Pan-African Journal of Education and Social Sciences

Human Capital Flight and Economic Growth in Nigeria

Adetutu Omotola Habib, Awolaja Oladapo — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This study empirically investigated the effect of human capital flights on economic growth in Nigeria from 1981 to 2020. It used recent advances in time series analysis, which are fractional integration and co-integration framework. The net migration rate and remittance were used to capture human capital flight. The results show that shocks and spikes in human capital flight variables have a lasting effect. However, the Hausman test of fractional co-integration revealed that a long-run relationship does not exist between human capital flight and economic growth. This may be due to an increasing youth population and an abundant labor market. Therefore, this study eases the fear of a detrimental human capital flight on Nigeria’s economic growth over the study period and does not find evidence of a gain through remittances. Hence, the government should facilitate the productive use of migrant remittances by improving financial literacy, encouraging investment in productive assets, and providing a favorable environment for small enterprises.

Nollywood Films’ Depiction of the Nigerian Society: A Reflection or Distortion of Reality?

Floribert Patrick C. Endong — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The Nigerian video film industry - codenamed Nollywood - has been criticised on various bases. One of such bases is the myth that, its productions insidiously tarnish the image of Nigeria on the international scene. Related to this criticism is the claim that these films are in the most part over exaggerated stories which distort the Nigerian socio-cultural reality and mislead foreign audiences into seeing Nigeria in a bad light. Although true to a category of Nigerian films, this reading must be nuanced for at least two reasons: first, reality is a complex concept which may, in some contexts, even be very elusive; second, films are theoretically speaking a window into their society of origin. Although make-believe, they do have elements of reality. All may depend on the definition the Nollywood film critic or audience gives to reality. In this conceptual paper, a systematic review of secondary sources and critical observations are used to examine how Nigerian films’ ability to reflect or distort the Nigerian socio-political reality is fuelling the social debate on Nollywood’s contribution to the Nigerian image crisis.

Hofstede’s Cultural Dimension Model and Cultural Intelligence: A Global Imperative for the Contemporary Church Leader

Pako Edson Mokgwane, Olaotse Obed Gabasiane — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The power of social media has shrunk the world into an increasingly truly global village. subsequently, leaders are expected by their organizations to competently fit and cope in whatever field they are assigned to serve. Thus, they are inevitably exposed daily to communities of different systems, intonations, cultures, languages, traditions, and practices. But how prepared are they to serve in a varied setting? Cultural intelligence, the ability to work effectively in culturally diverse situations, will be the focus of this paper, which seeks to help equip and guide global church leaders in light of Hofstede’s cultural dimension of power distance. Further, this purely literary search attempts to create an awareness of cultural intelligence that leaders need to make sense of unfamiliar contexts, ideas, and approaches. The authors conclude that faith and culture can work in tandem, thus giving the Church capacity through its leaders to be an effective witness of the gospel to people of different tongues, tribes, and kindred.

Multicultural Leadership: A Literature Review

Obed Byiringiro, Risper Awuor — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

One significant challenge that organizations face today is the culturally diverse pool of employees, the renewed focus on multiculturalism, and the need for multicultural leadership. Consequently, this article provides a literature review on multicultural leadership. It examines multicultural leadership, perspectives, and its purpose. It also discusses conflicting values, their implications for multicultural leadership, and what organizations within a multicultural setting can do to empower and satisfy employees.

Stakeholders’ Perceptions of the Learning Context of Government-Assisted Adventist Secondary Schools in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Odomse Akuoko-Nyantakyi, Millicent Ojwan’g, Paul Samuel Francis — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This paper is a subset of a more extensive study. The study explored stakeholders’ perceptions of the learning context in the academic performance of five government-assisted Adventist SHSs in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Tom Sticht’s Functional Context Learning Theory was conceptualized to guide the study by applying diagnostic, formative, and summative performance assessment modes. Through a descriptive research design, a sample size of 196 comprising management/teachers, pastors/church elders, parents (Adventists and Non-Adventists), and former students participated. Open-ended questions were used to collect stakeholder data, which were processed using frequency and percentage analysis. Secondary data on student performance were analyzed using a meta-proportional technique. The study’s outcomes confirmed low standard infrastructural facilities, ineffective monitoring, limited funding, and their adverse effect on academic performance in the less endowed Senior High Schools. Furthermore, the results showed that using the three modes of performance assessment reveals the deficiencies and strengths of the learning context more than a single test result would. The researchers recommend improved infrastructural standards, funding and effective monitoring of the less-endowed SHSs by the Seventh-day Adventist Church to make them more competitive.

