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Objective . To determine the effectiveness of psycho-education on symptom severity in depression, hopelessness, suicidality, anxiety and risk of substance abuse among para-medical students at Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC). Methodology. A clinical trial drew experimental ( N =1 181) and control ( N =1 926) groups from different KMTC campuses. Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data: the researcher-designed social demographic questionnaire was used at baseline only,...

The paper bases upon the research that was carried in 2010 to investigate the prevailing conditions of schooling and classroom teaching and learning in Southern Zimbabwe, using the Vygotskian socio-cultural theory to analyse the consequences that the breakdown of schooling and classroom teaching and learning had on learners'performance and cognitive development. Using a case study of the specific primary school in Gwanda district, the findings were that classroom teaching and learning in...

AbstractThis study examines how various components of a school-linking programme between Ireland and South Africa either support Development Education’s goal of sustainable, equitable partnerships that enable mutual learning between Northern and Southern countries or, instead, promote power imbalances that reify stereotypic images of weak, needy Southerners being cared for by powerful, benevolent Northerners. Ethnographic data from schools in both sites suggest that divergent assumptions...

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and pattern of signifi cant refractive errors in urban primary school children aged 12 – 15 years in Lilongwe. Design: Cross sectional community based study Setting: Six non boarding primary schools in three education zones in the urban Lilongwe district. Subjects: All primary school pupils (1448) aged 12 to 15 years who were present during the study. Results: The prevalence of signifi cant refractive errors was 2.3%. Myopia accounted for 1.7%,...

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and pattern of significant refractive errors in rural primary school children. Design: Cross sectional community based study. Setting: Nine primary schools from Muluma, Kasinje and Bunyenga education zones in Ntcheu district, Malawi. Subjects: One thousand two hundred and seventy eight primary school pupils aged 12 – 15 years from rural non boarding primary schools. Results: The prevalence of significant refractive errors was 2.4% (31/1278) with...

Stress significantly affects performance and service delivery of workers. Given the important role that education plays in the society, coupled with the dynamic nature of the education sector there has been an increased social pressure on the education system in general and school administrators in particular. This influences their levels of stress. This study sought to investigate the levels of stress among secondary school administrators in Ol kalou Division of Nyandarua District in Kenya,...

AbstractPurpose: This article evaluates the dissemination and use of rice training videos by radio stations, farmers, farmer associations and extension services in Benin. It pays attention to positive deviants and process innovation within a ‘hands-off experiment’.Design/methodology/approach: Using questionnaires and checklists we interviewed leaders of radio stations, extension services of nine municipalities and organized focus discussions with 13 farmer associations. Interviews focused on...

The importance of writing cuts across all levels of education.Its effectiveness hinges on the ability to use the grammar of language appropriately especially in a second language (SL) situation.This paper compares the writing skill in English Language of eighty 100 level students and forty of those in 500 level core Agriculture colleges who were randomly selected for grammatical assessment in a Nigerian University.The research was carried out after both groups had gone through English and...

Haematologic abnormalities are features in Plasmodium falciparum infection, and anaemia is an inevitable outcome. This study examines the influence of malaria status and altitude on haematologic parameters in school-aged pupils.A cross-sectional study was conducted among 728 school pupils aged between four and 15 years at three different altitudinal ranges along the slope of the Mount Cameroon region. The investigative methods included the use of questionnaire, clinical evaluation and...

Objective: To determine the prevalence and identify the causes of childhood blindness and visual impairment in a resource-limited tertiary hospital. Design: Cross-sectional hospital-based study Setting: Eye clinic, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Osun, Nigeria Subjects: 1,176 children attended between January 2001 and December. 2005 Results: The prevalence of severe visual impairment and blindness was 2.0% and 1.4% respectively. 345 (29.3%) children: 203 males, 142...

Abstract Education in the twenty-first century and educational reforms are subjects of interest and discourse worldwide because of the link between education and development. What appears not to have been fully explored in the Nigerian context is the responsiveness of various professions, especially nursing, to the consistently changing educational system. Yet innovative advances in health care system in the twenty-first century demands that Nursing as a profession should prepare...

This study, informed by the academic literacies approach, was part of a broader study that sought to establish students' perceptions of the efficacy of the English language interventions at a university using a case methodology.A sample of 142 students responded to a structured questionnaire on English Language Literacy Support Programmes for Students offered by the University's Writing Centre.The non-probability sampling method was used in selecting the students.Data were also collected...

This study, informed by the academic literacies approach, was part of a broader study that sought to establish students' perceptions of the efficacy of the English language interventions at a university using a case methodology.A sample of 142 students responded to a structured questionnaire on English Language Literacy Support Programmes for Students offered by the University's Writing Centre.The non-probability sampling method was used in selecting the students.Data were also collected...

This study examines campus conflicts involving students' and university management in the University of Ibadan with emphasis on why university students' behave the way they do in conflicts and crisis situations. The study discussed the various types of students' conflicts in the university, the empirical incidents of campus conflicts in Ibadan, the relevant campus conflicts involving university students' and the university management, and or the government and the different factors...

With the decreasing HIV epidemiology in Cameroon (5.5% in 2004 to 4.3% in 2011), HIV/AIDS remains a major public health concern, affecting mostly the sexually active population, among which the young University students represent an important target. Since sexual intercourses represent about 90% of HIV transmission, understanding the sexual behaviors of youth could relevantly optimize the design of HIV prevention strategies, through updated and adapted communication strategies for healthy...

This study, informed by the academic literacies approach, was part of a broader study that sought to establish students' perceptions of the efficacy of the English language interventions at a university using a case methodology.A sample of 142 students responded to a structured questionnaire on English Language Literacy Support Programmes for Students offered by the University's Writing Centre.The non-probability sampling method was used in selecting the students.Data were also collected...