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Background: Awareness of Malocclusion and its effects on the individual is important for the medical practitioner, as the primary care giver, to assist him to refer clients appropriately to the Orthodontist and to enable him to practice the philosophy of Total Health Care. The aim of this study was to investigate the awareness of malocclusion and its effects amongst University of Ghana Medical Students.Methods: A total of 130 students participated in this cross-sectional study using...

Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are a significant public health problem in sub- Saharan Africa (SSA) and Rwanda is not spared. While eradication programs towards preschool-aged and school-aged children are undertaken, important gaps regarding IPIs among students attending tertiary learning institutions remain. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of IPIs and associated risk factors among Kigali Institute of Education (KIE) students who attended its medical clinic for...

This study investigated the relationship between female senior secondary school students’ mathematical ability and achievement level in mathematics in five (5) out of eight (8) local government areas in Bayelsa State Nigeria. This study adopted multi-stage sampling technique. Data were collected from a sample of 121 female students from rural and 141 female senior secondary school students from urban schools which were randomly selected using the simple random sampling method both at the...

This study investigated the extent to which capital budgeting practices and procures are employed in public schools in Kenya.Previous work in this area has been focusing on corporate enterprise,paying little attention to non- profit making organizations.The study design adopted is the survey design. All Secondary schools in Meru North District were used in the case study.The study focuses on primary data as well as secondary data. Primary data were obtained from principals of individual...

For a nation that aspires for greatness, considerable attention needs be given teacher education given the crucial role of teachers in all spheres of learning. Against this premise, the paper identifies the broad challenges besetting teacher education industry, the colleges of education, in Nigeria: especially funding, which impacts on infrastructure; curriculum matters; constitutional and policy matters; as well as administrative and managerial imprudence. The paper recommended some redress...

Since Mozambique's independence, the major emphasis of its higher educational institutions has been on didactic education. Because of fiscal and human resource constraints, basic and applied research activities have been relatively modest in scope, and priorities have often been set primarily by external collaborators. These factors have compromised the scope and the relevance of locally conducted research and have limited the impact of Mozambique's universities as major catalysts for...

Tuition fees and the use of student loans to complement government's allocations have become unavoidable because of increasing competing new priorities for funding. This article addresses the funding sources of public higher education through tuition and loans. We explore the effects of shifts from first-stream income (government appropriations) towards second- (tuition fees) and third-stream (philanthropic funding and academic entrepreneurialism), and how tuition fees and student loans...

The teaching and learning of algebra in the middle school grades in Lesotho is dominated by the mechanistic approach where learners are drilled on procedures for solving certain types of problems in algebra, without making any connection to the experience learners had with arithmetic. This is one of the sources of learners’ difficulties in mathematics. Research indicates that use of spreadsheets such as Excel has a potential of bridging the gap between arithmetic and algebra and thus...

A Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Master of Educational and Administration of Kampala International University

A Project Submitted to the School of Education in Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of the Master of Education Administration of Kenyatta University. December, 2013

This study examined sexual practices in a Nigerian University community with a view to understanding the role of family structure and poverty on risky sexual behaviours. A representative sample of 1,301 undergraduate students was randomly selected from the various faculties that made up the University. Using a questionnaire instrument, information was obtained on sexual behaviours of interest such as sexual initiation, multi-partnered sexual activity and condom use. Findings showed a...

There are growing numbers of low-cost private schools in urban informal settlements in developing countries. It has been argued that these institutions may constitute alternatives for government schools, as they are able to meet the educational needs of children in urban informal settlements. This study explores the question of whether low-cost private schools can meet their needs, not only in terms of primary education but also with regard to access to further education. The study selected...

Oil is a major source of income for Nigeria and it is the mainstay of the country's economy. Nigeria's intensive oil sector accounts for nearly 40% of its gross domestic product, but declined steadily to an average of 14.71% of the country's total export between 2006 and 201111. National Bureau of Statistics, Review of the Nigerian Economy in 2011 & Economic Outlook for 2012–2015 (May 2012), 8, http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng (accessed July 12, 2012).; and contributed about 80% of budgetary...

This paper reports on a comparative study of awareness of and attitudes towards environmental issues involving learners from two provinces and school types. The population consisted of 753 learners from Mpumalanga and Gauteng. They were from ten schools, with five schools selected in each province. In Mpumalanga 250 learners were from public schools and 173 from private schools. In Gauteng 243 learners were from public schools and 87 from private schools. In both provinces the learners' ages...

Feminist leadership is very important in theological education as it would seek to deconstruct stereotypical assumptions about women and gender in Christian theological traditions. Unfortunately, most of the theological schools in Nigeria do not have feminist as leaders. Five reasons why feminist leadership are needed in theological schools have been identified as, the bible teaching that women brought sin and death to the world, servant hood notion of women, scandal of particularity, male...

The importance of hormone receptor status in assigning treatment and the potential use of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–targeted therapy have made it beneficial for laboratories to improve detection techniques. Because interlaboratory variability in immunohistochemistry (IHC) tests may also affect studies of breast cancer subtypes in different countries, we undertook a Web-based quality improvement training and a comparative study of accuracy of immunohistochemical tests of...