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The main purpose of this study was to examine the adolescents' perception and choice of nursing as a career in senior secondary schools, and to determine factors that may influence their choice and perception.The study was conducted in four selected schools in Jos metropolis.Each of these schools is unique in features.They include: two government secondary schools (urban and rural) and two private secondary schools (urban and rural).A total of 240 respondents were used for the study.A...

Religion can be argued to be back into the public sphere of society casting doubt on the secularization theories.Though religion is said to be largely ambivalent, when involved, it complicates conflicts.In our modern multi-religious societies, keeping religion out of the conflict can be of benefit.Kenya´s involvement in the war against terror in Somalia was initially against the militant group, Al-Shabaab but the conflict got complicated when the group started attacking churches in Kenya in...

The study is an investigation into the implementation of the Universal Basic Education (UBE) policy in Nigeria: A case study of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The purpose of the study is to investigate the manner in which the FCT Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) is implementing the UBE policy, with a view to finding out if the policy is achieving its stated principal objective of providing qualitative, free, compulsory, universal basic education to all eligible Nigerians between...

This study examines the views of smallholder farmers about the causes of climate change, the effects of human activities on the climate and its implications for farming and livelihoods in three villages in the Adaklu District of the Volta region of rural Ghana. Data were collected from a purposively selected key informants who participated in a carefully organized focused group discussions and semi-structured in-depth interviews. The study participants were drawn from three case study...

The aim of this research is to examine the impact of climate change in maize farmers’ livelihood in Zambezi region, Namibia and benefit of adaptation. Trade-off analysis–multidimensional (TOA-MD) model was presented as a method for evaluation with a combination of simulated baseline production and future simulated yield using Decision Support Systems for Agro-technology Transfer (DSSAT) in maize production system, under five different climate scenarios of Global Circulation...

This paper aims to explore the impact of guidance and counselling on students’ performance and the marketability of educational institutions with reference to Cape Coast Polytechnic. Its  objectives are: to survey the present status of guidance and counselling at the polytechnic; to assess how the present status of the programme affects students’ performance and the marketability of the Polytechnic; to determine students’ desire for formal counselling; and to determine strategies to improve...

Many studies indicated that agricultural production in sub Saharan Africa is likely to reduce under the future climate. However, there has been limited quantitative information as to what extent yield would change under future climate for the major food crops in the major agro-ecologies of Ethiopia. In this study the yield changes under the future climate were assessed for two major improved maize cultivars adapted to the semi-arid and sub-humid areas of Ethiopia using a well calibrated and...

The study used a district-level data from 2008-2012 to examine socio-economic factors affecting academic performance of pupils in food insecure district of Garu-Tempane, Upper East Region. The study explored the possible correlation between selected factors like age (years), type of marriage, religion, number of dependent, type of residence/domicile, type of dwelling, occupation and highest qualification of parent/guardian as independent variables and academic performance as dependent...

<p>Volcanoes are well known as an impressive large natural source of trace elements into the troposphere. Etna (Italy) and Nyiragongo (D.R. Congo) are two stratovolcanoes located in different geological settings, both characterized by persistent passive degassing from their summit craters. Here, we present some results on trace element composition in volcanic plume emissions, atmospheric bulk deposition (rainwater) and their uptake by the surrounding vegetation, with the aim to compare...

In order for nursing education to prepare nurses for holistic patient care, it is critical that educators become more aware of the religious and spiritual dimensions in patient care and be able to provide adequate knowledge and skills for nurses to offer spiritually-based care in an ethical way. Furthermore, spiritual care is an essential component in the nursing context, as nurses have to care for patients who may often turn to the spiritual dimension to cope and heal. These aspects are...

The number of doctoral programmes in nursing has multiplied rapidly throughout the world. This has led to widespread concern about nursing doctoral education, specifically with regard to the quality of curricula and faculty, as well as to the availability of appropriate institutional resources. In South Africa, no study of these issues has been conducted at a national level.To explore and describe the quality of nursing doctoral education in South Africa from the perspectives of deans,...

This article considers the nature and trajectory of the African National Congress’s (ANC) education policy discourses from its founding in 1912, until its repatriation from exile by 1992. The broad issue that this article considers is how to explain why the ANC was inadequately prepared to address the educational challenges of a democratic South Africa. The article considers the relationship between its political struggles against segregation and apartheid and the particular educational...

This study looks at poverty and its determinants among pre-tertiary schools teachers in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The study adopted the national moderate poverty line in GLSS4 which was updated using the consumer price index. The objectives of the study were to find out the poverty status of teachers and its determining factors using poverty indices and binary logistic regression model. It was found out that on average teachers are not poor relative to the poverty line. The result showed...

Objective: The primary objective of the study is to recommend marketing guidelines for independent primary schools, with the focus on product and people in the marketing mix. This objective was achieved by identifying choice factors influencing parents’ selection of independent primary schools, identifying the most important choice factors and demographic differences regarding the importance parents attached to these factors.Problem investigated: Some independent schools in South Africa find...

Objective: The primary objective of the study is to recommend marketing guidelines for independent primary schools, with the focus on product and people in the marketing mix. This objective was achieved by identifying choice factors influencing parents’ selection of independent primary schools, identifying the most important choice factors and demographic differences regarding the importance parents attached to these factors. Problem investigated: Some independent schools in South Africa...

Small-scale rain-fed agriculture is the main livelihood in arid to semi-arid regions of subSaharan Africa. The area is characterised by erratic rainfall and frequent droughts, making the capacity for coping with temporal water shortages essential for smallholder farmers. Focusing on the Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe, this study investigates the impact of drought on food security and the strategies used by smallholder farmers to cope with drought. We used meteorological data and interviews to...