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Aims: Chemical bonding is a fundamentalconcept which provide essential information for interpretation of chemical reactions and understanding of related concepts in chemistry. This relevance notwithstanding, the general perception of most students is that chemical bonding, as a topic is very difficult to understand. This study therefore, is an attempt to correct students’ misconceptions about chemical bonding in Rivers State, Nigeria using drama teaching strategy, with a view to addressing...

This article reports on a qualitative study that evaluated first-year students’ lived experiences of attending a 12-week student support programme focused on fostering mindsets. Participants included 545 first year Engineering students enrolled for academic studies at a South African university. All participants completed qualitative narrative sketches depicting their experiences. A random sample of 300 students’ narrative sketches was included as data in the qualitative study. The data were...

This study explored the humanitarian responses to the scourges of climate change-related disasters in the Chimanimani district of Zimbabwe in southern Africa. This is against the backdrop of climate-induced disasters that have plagued the region before, with some of its consequences visible in the present day. Eleven humanitarian organisations that can aid victims of Cyclone Idai in 2019 were selected through purposive and convenience sampling. In-depth interviews were used to collect data....

Universities promote social justice by improving student success; a university degree is one of the most powerful tools to change the economic prospects of students, their families, and communities. For students to succeed, it is vital that they are connected to the wide range of support services in a meaningful way. Unfortunately, many students (especially first-generation students) find it difficult to connect to university environments that are complex and that are often not optimally...

Education, like all the other sectors, was impacted significantly by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a report by UNESCO, in 2020 alone, learning for more than 1.7 billion children in over 188 countries was disrupted. This forced education institutions to seek for alternative means and strategies to salvage the situation. Crash programmes on course design and on how to move blended teaching were initiated. This research was therefore conducted to establish the adoption and effect of blended...

The persistent debate among policy makers and academics around combating the high rates of poverty and income inequality can be further illuminated by understanding how tourism contributes to inclusive growth, especially in developing economies. Tourism sector can be regarded as one of the key contributors to inclusive growth and where it has the capacity to generate prospects for productive employment. The goal of this article is thus to investigate the link between inclusive growth and...

<p>The main purpose of the study was to determine skills need of Business Educators for utilisation of synchronous instructional strategy in teaching Business Education courses in Colleges of Education in South-South Nigeria. Three specific objectives and three research questions were raised, while three hypotheses were formulated to guide this study. This study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 276 respondents made up of 164 Business...

The aim of the present study is to investigate some biased teaching and learning practices in the classroom context. Special focus geared to the analysis of both male and female classroom interactions along with an examination of teachers’ unconscious bias either in their practices with their students and/or in their choice and use of some teaching materials exploited as topics for class discussion or for evaluation. A three sections’ survey administered to second Baccalaureate students...

Abstract Agriculture is the backbone of Uganda’s economy, with about 24.9% contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP) as per the Uganda National Household Survey 2016/17. Agricultural productivity (yield per hectare) is still low due to the high dependence on rain-fed subsistence farming. Climate change is expected to further reduce the yield per hectare. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the potential impact of climate change on maize yield in the Victoria Nile Sub-basin using...

Background. Sexual violence is a serious public health problem affecting millions of young girls and women across the world. Recently, the issue of sexual violence against schoolgirls has garnered global and national attention with implications for health and education outcomes. Sexual violence is driven by a multitude of risk factors that occur at different levels. Understanding the magnitude, risk factors, and conceptuality of sexual violence is crucial for setting priorities and...

People living with disabilities constitute a large proportion of Nigeria’s population and there is a need for assessment of attitudes of members of the society towards these people with disabilities. This study was conducted in a Nigerian University using a descriptive cross-sectional study design and 339 undergraduate students and 24 academic staff were proportionally allocated to selected departments of the university. Six out of ten undergraduates (60.77%) and 50% of academic staff had...

Migrant remittances are potentially significant sources of funding for climate change adaptation and resilience building in developing countries. However, very little is understood about the linkages between climate actions and remittances at the household level. It is not clear how remittances can affect households' responses to climate change. This paper presents evidence from analyses of the associations between remittances to households, their climate hazard exposure, and adaptation...

This study assesses environmental knowledge of some selected secondary school students in Katsina, Nigeria. Three representative schools out of total 39 were selected for the purpose of this study. These are (i) Ulul Al-Bab Science Secondary School (Co-educational School, both girls and boys), (ii) Government College, Katsina (Boys only school) and (iii) Government girls college Katsina (Girls only school). 150 students (25 students per each of levels 1-6 of secondary education) were sampled...

Abstract: The study sought to assess the extent to which the Education Amendment Bill (EAB) of 2019 is relevant and inclusive to primary school learners in the Mathe rural community in Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe. Through a qualitative research approach, the study gathered data on the subject under review. Findings revealed the challenges faced by the 2 schools in Mathe Village in implementing inclusive education. The study unravelled that the lack of information, lack of ICT material and the...

Aim: Nutrition awareness require to identify food preferences and sensory factors; personal behavior such as perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, social habits; and ecological interactions. This is a cross-section study, it was conducted to investigate nutrition education, dietary habits, and lifestyle among nursing students, in addition, elucidate the correlations between hemoglobin level on the side and dietary habits, anthropometric measurements, and medical history on another side. 
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To assess the knowledge and attitude toward epilepsy among the final and semi-final years medical students at University of Bahri.An observational cross-sectional study was carried out at College of Medicine, University of Bahri. Self-administered questionnaires were applied to 228 medical students in the final and semi-final years.Sixty-three percent of students showed a high level of knowledge. Despite that 10.1% of the students do not know that atonic seizure is a type of epilepsy, 62.7%...

Chronic teacher absenteeism is widespread in Uganda, with approximately one-third of public school teachers absent on any given day. Absenteeism and other problems that arise in Uganda’s public education system are often attributed to a lack of public oversight and parental involvement. In an effort to develop a scalable method of encouraging community engagement on this issue, the present study assesses the extent to which entertainment-education videos increase willingness among Ugandans...

Understanding teachers' and students’ perceptions are very crucial in exploring the factors that influence teaching and learning in secondary schools. This study was conducted in Kyela and specifically, it intended to (1) assessed teachers’ perceptions of quality student learning environments and (2) examine the extent to which teaching and learning contexts influence student learning. The study adopted a mixed approach to research using a concurrent- triangulation design with a sample of...

Academic performance in primary education plays a crucial role in obtaining further educational opportunities. Despite increased focus on addressing the inequality gaps in access to education, a number of studies have shown that children living in poor families with mothers who have low educational attainments experience less success, both in school and later as adults in the workforce, than children living in more advantaged circumstances. This paper analyses the effect of mothers’...