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AbstractThis paper examines the types of learning resources used, teachers' criteria for selecting them, the relevance of the types of learning resources selected and used for teaching Social Education and Ethics (SEE). The study was carried out in Secondary Schools in Bungoma District, Kenya, as part of a response to the public outcry over the degradation of morals in secondary schools in Kenya. A field survey design was used. Questionnaires, interview schedules and an observation checklist...

AbstractThe study sought to find out the types of learning resources available for teaching Social Education and Ethics (SEE) in secondary schools in Bungoma District. A field survey design was used to carry out the research. Questionnaires, interview schedules and an observation checklist were used to collect data. The respondents included the personnel in charge of the District learning resource centre, 1920 Social Education and Ethics students of Forms 3 and 4 classes, 120 Social...

The purpose of this study is to determine whether there are common conceptions of high performance organizations (HPOs) among business students in South Africa and Tanzania, as the perceptions of these students will influence the structure and use of future HPOs. Questionnaire data were collected from a sample (357) of second and third year business students who were asked to rate the 35 items contained in the HPO Framework (Waal, 2012) on a seven-point- Likert-Scale. Factor analysis...

Available records in our local, state and national hospitals revealed that school children and adults suffer back pain disorders and rheumatic pains. This epidiomological conditions suffered arose from improper postures in their study and skill acquisition centres for a prolonged period. This trend has taking a lot of funds from government and public spirited individuals. Apart from the huge sum involved in rehabilitation and the trauma caused, this syndrome if not checked on time, may lead...

Little empirical data are available on the extent to which capacity-building programs in research ethics prepare trainees to apply ethical reasoning skills to the design, conduct, or review of research. A randomized controlled trial was conducted in Botswana in 2010 to assess the effectiveness of a case-based intervention using email to augment in-person seminars.University faculty and current and prospective IRB/REC members took part in a semester-long training program in research ethics....

Abstract Although Rwanda's total fertility rate has declined over the past few decades, the country remains one of the most densely populated regions in the world. Habitat destruction driven by human population growth is pushing mountain gorillas closer to extinction. Though the mountain gorilla habitat exists in protected national park areas, encroachers find ways to cut firewood, plant crops, and hunt. To respond to these challenges, Population Media Center (PMC) broadcast a radio serial...

This paper is based on a study that investigated the factors contributing to under-representation of female teachers to headship positions in Eldoret Municipality. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study, and both quantitative and qualitative techniques were employed. The author employed stratified sampling, simple random and purposive sampling to select 105 respondents comprising 2 Municipal Education Officials (TAC tutors), 8 head teachers, 80 teachers and 15 committee...

We report new helium and carbon isotope (3He/4He and δ13C) and relative abundance (CO2/3He) characteristics of a suite of 20 gases and fluids (cold mazuku-like CO2 vents, bubbling mud-pots, hot and cold springs) from 11 different localities in Rungwe Volcanic Province (RVP), southern Tanzania and from 3 additional localities in northern Tanzania (Oldoinyo Lengai Volcano and Lake Natron). At RVP, fluids and gases are characterized by a large range in He-isotope compositions (3He/4He) from...

Since 2000, the Early Childhood Development Virtual University (ECDVU) has offered graduate-level programs in sub-Saharan Africa. These programs have been highly successful in creating a cadre of early childhood development (ECD) leaders in countries throughout Africa. When ECDVU was launched, the program was considered to be at the cutting edge in its use of appropriate and feasible technology. Within the past decade, however, the use of information and communication technologies (ICT),...

Vaginal delivery after previous one cesarean section for a non recurring indication has been described by several authors as safe and having a success rate of 60–80%. Hence many centers are offering VBAC for candidates leaving the century old dictum of once cesarean always cesarean. But predicting success of VBAC after trial of labor (TOL) is still a difficult task due to the lack of a validated prediction tool. Studies on predictors of success are few and most of them conducted in developed...

Background/Context Teachers in urban schools are sometimes seen as a large part of the problem with such schools; they are often spoken of as not knowing the content they need to know to teach, are not seen as committed to excellence or to reform-minded teaching, and therefore are not seen as a resource for school improvement. The case of Madison Morgan presented in this article stands in opposition to such depictions of urban mathematics teachers and suggests in particular that African...

Veterinary RecordVolume 172, Issue 6 p. 150-151 Research Can Europe learn lessons from African horse sickness in Senegal? R. van den Boom DVM, PhD, DipECEIM, SpecKNMvD Equine Surgery, Corresponding Author R. van den Boom DVM, PhD, DipECEIM, SpecKNMvD Equine Surgery r.vandenboom@uu.nl Department of Equine Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 16, 3584 CM, Utrecht, The Netherlandse-mail: r.vandenboom@uu.nlSearch for more papers by this authorM. M. Sloet van...

There is broad consensus among scientists that climate change is altering weather patterns around the world. However, economists are only beginning to develop comprehensive tools that allow for the quantification of such weather changes on countries' economies and people. This paper presents a modeling suite that links the downscaling of global climate models, crop modeling, global economic modeling, and sub-national-level dynamic computable equilibrium modeling. Important to note is that...

All physicians will be confronted one day to the death of one of their patients, but what is the position of traditional populations subject to modern medicine and ethic principles?1 Little is known about cultural beliefs related to death in Black Africa, and medical students attitudes towards working with human cadavers, for example at the occasion of anatomy courses or post-mortem examinations (dissections).

Background/Context This opening article, like the other articles in this special issue, is situated in scholarship that attempts to understand the racialized nature of mathematics education in the United States and to examine the racial identities of students and teachers in the context of school mathematics. It is designed to respond to the current (mathematics) education policy context that largely ignores teachers’ experiential and cultural knowledge while stressing the importance of...

This study investigated the school climate challenges facing secondary school principals in Delta State, Nigeria. It was necessitated as a result of the increasing aggression, conflict, and indiscipline observed in secondary schools amongst staff, students, and the school administrators. Thus the findings will be exceptionally beneficial to principals, teachers, students and educational policy makers who are the major actors in the educational system. The feeling and attitude that are...

Background/Context Recent research in mathematics education has employed sociocultural and historical lenses to better understand how students experience school mathematics and come to see themselves as capable mathematics learners. This work has identified mathematics classrooms as places where power struggles related to students’ identities occur, struggles that often involve students’ affiliations with racial, ethnic, and gender categories and the mathematics teacher as a critical agent...

Background/Context Historians and researchers have documented and explored the work and role of African American teachers in the U.S. educational system, yet there has been limited attention to the specific work, role, and experiences of African American mathematics teachers. To meaningfully and responsibly conceptualize the role of African American mathematics teachers and better understand their work in U.S. schools, analytic approaches are needed to help us understand cases of African...

Abstract Knowledge production in South Africa remains framed by the legacies of apartheid. Developing emerging authors and local knowledges through co-authorship between supervisors and post graduate students is an important strategy aimed at challenging these legacies. This paper draws on in-depth interviews with students and supervisors to explore their experiences of co-authorship. Findings indicate that while insisting that co-authoring has value, several students also note their...