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Understanding Bullying, Types, Causes and Consequences

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 Presented by Dr. Emma Nweke Onyeka PhD During Anti-Bullying Campaign Event at the LOYOLA JESUIT COLLEGE, ABUJA, PTA PHC BRANCH. INTRODUCTION Bullying as a person-to-person, people to people vice appears to have existed with man. There have been implicit and explicit bullyings. Bullying emanates from the actors to victims, once the former discovers imbalance of power to his or her advantage. For the purpose of this paper, bullying has been defined as unexpected aggression, routine behavior which involves perceived power imbalance which targets to hurt, make afraid, or exclude a victim. The key word around bully or bullying is the perception of imbalance of power by the bully. There are different types of bullying including: Physical Verbal  Social Cyber • PHYSICAL bullying exists when bullies attack their victims physically. This manifests in shoving (to push someone), hitting, slaps with the intention of weakening, intimidating the victim. Any kind of physical touch that a ...

Skill Sets in the 21st Century: Nigerian Experience and Global Benchmark of India

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Paper presented During Youth Anti-Corruption Society  (YAS)  Conference (in Collaboration with Niger Delta Youth Movement) at the Science Auditorium, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Rivers State By Nweke, Emmanuel Onyekachi PhD Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic, Rumuola, Port Harcourt Email: emy1242000@yahoo.com  Phone: 08038783758 ABSTRACT The paper examined Skill Sets in the 21st Century: Nigerian Experience and Global Benchmark of Nigeria of India.  It adopted the content analysis approach in which materials were sought from internet, journals.  The paper extrapolated the principles of Katz’ Skill Theory viz; conceptual, technical and administrative skills to pursue a central philosophy of acquiring skill set.  It compared India’s skill set applications in line with global expectations. The paper concluded that Nigerian skill set is not moving at the same pace as other countries of the world including India.  That global index on...