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This research aims to identify the cognitive, technical and practical skills of e-learning, to the teachers of geography at the secondary level in Gaza Strip. The researcher has used the descriptive analytical method to collect and analyze the data, and prepared a questionnaire consisting of (33) paragraphs distributed over (3) fields. Verity and stability of the questionnaire were verified. The sample of the study consisted all of the teachers of geography (66) teachers in the teaching...

The present paper aims to examine how the organizational and trainee characteristics influence the effectiveness of a training program in Djibouti Port. To prove this, quantitative analysis was carried out with the help of a questionnaire. The survey was given to port employees and gets their opinion about the effectiveness of the training program in their port. The survey was framed from the perspective of independent and dependent variables chosen from the literature. Further for...

A public university in Ghana is a tertiary education institution so described (Education Act, 2008

Corporal Punishment as a Strategy

Management in Africa is under researched by scholars both within and outside of the continent.As a result, nowhere is management research-practice gap so wide than in Africa.This paper aims to assess the management research practices and challenges in selected Ethiopian higher education institutions (HEIs) and contributes to the improvement of management research practice in general.The study employed qualitative approach and a descriptive case study designed to assess management research...

The main purpose of this study was to investigate adult motivation towards the pursuance of distance education in selected universities in Ghana. Four research questions were formulated to guide the direction of the study. Phenomenological design was employed for this study. In all 27 respondents were involved in this study using census sampling. The 27 respondents interviewed for the study were adults’ learners aged 50 years and above in the three tertiary institutions selected, namely...

Introduction/Background of the StudyLanguages by nature are very dynamic and closely intertwined with human culture.Culture is therefore indispensable in the study of language.Throughout history, scholars and linguists have reflected on the importance of language and have given diverse definitions of it.Benjamin Whorf as cited in Algeo (2001) notes that language shapes thoughts and emotions, determining one's perception of reality.John Stuart Mill also cited in Kroon (2017) sees language as...

Drought is the most complex of all natural hazards as it affects more people than any other hazard globally.According to EM/DAT data quoted in the World Disaster Report (2007), about 2.63 million people were affected by Hydrometrological disasters globally during the period 1997-2006, about 41.82% are affected by drought, and 38.87% of them were affected during the year 2002.During 1997/2006, hydro-metrological disasters caused an estimated damage of US$ 66.8 billion per year on average out...

The use of technology has influenced our way of life in this 21st century.Technology dictates the pace in commerce, communication, finance, education and even sports (soccer with the introduction of video assisted referee and goal line technology).In education, technology has the potential to change the way teaching and learning is done.The rapid change requires a corresponding response from educators to use technology in order to develop the proficiency and skills for students, and to bring...

The purpose of this study was to assess the roles and responsibilities of mentors in guiding and supporting novice teachers in primary schools of Dangila district. In doing so, an attempt was made to answer the basic questions; Do mentors guide and support novice teachers effectively? What are the conditions that affect the mentoring relationship between mentors and novice teachers? Is there a healthy relationship between mentors and novice teachers? And what are the major problems facing...

Prepositions represent a problematic lexical category for EFL learners.Most of these learners find English prepositions difficult to master.This difficulty stems from the fact that English prepositions are highly polysemous and that they form a unique conceptual category in English.Thus, the usage of prepositions often stands in the way of achieving grammatical fluency and accuracy for the EFL learners.In this respect, the present work attempted to measure Moroccan EFL university students'...

Abstract Background: Under-nutrition is a fundamental factor which resulted in delayed cognitive development and under achievement of academic performance later in children’s life. Despite the great struggle to prevent malnutrition it is still a major global burden which mainly affects children. The extent of under-nutrition in Ethiopia has been established well but there are insufficient evidences about its relationship with educational achievement of school age children. Objective : To...

The future of South Africa’s economic growth rests on addressing critical scarce-skills labour shortages. Matriculants are called on to break the cycle of poverty by entering the scarce-skills workforce. The demonstration of a high level of mathematics, science, and technology competency is viewed as a gateway towards achieving this goal. The South African Department of Basic Education has invested much effort towards improving mathematics, science and technology competencies among learners...

This study focused on the effectiveness of stakeholder collaboration in the prevention of learner pregnancy in secondary schools. Literature indicates that teamwork is a powerful tool for positive results and that stakeholder collaboration is key to preventing learner pregnancy. The author believes that formal and informal collaboration are important for collaboration to be effective. Teamwork as a societal aspect has been marginalised and is seemingly insignificant. A qualitative approach,...

The aim of this point of view paper is to discuss the challenges and opportunities in teaching and research in the field of human physiology in Ethiopia. The challenges are seen as low availability of physiology teachers, especially those that have PhDs, low research productivity, absence of grants for basic sciences and brain drain. Opportunity for improvement is seen in the emergency of more medical schools in the country. However, close attention to standards of quality, particularly the...

The purpose of this study was to identify the sanitation practices among undergraduate students in halls of residents in University of Benin. The study followed a descriptive research design. The students residing in the halls of residents in Ugbowo campus at University of Benin constituted the study population. The sample size for was 400 students. These were selected through multi stage sampling. A structured questionnaire designed by the researchers titled “personal attributes influencing...

This paper compares the mixed-methods evaluation findings of the ukuFUNda Virtual School (UVS) with evaluations of three different mobile learning (m-learning) programmes in Africa: the information and communication technologies for rural education (ICT4RED); the Kenya Primary Math and Reading (PRIMR) study and the Nokia Mobile Mathematics (MoMath) evaluation. The comparison applies a conceptual model based on m-learning affordances and configurations (Strigel & Pouezevara, 2012), as well as...