About the Journal

This is the first issue of the International Journal of Specialized and 
Professional Education (IJOSPED), and it is my pleasure to introduce 
the maiden edition of the journal to the academic world. This is a 
journal with a difference. The Journal is an intellectual property of 
Lagos State University of Education. 
Over the past few decades, researchers have produced a body of  literature that examines the educational importance of space, finding that how learning spaces are laid out, furnished, and equipped makes a difference in the teaching and learning process. In pursuit of manuscripts of the highest quality, multiple opportunities for mentoring, and greater reach and citation of IJOSPED publications, IJOSPED encourages authors to share their drafts to seek feedback 
from relevant communities unless the manuscript is already under review or in the publication queue after being accepted.

In other words, to be eligible for publication in IJOSPED, manuscripts should not be shared publicly (e.g., online), while under review (after being initially submitted or after being revised and resubmitted for reconsideration), or upon notice of acceptance and before publication. Once published, authors are strongly encouraged to share the published version widely, with an acknowledgement of 
its initial publication in IJOSPED. 
In this maiden edition, 10 peer-reviewed articles are published. They cut across the specialized and professional education spectrums. 
These include the influence of social media usage on the teaching effectiveness of university lecturers in Oyo State; Academic goal-setting practices of university students in Lagos State, Nigeria: 
implications for counselling; career decision-making and school business succession plans among children of private school owners in Osun State, South-West Nigeria; Treating adolescents and adult drug Foreword addicts with the Narcotic Anonymous (NA) counselling package and Impact of Information Technology on Family Dynamics: Implications for Counseling.

Others are Self-concept and value as predictors of pupils' academic performance in social studies (a case study of a selected public primary school in Lagos State); Inclusion of adults with special needs in adult literacy centres; Availability and deployment of employability skills among students in the sociology of education; 
The use of culturally relevant mathematics activities in Nigerian early childhood and primary classrooms and Texting and abbreviations in pre-service teachers' writing skills: a study of Nigerian higher institution students' essays.
I strongly recommend this high-quality journal to scholars and students for patronage.