International Journal of Emotional Psychology and Sport Ethics

The Samaritan Woman as the Portrayal of the Bride of Jesus: A Case of Intertextuality of John 4:1-42 and Genesis 24: 1-6

TG Lerotholi — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

John 4:1-42 is the only story of its own kind in the whole New Testament. It is a betrothal narrative with various courtship motifs, and betrothal scenes. Jesus met the Samaritan woman at the well and asked for water to drink. The disciples were surprised at what Jesus wanted from the woman, who was a Samaritan for that matter. The woman rushed home announcing the good news the man who told her everything about her life. Subsequently, Jesus was invited by the whole village to stay with them and he does. The encounter between a man and his prospective wife is a common betrothal theme in the Old Testament. Gen.24:1-67 is a similar type of story. Intertextuality helps to highlight the striking similarities between the two stories, without looking at their differences, however minor they may be. When read together, the two stories mutually shed more light in understanding each other. The Samaritan woman read within the context of Old Testament prospective of wife, becomes the portrayal of the spouse of Jesus.

Keywords: Samaritan Woman, Bride of Jesus, Intertextuality

International Journal of Emotional Psychology and Sport Ethics Vol. 10 2008: pp. 104-109

The capitalist Christ of the Word of Life Church's unlimited women's magazine: an intertextual and interdiscursive analysis

AT Manyawu — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

“Unlimited” is a quarterly publication of the Word of Life Church women's ministry that was examined from a perspective of intertextuality and interdiscursivity. The paper focuses on the magazine's editorial article in order to characterise its discourse and its persuasive value. It concludes that the editorial was dominated by a capitalist voice. This probably reflects the church's concept of prosperity, a key theme of Modern African Pentecostal teaching. The paper further concludes that Christian discourse (Biblical teaching) was used as a vessel to persuasively convey capitalist principles to the audience. The magazine's text is thus characterised by the hybridity in which the central agenda of fostering a capitalist mindset was couched in Biblical text. This hybridity was clearly discernible in terms of explicit intertextuality and interdiscursivity. The former introduced Biblical text into the article while the latter developed capitalist principles. It is a case of stuffing Christ's mouth with capitalist discourse.

International Journal of Emotional Psychology and Sport Ethics Vol. 10 2008: pp. 110-122

The Role of the Christian Church in the fight against HIV and AIDS: Beyond Self-righteousness and Empty Words of Prayer.

FCL Rakotsoane — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

More than twenty years after AIDS was medically discovered, it has become clear that it is more than just a medical issue. It has pervaded all spheres of human life. With its spread gaining momentum each day and its immense impact growing unmanageable in Southern Africa, AIDS has become a real threat to the lives of the people of this region. Informed by Christ's attitude towards those who suffered and the marginalized as recorded in the Christian Scriptures, this paper argues that the Christian churches in Africa, which holds the largest numbers of people living with HIV and AIDS, must abandon their “holier than thou” attitude and try to adopt a more forthright and compassionate attitude in their engagement with HIV and AIDS if, they are to remain true to their call as messengers of the Good News to the troubled world. The paper further identifies several critical areas in which the Christian churches may make a difference if they can all mobilize their resources.

International Journal of Emotional Psychology and Sport Ethics Vol. 10 2008: pp. 123-131

Reducing the Perceived impact of Mass Academic Failure on Significant People through Multi-Behaviour Techniques (MBTS)

JO Osiki — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The study examined the effectiveness of the multi-behaviour techniques (MBTS) in the reduction of academic failure of National University of Lesotho (NUL) students. Using 425 participants drawn from the Faculty of Humanities, it adopted the quasi-experimental and ex-post facto research designs. With the use of ANOVAR and the student-t statistics at the alpha levels of 0.05, the main findings show that the combined treatment effect was statistically significant with the comparison of Fisher\'s value [F (6, 418) =7.52; P<0.05]. It was therefore concluded that in mitigating academic challenges of learners in especially tertiary institutions, annexing the benefits of MBTS would be a reliable suggestion.

