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Awareness of constructing a society that adopts practices aiming at sustaining the environment is essential. This research focuses on issues related to Green ICT practices by students of Egyptian HEIs. Students should be trained and motivated to adopt Green ICT practices, this will aid in saving costs and sustaining the environment. Green ICT practices were investigated using a self-reported questionnaire. The investigated four practices are green search engine, power management, e-mail, and...

? The purpose of this paper is to explore the challenges facing medical education system in Egypt particularly in the area of education quality. It builds upon several existing studies conducted in Egypt to make the case for improving education outcomes.Design/methodology/approach? Samples were drawn from existing studies conducted in Egypt by experts in the education field.Findings? Results suggest that there is a chance for improvement of the quality of medical education in Egypt with...

Cancer in the developing world is characterized by far more advanced stages at diagnosis, fewer allocated resources for prevention and treatment, and higher incidence than in countries with more developed health systems. In Egypt, it is already and will become an important health problem not only in terms of rank order, but also in terms of incidence and mortality. The commonest sites were liver among men and breast among women. During the period 2013–2050, population of Egypt is expected to...

Egyptian coastal lakes, which represent about 25% of the Mediterranean total wetlands, are considered vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, in particular, the expected sea-level rise (SLR). Manzala Lake is considered as the largest Egyptian coastal lake; it lies on the north-eastern coast of Egypt. Economically, Manzala Lake is considered as one of the most valuable fish sources in Egypt. In this work, the impacts of future climatic changes on the hydrodynamic characteristics of...

Although men who have sex with men (MSM) in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk for HIV acquisition, access to and quality of health and HIV services within this population are negatively affected by stigma and capacity within the health sector. A recently developed online MSM training programme (www.marps-africa.org) was shown to contribute to reductions in MSM prejudice among healthcare providers (HCPs) in coastal Kenya. In this study, we used qualitative methods to explore the provision...

Environmental changes have been a source of concern to Nigerian experts and one of the greatest challenges of our time. As a sustainable environmental education remains elusive in Nigeria, this paper examines the viability of using religion as a potent strategy to combat the myriad of environmental problems that have bedeviled the country in recent times. In doing so, the study investigates the environmental ethics and values as embedded in Christianity, and a touch of Islam and African...

Background: School-aged children have been identified as high risk group of population to be infected with soiltransmitted helminths (STH) in developing countries.Although, there were previous reports concerning the prevalence; but limited data are available with regards to intensity of the STH.Therefore, the objective of current study was to assess the prevalence and intensity of STH and associated risk factors among school-aged children at Sigmo primary school.Method: Cross-sectional study...

This study assessed the trend and projected future values of climate change factors in Bayelsa state. The main objective was to determine the trend of climate change factors and the specific objective was to determine the projected future values of climate change factors in the state. Annual mean time series data of climate change factors from 1971 to December 2009 were collected from Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) for the study. Multistage sampling techniques were used in the random...

The research explores why Nigerian governments policy and programmes on Universal Basic Education which provides for free, compulsory and universal basic education for every child of primary and junior secondary school age, as contained in the Universal Basic Education Act 2004 legislation which also mandates that every parent shall ensure that his/her child or ward attends and completes primaryand junior secondary school education as well as that stakeholders in education in a Local...

The study examined the pattern of acquisition of ICT-based skills by student-teachers and its implications for teacher- education in Nigeria in this era of digitalization. The study was a survey research type with two research questions guiding it. The population for the study was 1,570, made up of 3 rd and 4 th year Faculty of Education students of 2010/2011 academic session of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki-Nigeria. A sample of 300 students was drawn using proportionate random sampling...

This study researched into issues that influence Nigerians living standards on the use of social networks for teaching and learning purposes. A social network is a dedicated website or application which enables learners to communicate with one another by posting information, comments, messages, images and so on. But will learners be able to use it effectively on hungry stomach? In view of this, the meaning and concept of living standards as a factor relating to income, quality and...

leadership role is critical to the proper management of grant-aided secondary schools (GASS) in Kogi State, Nigeria. Diversification of education cannot be achieved without bringing to bear desired administrative leadership roles of principals. There is no good school curriculum that is static. It must change if it must keep pace with changing times. This paper examines the concept of education, the concept of diversification of education, various leadership roles of principals and...

Teachers in all levels of education are very crucial in the educational development of any society and their satisfaction will basically affect the quality of services they render to the educational sector. However, the teaching profession is associated with a lot of stress arising from work overload and poor remuneration. This can lead to high prevalence of burnout, psychological distress and low level of job satisfaction among teachers. This study assessed the prevalence of burnout,...

This descriptive cross sectional study involving a total of 250 secondary school students of Ambrose Alli University was designed to assess the knowledge, attitude and risky practices regarding HIV infection among secondary school students in Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria; in comparison with findings from other locations in Nigeria. A pretested structured questionnaire with closed and open-ended questions focusing on socio-demographic characteristics; knowledge on HIV/AIDS; and attitude and...

Background: Adolescents face fears, concerns and lack of understanding about their needs, thus asking for or seeking guidance and service is very difficult.Most of youth lack basic knowledge of reproductive anatomy, physiology, how pregnancy or STI/HIV occurs, how to prevent them or where to obtain information and services.Most adults fear that informing young adolescents about sex and teaching them how to protect them was make them sexually active.Objective: the objective of the study was...

Farm mathematics, an aspect of agricultural science education is being taught in our educational institutions in the country. This effort is to enhance agricultural productivity and quality of agricultural science education for national integration. For the realization of this, a quality assured educational administration is vital. The paper therefore dwells on the concepts of quality assurance, educational administration, farm mathematics and national integration. Quality assurance issues...