Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal)
Aim SHE Journal aims to promote interdisciplinary studies in social sciences, Humanities and Education and become the leading journal in social science, Humanities and Education in the world. Scope The scope of the journal includes but not limited to: Anthropology Archaeology Criminology Business Studies Cultural studies Communication Studies Corporate Governance Criminology Demography Ethics Economics Education Gender studies Geography Global studies History Human Rights International Relations Development Studies Library Science International relations Law Linguistics Literature Media Studies Musicology Performing arts Philosophy Political science Politics Psychology Public administration Public policy Religious studies Social economics Sociology Visual arts
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<![CDATA[PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS EXPERIENCES OF MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS DURING TEACHING PRACTICE ]]>
<![CDATA[Lerato Hlengiwe Sokhulu]]>
<![CDATA[ Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) Vol 3, No 3 (2022) ]]>
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DOI: 10.25273/she.v3i3.14115
<![CDATA[Mentorship is a global phenomenon where a skilled individual trains a less experienced individual. During teaching practice, pre-service teachers often learn the necessary skills and knowledge they can use when practicing as future teachers. This learning usually requires pre- service teachers (mentees) and in-service teachers (mentors) to establish good and professional relationships where there is support, learning and professional growth. The purpose of this study was to explore experiences of mentoring relationships that mentees form with their mentors during their teaching practice. This study employed a qualitative approach within a case study methodology. Three undergraduate pre-service teachers were purposively selected to generate data on their mentoring experiences that allowed them to form specific relationships with their mentors. Semi-structured interviews were used to generate data from these participants. The data was analysed using thematic analysis in conjunction with the Cognitive Apprenticeship Theory (CAT). The findings of the study indicated that mentees were able to establish positive mentoring relationships with their mentors, which were influenced by many factors such as professionalism and prior interaction. However, in certain experiences, participants faced challenges establishing professional relationships with some of their mentors. Therefore, we concluded that the participants in this study can use what seemed to be negative relationship experiences as learning curves for their future teaching careers. Moreover, the study recommended that agency should be developed with mentees to be able to deal with both positive and negative mentoring relationships.]]>
<![CDATA[ROBERT HALL ON PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED SUICIDE AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR MEDICAL ETHICS ]]>
<![CDATA[Chrisantus Kanayochukwu Ariche]]>;
<![CDATA[Emmanuel Kelechi Iwuagwu]]>
<![CDATA[ Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) Vol 3, No 3 (2022) ]]>
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DOI: 10.25273/she.v3i3.14036
<![CDATA[The practice of physician-assisted suicide has been a complex and controversial issue in bio-medical ethics. Bioethicists, philosophers, theologians and scholars from different fields continue to make contributions to this age long practice. Contributing to this controversial issue Robert Hall a professor of philosophy in his paper Physician-Assisted Suicide Should be Legalized, argues that such assistance is ethical, humane and should be legalized. This is problematic and worrisome. However, from the Deontologic perspective, this paper argues that such assistance is unethical and not in tandem to medical ethics. Contributing to this discussion this paper further argues that Hall’s view is problematic and if accepted it will definitely turn the physician from a health care giver to a death inducer. This paper adopted the method of textual analysis and it is purely argumentative]]>
<![CDATA[CLIMATE CHANGE THREATS ON INDIGENOUS PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AND INITIATIVES FOR THE SPECIES’ CONSERVATION IN LIMPOPO PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA ]]>
<![CDATA[Sejabaledi Agnes Rankoana]]>
<![CDATA[ Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) Vol 3, No 3 (2022) ]]>
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DOI: 10.25273/she.v3i3.13918
<![CDATA[Indigenous plants are significant sources of medicines used to address basic health carerequirements. Most significantly, the medicine is utilised as a preventative measure. Disease susceptibility is reduced by administering native plant products. Recent years have seen a decline in the number of indigenous plants gathered for preventative medicine due to the negative effects of drought and altered temperature patterns. The current research examined the state of indigenous plants used to make preventative medicine, the possible effects of climate change on the species, and traditional techniques employed to preserve the species for future usage. One hundred and six participants reported that they have knowledge of preventive care, which is accomplished through the administration of indigenous plant-derived remedies. Preventive amulets and salves are created from the roots, leaves, bulbs, bark, and stalks. Unfortunately, some plant species are endangered or extinct as a consequence of drought and rising temperatures. Participants demonstrated that they continue to use traditional conservation strategies to ensure the survival of rare species. This research recommends that the plant species identified by participants be added to the IUCN Red List in order to ensure their continued availability and usage in preventative care.]]>
