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In this paper, the author examines the place of English in Nigeria vis-a-vis the National Policy on Education. She observes that despite arguments to the contrary, English has been given a pride of place in the Nigerian educational system; it is unofficially the lingua franca and the first language of the younger generation. The author opines that the domesticated version of English used by educated Nigerians be accepted and taught in the educational system.

This article investigates how school building design can support primary school feeding programmes in low- and middle-income countries. Furthermore it argues for schools to become community “development hubs”; incorporating both local access to education and also to programmes for nutrition, ICT, health education and other services, outside of school hours. It reviews the literature on school feeding programmes. Data from field research on schools in Ghana and South Africa is used to...

In recent years there has been renewed interest in the study of languages in Nigeria. There is no doubt that we have multiplicity of languages among different ethnic groups in Nigeria with each group guarding its language jealously, yet there has not been a separate language policy, other than the bits and fragments in the National Policy on Education (1977) revised in (1981). This paper therefore tries to examine the language situation in Nigeria, the need for the language policy that will...

In recent years there has been renewed interest in the study of languages in Nigeria. There is no doubt that we have multiplicity of languages among different ethnic groups in Nigeria with each group guarding its language jealously, yet there has not been a separate language policy, other than the bits and fragments in the National Policy on Education (1977) revised in (1981). This paper therefore tries to examine the language situation in Nigeria, the need for the language policy that will...

Context: Colonoscopy has assumed a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal lesions as it enables biopsies to be obtained for histological examination as a means of confirming diagnosis. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the colonoscopic and histological findings in patients referred for colonoscopy at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Methods: Colonoscopy was performed on consecutive patients that were referred for...

The research was carried out to determine the incidence of intestinal nematode infection in primary school children in three primary schools in Ezza North Local Government Area, Ebonyi State. Eight hundred feacal samples were examined using direct smear method. Out of the number examined, 204 (25.5%,), comprising 395 males (27.6%) and 405 (23.5%) females were infected with intestinal nematodes of Ascaris lumbricoides (20.0%), Strongyloides stercoralis (0.4%) Hookworm (3.5%) and Trichuris...

Imagine 120 students sharing 5 computers, yet feeling that they are part of an interconnected world. This is the social context framing digital learning for African art students, the material limitations and cultural imaginations of which this chapter is concerned with. Based on extensive ethnographic engagements at TaSUBa, a national institute for arts and culture in Tanzania, this chapter investigates the development of digital media skills. Using the concept of digital learning to cover...

The study was designed to assess the level of farmers’ perception of what constitutes climate change and their participation in organic farming practices in a rural farming community using a sample of 63 randomly selected farmers. The results show that there is a general awareness of climate change among the respondents. In addition, majority of the farmers considered the rise in temperature as the most prominent indicator of climate change in the study area. The major specific index of...

This paper investigates the relationship between government expenditure on education and health on the growth and development of the Nigerian economy between 1977 and 2007 through the application of Augmented Dickey-Fuller techniques to examine the unit root property of the series after which cointegration test was conducted through the application of Johansen cointegration technique. The results indicate that expenditure on education and health impacted positively on economic growth and...

The data from the baseline study suggests that TEGINT is working in complex local environments and that the picture of girls? education is different in particular locations. However, girls identify a number of key obstacles they encounter, and the support given by the school to learning and teaching, progression and exam performance may be an important aspect of helping girls to be clearer about these obstacles and what to do about them. There appear to be important links between girls?...

The aim of this study was to estimate the age-specific incidence of cognitive impairment, no dementia and mild cognitive impairment (CIND/MCI) in a large, community-based sample of older African Americans in Indianapolis, IN. A longitudinal, prospective, 2-stage design was used with follow-up assessments 2 and 5 years after the baseline. A total of 1668 participants completed the 2-year follow-up and a total of 1255 participants completed the 5-year follow-up. The person-years method was...

Thesis (MTech (Public Relations Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011.

Evaluating deals with purposive assessment of the entire system or sub-system on which the managers operate. It is an important technique which when appropriately adopted results into effective teaching and learning of practical subjects. This study focused on identification of evaluating techniques aimed at improving the teaching of Basic technology in Edo State. The area of study comprises of the eighteen Local  Government Areas (LGA) in the state. Survey design was employed for the study...

Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Humanities, School of Education, 2011

Stress among nurses is still perceived as a challenge experienced by the nursing profession. Several studies have shown the negative impact of stress on both nurses and patients. However, little is known about the factors influencing stress among nurses in Rwanda. Aim: The overall aim of the study was to explore the factors contributing to nurses’ stress and related coping strategies used by nurses in the University Teaching Hospital of Butare (UTHB), Rwanda. Methods: The researcher used a...

Despite the accounting standards and ethical codes guiding the accounting profession, morality and ethics has gone down the drain based on the occurrence of scandals in Enron, World Com, Nigerian Cadbury and similar scandals that have surfaced. In line with this, this study looked into the opinions of accounting lecturers in four Nigerian universities on whether the teaching of ethics among student accountants can facilitate in instilling ethical behaviour in future accountants. These...

The River Galma basin around Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria, was studied in 2007, in order to determine whether pollution was responsible for the increasingly low fish catches from the river. This was done by comparing the physico-chemical parameters of water and sediments in the upstream area before the Zaria dam where human and industrial population is low with the downstream area after the dam where human population is high and industries are concentrated. Water and sediment samples were...