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The research investigated the perceptions of employers regarding technical and vocational training (TVET) system in Zimbabwe. A total of 57 employers of TVET graduates throughout the country were sampled and information and data were collected from them using a structured questionnaire. The study found that, overall; the employers have high positive perceptions about the quality of TVET training programs in Zimbabwe in a number of dimensions. The major challenge with regards to TVET training...

The paper examines the role of language policy and planning in teaching and learning a third language, using the case of Swahili in Uganda. In this paper, it is argued that the partial implementation of the language in education policy or lack thereof negates the realization of the national objective of trilingual population that can linguistically function at the local, regional and international levels. Drawing from Tollefson’s (2006) language planning framework, the study posits that...

The focus of this study was about higher secondary and primary school students’ attitude towards physics subject. The population of this study was some of the higher secondary and primary schools students of Dire Dawa administrative city (Ethiopia), however due to time constraints and convenience students from three government secondary schools, 2 Private secondary schools and l1 government and private schools were taken as convenience sample for this study. The study revealed that students...

We carried out a pilot study to investigate the prevalence and treatment pattern of epilepsy associated with intellectual disability in governmental neurological/psychiatric clinics in Nablus / Palestine. Medical files of all patients diagnosed with epilepsy in Al-Makhfeh neurology/psychiatry clinic were investigated. Focus was made on treatment practices among patients whose files indicated intellectual disability. All data were entered and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social...

Academic performance is an integral aspect of the educational pursuit of every student at all levels; however, there are so many psychosocial, moral and spiritual factors that may constitute an impediment to the academic performance of a child. This study investigated the influence of single parenthood factors on the academic performance of undergraduate medical students of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The study adopted a multi-stage sampling technique. The study...

This study aims at finding out the difficulties faced by Libyan students in comprehending reading explanation texts.Specifically, the objectives of the study is to describe the difficulties faced by Libyan students in reading comprehension of English explanation texts in terms of finding out main ideas, supporting details, implied meaning, writer’s attitude, vocabulary, and conclusion. Furthermore, the writer also tries to explain what factors that influence Libyan students in...

This study aimed to highlight nutritional status, dietary habits and sedentary patterns among university students in Khartoum state, Sudan. A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 400 university students (183 males and 217 females) from University of Khartoum, Sudan. A pre-validated self-reported questionnaire was used to collect the data. Weight and height were measured and body mass index was used to determine obesity status. Of the students, 20.5, 14.7, and 1.7 % were underweight,...

This study aimed at describing Libyan students’ writing problems in writing an explanation text. The objectives of this study were: 1) To describe the problems of Libyan students in using punctuation marks in an explanation text; 2) To describe the problems of Libyan students in spelling English words in an explanation text; 3) To describe the problems of Libyan students in using present tense in writing an explanation text, and 4) To explain the reasons for their making mistakes. The...

Climate variability causes enormous suffering particularly on rural farmers’ whose livelihoods depend largely on rain-fed agriculture. Ethiopia in general the Dera woreda in particular is not an exception in this regard. The main purpose of this study was to identify the determinant factors that influence the choice of farmers’ adaptation strategies to climate variability from 110 households in Dera woreda, south Gondar zone, Ethiopia. Accordingly, descriptive statistics and Multi-Nominal...

The development objective of the National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project for Kenya is to increase agricultural productivity and profitability of targeted rural communities in selected counties. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) apply recommended insecticide or botanical extract timely; (2) timely planting to escape damage, scout the crop, apply lambda cyhalothrin if necessary; (3) early planting recommended resistant varieties for example,...

The development objective of the National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project for Kenya is to increase agricultural productivity and profitability of targeted rural communities in selected counties. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) the project will finance and support the development of and training on standardized training modules; (2) targeted support on vulnerable and marginalized groups (VMG) that is based on baseline survey will inform an...

The study explored the impact of the Biological Science Curriculum Study 5Es model on grade 11 students’ comprehension and attitudes toward acid base concepts in Chemistry 5070. The study involved 40 students in grade 11 at Roan Antelope Secondary School, a government school in Luanshya district on the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. They were studying acids and bases by engaging in activities and projects in which students explored concepts and their application in real world context. The...

The major aim of this study was to establish the extent to which Zimbabwean teachers participated in school Development Committees/Associations using a case study in Mutare District in Zimbabwe. The study adopted the qualitative methodology. A structured questionnaire, the researcher and an interview guide were used to collect data from a stratified sample of 80 participants. The study revealed that teachers desired increased teacher participation to own the decision that affected the...

Man and machine are generating data electronically at an astronomical speed and in such a way that society is experiencing cognitive challenges to analyse this data meaningfully. Big data firms, such as Google and Facebook, identified this problem several years ago and are continuously developing new technologies or improving existing technologies in order to facilitate the cognitive analysis process of these large data sets. The purpose of this article is to contribute to our theoretical...