Keywords: Mass Academic Failure, Significant People, Learners, Multi- behaviour Techniques, Psychotherapy

International Journal of Emotional Psychology and Sport Ethics Vol. 10 2008: pp. 132-155

Influence of Literacy on Mothers\' Patronage of Government Primary Health Care (PHC) Services in Ibadan North Local Government, Nigeria.

G Adekola, MA Oyebamiji — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The United Nations set out the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which nations of the World should strive to achieve by 2015. Goals four, five and six deal with health related issues. It is believed that these goals cannot be achieved without adequate use of the Primary Health Care Services. Based on the strength of literacy to positively influence peoples life; this study examines the influence it would have on mothers' patronage of government Primary Health Care Services. The population of this study comprised the entire residents of Ibadan North Local Government while the Multi-Stage Sampling Procedure was used to select the three hundred respondents used for the study. Analysis of data collected for the study revealed that there is low patronage of government Primary Health Care Services by literate Mothers. It is also discovered that the low patronage is not due to lack of knowledge, low quality services or lack of sensitivity to child health by mothers. The study therefore, recommends among others, that government and non-governmental organizations should educate the highly literate mothers on why it is better to use the government Primary Health Care Services.

Keywords: Literacy, Mothers' Patronage, Government, Primary Health.

International Journal of Emotional Psychology and Sport Ethics Vol. 10 2008: pp. 156-164

Re-Inventing The Current ‘Ss' English Language Curriculum: Implications For Students' Performance In Essay Writing

OO Kolawole — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

The study was motivated by the need to find a practical solution to the problem of students' mass failure in essay/letter writing in particular and English language in general in Nigeria. The problem of mass failure has been seen to have originated from the ‘inappropriateness' of the existing English language curriculum to address the students' need. This paper, therefore, reports the findings from a study that was carried out using a re-invented senior secondary school English language curriculum on essay/letter writing which was carried out to compare the ‘new' curriculum with the existing one. The study formulated three hypotheses which were tested for significance at 0.05 level. Findings show that even though the three hypotheses were accepted, the ‘new' curriculum led to improved expression and achievement scores of students exposed to it. Students from various socio-economic background were also found to have benefited from the ‘new' curriculum. Based on these findings, the ‘new' curriculum was recommended for adoption in the teaching of essay/letter writing at the senior secondary school level because of its potentials to help students to overcome their problem of writing.

International Journal of Emotional Psychology and Sport Ethics Vol. 10 2008: pp. 165-175

Etiological Attributions Of Alms-Begging Among People With Special Needs: Differential Perceptions Of Persons With Special Needs In Oyo State, Nigeria

SG Olawale, EO Adeniyi — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Many people opine that the society, religious persuasions, the government and beggars themselves are causal agents of begging behaviour among people with special needs. Therefore, this study aimed at investigating differential etiological attributions of alms-begging among people with special needs in Oyo State, Nigeria. To achieve this, 96 people with special needs randomly selected in three special institutions in Oyo State participated in the study. These institutions are: Rehabilitation Centre for the Disabled, Moniya, Ibadan; Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo and; Oyo State Centre for Blind Persons, Ogbomoso. Thirty-two persons each in three categories of special needs participated in the study (that is, 32 persons with visual impairment (VI), 32 persons with hearing impairment (HI), and 32 persons with physical handicap (PH). Their age ranged between 20 and 62 years with a mean of 32.6years and standard deviation of 3.56years. The instrument used was a 30-item structured questionnaire. Results of the study showed that people with special needs agreed that the society, the government and the beggars themselves are causal agents of alms-begging, while religious factors were not pronounced. Recommendations were advanced about how alms-begging can be tamed in the society.

