ASEAN Journal of Research

Knowledge Management as a Determinant of Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainability in Social Enterprises in Lagos State, Nigeria

Nkemjika Nwagu, Segun O. Adedeji, Oluwafunmiso A. Olajide — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0700

This research focused on social enterprises in Lagos State, Nigeria, and the impact knowledge management has on their sustainability. Using the Resource-Based View, Knowledge-Based Theory, and Organisational Learning, the current research has been able to understand one relational aspect of knowledge management, which is divided into four dimensions, namely, knowledge generation, utilisation, sharing, and storage, and how they impact the three (3) branches of sustainability, which are economic, social and environmental. A quantitative correlational research methodology was employed. Primary data was obtained by the means of structured questionnaires administered to 486 social enterprises that were purposefully sampled from a target population of 80,740 enterprises located in Lagos State. The cross-sectional descriptive research method was supplemented by the use of questionnaires, which reflect the constructs of the study, and were measured by the use of multi-item validated scales that have been proven to have reliability. The statistical tools employed descriptive statistics, and regression analysis The results denote that knowledge utilisation and knowledge storage have positive influence and impact on economic, social, and environmental sustainability, but knowledge generation and sharing have weak and statistically no impact in the sustainability of social enterprises in accordance to the research. This denotes that the sustainability of social enterprises is not the mere creation or generation of knowledge, but the transformation or application of the knowledge that has the impact. The most important aspect of the model is that there is enough value in sustaining internal knowledge capabilities. Sustainability in social enterprises is the process of building internal knowledge capabilities. This is a demonstration that the current sustainable development goals (SDGs) can be achieved by privatising the social enterprises and it adds to the social enterprise and knowledge management literature by showing that different dimensions of knowledge have different impacts on sustainability. The study emphasizes that social enterprises developing better organized systems for capturing and applying knowledge for improving resilience and developmental impact over the long term.

An Examination of Common Errors in Geometric Concepts among Senior Secondary School Students in Lagos State

Olujide Dixon, Folashade Ajayi — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0700

This study examined students' performance in geometry and the specific errors related to their understanding of certain mathematical concepts. The emphasis was on five geometry subjects: constructions, angles, circles, volume, and polygon properties. A quantitative research design was utilised, and data were gathered through the Mathematics Achievement Test (MAT). Students' answers were scored in a systematic way, and an error analysis was done using a structured coding scheme to put mistakes into the following groups: conceptual, procedural, symbolic, reasoning, and careless. Descriptive statistical methods were employed to examine overall achievement, performance across geometric concepts, and the distribution of error types. The results showed that the students' overall mathematics achievement in geometry concept was at a moderate level. But the results were very different for the different geometry concepts that were tested. Students did better on volume and properties of polygons. The analysis of the errors showed that most of the mistakes were conceptual and procedural, which means that many students relied on memorised steps without really understanding what they were doing. Mistakes in reasoning were especially clear in topics that were more abstract and required more thought, like constructions and tasks related to angles. The results show that students' understanding of geometry is not developing evenly, and they stress the need for teaching methods that help students understand concepts, reason, and visualise space. The research emphasises the significance of employing diagnostic assessments to pinpoint particular error patterns and guide focused instructional interventions. The results add to what is already known about how students learn geometry by showing how well they do and what kinds of mistakes they make. This has useful implications for teaching mathematics, developing curricula, and testing methods.

Social and Personal Values of Christian Minority People in a Buddhist State

Guomin Gracie Yuan — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0700

Christianity is a minority belief in Buddhist Thailand but its influence should not be underestimated. This study aims to present a real picture of the Christian devotees’ true in-heart thinking, which reflected and influenced their life experiences, social roles and personal behaviour. Moreover, the study explores church management structure from the angle of rationalism, going beyond individual devotee’s direct, surface emotional feeling. Sincerely listening to the voice of respondents, the relationship between Christianity and Buddhism is more clearly presented with its deep hierarchy, wide diversity and co-existence adapted to the times. A well-designed field study is implemented in Bangkok with a total of 30 interviews in which the respondents include local Thai people, Indonesians, Filipinos, Chinese and Americans. In addition to the interviews, researchers visited various churches and exchanged knowledge and experience, as well as observing the activities there and attempting comprehensively to understand the true belief and its endurance.

Drama as a Tool for Religious Spirituality: A Study of Igatibi and Pari by Ahmed Yerima

Adeyemi Oresanya, Adejoke Fadirepo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0700

This study examines drama as a mediating bridge between religion and spirituality in contemporary Nigerian society through an analysis of Ahmed Yerima's Igatibi (2011) and Pari (2016). While existing scholarship has explored religion and spirituality in African drama, limited attention has been paid to how theatre functions as a performative space for negotiating competing religious worldviews and facilitating spiritual reflection. Adopting a qualitative textual analysis, the study is anchored on Performance Theory and Postcolonial Religious Discourse to examine how characterisation, symbolism, dialogue, and ritual enactment construct spiritual meaning within the selected plays. Findings reveal that Yerima employs drama as a critical site for interrogating religious extremism, promoting tolerance, and reasserting the relevance of African indigenous spirituality. Whereas Igatibi foregrounds the consequences of abandoning ancestral traditions, Pari exposes the complexities of faith under conditions of violence, insecurity, and trauma. The study argues that drama transcends representation to become a medium of spiritual mediation through which religious identities and beliefs are negotiated. It concludes that theatre possesses significant potential for fostering understanding, coexistence, and critical reflection in religiously plural societies.

