LAGOS JOURNAL OF CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (LAJOCYD)

LAGOS JOURNAL OF CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (LAJOCYD)

A JOURNAL PUBLICATION OF THE LAGOS STATE CHAPTER OF CHILDREN-IN-AGRICULTURE PROGRAMME (CIAP)

C/O AGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, ADENIRAN OGUNSANYA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OTTO-IJANIKIN, P. M. B. 007, FESTAC TOWN, LAGOS STATE

CALL FOR PAPERS

The Editorial Board of the above journal welcomes sound academic, original and empirically based research and development efforts focusing on all aspects of farm child, youth development and urban and rural youth in agricultural occupations. The publication is devoted to the rapid all-round development of farm children and capacitising rural youth into becoming sensitive and active for future food security and sustainable self-reliance.

GUIDELINES

1. Articles should not be more than ten (10) pages of A4 size, double spaced typing including tables, graphs and references.

2. Only published references should be cited, using the APA referencing format.

3. All tables and diagrams should be within the text.

4. The title of the paper, the name, status and address of the author should be on the cover page.

5. An abstract of not more than 200 words and the title should precede the paper on the first page.

6. Manuscript for each addition should be submitted latest 20th February of the particular year.

7. Author whose papers are accepted for the publication shall pay a publication fee to be determined by the Editorial Board.

8. Three copies of each paper with two stamped self-addressed envelopes must be submitted, accompanied with a non-refundable assessment fee of N500.00 (five hundred Naira) in cash or bank draft made payable to:

The Editor-In-Chief

LAJCOYD

c/o Agricultural Educational Department,

School of Vocational and Technical Education

Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education

Otto-Ijanikin, P. M. B. 007, Festac Town, Lagos State

PRIORITY RESEARCH ISSUES FOR CIAP RESEARCH NETWORK MEMBERS

· Case studies of participating farm children in income generating activities.

· Educational requirement of children in agriculture.

· Impact of infrastructural development on performance of rural farm children.

· Determinants of the adoption of family planning techniques among rural families.

· Impact of life-cycle decision-making on the farm children.

· Assessment of the socio-economic decision-making in the farm family.

· Economic status of women and the future of farm children.

· Population issues in farm children development.

· Attitude of farm children and stakeholders towards agriculture.

· A study of children in especially difficult circumstances in the rural areas.

· Strategic issue in programming of child mobilization for agriculture and rural development.

· Impact of extension programmes on the rural children.

· Group formation and group management for effective performance on farm children.

· Functional literacy for the farm family.

· Pre-school for farm children.

· Child abuse in rural areas.

· Gender issues in the development of farm children, performance and attitude to agricultural occupation.

· Impact of the environment on the participation and performance of the farm child.

· Sustainability of farm children development programmes.

· Comparative study of the development of the farm child: developed and developing country experiences.

· Strategic communication and media involvement in the promotion of farm children (school and community) interest in agriculture.

· Strategic integration of education and income generation into programmes of CIAP clubs in schools and community.

· Integration of CIAP into the ADP/Extension systems at the state level.

· The place of NGOs, CBOs and international organizations in the CIAP.

· Cooperation, linkages and networking in the development, implementation and evaluations of CIAP activities.

· The local and international conferencing on CIAP.

· Role of parents, teachers, local and community leaders in the mobilization of farm children for active participation in CIAP.

· The local government and children component of the rural farm family.

· Level of awareness of student on various careers in agriculture.

· Level of youth awareness of middle level occupational opportunities in agriculture, implication for effective guidance.

· Level of students’ awareness of common agriculture specimens.

· Middle level agricultural occupation opportunity for rural/urban youths.

· Agricultural occupations for youths in peri-urban/urban locations.

· Assessing possible profitable agricultural enterprise for youths in peri-urban and urban centres.

· Comparative performance of rural and urban students in agricultural science.

· Non-farm economic activities amongst youths in rural areas.

· CIAP and occupational development amongst youths.

· Youth empowerment for sustainable decent livelihood.

CIAP Research Networks members are advised to conduct research in any of these priority issues for publication in LAGOS JOURNAL OF CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT (LAJCOYD).