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South Africa has had a number of curriculum reforms since 1994 which have been based on both political and education grounds. However, there is a dearth of knowledge about the nature of the envisioned graduates, especially with respect to social challenges. This can be addressed by exploring the curriculum ideology which outlines the vision of subjects within an education system by clarifying the aims of the subject, the content knowledge taught, the instructional process, the roles of...

Our aim in this study was to investigate the relationships among a calling orientation, work role fit, psychological meaningfulness and work engagement of teachers in Zambia. A quantitative approach was followed and a cross-sectional survey was used. The sample (n = 150) included 75 basic and 75 secondary school teachers in the Choma district of Zambia. The Work Role Fit Scale, Work-Life Questionnaire, Psychological Meaningfulness Scale, and Work Engagement Scale were administered....

Around 88 large vertebrate taxa disappeared from Sahul sometime during the Pleistocene, with the majority of losses (54 taxa) clearly taking place within the last 400,000 years. The largest was the 2.8-ton browsing Diprotodon optatum , whereas the ∼100- to 130-kg marsupial lion, Thylacoleo carnifex , the world’s most specialized mammalian carnivore, and Varanus priscus , the largest lizard known, were formidable predators. Explanations for these extinctions have centered on climatic change...

The poor performance of senior secondary school physics students in external examinations has been a major problem in the teaching and learning of physics. This study therefore seeks to investigate the difficulties encountered by Senior Secondary Physics students in reporting Physics practical in Rivers State.  Using a survey research design and simple random sampling technique, 124 physics teachers and 8 secondary schools were utilized for the study. Data collecting instrument includes...

Mal-distribution of the health workforce with a strong bias for urban living is a major constraint to expanding midwifery services in Ghana. According to the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG) report, the high risk of dying in pregnancy or childbirth continues in Africa. Maternal death is currently estimated at 350 per 100,000, partially a reflection of the low rates of professional support during birth. Many women in rural areas of Ghana give birth alone or with a non-skilled attendant....

The study investigated the causes of mass failure of students in West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) from the perspective of the teachers. It also examined the trend of mass failure of students in the examination between 2003 and 2010. A descriptive research of the survey design was adopted in the study. the sample comprised 200 secondary school teachers selected from ten public secondary schools in Ado-Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State using simple random...

This study was carried out in Ijebu North East Local Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria, to determine the effects of climate change on health of rural households. One hundred and twenty respondents were selected using multistage and random sampling techniques. Primary and secondary data were collected. The data collected were subjected to descriptive and inferential analyses. The results showed that 67% of respondents were males and the majority (54%) were above 40 years with a mean age...

Teacher education is an essential component of the educational system because teachers, among others, help to develop human capacity and implement educational policies for the realization of the nation's objectives and goals.The development of teacher education in Rivers State, a chip of the then Eastern Nigeria that was created on 27 th May, 1967 with a myriad of challenges, contributes to data on the subject in Nigeria and explains how these challenges were surmounted.From a gradual...

With a decline of infant mortality rates, neonatal mortality rates are striking high in development countries particularly sub Saharan Africa. The toolkit for high quality neonatal services describes the principle of patient satisfaction, which we translate as mother's involvement in neonatal care and so better outcomes. The aim of the study was to assess mothers' experiences, perception and satisfaction of neonatal care in the hospitals of Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania.A cross sectional...

Temperature and climate change influence the transmission and life cycle of malaria. The regions of central and western Africa are locations where malaria is a severe public health problem. Published work has reviewed components of malaria, but there remains an incomplete analysis of the severity of future climate change on malaria. This literature review examined key research questions analyzing effected geographical locations of malaria, factors contributing to climate change, current and...

This paper presents theological education and character formation in Nigerian Christianity.Some theologians and religious scholars do not offer any practical recipes in dealing with the major pressing problems of theological training for Christian ministry today in the 21 st century Nigerian society.Some priests, lay workers and laity alike find it difficult to practice the Christian character traits which Jesus Christ himself exercised perfectly.The proper examination of these problems...

This study investigated instructional Television (ITV) programmes and Academic performance of Senior Secondary School students in Anambra state-Nigeria.The need for the study arose from the problem of the declining nature of West African school certificate examination results of senior secondary school students in Anambra state on yearly basis.For example, the WAEC analysis released for 2010 academic session shows that students from Anambra state had 40% average in English language and 32%...

The paper examines the key words: culture and development, and in the process attempts to bring out their relationship to education in a developing country like Nigeria.It further states that investment in education is sinequa-non with national development.Hence this paper sees education as an important tool for national development.The paper finally asserts that democratization process in Nigeria is saddled with limited access to education and struggle with the task of making it available...

Every nation desires to achieve a state of development because of the benefit therein to be enjoyed within and outside the state.Yet, many nations are undergoing the process of development because of all that it entails for nation building and national development.The rapid societal transmission with its positive and negative effects is enough of a scenario for the stimulation of global reorientation of education and reduction of apathy especially in the developing world.Hence, this paper...

This study examined the importance of sexuality education as an intervention and social adjustment programme for youth in secondary education in Nigeria.For this purpose, the study sought to find out using three research questions; the importance of sexuality education in secondary education; the Indexed African Journals Online: www.ajol.infoextent to which sexuality education served as an intervention and social adjustment programme for youths in secondary education; and the extent to which...

The paper addresses a significant gap in the Corporate Social Environmental Disclosure literature indicated by the lack of studies that examine nonmanagerial stakeholders" perceptions of the practice.Recent calls in the CSER literature have emphasized the importance of giving voice to nonmanagerial stakeholders groups.This paper adopting the stakeholder theory examined the perceptions of stakeholders" and accounting teachers" toward CSER practice in Nigeria.The study with the aid of charts...

Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs in schools have been shown to improve health and reduce absence. In resource-poor settings, barriers such as inadequate budgets, lack of oversight, and competing priorities limit effective and sustained WASH service delivery in schools. We employed a cluster-randomized trial to examine if schools could improve WASH conditions within existing administrative structures. Seventy schools were divided into a control group and three intervention...