power through regulations, rules and socialization processes is strongly opposed through regulations in Nigeria and enforced with zero tolerance to male preference, it will encourage dispensing authority on merit. Then women who meet the desired requirements for each system will have equal chances with their male counterparts in contributing to the growth and development of every aspect of the social system.
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creator: Stella Abel Ugwu
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-06-04
publication date: 2023-06-04

Awareness And Acceptance Of Household (Building) Insurance Among Private Residence Of Flood Prone Areas In Lagos State, Nigeria
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description: This study was aimed at assessing the awareness and acceptance of household (building) insurance among private residence of flood prone areas in Lagos state, Nigeria. This study employed a descriptive research approach. Purposive sampling techniques was adopted for this study to select Ajeromi/Ifelodun, Amuwo-Odofin, Apapa, Eti-Osa, and Kosofe were selected as the choice population. A research questionnaire was adopted for the purpose of the study. A total of 400 copies of questionnaire were distributed to the selected areas, where 80 copies of the questionnaire were distributed to each of the five (5) LGA. Out of the 400 copies of the questionnaire administered for data collection, 364 copies were found useful for analytical results, providing 91%response rate. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Kendall’s rank correlation coefficient techniques were employed in data processing. Analysis for hypothesis one shows that the Dcalc value (- 0.51295) <Dtab value (0.071), meaning that the null hypothesis household building insurance has not gained high level of popularity among residents of flood prone areas in Lagos state, Nigeria is accepted at α = 0.05, while the analysis for hypothesis two shows that the Dcalc value (- 0.4194) <Dtab value (0.071), which means that the null hypothesis which state that residents of flood prone areas in Lagos state, Nigeria are not willing to accept household building insurance policy, Nigeria is accepted at α = 0.05 and lastly, the analysis detected that there is a strong, positive relationship between awareness of household building insurance and acceptance of household building insurance (r = 0.671, N=364, p < .000)
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creator: Noah Gbenga Alli
creator: John Aina
creator: Kamal Ganiyu
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-04-23
publication date: 2023-04-23

Effect Of Business Principles On Record Keeping Of An Entrepreneur : Food And Beverage Industry Of Nigeria
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description: The examined the effect of business principles on record keeping of an entrepreneur in the food and beverage industry of Nigeria. This study specifically examined the effect of principles on priorities security and privacy and annually review/audit in Nigerian food and beverage sector Determined the effect of business principles on record, track and monitor documents in Nigerian food and beverage sector Evaluated the effect of business principles on annually review/audit of Nigerian food and beverage sector. Ex-post facto design was adopted due to the fact that the study relied solely on secondary source of data collection in examining the effect business principles on record keeping of an entrepreneur in the food and beverage Industry of Nigeria. The research was conducted in Nigeria and within the Nigerian consumer goods firms listed in the Nigeria Stock Exchange. The data for this study were collected using the secondary source. The data were obtained from the annual report and accounts from two sampled firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange The result of the analysis shows that it was observed that business principles have a negative and significant effect on priorities security and privacy n Nigerian food and beverage sector. The study shows that business principles have positive and significant effect on record track and monitor documents in Nigerian food and beverage sector. It was also discovered that business principles has positive and significant effect on annually review / audit of Nigerian food and beverage sector. Based on the findings, it was recommended that priorities security and privacy should be ascertained and introduced to Nigerian food and beverage firms as a priority more particularly with the introduced to Nigerian food and beverage firms as a priority more particularly with the introduction of international recording system. Record, track and monitor documents record keeping method is necessary to sustain loyalty of customers and shoul…
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creator: Mary Ijeoma Marire
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-04-12
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The Effects of Job Satisfaction on Employees’ Performance (A Study of the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu)
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description: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of job satisfaction on employees’ performance with a focus on the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu. The population of the study was one hundred and seventy (170) comprising both the senior, junior and management staff of the hospital. The Taro Yameni’s formula was used to determine the sample size of the study which became one hundred and thirty-six (136). The instrument for data collection was the questionnaire which was validated by the corrections made on it by my supervisor which ensured its face and content validity. The reliability of the instrument was tested through the test-retest method and the result was consistent each time. The researcher personally administered the questionnaire to the respondents and collected them on the agreed date. The data collected was analyzed through percentages and the formulated hypotheses were tested with the chi-square (X2) statistical tool. The findings revealed that job satisfaction improves employees’ performance and organizational productivity. As a result of the findings, it was recommended that organizations including the National Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu should ensure employees’ welfare which will boost their morale and lead to their job satisfaction so as to continue to improve their performance.
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creator: C. U Ugwu
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date: 2023-01-20
publication date: 2023-01-20

Substance Use, Self-esteem, and Locus of Control as Predictors of Risky Sexual Behaviour among University Undergraduates
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description: Risky sexual behaviour has been on the increase among young adults and it poses great threat to the nation’s public health system. Studies have reported inconsistent predictors of risky sexual behaviour among young adults. Therefore, this study investigated substance use, self esteem, and locus of control as predictors of risky sexual behaviour among undergraduates of the University of Ibadan. The study adopted cross-sectional survey design while randomly selecting six faculties and accidentally sampled 409 participants for the study. Four instruments: Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, Self-Esteem Scale, Locus of Control Scale, and Risky Sexual Scale were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using t-test of independent samples and multiple regression and tested hypotheses at a p <.05 level of significance. The result showed that substance use (r =.536, p <.05), self esteem (r = 4.41, p <.05), locus of control (r =-.128) significantly correlated with risky sexual behaviour among the study population. Also, substance use, self-esteem and locus of control jointly predicted risky sexual behaviour (R2 =.23, F (3, 405) = 9.616, p < .05) which accounted for 23% of variance explained. It is concluded that substance use, self-esteem, and locus of control are good predictors of risky sexual behaviour among the study population. The study recommended putting in place preventive measures on substance use such as regular programmes to sensitize the students on the problems caused by substance use, lack of self-esteem and locus of control among the students.
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creator: Emmanuel E Uye
creator: Sunday A Atunwa
creator: M. Bello Nofisat
creator: Peter O Olapegba
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-02-21
publication date: 2023-02-21

