Primary education is universally accepted as the foundation laying level of education in all nations of the world. It provides the mini-structural framework on which the quality of other levels of education is anchored. It is on this premise that this paper examines the pertinent issues that, if properly addressed would recapture and refocus policies in Nigeria for qualitative education at the secondary and tertiary levels. These issues include: A deliberate and conscious effort at achieving the goals of primary education in Nigeria, Addressing the perennial problems of teachers and teaching in primary schools and the management of primary education in general, Dealing with the virus of examination malpractices at the level of primary education and its effect on higher education. In the light of these and other issues adversely affecting the quality of products of education, this paper recommends, among others that the implementation of national policy in primary education by states and private institutions should be closely monitored to ensure uniformity in quality output from the nations primary schools. All primary schools in Nigeria, irrespective of where they are located, should be given a face lift with modern infrastructures in terms of building for administration, classrooms, introductory technology workshops, library, equipment and all relevant instructional materials to ensure effective teaching and learning.

This research investigated the administration of corporal punishment as a disciplinary control mechanism in secondary schools of Nigeria with particular reference to Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. The concept of corporal punishment as a disciplinary control mechanism with the social issues associated with it was discussed. Three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study which adopted survey research design. A questionnaire titled: "Corporal Punishment and Disciplinary Control Questionnaire" (CPDCQ)was the instrument for data collection. The simple random sampling technique was used in selecting 200 teachers for this study. The data obtained was analyzed using Independent t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test statistics at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that there is a significant difference in the administration of corporal punishment as a disciplinary control mechanism in secondary schools of Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State based on teachers' gender and teachers' teaching experience. The findings also revealed that there is a significant difference in the administration of corporal punishment as a disciplinary control mechanism of teachers working in public or private secondary schools in the study area. It was recommended among other things that since appropriate application of corporal punishment is associated with disciplinary control in these schools, a mechanism be put in place to guide usage and to check abuses.

The study examines the extent to which the management of human resources by the administrators influence lecturers' job satisfaction in tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, Nigeria. The ex-post-facto research design was used for the study. The population of the study was 2286 lecturers from nine (9) tertiary institutions from the two states out of which 600 lecturers were randomly sampled from six (6) tertiary institutions in the two states. The statistical analysis used to test the only one hypothesis in the study was one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), at .05 alpha level of significance. The study revealed that administrators' human resources management effectiveness has a significant influence on lecturers' job satisfaction with respect to workload, professional status, opportunity for academic publication and administrators' staff relationship.It was therefore recommended among other things that administrators of tertiary institution should ensure that the number of lecturers employed meet the required student-teacher ratio by the National Universities Commission (NUC) for improved performance and job satisfaction.

The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between management of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and teachers’ work performance in secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria.  To achieve the purpose of the study, two research questions and one null hypothesis were formulated to guide the study.  Survey research design was adopted for the study.  The population of the study comprised of 5288 teachers in all the 271 public secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria.  A sample of 800 teachers was drawn using stratified and simple random sampling techniques.  Two instruments titled: Management of Information and Communications Technology Questionnaire (MICTQ) and Teachers’ Work Performance Questionnaire (TWPQ) were used to collect data from the respondents. Data was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation at .05 level of significance and 798 degrees of freedom. The finding revealed that among the 12 principals’ ICT management practices, only cleaning/dusting, proper utilization, arrangement of facilities and ventilation centres were significant. A positive significant relationship between Information and Communication Technology and teachers’ work performance was also established (p < .05).  Based on the finding, it was recommended amongst others that, there should be adequate supply of ICT facilities to secondary schools for effective utilization by teachers and students for quality teaching and learning.

This study investigated management of skill-oriented subjects and goal attainment in private secondary schools in Ikom Education Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of the study, two research questions were raised and converted to two null hypotheses to guide the study. Literature review was done based on the variables of the study. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 127 private secondary schools in Ikom Education Zone, Cross River State. All the 127 administrators of the schools were used for the study through census approach. The instrument for the study was the researchers-developed questionnaire titled: Management of Skill Oriented Subject Questionnaire (MSOSQ) and School Goal Attainment Questionnaire (SGAQ) designed on four-point Likert scale format. The MSOSQ measured 6 items, while SGAQ measured 18 items. The instrument was validated by two experts in Test, Measurement and Evaluation Department, University of Calabar. After the trial test, the reliability coefficient range of 0.72 to 0.91 were obtained which were considered reliable. The data collected were analyzed using Descriptive Statistics and Pearson Product Correlation Analysis at 0.05 level of significance with 125 degree of freedom. Findings revealed that management of Agricultural Science and Introductory Technology subjects did not have a significant relationship with secondary school goals attainment in terms of higher education opportunity, knowledge acquisition and learning outcome. It was recommended among others that Principals should ensure adequate management of skills oriented subjects in order to make students employable rather than job seekers.