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This study investigated the extent of library utilization by students of veterinary medicine in two federal universities in south-east zone of Nigeria. It sought to find out the library resources required by veterinary medicine students, the library services available for veterinary medicine students and extent of library resource utilization by the veterinary medicine students. A descriptive survey design was used for the study with a population of 1250 undergraduate students of veterinary...

This paper assesses the performance of the “National Textbook Development and Distribution Policy for Pre-Tertiary Education” of 2002. It examines the policy in theory and in practice by exploring the extent to which the liberalisation of the textbook trade has helped to improve on textbook procurement, production and distribution, availability, quality and access to the books. The paper discusses the context leading to the transition from the state-controlled policies to the present...

The study was designed to assess the relationship between teachers competencies and basic education management in Nigeria and make recommendations for improvement. Competencies involve managerial skills that are necessary for effective administrative functions. The survey research design was employed. To generate data, researcher designed questionnaire on a 5-point Likert-style scale, was used. Data were analyzed using the Chi-Square Test. With the calculated x2 value of 531.558 and the...

Since the 1990s, the development in the international dimension of higher education including student/scholar mobility, regional and international research networks and initiatives have brought new opportunities for African higher education to be incorporated in the global knowledge production and circulation processes. One of the instruments of internationalization process that facilitates international knowledge flows in the knowledge society is academic mobility. This research will touch...

This descriptive survey was conducted to establish the quality of  service offered by the ZOU staff at the regional centres. A total of 325 respondents drawn from the ten regional centres of the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU), responded to questionnaires, which had both closed and open-ended items. The study established that staff at the regional centres was generally providing appropriate quality service to the students even though they were working under difficult conditions most of  the...

Perceptions of Ethiopian and Zimbabwean participants in the Quality Education project, on the Role of Action Research in promoting quality education, were sought in this research. Qualitative research methods, of interviews and document analysis were used to collect data. The research was carried out in 2007 and 2008, during workshops, which were held four times per year, and each lasting an average of four (4) days. The participants’ perceptions were that, action research improves and...

This Business Start-Up Reader is part of a business training package for seasonal workers. The training is a two stage process: Stage 1: Half day training undertaken before departure for seasonal worker placement, which introduces the basic concept of starting a business (Business Awareness Training) Stage 2: Two to three day training undertaken after the workers’ return from their seasonal worker placement, which provides more detailed information on how to start a business (Business...

In most learning Institutions in Nigeria, the quality of teaching delivered by Lecturers/Teachers are not usually given the attention it requires and where such is done, it is often done in a crude way using semi-automated approaches. This research is conceived to examine how Information and Communications Technology could be employed to collect data for the assessment of quality of teaching delivered by Teachers/Lecturers in the Institutions of higher learning in Nigeria. To achieve this,...

The Clinical TeacherVolume 12, Issue 2 p. 131-132 Insights Continued professional development in rural Africa Amit Parekh, Corresponding Author Amit Parekh The Billy Riordan Memoria Clinical, Cape Maclear, MalawiCorresponding author's contact details: Amit Parekh, Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8HW, UK. E-mail: amitparekh@doctors.org.ukSearch for more papers by this author Amit Parekh, Corresponding Author Amit...

The Clinical TeacherVolume 12, Issue 2 p. 131-132 Insights Continued professional development in rural Africa Amit Parekh, Corresponding Author Amit Parekh The Billy Riordan Memoria Clinical, Cape Maclear, MalawiCorresponding author's contact details: Amit Parekh, Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8HW, UK. E-mail: amitparekh@doctors.org.ukSearch for more papers by this author Amit Parekh, Corresponding Author Amit...

Education is viewed as a tool for change. Globally, efforts are geared toward enhancing the educational process of students’ academic achievement in secondary schools. However, there is gap associated with differences in the students’ attributes, and the desire for parents to provide better educational opportunities to their children. To achieve the goal of this research, students from Katsina State Science and Technical Education Board (STEB) were purposively selected for the study. Random...

Oral cancer presents with high mortality rates, and the likelihood of survival is remarkably superior when detected early. Health care providers, particularly dentists, play a critical role in early detection of oral cancers and should be knowledgeable and skillful in oral cancer diagnosis.The aim of the present study was to assess the current knowledge of future Yemeni dentists and their opinions on oral cancer.A pretested self-administered questionnaire was distributed to fourth and fifth...

Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare and contrast descriptions of “family” amongst Swedish and South African university nursing students. Design and Methods This qualitative inquiry, using convenience sampling, explored how 232 undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students responded to a two‐query, open‐response questionnaire designed to elicit a definition of family and a description of who students considered to be members of their own families. Free‐text responses...

This study aims at creating an educational map for the basic education in the Red Sea state in eastern Sudan within the concept of the sustainable development and UNESCO vision "education for sustainable development" which allows all persons to acquire knowledge, skills, trends and the values necessary for creating a sustainable future.The Red Sea State, despite its strategic geographical location as the public port of Sudan, is considered as the largest areas with high illiteracy and...

In Sierra Leone, the number of primary schools is almost seven times more than junior-secondary schools (JSS). Living in a poor community has been shown to reduce children’s school attendance because of lower access and poorer quality of education in these communities. However, it is unclear whether living in a poor community reduces attendance at primary school more than at JSS, given the wide disparities in school supply between the two educational tiers. Random effects logistic regression...