International Journal of Emotional Psychology and Sport Ethics Vol. 10 2008: pp. 176-186

Mothers'and Proprietors/Caregivers' Opinions Of Developmental Role Of Play In Children's Lives

AA Owodunni — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000

This study investigated mothers' and proprietors/caregivers' opinions on the importance of play to children's development in Ibadan. Sample consists of Two hundred and ninety-five respondents (220 working mothers, 75 proprietors/caregivers). They were randomly selected from the various government ministries, corporate organisations, and 25 Daycare Centres within Ibadan North Local Government. Mothers and Proprietor/caregivers responded to Children's Leisure Assessment Scale (CLAS, r =0.93). Three research questions were raised and answered in the study. Data were analyzed using simple percentages. Findings revealed that 89.5% of mothers and 92% of proprietor/caregivers agreed that play provides opportunities for creativity in children. Also, mothers (97.7%) and proprietor/caregivers (98.6%) agreed that plays enhance children's perception and imagination. Findings also revealed that although, mothers and proprietor/caregivers agreed that children's take-home assignments are important, they disagreed on free time for children; majority of the proprietor/caregivers (92%) opined that children should be given some time to play freely, while 65% of the mothers disagreed. Findings also showed that mothers (85.9%) and proprietor/caregivers (100%) agreed that children mostly play with same sex partners. Based on the findings, tips on how to make use of free play as a factor to facilitate development among children were given.

Keywords: Mothers, Proprietor, Caregiver, Daycare, Children and Play.

International Journal of Emotional Psychology and Sport Ethics Vol. 10 2008: pp.187-198

Perception Of Junior Secondary School Teachers Towards Literacy Through Mother Tongue Education In Ogun State

BO Adekola

The study assessed the perception of teachers' towards literacy through mother tongue in junior secondary schools in Ogun State. Four hundred teachers were sampled (200 males and 200 females) from public and private Schools with the use of stratified random sampling. The instrument titled Teachers' Perception towards Literacy through Mother Tongue Education (TPLMTE) was used to collect data which was analyzed using the t-test. The findings showed that majority of the teachers had a positive perception towards literacy through mother tongue in Nigerian junior schools. In addition, there was a statistically significant difference in the perception of urban and rural teachers towards literacy through mother tongue in schools. Part of the recommendations suggested was that mother tongue education should be accorded the same importance given to English language in Nigerian schools.

International Journal of Emotional Psychology and Sport Ethics Vol. 10 2008: pp. 199-207

Level Of Teachers' Job Satisfaction In Ogun State Secondary Schools

JO Adetayo

The study determined the level of job satisfaction among Secondary school teachers in Ogun State. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. The descriptive survey research method was used. Four hundred teachers were randomly selected to participate in the study from Ijebu-North and Ijebu-Ode Local Government Areas respectively. The researcher designed and validated Teachers' Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (TEJOSQ) was the only instrument used for data collection. The descriptive statistics, t-test of significance, analysis of variance and post-hoc analysis were used to analyze the data collected for the study. The outcome of the study revealed that majority of the teachers are presently satisfied with their teaching job and that the teachers differed significantly by gender, age group and qualification in their levels of job satisfaction. Hence, there is need for continuous effort by the government to ensure that policy that will promote better maintenance and improvement of satisfaction of teachers are put in place at all times in the state.

International Journal of Emotional Psychology and Sport Ethics Vol. 10 2008: pp. 208-216

Refuse Dumps And The Environment: A Case Study Of Some Selected Cities In Nigeria

OO Arowolo

This study assessed the level of environmental pollution in the nation by focusing on the degree of accumulation of house – hold wastes, industrial scraps or wastes, vehicular spare –parts, human –physiological wastes or depositions etc in the urban cities of the nation. A total of fourteen urban cities spread all over the five geographical zones of Nigeria were studied. It comprised of former Federal Capital (Lagos), the current Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and other twelve urban cities. These cities were chosen using stratified random sampling technique. The study revealed unabated accumulation of refuse dumps along the city streets, market areas, drains of all these urban cities except in Calabar, Cross River State and Ijebu Ode, in Ogun State. Efforts put in place to control these refuse by some municipal councils had either been non – existing or insufficient, thus not yielding any obvious effect in many of the cities. Its adverse effect on public and environmental health is discussed.

Keywords:Refuse dumps, environment, urban cities, Nigeria.

International Journal of Emotional Psychology and Sport Ethics Vol. 10 2008: pp. 217-236