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Orthodontists are essential members of a craniofacial team (American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Team Standards Committee).1 Because cleft lip/palate (CLP) and craniofacial deformities (CFD) vary in severity and facial growth patterns, treatment is complex and lengthy and requires collaboration among different disciplines. Consequently, orthodontists need specialised training in this field to reach the treatment goals of good facial growth, aesthetically acceptable appearance, and...

With the dawn of high-tech phone applications and the constant spread of internet uses, social media networking sites have become a refuge for billions of users. Facebook is the leading social media tool and this research work aims to project light into the teaching/learning situation in the Algerian context, mainly the teaching of the English Language. A total of 80 Master’s students and 10 teachers from the Department of English Language and Literature at Saida were used as a case study....

The role of the parent in the family is to prepare children for adulthood through setting rules and disciplining, thereby playing a vital role in the socialization of children and adolescents.It is a role that cannot be abdicated to the school or other institutions.As children mature into adulthood, whatever the parents have impacted on them is reflected in their lives and may be more profound than any other influence.Parenting involves bringing up and looking after children, which may be...

In this article we argue that school leaders should ensure that teachers experience a supportive professional learning community committed to collaborative, thoughtful inquiry and be enabled to create similar communities in their classrooms. This study followed on one published in 2017 that explored school leaders’ responses to an introduction to cognitive education. The same participants investigated cognitive education practices (ways of teaching thinking) in their schools, with an...

Imam Al-Ghazali used a combination of the wisdom, exposure and experience he had acquired while running the Nizamiyyah colleges to contribute to the core of the theory knowledge, education and Islamic sciences. His ideas suggest that God is the primary source of knowledge and sense alone cannot deliver one to the ultimate truth. He categorised knowledge according to the needs of the society. Knowledge according to him should shape an individual and help him/her to interact with the creator...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between teacher characteristics and school effectiveness in relation to students’ academic performance in Kenya certificate of primary examination (KCPE).
 Methodology: The study was conducted in Mandera West Sub-County, Kenya and the target population comprised of teachers of 15 head-teachers, 65 teachers and 300 students of class VIII. The study applied a causal comparative research design. A questionnaire was used...

This study examined agripreneurial intentions among students in the state-owned tertiary institutions in Ondo State. The study profiled students’ perceptions of learning (SPOL), teachers’ impact (SPOT), and mentorship and explored the effects of these on their agripreneurial intentions. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze 120 students, who were randomly selected from the two state-owned tertiary institutions. A logistic regression analysis was performed to assess...

IntroductionOrganizations have realized the importance of enhancing the proficiency of their employees and have identified the need for on-the-job training which will better upsurge career advancement, skills development, productivity, profitability in the organization and increase commitment level of the employees.Kellie (1999) asserts that organizations experienced productivity enhancement through the application of on-the-job instructions.On-the-job training is a function of human...

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Home economics is an essential subject in Nigerias education system with the potential of providing life skills and teaching basic homecare knowledge to the students. However, there is a growing concern about the decreasing enrollment and interest of students in home economics education in Nigeria. Thus, the primary purpose of this study wasto investigate the attitudes of parentsregarding home economics education in comparison to other subjects. Two hundred and thirty-six parents were drawn...

The education system of Uganda has gone through a number of changes since the colonial period. After attaining her independence in 1962 from Britain, several commissions and committees were formed to look into the education system and recommendations from time to time were reached for purposes of ensuring the achievement of educational goals. The implementation of these recommendations has greatly influenced the education system’s implementation in Uganda. This paper provides a critical...

Climate change threatens the livelihoods of millions of small-scale farmers in East Africa.How farmers perceive climate change and its impacts has a strong bearing on how they adapt to the adverse impacts.This paper focused on factors that determine climate change adaptation and perceptions among small-scale farmers of Embu County.A survey was carried out across five sub-counties of Embu County where a multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 411 households.A questionnaire was...

Introduction: Cerebral palsy is the leading cause of disability worldwide and Zambia has its fair share of cases. Most parents/caregivers of children with Cerebral palsy at University Teaching Hospital started attending physiotherapy late when their children were over one year Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the perceptions of mothers towards factors contributing to late physiotherapy intervention of children with Cerebral palsy at University Teaching Hospital. Furthermore,...

In March 2020, the South African President Mr Cyril Ramaphosa announced a national lockdown due to the rising cases of the Covid‑19 pandemic. As a result, some of the higher education institutions closed under lockdown level 5 and strategies had to be developed to adapt to the “new norm”. Consequently, students and the living and learning spaces in South Africa were affected, necessitating therefore that transformation in all spheres takes place. This study, through a qualitative research...

To assess function and disability among women in Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo living with fistula and identify characteristics associated with higher disability scores.Women presenting for fistula care were recruited. Eligible participants underwent a physical examination to classify fistula type and completed the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 questionnaire to ascertain the impact of fistula on function across six domains: cognition, mobility, self-care, getting along,...

Abstract Recent research on the effects of COVID-19 on school closures has mainly focused on primary and secondary education, with extremely limited attention to early childhood education (ECE). To address this gap, we identify the extent to which parents and caregivers with pre-primary school-aged children were engaged in their children’s learning during school closures in Ethiopia. Our focus on Ethiopia is of particular relevance given that ECE provision has expanded dramatically in recent...

This article reports the challenges of e‑learning faced by under-resourced students in a Zambian public university during the 2020 Covid‑19 lockdown. The article further examines the interventions made by the university to mitigate the challenges of e‑learning faced by under-resourced students. The article is based on empirical data derived from an online closed- and open-ended questionnaire completed by 73 under-resourced students, and an interview with two university staff. The...

The study examined the state of leadership competencies in ensuring quality education in selected schools of Amhara and Oromia regional states. In this regard, 36 schools from 10 Woredas, 5 from eeach region, were chosen purposively. 470 teachers and students, 36 head school principals, and 10 administrators were included in the study. Quantitative data was collected from respondents in blended form. Inferential statistics such as correlation, t-test, Principal Component Analysis (PCA), KMO,...