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Most Adolescents in Nigeria, like many others in Africa, are potentially at risk for contracting HIV through unprotected sexual intercourse.Yet the issue of how to help youth avoid risky sexual behaviour through family communication / education on HIV/AIDS is still of serious arguments within the society.This study examines the practice of family communication on HIV / AIDS among secondary school students.A descriptive study using 420 secondary school students selected by multi-stage random...
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Despite having the largest population in Africa, Nigeria has no accurate population based data to plan and evaluate eye care services. A national survey was undertaken to estimate the prevalence and determine the major causes of blindness and low vision. This paper presents the detailed methodology used during the survey.A nationally representative sample of persons aged 40 years and above was selected. Children aged 10-15 years and individuals aged <10 or 16-39 years with visual impairment...
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Benson Idahosa University is Christian university with abundant facilities for teaching average and above average students and for rehabilitating the emotionally disturbed. The classes are mixed. There is an internet centre where the students access websites of their choice free of charge. There is an Arts Department that oversees courses like English, International Studies and Diplomacy and Theology. There are no known cases of disability and impairment, except for one case of an albino in...
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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play a crucial role in creating access to information sources through the library networks. When academic libraries integrate ICTs in their services they play an important role in teaching and learning. It is for such reasons that KENET sought to establish an ICT infrastructure to network Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Kenya, and to facilitate the use of Internet Technology in teaching, learning, research and sharing of information...
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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) play a crucial role in creating access to information sources through the library networks. When academic libraries integrate ICTs in their services they play an important role in teaching and learning. It is for such reasons that KENET sought to establish an ICT infrastructure to network Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Kenya, and to facilitate the use of Internet Technology in teaching, learning, research and sharing of information...
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Text-book questions remain the most prevalent study aid in helping students selectively attend to critical information contained in science learning materials (Holliday 1981; Okoye 1990; Nworgu 2001 and Eze 2002). (Wickens 1976) reviewed mathemagenic questions (orienting behavioural questions) in his studies and concluded that recent findings suggest that selective attention can account for the results. Questions used in this experiments seemed to focus students' attention upon questioned...
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One of the major objectives of the European FP6 BIOHEAD-CITIZEN project on “Biology Health and Environmental education for better citizenship” (STREP, CIT2CT2004-506015, Carvalho et al. 2004) is to analyse the potential differences between countries by associating teachers’ and future teachers’ conceptions to controlled parameters, such as level of training, religion, political view and the broad socio-cultural context. A questionnaire was constructed with the participation of all...
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According to the geological history of the earth, climate change is an integral part of environmental changes that occurred over time. Sufficient evidence is provided of recurrent wet and dry and cold and hot periods due to natural circumstances. Since the industrial revolution human activities increasingly contribute to air pollution by releasing huge volumes of carbon dioxide and other gasses into the atmosphere, so much so that it is generally accepted that increase in global warming the...
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It is essential for teacher training institutions to reflect continually on changes in education policy with the view of ensuring that teacher training programmes that take the present needs and policies into account are in place. This article describes a four-year process through which a particular faculty of education went in search of an applicable programme in an effort not only to merge contemporary needs with recent policy development, but also to provide relevant teacher training for...
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The increasing need for Chartered Accountants to use Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for professional work makes it especially important for Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) students to be well versed in ICT before they qualify as Chartered Accountants. This paper reported on a study carried out to assess the state of preparedness of students at different stages of the ICAN qualifying examinations in major tuition centres in Ibadan, Nigeria using ICT in...
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The study investigated the use of the internet amongst students of the faculty of physical and life sciences, University of Benin, Benin-City, Nigeria. The survey technique was adopted for this study since a large number of people were involved. A total of 400 questionnaires were distributed. A total of 371 were returned, given a response rate of 92.75 per cent, and all were usable. The results were collated and analysed using the statistical package for social sciences(SPSS). The findings...
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Convenience, notably among other benefits of distance education, is the most obvious. While many civil servants and businessmen have availed themselves of this mode of education to improve their educational qualifications, institutions also use the leverage of this mode of education for optimal utilization of the few available infrastructure, equipment and human resources. Though Information and Communication Technology (ICT) provides the contemporary tools for running a more efficient and...
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In this article a proposed model for the branding of higher education institutions is provided. The model describes, among others, the internal practices that have a profound impact on branding and on an institution's overall reputation and image. The authors argue that a strong internal focus is necessary before a meaningful brand experience can be embarked on that will ultimately result in unprecedented benefits, even for relatively new institutions. In South Africa the need for more...