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The purpose of this study was to explore the practices, perceptions and needs of nurses in relation to their participation in continuing professional development. A quantitative descriptive study was conducted guided by Knowles’ Adult Learning Theory as the conceptual framework. Data collection was done using a structured self-administered questionnaire with a sample of 178 nurses. The findings revealed that the respondents perceived continuing professional development as important. However...

In the current knowledge-based economy, a university system, which fosters innovative scholarship, through open and original intellectual inquiry, is crucially important for any country. However, if we analyze the current situation of Senegalese higher education through this lens, we get a pretty concerning picture. Senegalese universities have trained many people holding today important leadership positions in government, the private sector, and the academia. However, over the last decades,...

This study investigates the potential change in the hydrologic cycle in Nzoia basin, one ofthe semi-arid basins of east Africa. An ensemble of 16 Global Climate Models data under different emissions scenarios are used in this study. The basin is expected to receive an increase in precipitation in all scenarios; from 5% to 15% by theend of this century compared to the base period 1990-1999. However, a 2 to 5oC increase in temperature is expected to create an overall drier climate with reduced...

The United Nations’ Education for All (EFA) initiative (WCEFA, 1990) has been influencing national policy efforts around the globe to enroll all children in primary school for over two decades. Given this policy discourse, development initiatives have focused on increasing student enrollment at the primary and secondary school levels, which aligns with Tanzania’s pledged international education targets under the Dakar Framework for Action of Education for All goal of universal primary...

This roundtable brings together leading scholars working on Lusophone Africa. Participants included historians, political scientists, and specialists in Lusophone literature based in the U.S., Uganda, and Brazil. The aim is to discuss shared concerns about the meaning and the importance of Lusophone Africa in different contexts. Panelists will reflect on their experience and consider major currents and debates in their fields, the importance of cross disciplinary collaboration, as well as...

Abstract. This paper presents an integrated approach to conduct a scenario-based volcanic risk assessment on a variety of exposed assets, such as residential buildings, cultivated areas, network infrastructures or individual strategic buildings. The focus is put on the simulation of scenarios, based on deterministic adverse events input, which are applied to the case-study of an effusive eruption on the Mount Cameroon volcano, resulting in the damage estimation of the assets located in the...

In recent years, scores of adults and families have left Africa in search of “economic and cultural opportunities” elsewhere (Arthur, 201'8 XI). This movement of Africans has had far-reaching effects on many countries, including Ireland. Indeed, Ireland, a country of 4.6 million people, has become a destination for many immigrants from African nations, particularly Nigerians, who represent the largest African group moving to the country. Between 2006 and 2011 alone, the population of...

AbstractAccountability is increasingly recognised as the key mediating variable that encourages service providers to deliver efficient and effective local services. In the context of education, accountability strategies do not always explicitly consider young citizens as the primary users of education services. In this paper, a client approach to accountability is compared to a citizenship approach. Drawing on community scorecard and social audit research in Malawi and Kenya, the author...

Connecting home, community, and school contexts is an important component in developing and providing early childhood education as well as in promoting learning and academic performance. Home, community, and school contexts provide exposure to and experience with a variety of literacy activities and opportunities, but these contexts tend to differ in their literacy values, beliefs, and practices (Li, 2011). The differences can be so stark that children can feel left at the mercy of alien...

Dr. Gunther von Hagens developed plastination as a technique of tissue preservation in 1977. He used a delicate method of forced impregnation with curable polymers like silicone, epoxy or polyester resins for preservation of anatomical specimens. With plastination, every part of a biological tissue is treated, preserving it for educational purposes. Hence, there are vast applications in the medical field. We set out to survey the knowledge and opinion of lecturers of anatomy about...

The objective of this paper was to demonstrate the use of information technology as an e-learning instrument to develop entrepreneurial skills of entrepreneurs assisted through RED DOOR[1], a government entrepreneurship support program, with a specific focus on financial management and management accounting skills. Historically, many emerging businesses that have received entrepreneurial support and training from RED DOOR have met with limited success. This study focussed on a longitudinal...

Not only is the physical climate in the Durban metropolitan area, and in South Africa generally, getting hotter due to climate change, but the relationship between governments and civil society is hot in terms of contestation. This paper discusses civil society - municipal interaction around water services and climate change, drawing on the author's work with the Durban-based civil society organization Umphilo waManzi (Life is Water), which has developed a number of strategies for...

There is a scarcity of data on thyroid disorders in Ghana. This retrospective study examined the spectrum and incidence of thyroid disorders by reviewing all thyroid disorders reported in the Department of Pathology, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) between 2004 and 2010. Data was collected on the clinical and histological characteristics of all thyroid disorders reported during the study. 1300 (3.7%) cases were reported, representing an annual incidence of 185.7 cases. The ages ranged from...

Background: Tetanus is a public health problem in Nigeria. This study examines the demographic and clinical profile of postneonatal tetanus (PNT) seen in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), North- eastern Nigeria.Methods: This is a hospital-based prospective study of PNT. All childrenbeyond the neonatal period to 14 years of age admitted into the Paediatrics unit of UMTH, Maiduguri from June 2009 to July2011 with the diagnosis of PNT were studied.Results: A total of 39 cases of...

We report a case of myasthenia gravis occurring post Chicken pox infection in a 9 year old Nigerian girl. The girl was growing and seeing normally until 2weeks after a chicken pox infection when she observed progressive drooping of both upper eye lids which worsens as the day progresses and has persisted for more than one year. There was good response to Neostigmine.