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Mathematics and Science education is very important for any nation to realise meaningful economic development.Most studies looking at this important aspect of education focus on post primary to tertiary education leaving the primary level which is a foundation for those levels making the story incomplete.This study explored the dynamics of primary school teaching of Mathematics and Science with respect to the subject matter content knowledge for Mathematics and Science by the pre-service and...

Human beings are confronted by situations that require them to make decisions every day in their lives. The natural processes of adjustment to situations in life that human beings are part of demands acts of decision making. Decision making is hence a natural consequence of existence by human beings. The purpose of this study was to assess the decision making skills among adolescents from rural contexts and those from urban environments. The study was guided by the following objectives which...

South African education has experienced significant curricular reform since the mid-1990s, but its implementation has not matched expectations. This study explores teachers’ perspectives on implementing these reforms in schools, with the aim of ascertaining the challenges they faced in the process, and the kind of support, guidance and professional development programmes they received from the Department of Basic Education to facilitate the changes. This article focuses on their experiences...

School children are among the high risk groups for soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and Schistosoma mansoni (S. mansoni) infections in developing countries. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors of STHs and S. mansoni among primary school children.A cross-sectional study was conducted from February 15 to March 30, 2016, involving a total of 340 primary school children (age range 6 to 19 years). Socio-demographic and related data were collected using...

Hearing impaired youth are equally susceptible to the dangers posed by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The rate of contraction of the disease among adolescents with hearing impairment rests on the knowledge and sexual behaviours of the individuals. Gender and sociocultural issues are critical in facilitating adolescents’ access to reproductive information and education. This study examined knowledge of HIV/AIDS and sexual behaviour of...

IJTSRD, An Appraisal of The Effect of Visual Discrimination Training in the Recognition of Pictures on Reading Among Struggling Readers in Primary Schools in Buea Municipality Cameroon, by Yolle Mukete Jeannette

African countries at the epicentre of the HIV/AIDS pandemic have been working hard to confront the scourge. Malawi is one of the continent’s most affected countries and has been attempting to remedy the situation by providing healthcare services, promoting sexual and reproductive rights, and putting in place numerous HIV-programming initiatives such as HIV education, prevention, care and treatment. However, persons with disabilities have not been included in this initiative in spite of their...

This study explored a critical step towards improving quality of education in ASM area by addressing the problems concerning children’s rights and gendered child rearing. It was guided by the social cognitive theory in explaining the role of environment in moulding children’s behaviour. It measured three objectives: examining the kinds of artisanal and small scale mining activities contribution to development of adjacent primary schools; assessing the influence of artisanal and small scale...

This paper examines the role of educational attainment in being employed in Uganda. Using household panel data for four waves; 2005/06, 2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12, the study estimates correlated random effects models and analyses theeducation-employment relationship.  We find a positive association between educational attainments and “not-working” in the static model but when state dependence is accounted for, the association disappears for all education levels except degree education...

In Ethiopia, climate change and deforestation are major issues hindering sustainable development. Local Ethiopian communities commonly perceive an increase in temperature and a decrease in rainfall. Meteorological data shows that rainfall has declined in southern Ethiopia, and spring droughts have occurred more frequently during the last 10-15 years. The frequently occurring droughts have seriously affected the agriculture‐dominated Ethiopian economy. Forests can play an important role in...

Massive student protests in South Africa in the past few years, largest since the times of the anti-apartheid struggles, raised several questions for political scientists. Are we witnessing a generational change? Or are they a sign of a broader global shift towards “assertive citizenship” present in advanced democracies and democratizing countries? To answer these questions, this paper examines the levels of political support and nature of political participation among the young generation....

The call for free education and decolonization of higher education curricula in recent years by university students in South Africa has increased awareness of epistemological issues and the notion of epistemic justice in higher education. In national policies education is presented as a critical means for addressing inequality, poverty and unemployment and the need for integration of the various strands of the post-school education and training system is highlighted. Systemic articulation...

This paper explores the impact that ERP education has on post graduate students taking an ERP course at the University of Zambia using Sen’s capability approach. Through an interpretive case study, capabilities that are enabled by ERP education were identified. We also identified the choices and personal, social and environmental conversion factors that enabled or restricted these capabilities. The choices that impacted the capabilities were that the students were not yet looking for other...

Secondary schools in Kenya are the aboard of thousands of adolescents, whose needs cannot be ignored or wished away without future dire consequences to both the students and the world at large. The absence of the father in homes is an increasing trend in Kenya, and the belief that the absence of fathers is lined with a variety of social pathologies is gaining national momentum. This study was designed to investigate the effects of father absence on self-esteem among secondary school...

The reflection on the particular conditions of teaching French as a Foreign Language (FFL) and the development of the professional skills of the teachers involved are relatively recent fields of research in Cameroon.The purpose of this study is to describe and understand the motives for teaching French as a foreign language to Nigerian refugee pupils at the primary schools of Minawao Camp in Mayo-Tsanaga Department/Far-North Region of Cameroon.The information gathered through semi-structured...

The study examines the influence of instructional resources on teacher effectiveness in government-aided secondary schools in Uganda and specifically the extent to which availability and utilization of instructional resources influence teacher effectiveness. A descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used in which 82 head teachers and 1024 teachers were selected using multistage sampling. Survey, interview, observation and document analysis methods were used to collect data....

This study assessed sugar consumption among private secondary school students in Dutsin-Ma Township Katsina State, Nigeria. Three hypotheses were tested in the study. Descriptive survey research design was used. The population of this study comprised 175 (junior and senior) students of the three existing private secondary schools in Dutsin-Ma. The entire student population was studied. A self-constructed questionnaire with a four-point Likert scale was used to collect data. The instrument...