<![CDATA[TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ITS EFFECT ON EMPLOYEE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN SELECTED DELTA STATE BROADCAST STATIONS ]]>
<![CDATA[Oyovwevotu V. Erakpotobo]]>;
<![CDATA[Ugo C. Okolie]]>;
<![CDATA[Ndubuisi J. Memeh]]>
<![CDATA[ Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) Vol 3, No 3 (2022) ]]>
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DOI: 10.25273/she.v3i3.14041
<![CDATA[Main Objective: This study examined the effect of transformational leadership on the employee psychological well-being in selected Delta State broadcasting stations. Background Problems: Managers and governments across the globe are concerned about employee psychological health. Organizations in Nigeria have paid little attention to their employees' psychological well-being, and the majority of top executives in the broadcasting industry are unaware of the impact that transformational leadership has on the workforce's psychological well-being. The goal of this research is to investigate transformational leadership and its effect on employee psychological well-being in selected sample of Delta State broadcasting stations. Novelty: Transformational leadership is an effective type of leadership that encourages workers to perform better by increasing their levels of competence and self-reinforcement. Research Methods: The cross-sectional research design approach was used in this study. The participants in this study included 173 management and non-management employees from the Nigerian Television Authority in Asaba (47) and the Delta State Broadcasting Services in Asaba (69) and Warri (57) respectively. Using the SPSS software version 23.0, data was analyzed using linear regression. Findings/Results: According to the findings, transformational leadership had a significant and positive effect on employee psychological well-being. Conclusion: Transformational leaders work toward a common goal with followers, often self-sacrificing, prioritize employees, and develop them.]]>
<![CDATA[MARITAL ROLE ADJUSTMENT AND SATISFACTION AMONG IGBO MARRIED WORKERS IN MBAITOLI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF IMO STATE, SOUTH EAST NIGERIA ]]>
<![CDATA[Melvina N. Amalu]]>;
<![CDATA[Nneka Sophie Amalu]]>;
<![CDATA[Margaret E. Oyo-Ita]]>
<![CDATA[ Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) Vol 3, No 3 (2022) ]]>
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DOI: 10.25273/she.v3i3.13945
<![CDATA[The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between marital role adjustment and satisfaction among Igbo married workers in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Two hypotheses were formulated to direct the study and the correlational research design method was adopted. Simple random sampling technique was employed in selecting the sample of 170( 85 males and 85 females) out of one thousand, seven hundred Igbo married workers (1700). Data collection was with the aid of a questionnaire titled “Marital Role Expectation Inventory (MREI) and were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Corelation (PPMC). The reliability coefficient with split-half ranged from 0 .68 to 0.74. Findings revealed that a significantly positive but weak relationship existed between domestic role adjustment and marital satisfaction (r = 0.255; p = 0.001, SD 3.03). The relationship between financial role adjustment and marital satisfaction was found to be significantly positive and moderate (r = 0.472; p = 0.000, SD 2.48). Consequently, domestic and financial role adjustments can be said to have significant influence on marital satisfaction of Igbo married workers. It is recommended among others that the marriage counsellors in both private sectors should organize regular seminars, symposia, awareness programmes geared towards assisting married workers to acquire good marriage skills, through the introduction of good marriage therapies.]]>
<![CDATA[ESTIMATING THE DEMAND FUNCTION OF RICE PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA (1981 – 2018) ]]>
<![CDATA[Amalu Emeka Melvin]]>;
<![CDATA[Uzoigwe Amara]]>
<![CDATA[ Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) Vol 3, No 3 (2022) ]]>
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DOI: 10.25273/she.v3i3.14168
<![CDATA[The study estimated the demand function for rice in Nigeria from 1981 to 2018. The objective was to estimate the short run and long run demand function (including price elasticities) of rice in Nigeria from 1981 to 2018. Secondary time series data were used for the study. The data were analyzed using inferential statistics of which the Johansen Maximum likelihood method of cointegration was used. The results revealed that the previous years’ demand (0.353) and price of close substitute (0.182) significantly affected demand in the short-run with an ECM (-1) of -0.653 while for long run price of close substitute (0.118), population (1.68) and policy (-0.186) affects demand. The results also showed that the price elasticity of rice demand in the long-run and short-run were -0.033 and -0.093 and were both non-significant at 5 percent level. The demand for rice is price inelastic.. It was recommended that adequate policy framework aimed at increasing supply of local rice should be pursued as this will reduce the prices of local rice brands and invariably enhance demand for local rice by households as rice was estimated to be own price inelastic]]>
<![CDATA[THE ABORTION DEBATE: AN AFRICANIST ETHICAL APPROACH ]]>
<![CDATA[Wesley Taiwo Osemwegie]]>
<![CDATA[ Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) Vol 3, No 3 (2022) ]]>
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DOI: 10.25273/she.v3i3.14037
