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Agricultural training has an important position in agriculture development, food security and poverty alleviation in Cameroon. The objectives of this study are to examine the impact of agricultural training on food crop production; determine the factors influencing agricultural training, decompose the effect of agricultural training type on food crop production, and recommend relevant economic policies on the basis of our analysis. Using data from the 2007 MINADER and data from the 2007...

The development objective of Education Sector Support Program Project for The Gambia is to increase access to early childhood development and basic education and improve quality of teaching and learning. This restructuring requires the following changes: (i) change the proportion of community-based early childhood development (ECD) and annexed ECD classroom construction; (ii) modify the incentive program for the out-of-school children from conditional-cash-transfer to in-kind support; (iii)...

The term digital inclusion has been used to articulate the policy, research and practical efforts to look beyond issues of access to computers and the Internet and toward a more robust understanding of the skills, content and services needed to support individuals, families and communities in their abilities to truly adopt computers and the internet. Presently, the deep penetration of digital technologies into the fabric of society have boosted growth, expand opportunities and improved...

The present study was carried out to assess the pollution status of heavy metals in the marine sediment in Ondo coastal area. A total of 36 sediment samples were collected from the three locations (Awoye, Abereke and Ayetoro) once in a month in 2015 covering both dry and wet season. The sediment samples were subjected to digestion and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) was used to measure the concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, V and Zn. The measured concentrations data...

Although low-to middle income countries have been encouraged to attain the international benchmark of 15-20% public budget allocation to education, Ghanas education budget to GDP has hovered between 4% and 10% over the last decade. As a result, all public secondary schools are constantly compelled to negotiate for their fair share of governmental support to secure infrastructure and teaching and learning materials. However, in this context of constrained resources certain schools seem to be...

Coping with a relative with a learning disability could be a stressful experience for family members. The present study is aimed at exploring the coping strategies adopted by families in trying to make meaning of their situation.A qualitative study design using focus group discussions (FGDs) was adopted. Ten FGD sessions were held with family members of persons with a learning disability.Findings revealed patterns of family coping to include problem-focused, emotion-focused, and...

University students are at higher risk of using psychoactive substances (PS). The aim of this study was to provide insight into the extent and the pattern of PS use among students in four main universities in the West Bank, Palestine. The most frequent lifetime substance uses were smoking tobacco (41.6% for cigarettes and 50% for hookah), drinking alcohol (5.4%), and using illicit drugs (3.0%). The frequency of use was higher among males, with higher income, orphans, or whose parents...

University students are at higher risk of using psychoactive substances (PS). The aim of this study was to provide insight into the extent and the pattern of PS use among students in four main universities in the West Bank, Palestine. The most frequent lifetime substance uses were smoking tobacco (41.6% for cigarettes and 50% for hookah), drinking alcohol (5.4%), and using illicit drugs (3.0%). The frequency of use was higher among males, with higher income, orphans, or whose parents...

Background: Intestinal parasitic infections are amongst the most widespread infections throughout the globe.It is estimated that 3.5 billion people are affected, and that 450 million are ill as a consequence of these infections, the majority being children. Justification:There is no previous study about the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection among school aged children in Berber area.Objectives: To know the Prevalence of the intestinal parasitic infections between schools aged...

While universities are mandated to teach, research and do community outreach, studies reveal that typical university communities live in relative isolation where research is more basic than applied. This study focused on; 1) determining how WWE could be fostered through linkages between universities and external agencies (communities, public and private sectors); 2) establishing how universities’ resources could be optimized to promote research and capacity building for WWE. The dimensions...

Pan-African University (PAU) is an initiative of the African Union Commission (AUC) that started in 2008 with the objective to promote higher education, science and technology on the African continent at a high academic level. The Pan-African University Institute of Water and Energy Sciences (including Climate Change) (PAUWES) is one of the five hubs of the Pan African University (PAU) and hosted at the University of Tlemcen in Algeria. PAUWES offers graduate students access to leading...

This article reports on a study comparing three recordings (snapshots) of the provision of business ethics education in MBA curricula at South African business schools. The purpose of the study was to determine whether the occurrence of business ethics education in South African MBA programmes increased between 2003 and 2011 and between 2011 and 2016. A review of the relevant scholarly literature has shown that, although business education can be included in MBA curricula through its...

The purpose of this research was to determine the relevance of the constructs of the Liñán and Chen (2009) Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire for Master of Business students in two efficiency-driven economies, and to test the empirical validity of an entrepreneurial intention model. After the number of factors and the related items of each had been determined by exploratory factor analysis (EFA), a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to verify the factor structure and to...

The growing need for higher education in Africa with the concurrent explosive growth of private higher education institutions in South Africa indicates the concomitant need for quality assurance of these institutions. This article presents leadership perspectives on the strategic need for developing a service quality excellence framework for private higher education institutions, a need which arises from the limitations of conventional quality assurance instruments, and highlights the...