This dissertation examines the concept of cultural competence in a cross-cultural priestly context and its implications for priestly training for service abroad. The main purpose of this study is to contribute ideas to the development of a new curriculum for young clergy enterin…
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The notion of a family church could be taken to unhealthy levels in a faith community where the membership is comprised of people who share the same racial/ethnic and socio-cultural identities. Moreover, this sameness may not reflect the reality of the surrounding community. The…
Seventy percent of Nigerians are poor and live below the poverty level, despite abundant endowment of natural and human resources in Nigeria. Since independence, Nigeria has been plagued with ineffective leadership, which has failed to translate successfully the nation's resourc…
The Nigerian city of Lagos has been the site of an unprecedented explosion in Pentecostal Christianity, even as the city's population has increased exponentially and its infrastructure has become strained. Pentecostal organizations have blanketed the city with their discourse, w…
Militias specializing in kidnapping oil workers and vandalizing oil infrastructure purportedly as a form of protest against marginalization by the state and transnational oil corporations are rife in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. This study interrogates the interstitial spa…
A state of conflict has existed in the Niger Delta for fifty years. The nature of the conflict, whether it is terrorism or civil insurrection, has not been resolved by the respective legislative entities. This qualitative case study was designed to explore the nature of the Nige…
The actions of antisocial student organizations or "cults" have become problematic for students, educators, parents, and the general public in Nigeria. Many university communities have erupted with violence due to these organizations. This survey design study addressed safety co…
This study investigates the use of bongo music as a medium for social commentary in society. African traditional musicians, without formal education have been able to address socio-political and moral issues. The methodology includes the use of autobiographic stories and lyrical…
The institution of marriage is as old as the human race itself. While almost every society engages in marrying, opinions are divided among scholars, cultures, and religions with regard to the purposes of marriage. One of the reasons for this divergence is because each scholar, c…
This dissertation explores the concept of globalization as a new world era, and examines changes in the patterns of global FDI flows, with a focus on Extractive FDI inflows to Third-World or developing countries. It looks at the increased presence of multinational corporations (…
This study investigated educational stratification in Nigeria to determine how socioeconomic status, gender, and regional differences influence achievement in education using the nationally representative 2010 Nigeria Education Data Survey (NEDS). These cross-sectional data are …
Despite the increased African immigrant population in the United States in recent years, there is a dearth of literature on the identity struggles of the second-generation Africans, including the Igbo, whose primordial home is located in southeastern Nigeria. Grounded in the dat…
Despite current efforts at addressing child marriage, it remains a problem worldwide, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa which is one of the world's poorest regions. Child marriage, defined as a formal marriage or informal union in which a girl lives with a partner as if married…
Several studies have shown that information and communications technology (ICT) is important in economic and business development. The advent and rapid development of ICT have not helped in bridging the technological gap between developing countries and advanced countries. In fa…
Secondary school students in Nigeria face challenges regarding their oral health. Few researchers have investigated oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in Nigerian populations. The purpose of this study was to assess the level of oral health knowledge, behaviors, and…
Nigeria ranks as one of the most corrupt nations in the world. Its abundant natural resources are being exploited by some privileged few while the majority suffers abject poverty. In spite of a series of laws and reforms directed at waging war against corruption and campaigns ag…
Akin Euba (b.1935), Gyorgy Ligeti (1923–2006) and Joshua Uzoigwe (1946–2005) are three art music composers with different approaches to intercultural musical composition. However, representative piano works— Themes from Chaka I by Euba (1996), Fanfares by Ligeti (1985) and Ukom …
Can justiciable socioeconomic rights assist in the formulation of government policies and programs that are accountable to Nigerian citizens? This dissertation has tried to answer the question by establishing that mechanisms of accountability such as the rule of law and separati…
The purpose of this study is to create and develop a set of communication strategies that will assist elected representatives in Nigeria in communicating effectively with their constituents. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has changed the face of the world, and it…