<![CDATA[: The prevalence of abortion is of central concern to all societies in the world including traditional African societies. It is perturbing that, virtually in all countries; the phenomenon overtly presents itself and the need to legalize it or not continues to elicit responses and very strong arguments in defence or against. Given this, my aim in the work is to meticulously explicate the abortion controversy and evaluate the reasonability or illogicality from the parameters of the African value system. My discovery reveals that there seems to be no place for abortion in the traditional African societies as clearly manifested by the ethos of ‘dos and don’ts’ and values that characterized African ontological environment and world-view. As a method, I approached and analyzed the abortion controversy by subjecting them to the Bini ethical standard. Furthermore, the work examines the nature of abortion and the real dangers that come with it. I argued that procuring abortion for whatsoever reason(s), as may be upheld by the consequentialist ethicists and some feminist thinkers is inadmissible and morally prohibited. I concluded that the argument― that mothers have right over their body, perhaps a way of justifying abortion, is simply a relative position and an outright manifestation of some western radical propaganda for global feminism.]]>
<![CDATA[FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN USING QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS IN DATA COLLECTION ]]>
<![CDATA[Kelvin M. Mwita]]>
<![CDATA[ Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) Vol 3, No 3 (2022) ]]>
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DOI: 10.25273/she.v3i3.13919
<![CDATA[Qualitative interview is the most commonly used data collection method used in qualitative research. Its ability to collect detailed information and offer insights from participants’ feelings and opinions, among other things, have made it a most preferred data collection method for many qualitative researchers. Like any other qualitative data collection methods, it is not immune to criticisms from various scholars, especially those with positivist orientation. This has been motivating various researchers to find different and better ways of conducting qualitative interviews to achieve research goals. This also motivated conducting this study to discuss factors that researchers have to consider when conducting qualitative interviews. The use of secondary data obtained from a systematic literature review of 31 journal articles published by four journals (indexed in Scopus database dedicated to publishing qualitative studies) was done. Thematic coding was done which led to the identification of seven factors that have to be considered in qualitative interviews. These factors are pilot tests, selection of the right participants, participants’ convenience, sample size, selection of interview questions, cultural dimensions and length of interview sessions. Qualitative researchers are therefore recommended to consider these factors when conducting qualitative interviews. Due to the flexibility expected in qualitative studies, researchers are also reminded to consider the purpose and nature of their studies in the process]]>
<![CDATA[A THEOLOGICAL AND ETHICAL REFLECTION ON DIGITAL ECCLESIOLOGY FROM AN AFRICAN PERSPECTIVE ]]>
<![CDATA[Isaac Boaheng]]>;
<![CDATA[Kumasi Kumasi]]>
<![CDATA[ Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) Vol 3, No 3 (2022) ]]>
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DOI: 10.25273/she.v3i3.14086
<![CDATA[: In the heat of the Covid-19 pandemic, many church leaders were compelled to use digital information and communication technology to maintain their presence and fellowship with their followers and other believers. The unprecedented incorporation of media technology into the church’s structures and activities (due to the pandemic) has brought about the urgent need to explore the nature and quality of this digitally-mediated presence from a theological and ethical perspective. The purpose of this paper, therefore, is to identify and concretely address key theological and ethical issues emerging from the church’s current digital experimentation with technologically-mediated worship. The paper uses a literature-based approach to critically examine data on digitally-mediated services obtained from journal articles, theses/dissertations and books. The main argument is that although digitally-mediated Christian ministry has theological, biblical and historical foundations, it is not appropriate (under normal circumstances) to replace offline church services with online church services. Therefore, the use of the digital space must complement (but not replace) the use of the analogue space for Christian ministry. This is very important especially in the African context where illiteracy rate is high and majority of the people do not have reliable access to electricity and internet facilities. The paper ends with recommendations for the post-pandemic church in its quest to navigate between the digital and analogue spaces in its operations.]]>
<![CDATA[ON THE OBJECT OF EPISTEMOLOGY AS AN ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME ]]>
<![CDATA[Etorobong Godwin Akpan]]>
<![CDATA[ Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Journal (SHE Journal) Vol 3, No 3 (2022) ]]>
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DOI: 10.25273/she.v3i3.13946
<![CDATA[The paper focuses on investigation of the object of epistemology as a research programme. It is warranted by the existence of programmes with incompatible objects in the history of philosophy that claim to be pursuing the same epistemic research objective. The purpose of the study is to identify and define a unifying object for epistemology in the midst of diverse alternatives. The method adopted for the study is content analysis. It was discovered that epistemology, which is a negation of skepticism, because it presupposes the possibility of knowledge, seeks as its object the discovery and characterization of the grounds upon which legitimate knowledge could be founded]]>