Understanding Perception of Team Ministry among Pastors and Elders in Volta Ghana Mission of Seventh-day Adventist Church

George Geli — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Teams and teamwork are not new to the corporate world. Workers within business organizations have long used teams in some projects. Similarly, in Christian churches, the team ministry has been used for various church activities. However, there is limited information about the concept of team ministry among pastors and elders in the Volta Ghana Mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This study aimed to explore and understand the perceptions of church pastors and elders regarding team ministry in the Volta Ghana Mission of Seventh-day Adventists. This qualitative study used a case study design involving three pastors and three elders from three districts in the Volta Ghana Mission. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the transcribed data. The perceptions of pastors and elders revolved around three themes. Based on the findings, the study recommends that collaboration approach, delegation, and motivation should be encouraged in the team ministry of the Volta Ghana Mission.

Economic Thought: A Biblical Perspective

Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This study joins the debate about whether capitalism or socialism best shows how the Bible sees economic interactions between people and, by extension, provides insights into how a Christian should live. Capitalism is based on the private ownership and control of resources and profit, which spread with the migration process of the Protestants. Socialism is based on the idea that the group or community should own the means of production and distribution to benefit everyone equally. This paper argues that biblical principles point neither to socialism nor capitalism as the appropriate economic framework for economic interactions and the organization of economic life in society. This assertion is based on how Jesus lived His life and various statements He made while here on earth, as presented in the Bible. The study demonstrates that Jesus is variously portrayed as a revolutionary socialist and a compassionate capitalist and that Christians are called to responsibly manage the resources entrusted to them by God, for there is accountability for every economic choice and preference.

Maneuvering through E-Learning Platform: An Evaluation of Open Distance and E-learning in Higher Education Institutions in Uganda

Florence Wamuyu Githinji , Alimah Komuhangi, Rose Clarke Nanyonga — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

To foster the continuity of learning for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Uganda National Council of Higher Education approved Emergency Open Distance and eLearning (ODeL). Clarke International University (CIU) was among the first HEIs to receive approval. This survey aimed to evaluate the ease of maneuvering on the e-learning platform at the CIU. A cross-sectional study was conducted to survey 485 students between December 2020 and January 2021. Of the 485 participants, 79.8% (387) maneuvered quickly through the e-learning platform. The odds of maneuvering through the E-learning platform increased with Information Communication Technology (ICT) and E-Learning support (aOR,3.2:95%CI, 1.3-7.2), ability to self-enroll to the platform (aOR5.4:95%CI, 3.1-9.4), ODeL training and orientation (aOR,2.7: 95%CI, 1.5-4.8) and ownership of a computer/ smartphone (aOR 7.4: 95% CI, 2.2-25.2). Successful maneuvering can be bolstered through access to e-learning tools, such as computers and smartphones, ICT support, and adequate ODeL training and orientation for students to the e-learning platform.

Africa Perspective of Corporate Governance Practices: A Literature Review

Peter Yin-nyeya Yidaan — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Corporate governance is gaining importance as a strategy for increasing organizational performance. In recent years, corporate governance has become more significant in firms. In the 1980s and the 1990s, economic growth was widespread in many African nations; consequently, corporate governance efforts began to take shape, particularly in the private sector in Africa. At the same time, in other parts of the world, the financial and nonfinancial sectors have experienced significant failures. Most failures have been linked to ineffective transparency in corporate governance practices. Many private sector initiatives on corporate governance have begun to emerge in some developing African economies. This paper reviewed specific corporate governance concerns and challenges in Africa.