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Introduction: Almost half of the world's population is concentrated under the age of less than 25 years.The highest number of this population is living in developing countries.Sub-Saharan Africa youths constitute 20% -30% of this population.Early sexual initiation is common among young people, and it has several sexual and reproductive health consequences.So, the objective of this research was to assess the prevalence of early sexual initiation and associated factors among preparatory school...

Introduction: As many evidences showed, commencing sex at younger age was risk for acquiring HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and of experiencing unplanned Pregnancy due to practicing of it without plan/ not using protective materials.In North East Ethiopia, of half (51.3%) of youths initiated sex at median age of 17 years, 39.1% of them were practicing without plan, three quarter (73.1%) were not discussing about contraception and half of...

Can television be used to teach and foster entrepreneurship among youth in developing countries? We report from a randomized control field experiment of an edutainment show on entrepreneurship broadcasted over almost three months on national television in Tanzania. The field experiment involved more than two thousand secondary school students, where the treatment group was incentivized to watch the edutainment show. We find short-term evidence of the edutainment show inspiring the viewers to...

In this study, we investigated the impact of past and current service-learning on the civic attitudes of African American college women: 44 students enrolled in either service-learning or non–service-learning courses were given pretests and posttests measuring civic attitudes. Repeated measures analyses of variance were conducted to examine the effect of previous and current service-learning experiences on 6 different aspects of civic attitudes. Results did not indicate changes in civic...

The aim of the research on which this article is based was to understand the behavioural changes of the target student population over time to ensure that future prevention programmes are more effective in changing behaviour. This study reports on quantitative data collected at the University of the Western Cape over a six-year period between 2007 and 2012. All the students attending the orientation sessions and who were willing to complete the anonymous questionnaire during each of the six...

We assess the impact of large-scale fee elimination for secondary school girls in The Gambia on the quantity, composition, and achievement of students. The gradual rollout of the program across geographic regions provides identifying variation in the policy. The program increased access to secondary education substantially without harming learning outcomes. We find an increase of around 50% in the number of girls and boys taking the high school exit exam from a low baseline, as well as a 0.1...

Previous studies of migration have mainly examined international dynamics. Yet, internal migration is an important issue, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using the 2001 Ethiopia Child Labor Survey, a nationally representative household survey, this paper examines internal migration in Ethiopia, focusing on the linkages among internal migration, education and wages. The results suggest that migrants are better educated and obtain higher wages than non-migrants, controlling for other factors...

Thaba Nchu is small town in the Free State province of South Africa which forms part of the only Metropolitan Municipality in the province. This small town is part of the three towns that form the heart of Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality. Given the 10th September 2015 declaration of drought disaster in the Free State province of South Africa, we found it imperative to conduct a study on the agricultural drought economic impacts on both small and large scale businesses since people living...

Background: Ghana being a member of the United Nations, committed to the Universal Primary Education initiative in 2000 and has since implemented series of educational reforms to meet the target for the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 2. Despite the numerous government interventions to achieve the MDG 2, many children in Ghana have been denied Quality Primary Education by the state. This has resulted in mass illiteracy among children of Primary School age, unacceptable BECE examination...

A number of educational institutions and libraries have established computerised information retrieval systems (CIRS) to help students to easily identify resources for their academic pursuit. The study investigates and retests the Unified Theory of Adoption and Use of Technology as a model for explaining technology (UTAUT) use among library users in the University of Ghana (UG). A questionnaire with 31 items based on the UTAUT study of Venkatesh et al (2003) and analysed on a 7 point Likert...

Global problems such as climate change, which have deeper implications for survival of mankind on this planet, needs to be given wider attention in the quest for knowledge. It is expected that, improved knowledge derived from curriculum coverage may promote greater public awareness of such important global issue. This research aims at examining the extent to which tertiary institutions cover issues related to climate change in their curriculum and to determine the implications of such...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions and attitudes of teachers concerning the implementation of the Integrated Quality Management System (IQMS) in South African secondary schools of the Limpopo Province (Vhembe District). This was done by interrogating the context and the content of policy documents as well as focussing on the training and the functioning of the structures involved in the implementation of the IQMS in five secondary schools. Thereafter, the...

While many studies examine the effect of primary education quality on labor market outcomes in developing countries, little is known about the effects at higher levels. We exploit the quasi-experiment provided by a large-scale education reform launched in Senegal in 2000 to investigate how quality improvements at the university level affect employment. Our difference-in-difference estimates suggest that young high-skilled workers experienced a nine percentage-point employment gain relative...

Objective: Determine the impact of hearing deficiency on the schooling of pupils, as well as the influence of the socioprofessional level of their parents. Methodology: It is a descriptive transversal study carried out in two state primary schools in Lome (Togo). It concerned all the children in the last two years of primary education: Primary 5 and Primary 6. Results: Out of the 181 pupils of our study, 54.70% were girls. The average age was 12.33 years. The most found otology history was...

Objective: Determine the impact of hearing deficiency on the schooling of pupils, as well as the influence of the socioprofessional level of their parents. Methodology: It is a descriptive transversal study carried out in two state primary schools in Lome (Togo). It concerned all the children in the last two years of primary education: Primary 5 and Primary 6. Results: Out of the 181 pupils of our study, 54.70% were girls. The average age was 12.33 years. The most found otology history was...

The study investigated ICT for teaching and learning in primary schools in the south-west Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to examine the attitude teachers to the level of availability and usage of ICT facilities in Primary Schools and identify certain variables that inhibit putting in place appropriate ICT structures in primary schools as well as determine the level of exposure of teachers in the use of ICT facilities and learning in primary schools. The sample for the study consisted...

The difficulties and problems hindering good performance in mathematics by Lower Primary school children seem to emanate from teachers and learners perceptions towards mathematics learning and performance. This may be due to the fact that the methods used at lower primary don’t agree with the ones initially applied by the children’s teachers at preschool level. The effect of that could result in creating a negative perception towards math learning and performance hence denying children a...

The obstacles and difficulties hindering good performance in mathematics by Lower Primary school children seem to originate from inconsistence of instructional methods applied by teachers at the level. These methods don’t agree with the ones initially applied by the children’s teachers at preschool level. The effect of that could result in denying children a precious start to their future mathematics performance. There is a persistent indication that a discontinuity exists between pre-school...

The study investigated into the relationship between the quality teachers and students academic performance in Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) Junior High Schools. Descriptive survey design was used and the target population was Junior High School teachers and pupils in the metropolis. Five educational circuits in the metropolis were randomly selected for the conduct of the study. Stratified and systematic sampling techniques were used to sample participants and the sample size...