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This study analyzes the effect of climate change on rice production in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The study describes the trend in rice production and determines the factors affecting the output of rice in Adamawa. Secondary data from 1990-2015 was used. The analytical tools used were descriptive analysis, unit root and regression analysis. The result of the study reveals that there is variation in the trend of the climatic factors affecting rice production in Adamawa State. The findings reveal...
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Abstract Mindfulness as a clinical strategy for helping manage physical and psychological symptoms is gathering an impressive evidence base. It is also being embraced widely for personal and professional development. As a therapeutic intervention for nurses working across a spectrum of settings, it helps expand practice, and integrating mindfulness in nursing undergraduate and graduate curricula is imminent. In the present study, we outline the development and measurement of mindfulness as a...
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Analysis of teaching and learning of natural sciences and technology in selected Eastern Cape province primary schools, South Africa Bongani Bantwini (Received 8 February 2016; accepted 26 April 2017) Abstract Great consensus exists that high-quality natural science teaching and learning at primary school level is fundamental for learner success and advancement in life. This paper discusses how natural science is taught and learnt in selected primary schools in the Eastern Cape...
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The present study aimed to explore the levels of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' competency and work motivation and to investigate the relationship between competency and work motivation of EFL teachers at public secondary schools in Yemen.To this end, two questionnaires were used to elicit data on the study variables which are: EFL Teachers' Competency Questionnaire and Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale.The sample of the study consisted of 300 female and male EFL teachers...
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The present study aimed to explore the levels of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers' competency and work motivation and to investigate the relationship between competency and work motivation of EFL teachers at public secondary schools in Yemen.To this end, two questionnaires were used to elicit data on the study variables which are: EFL Teachers' Competency Questionnaire and Multidimensional Work Motivation Scale.The sample of the study consisted of 300 female and male EFL teachers...
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The research is aimed at assessing the important role of TVET on job creation and sustainable development of Nigerian economy. Two research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation statistics, while two hypotheses were tested using t-test statistic. A survey method was employed for the research. A four-point scale questionnaire was employed as the instrument for collection of data. The population consists of 332 TVET lecturers in 3 universities and 4 colleges of education in...
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Aim: The purpose of this investigation was to document the reasons for placement, and replacement of crowns and fixed partial denture in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital. Methods: a retrospective review of patients that had advanced conservative procedures. A data collection form was used to gather the relevant information from the patients’ case notes. Section A sought information on age , gender, educational level, patients’ occupation etc. Section B recorded information on tooth/teeth...
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In this conceptual article, we focus on mentoring as a strategy to mend the cracks in the education pipeline for African American graduate students. Our article highlights the African American Mentoring Program (AAMP) model and examines the unique methods it uses to support the retention and graduation of African American graduate students from a university and their transition to the workforce. AAMP operates from a Transitional Cultural Framework and strives to bridge the gap between the...
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Adult education has been and continues being an important area of education. In developing contexts, it is considered the way for social inclusion and poverty reduction and it is expected to provide knowledge, skills and values to youth and adults who did not get opportunity to education in their early age. Adult education also serves as a way to improve people’s competences throughout their life span. However, the concept of adult education in Mozambique has been used as literacy, referring...
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Non-formal adult education for selfemployment: the importance of posttrainingsupport for micro-enterprise development in South Africa Celestin Mayombe (Received 30 March 2016; accepted 22 February 2017) Abstract The concern that informed this article is that adults who face long-term unemployment due to a lack of marketable skills remain unemployed after completing adult non-formal education (NFE) programmes in South Africa. The purpose of the article is to investigate major...
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Needs analysis is considered as an effective tool to design a course of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) that best fits the students' needs.Thus, the present paper responds to a main research question focuses on what the Algerian Manufacturing and Engineering Master's students need English for.It aims at investigating the students' language needs and identifying the stakeholders' perceptions of the ESP course.For this purpose, this research is based on a case study design through which a...
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In Zambia rain fed subsistence agriculture is under serious threat from climate change. In response to the adverse effects of climate change and vulnerability, rural communities tend to diversify their livelihoods, supplementing agriculture with natural resource extraction. Their extraction methods are often times unguided and unsustainable hence these activities have detrimental residual effects on the environment which in-turn exacerbate the problems that led to such practices. This study...
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This paper explores the perceived forms, and drivers of forest dependence at Volcanoes National Park. Using focus group interviews, we explored the perceptions of forest adjacent residents with direct access to conservation incentives, residents with no direct access to conservation incentives, and senior park managers. The paper reveals dominant forms of forest dependence, including, hunting for bushmeat, extraction of bamboo, bean-stakes, grass for cattle feed, and water for domestic use....