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Syllabus development and implementation have pre-occupied the minds of educationists since the global evolution of modern educational systems because it provides the basis for the content of the lessons, the balance of skills taught and the kinds of behavioural outcomes students are supposed to exhibit at the end of a particular course. The search for a defined perception of teachers in the successful implementation of history syllabus has been a central theme of research effort over the...

The rapid development of the information and communication technologies has brought about the modernization of teaching and learning across the globe. Today, teaching and learning are made easy through the use of computer technologies and/or the electronic and other multi-media elements. It is widely accepted that electronic learning naturally leads to electronic assessments or examinations. e-ssessments and e-examinations are widely used all over the world in the Open and Distance Learning...

Various societies of the world have evolved various forms of education over time.Formal education has been accepted over time as being capable of enhancing unprecedented growth in societies.Considering the importance of education to the integral development of various nations, huge resources have always been channeled to boost the educational sector by various nations.In Nigeria, for instance, the educational sector is considered as one of the most essential sectors of the yearly budgetary...

Pastoralism is one of the most important economic activities from which millions of people derive their livelihoods in the entire Horn of Africa region. Pastoralists in this region keep a significant part of their wealth in form of livestock. In Kenya, the pastoral communities occupy the entire northern parts of the country. Climate variability and change which has led to recurrent droughts thus leading to water shortage and disruption of the vegetation cycle, are considered to be the root...

This study focused on to determining the psychosocial factors affecting the teaching and learning of introductory technology in junior secondary schools in Ijebu-Ode Local Government area of Ogun State, Nigeria. Three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Two hundred students (one hundred males and one hundred and females) were used for the study. Data were collected through questionnaire. Mean, standard deviation and t-test were the statistical tools...

This paper highlights the challenges of the heads of schools in the context of the underachieving primary schools which are termed as Zones d'Education Prioritaires - ZEP schools (Priority Education Zones as its English translation would mean). These schools are found in the deprived regions of the Republic of Mauritius and have been given specific considerations by the government. This significance of this paper lies in its attempt to explore those planning processes from a perspective of...

This paper examined factors that influence households' choice over climatic change (droughts and floods) adaptation strategies. The paper employs a multivariate probit analysis on 500 household survey data from low and highland of southern Malawi. Data reveals that households have adopted strategies such as irrigation farming, crop diversification, shifting planting dates, growing of improved varieties and income generating activities. Empirically, it is depicted that household...

Problem Statement: As the literature continues to alert us to the increasing rates of sexual abuse among children in South Africa, the question arises as to how much is known about abuse of the most marginalized members of society, namely teenagers with intellectual disabilities. International literature suggests that individuals with intellectual disabilities are at increased risk of sexual assault, and more so than their non-disabled counterparts. A paucity of South African-based research...

Abstract This paper reports part of the findings of the study which investigated sexual violence at two schools catering specifically for learners with mild intellectual disability in Gauteng Province. It looks particularly on participants’ suggestions for addressing sexual violence in such school. A multiple case study within the qualitative research paradigm was followed to investigate the problem posed. Data were collected using focus groups and individual interviews with 16 learners (11...

Abstract Tourism has become a major economic contributor to island nations. Yet the main question is why has some island nations progressed successfully in tourism development while others are still gradually developing? A comparative analysis between Fiji and Papua New Guinea tourism development reveals how Fiji is capitalizing on tourism in the Pacific region. The comparison focuses on the tourism resources, demand and supply and policy implementation in the two respective countries. The...

This brief summarizes the results of a gender impact evaluation study, entitled Entrepreneurship training and self-employment among university graduates evidence from a randomized trial in Tunisia, conducted in the year between 2009/2010 school year. The entrepreneurship track was between February-June 2010, in Tunisia. The study observed that in economies characterized by low labor demand and high rates of youth unemployment, entrepreneurship training has the potential to enable youth to...

This paper reports research on the initial teacher training and continuing professional development of teachers in six African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda). The focus of the research was on the teaching of early reading and mathematics. The curriculum of both these areas was analysed in terms of (i) implementation by providers such as Colleges of Education, and (ii) impact in schools. The study found that there were many and deep gaps in the curriculum taught...

Language planning and language policy issues and decisions are both significant and often controversial in the educational sphere. In the case of South Africa, language planning and language policy have a long and complex history in South Africa. Used in the apartheid era both to support Afrikaner nationalist objectives and as a pillar of ethnolinguistically separate education, language planning and policy have remained an important and divisive matter well into the new democratic era (cf....

Several developing countries around the world are at present undergoing a process of epidemiological transition which is associated with various health problems. The globally enhanced prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity of children is a cause for major concern to health professionals. Very little is known about this phenomenon in Namibia. Therefore the aim of this study was to construct a profile of secondary school learners in selected urban schools in Namibia. This...

[1] We applied a dynamic global vegetation model (DGVM) to the African continent. After calibration, the model reproduced geographical distributions of the continent's biomes, annual gross primary productivity (GPP), and biomass under current climatic conditions. The model is driven by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report on Emission Scenarios (SRES) A1B scenario of rising CO2, and by climate changes during the twenty-first century resulting from the change in...