Discursive Constructions of Female Power in Yoruba Cinema: A Socio-Cognitive and Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis Across Two Production Epochs

Anthony Williams, Dr. Francis Olabisi Jegede — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0700

The issue of gender representation has been the subject of scholarly investigation over time. However, a comparative investigation of how power is ascribed to women in the 80s and the 2020s among the Yoruba of South West Nigeria, especially from a Critical Discourse perspective, remains sparse in the literature. This study thus investigates how power is discursively ascribed to women in Yoruba films from two distinct periods: the 1970s–1980s and 2020–2025. Using Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), it examines how female characters are represented in terms of agency, authority, and social influence. Drawing on van Dijk's socio-cognitive model and elements of multimodal discourse analysis, the study compares themes, dialogue, visual framing, and character roles across select films. Findings reveal significant ideological shifts in gendered power dynamics, reflecting broader sociocultural transformations and resistance to patriarchal norms. The study contributes to discussions on media, gender representation, and the intersection of culture and power in African popular culture.

Style as a Man: Analysis of Artistic Signature Tunes in Selected Yoruba Oral Genres

Abiodun Oyagbenjo — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0700

There is a popular assumption that all oral poets and poetry say the same thing, may be in different ways which this present study expunges. We identify the signature tunes as one of the four components in literary works that do not only set aside a genre from another but also serve as emblem that identify a literary work, the situation of the text and oral artists. This study substantiates signature tunes as the unique identity of oral artists for indigenous criticism of oral performances. we do the survey of signature tune in selected six oral genres, ij̀álá-o̩de̩, e̩kún-ìyàwó, è̩s̩à-egúngún, ìyè̩rè̩-Ifá, èlè-orò and S̩àngó-pípè which are all classified as chants and secondary data from recorded albums and printed works on Yorùbá oral genres were also instrumental. The work is guided by structuralism from Kerl Buhler (1934) and Roman Jacobson’s (1960) perspectives as theoretical perspective to identify the concept from the pool of other constituents. And in the course of the work, we discover that the surveyed signature tunes have classes, though the classification is done through the kind of function they perform in the context where they are used. The said classes are artistic, contextual, textual, transitional and geographical signature tunes which according to the stylisticians are in tandem with style as a man, style as a situation, style as deviation, style as temporal phenomenon and style as idiolect respectively. Artistic signature tune cum style as a person reveals the identity of artists, their competency, origin and what they are capable of doing, which translates to the emotive function of language. This artistic signature tune is discovered to occur initially, medially and terminally across the stretch of Yorùbá oral performances. The study therefore recommends individual brand recognition contained in artistic signature tunes for the rhetorics, artistes and public speaker so as to have brand recognition and connect them to the audience emotionally.

The Socio-Economic Significance of Women in Commercial Transportation Sector in Ibadan, Nigeria, 2000-2024

Fehintola Tunbosun Akinwale, Abiola LABIRAN, Ph.D — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0700

Ibadan, the largest city in Oyo State and a busy hub of commercial activities, has experienced an emergence and transformative shift in the role of women within the transportation sector. Historically, the field had been male-dominated. While some studies have examined women’s roles in Nigeria’s informal sectors, scant attention has been paid to the socioeconomic significance of women in the commercial transportation sector in Ibadan. This study was therefore, designed to examine women’s involvement in the transportation sector in Ibadan between 1999 and 2024. Empirical and descriptive designs were adopted. This study utilised the qualitative research method. Primary data was collected from twenty-five in-depth interviews (IDI) with commercial drivers (both male and female) and passengers involved in the tricycle and motorcycle transport business. Secondary data were collected through books, journals and media publications. Data were content analysed. Despite the odds of societal biases and financial constraints, women in the Ibadan transport sector contribute significantly to economic growth, employment creation, and community development. The study stresses the significance of supporting women's participation in transport enterprise as a means to promoting sustainable economic development further while emphasising the necessity for targeted interventions, including mentoring initiatives, capacity-building programmes and gender-sensitive policies.

Effectiveness of Reinforcement Counselling and Conitive Behaviour Therapy in the Management of Study Skills of Senior Secondary School Students in Kwara State, Nigeria

Adeboye Aina, Taiwo Edun, MUSA , Titilayo M, Owoeye John — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0700

Enhancing study skills is crucial for every student, irrespective of their level of education. It enables them to become more self-motivated and efficient in their academic pursuits. This study investigated the effect of reinforcement counselling and cognitive behavioural therapy in improving the study skills of senior secondary school students in Kwara state, Nigeria. The study also explored the moderating influence of gender. This study adopted a 3×2 factorial matrix quasi-experimental design with pretest, posttest, and control groups. One hundred and twelve (112) Senior Secondary School Class Two (SSS 2) students were randomly selected from the population of all SSS 2 students in public senior secondary schools of Kwara State, Nigeria. Data were collected using the Study Skills Questionnaire (r = 0.79). Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) at the 0.05 level of significance. The results revealed a significant main effect of treatment on study skills (F 2, 99) = 150.398, p < 0.05, η² = 0.752), a significant two-way interaction effect of treatment and gender (F (1, 99) = 4.630, p < 0.05, η² = 0.086) on study skills. Cognitive behavioural therapy was more efficacious compared to reinforcement counselling in improving students study skills. Secondary school counsellors and teachers should adopt reinforcement counselling and cognitive behavioral therapy to help students improve their study skills.

Review of Zeichmann's Radical Antiquities

John Walsh — Sun, 03 May 2026 00:00:00 +0700

Radical Antiquities by Christopher B. Zeichmann is reviewed by John Walsh.

Review of Krugman's Arguing with Zombies

John Walsh — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0700

Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future by Paul Krugman is reviewed by editor John Walsh.