The purpose of the study was to ascertain the status of basic technology in Cross River State junior secondary schools. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The study was guided by three (3) research questions. The population for the study comprised of one hundred and twelve (112) basic technology teachers employed by the state school board Calabar. The sample for the study consisted of sixty (60) basic technology teachers from the three zones. Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was used to select the sample. The instrument for data collection was a researcher's structured questionnaire titled. "Status of Basic Technology Inventory (SOBTI). The data collected were analysed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. The study revealed that there was inadequacy in instructional materials for teaching basic technology in junior secondary school in Cross River State and even when materials are made available for teaching the students some teachers seem to lack experience in handling the equipment for teaching of practical class. It was further recommended that adequate instructional materials should be provided for the teaching of basic technology in junior secondary schools in Cross River State and in-service or on the job training should be given to teachers in this subject area for professional growth among others.

The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of Child Abuse on Youths and their Academic Performance in Bayelsa State. The study used descriptive survey as the design of the study. The stratified random sampling technique was used to select 52 schools out of 161 from which samples of 208 teachers and 1,139 students were drawn using the simple random sampling technique. Five (5) research questions and five (5) hypotheses were used for the study. The hypotheses were tested using t-test. A researcher's structured questionnaire was used to obtain data for the study. The questionnaire contained twenty five (25) items to elicit teachers and students response based on the study. The findings of the study revealed that there is a significant difference between the students abused and those not abused in their reading habits, but not applicable in their subject mastery, classroom participation, pass grade in examinations and submission of assignment. Based on the prevalence of child abuse in our society, it was recommended that there should be public enlightenment programmes to combat ignorance and public awareness on the right to freedom from all forms of child abuse.