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Use of contraceptives is one of the ways which can help to reduce unwanted pregnancy in adolescent girls. Adolescent pregnancy has been identified as one of the reasons for girls dropping out from school in Tanzania, however the knowledge and practice of secondary school girls regarding contraceptive methods is not well documented. This descriptive study was therefore undertaken to assess knowledge and use of contraceptives among secondary school girls in Dar es Salaam region. It was found...
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Young people often turn to their teachers for information on sexuality and HIV and Aids.Consequently teachers need to be not only knowledgeable about these issues but also able to integrate them into their teaching.As part of an umbrella study to investigate and promote HIV and Aids education and support in schools, this article reports on a qualitative study conducted among a purposively selected sample of teachers in Shurugwi schools to ascertain their response to the challenges resulting...
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Students' evaluation of teaching is one area of educational research that is becoming increasingly emphasised in recent times in Nigeria, but limited attention is still given to the identification of teaching effectiveness factors from students' point of view, in order to develop a valid and reliable instrument.Students' evaluation is commonly used in developed countries to provide information that could be used by teacher to improve his/her teaching and by administrators to make personnel...
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<p>A cross sectional survey design was set up to assess the influence of household procurement strategies on food intake and nutritional status of preschool children in from 196 households in Vihiga County, Kenya. Dietary diversity was positively correlated with food availability (p&lt;0.05). Increased consumption of bread and cereals, and, fruits and vegetables was influenced by food availability and food consumption (dietary diversity) (&lt;0.05). Roots and tubers, legumes...
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Corporate scandals have led to renewed calls for ethics education for the accounting profession.One of the oldest university and trainer of accounting students in Zimbabwe for more than three decades introduced a two semester course on ethics for accounting students beginning 2012/13 academic year.Prior to this development a survey was carried out in 2011 to find the preparedness of the accounting faculty to embrace accounting ethics education.Faculty perceived ethics as extremely important...
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The study sought to find out the relationship between how students perceive their teachers' in respect of knowledge of Mathematics content, communication ability, use of appropriate teaching strategies and teachers' classroom management skills and students' attitude towards mathematics.The population of the study comprised all the second year students in senior secondary schools in Oron Education Zone.The study sample consisted of 640 students selected through cluster and simple random...
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One of the major environmental challenges that Botswana faces as identified by the Botswana national Conservation Strategy of 1990 is pollution. While acknowledging the effort and many achievements government has made towards addressing this challenge, serious environmental problems particularly poor waste and sanitation management are now threatening the sustainability of the major settlements, particularly schools where sanitation, specifically toilet sanitation doesn‟t seem to get...
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The study assessed the contribution of FFS training to farmers' knowledge of control of cocoa mirids (Saghbergella singularis) in Edo State.The specific objectives were to describe the socio-economic characteristics of respondents, identify which control measures FFS has helped farmers to acquire knowledge, ascertain FFS contributory role in improving farmers' knowledge on these control measures and ascertain the percentage of farmers who benefited from FFS training on control of mirids.A...
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Orientation: Transformational team leadership is an important variable that influences team members’ perception of the team as psychologically safe enough to engage in learning behaviours.Research purpose: The study was aimed at investigating the relationship between psychological safety and learning behaviour in teams, as well as the moderating role of transformational team leadership in this relationship.Motivation for the study: For a team to be effective, adaptive and innovative and...
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Although intellectual disability (ID) is probably the largest impairment grouping on the African continent, few indigenous research and evaluation studies have been undertaken. This article is an initial attempt to relate service delivery issues to an African research agenda. We critically analysed the available literature, drawing on academic publications and those of non-governmental agencies. In this process we identified several key issues for further investigation, namely: understanding...
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Purpose: To assess the major causes of avoidable blindness, and outcomes and barriers to cataract services in Libya.
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Based on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) and following a blended learning approach (a supplement model), this article reports on a quasi-experiment where writing was taught evenly with other language skills in everyday language contexts and where asynchronous online activities were required from students to extend learning beyond classroom hours.The experiment was carried out with freshmen in one of the Egyptian private universities.Twenty one pre-intermediate level...
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Research purpose: The present study developed and tested the construct validity and reliability of the learning programme management and evaluation (LPME) scale.Motivation for the study: The LPME scale was developed to measure and enhance the effectiveness of the management and evaluation of occupational learning programmes in the South African skills development context. Currently no such instrument exists in the South African skills development context; hence there is a need for...
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Orientation: Positive psychological and subjective wellbeing indicators have proven to be protective against certain physical illnesses but have been rarely assessed in teacher stress.Research purpose: The main objective of this study was to assess the relationship between indicators of wellbeing and stress and to further assess the relative importance of these wellbeing indicators in explaining stress variance in a large sample of Eastern Cape primary and high school teachers in South...