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Background: This research surveyed the relevancy of online learning in training learners, it was conducted in five UBTEB centers in the rural and urban learning environments of Team University, Uganda Wildlife Conservation Institute in Kasese, Yole Polytechnic Institute-ARUA, YMCA Comprehensive Institute, and BUGEMA University Vocational school. It centered on assessing students’ acceptability of online learning, identifying the instructional tool used during online learning, the...

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between COVID-19 lockdown and formal education system of primary school pupils in Lira city west division.
 Methodology: The study was guided by a case study research design in which a qualitative approach was employed using key-informant interviews. While the target population was 449, data was collected from 125 study participants with the use of an interview guide. Data was analysed using the recursive abstraction...

Over the last two decades of Nigeria’s transition from military to civilian rule, the country has experienced series of conflicts, crises and crashes. The repeated inadequacies of the government to tackle this menace has disillusioned many Nigerian citizens. It appears the efforts made by the government are not good enough. The thrust of this paper is to look at peace education as a catalyst for sustainable development in Nigeria. The paper looks at the concepts of peace and peace education,...

The 2022 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a dark picture of the future of life on earth, characterised by ecosystem collapse, species extinction, and climate hazards such as heatwaves and floods (1). These are all linked to physical and mental health problems, with direct and indirect consequences of increased morbidity and mortality. To avoid these catastrophic health effects across all regions of the globe, there is broad agreement—as 231 health...

The Middle East and North Africa region struggled to meet the employment aspirations of its increasingly educated youth in the aftermath of structural reforms. This article examines the evolution of initial labor market outcomes across pre- and post-reform cohorts of school leavers by education and socioeconomic status (SES) in Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia. Results show that formal jobs for educated new entrants are increasingly allocated according to SES, as measured by parents’ education and...

The present paper provides a critical review of the trajectory of the status and teaching of the Amazigh language in Morocco in an attempt to contextualize its state of the art following the recent changes in the Moroccan language policy. The assumptions herein discussed are not based on fieldwork, but rather on previous literature, document analysis, and numerical data reported by the Ministry of Education between the years 2003 and 2010. Such an approach is expected to pave the path for...

Sierra Leone and Liberia have experienced civil wars and, recently, Ebola outbreaks that led to profound economic hardship, psychopathologies and family disruptions. These factors are associated with sexual risk behaviours among youths. However, there is very little information on sexual risk behaviour among Sierra Leonean and Liberian school-going adolescents. The present study assessed the prevalence and determinants of sexual risk behaviours among school-going adolescents (10-19 years) in...

The paper investigated the impact of entrepreneurship education on hospitality industry management in Benue State, Nigeria. To cicerone, the research, three study purposes, and three research questions were developed. The study's population consists of all 2000 registered restaurants and bars in Makurdi. The random sampling technique was used, and the sample size was 200 panelists plus restaurant and bar owners. The mean rating of respondents was calculated using a five-point Likert scale....

Background: Dental technology students are Dental surgery technicians under training, trained to assist patients maintain good oral health. Hence, their oral hygiene is expected to be optimal.
 Objective: To determine the oral self-care practices and pattern of utilization of dental services among dental technology students.
 Material and Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study, consisting of 109 participants. The questionnaire had three sections. Section A had...

This study determined the risk factors of keratoconus (KC) among secondary school students in the West Region of Cameroon. A stratified, random sampling technique was used to select the 3015 secondary school students, 8 years and older, within the West Region of Cameroon. Selected school students completed the validated Keratoconus Risk Investigative Survey (KRIS) and a structured demographic questionnaire to determine the risk profile of KC. Descriptive analysis, logistic regression and...

The transition from high school to university is often a challenge for many students, as they face numerous academic and social adjustments during this time. For the 2020 cohort, these challenges were compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic, which further exacerbated the existing concerns and uncertainties. This study reports on the perceptions of a cohort of first-year students enrolled in 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic regarding their transition experiences. The analysis was...

Since there is limited evidence regarding COVID-19 self-protective practices among school students, this study assessed COVID-19 self-protective practices and associated factors among secondary school students.A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Jimma town, Oromia regional state, Southwest Ethiopia from 25 May 2021 to 10 June 2021. The total sample size was 634, and students were randomly selected from public and private secondary schools. A self-administered questionnaire...

In this chapter, we examine the relationship between training, locus of control and the uptake of sustainable land management practices in Ghana. In our context, the uptake of sustainable land management practice requires embracing new land management practices such as pruning and retaining trees (also called Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR), as well as stopping a common detrimental method, residue burning. Results indicate that access to information via training has a strong...

This study evaluates the ability of various machine-learning techniques to predict low academic performance among Nigerian tertiary students. Using data collected from undergraduate student records at Niger Delta University in Bayelsa State, the research applies the cross-industry standard process for data mining (CRISP-DM) research methodology for data mining and the Waikato Environment for Knowledge Analysis (WEKA) tool for modelling. Five machine-learning classifier algorithms are...

The structural and material factors affecting the lived realities and prospects of tertiary success for South African students are complex and manifold. Inexorably, these lived realities impact the work of academic advisors who guide and support students throughout their higher education journeys. The purpose of this article is to contribute to the growing body of literature about academic advising in and for South African higher education contexts, and in particular the daily work of...

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of distance to school on primary school enrolment in Samburu County, Kenya. The need for the study arose from the fact that even while education is a fundamental human right and a necessary condition for empowerment, it is still not widely available to pastoralists who live on the move. Notwithstanding, Kenya has made formal education a priority in her policies. However, despite primary schools’ Gross Enrolment Rates in Kenya reaching 95...

The first year of higher education is one of the most critical and challenging times in a student’s lifeand choosing a specific course of study can be very difficult. Often, first-year students realize theyhave different expectations from the courses of study they chose and perceive that their abilities,skills, interests, and ambitions for a future career do not match their chosen courses of study. Whenthe wrong choice has been made, and there is no intervention to choose a course with a...