Analyses of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises as a tool for Economic Development in Enugu Metropolis: A study of eight SMEs in Enugu State of Nigeria
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description: This study seeks to analyse Small and Medium Scale Enterprises as a tool for Economic Development in Enugu State Metropolis in Nigeria. The objective of the study is to analyse SMEs’ contributions to economic development in the study area in respect of three economic development indicators, namely, employment creation, creation of wealth and enhanced standard of living. The sample population strength is 136 respondents drawn randomly from eight SMEs outfits using accidental sampling method. The data collection instrument used was structured questionnaire. The data analysis technique employed was frequency distribution tables and percentages. Chi-Square Statistic was used to test the hypotheses. The findings reveal that; SMEs has significant positive contributions in providing employment opportunities and thus reduce unemployment rate; increasing the standard of living of people (quality of life) and promoting creation of wealth. The study concludes that the three variables of interest were confirmed evidence of SMEs’ contributions in the study area. The study recommends that every effort should be made by government and private venture capitalists to ensure that: 1) SMEs have access to funds at a very low rate of interest to enable them function more efficiently and remain in business; 2) government should not only encourage regular training and retraining of SMEs operators but also subsidize the cost of such training to forestall the rate of mortality of these businesses caused by inadequate managerial capacity and poor quality services; 3) government should restrict or ban importation of foreign goods that have local equivalents to save the SMEs from undue and unnecessary competition.
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creator: Cyril Gabriel Ogbu
creator: Virginus Ikechukwu Ugwu
rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Caritas Journal of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities
date: 2023-01-20
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A Study Of Feminist Consciousness In Buchi Emecheta’s Second Class Citizen
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description: Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal and social equality of the sexes. This research work dwells on feminist consciousness. The major concern is to examine and critically analyze the study of feminist consciousness in Africa, how it can put an end to sexism, sexiest exploitation and oppression and to achieve full gender equality in law and in practice. The main purpose of this study is to examine feminist consciousness in Second Class Citizen by the African dramatist Buchi Emecheta.The feminist consciousness peculiar to Buchi Emecheta in Second Class Citizen were ascertained based on textual analysis of the data. The primary source for this work is the text Buchi Emecheta in Second Class Citizen. The secondary sources include journals, internet materials, library works by other African writers. The MLA method was used for documentation. Feminism has affected women in African both positively and negatively and this is what this work aims to highlight.
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creator: Elizabeth Nkechi Obiukwu
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date: 2022-12-20
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Book Review: African Philosophy, a Historic-Hermeneutical Investigation Of The Conditions Of Its Possibility
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description: The need for this work has arisen as a result of the persistent and honest “search for an African Philosophy" “(p.1), by Black Africa, which is closely identified with and readily traced back to “the ongoing artistic and intellectual renaissance in Black Africa” (Ibid. p.1). The author of this book holds that “Philosophy is a unique cultural form” (Ibid p.1) it should not “be confused with other forms such as myth, weltanschauung and religion” (Ibid. p.1). Instead, some standards or criteria need to be fulfilled if African Philosophy is to be a reality. He buys the view that Philosophy “grows out of a cultural background and depends on it” (Ibid. p.1) and that “discovering and studying this relationship will also be the condition for the development of a Black African Philosophy” (Ibid p.1). The book, is divided into five chapters, with pages numbering up to one hundred and thirty five (135), excluding the introduction which has eight (8) pages. The contents of each of the five chapters are carefully and lucidly epitomized, such that one gets the stuff in the book without having gone through the body of the work. The introduction leaves no reader in doubt as to what conclusive argument the philosophical venture would make. In the conclusion, the reader is reassured of the lesson the work had successfully put across.
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creator: Jude Godwins
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Construing the Mind Relative to its Relationship to a body interacting with the World
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description: Conventional cognitive science conceived of the mind as a system that processed abstract information, having a relationship with the outside world that was of near inconsequential import. Perceptual and motor functions did not count in understanding cognitive processes. In cognitive psychology, knowledge was restricted to the propositional. In artificial intelligence, computer models busied themselves predominantly with processing abstract symbols. In philosophy, concepts were no more than abstract symbol systems. The philosophy of mind became the philosophy of propositional concepts. Fodor (1983) insisted cognition was not modular, though its links to the world were (modularity hypothesis). The perceptual-motor processing bore only curtailed informational input and output. Alternatively, we have in our day an embodied way of conceptualizing cognition that admits, in its various facets, that cognitive processes are extensively grounded in the body’s interactions with the outside world, on sensory-motor processing. It is no longer a mind that goes about rectifying abstract tasks; it is now a body needing the solidarity of mind to do its chores. Well back in the 1890s, William James was already advancing an ideo-motor theory of perception. Jean Piaget (1950) showed how cognitive abilities arose from sensory-motor abilities. J. J. Gibson (1979) insisted in his ecological cognition that perception entailed direct interaction with the environment. Behavior afforded behavior, he held (Gibson, 1979, 135)1.
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creator: Godwins Jude
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