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This study investigated personal characteristics (individual factors) associated with compliance to health education among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, (UCTH) Calabar, and Cross River State, Nigeria. Level of Knowledge, educational status, age, parity and time’ of pregnant women were isolated and examined. Three research questions and one hypothesis were formulated to guide the study. Literature was conceptually, empirically and...

Prior the incursion of Boko Haram insurgency into the social nerve of Nigeria, low level of literacy in the North-East geo-political zone of the country was pervasive and has always been a subject of concern to all stakeholders and the federal government. The Almajiris, a vernacular euphemism for child-beggars, were offered mobile schools. Besides, free and compulsory education were introduced to take school age children off the streets. Of major interest to activists and researcher is the...

This study used the Ricardian analytical framework to examine the relative importance of climate normals (average long-term temperature and precipitation) in explaining net revenue per hectare (NRh) for cocoa farms in Nigeria under supplementary irrigated and rainfed conditions. A farm-household survey involving 280 cocoa farmers across seven cocoa-producing states in Nigeria was carried out. Net revenue per cocoa hectare was regressed on climate, household socioeconomic characteristics and...

The purpose of this study is to critically examine the impact of competence based training on employability of technical and vocational college graduates in Ethiopia. Mixed methods of research design, predominantly concurrent nested strategy were employed to conduct the study. The study involved 162 instructors, 123 Level III automotive technology trainees, 87 department heads and 89 graduates, a total of 461 respondents as a sample. Moreover, 24 respondents (6 industry owners, 6 TVET...

This study employed qualitative research design.The main purpose was to determine factors that influence the poor academic performance of learners with vision impairment in science subjects at a senior secondary school in Botswana.Using purposeful sampling, 14 learners and 5 teachers were selected for the study.Data collection involved interviews, observation and document analysis.The findings revealed that multiple factors influence the poor performance of learners with vision...

Available documentary and researchevidencesreveal that the majority of Tanzania universities’ graduates (public and private universities) lack competencies or technical skills (employability skills) required for the job market and by potential employers, despite massive curricular reforms implemented in the public higher education sector since the early 1990s. Lack of employability skills which consequently leads to graduate unemployment or un-employability is attributable to the fact that...

In spite of intensive guidance and counseling programs, remedial teaching and availing learning materials, high quality education in Kenya has not been achieved. Other factors have contributed either directly or indirectly to the students’ academic achievement. However, the principals’ leadership styles become one of the central elements to consider because they play a crucial role. This study sought to investigate the influence of principals’ leadership styles on teachers’ job satisfaction...

The use of ICT to enhance learning and teaching has become increasingly important.Information and communication technology in education is a modern, efficient and cost-effective process which has created a need to transform how students and teachers from higher institutions learn and teach respectively.This study was conducted to assess the pattern and utilization of Information and Communication Technology among undergraduate Nursing students in Tanta University, Egypt.A descriptive cross...

Noise above a certain acceptable level or sustained noise may cause damage to the ears.The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and level of awareness of noise induced hearing loss in Calabar.Seventy-five workers from two noise producing companies, in Calabar-Flour mill and Wartsilla were chosen for this study.An author administered questionnaire was used to record sociodermographic data, occupation, access to ear protection, number of working years, etc; Rhine's test, Webers...

Most prisoners want to better themselves so that they never have to return to prison furthermore many studies have shown that the best way to reform and improve behaviour is through education however students studying in prison face numerous challenges in their endeavour to ameliorate themselves. In other words, schooling has become a painful experience for many of them and their feelings of shame and anger at becoming unsuccessful in a world where academic achievement is highly valued, run...

The objective of the study was to determine how frequently social media is being utilized by business teacher educators in Nigeria and for what purpose. Specifically, the research problem was to determine the kinds of pedagogical practices associated with using social media for teaching. Surveys were received from 69 business teacher educators situated in 5 states in Nigeria of which 41 were from polytechnic institutions, 22 from colleges of education, and 5 from universities. The findings...

Most language practitioners are of the opinion that dictionaries are a valuable and an indispensable tool for learning a non-native/second language. Dictionaries are the custodians of a language and they provide students with valuable information. At the University of Venda, first year students are exposed to dictionary skills through a compulsory core module, ECS. As second language learners, the teaching of dictionary skills also seeks to encourage and conscientize students to a more...

Students’ exposure to electronic media facilities and lack of parental supervision has led to indiscipline among students globally. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of students’ exposure to electronic media facilities in their homes on parental involvement in management of students’ discipline in public day secondary schools in Kitui County, Kenya. The hypothesis was: there is no significant difference in means between students’ exposure to electronic media facilities...

This study examined the relationship between algebraic competences and emotional intelligence offirst yearBachelor of Science in mathematics and science education students at Copperbelt University in Zambia. All (143) first year Bachelor of Science in mathematics and science education students, in 2016, were purposively selected for the study. The study was motivated by evidence that students generally do not perform well in their first year university mathematics examinations despite the...

Test anxiety constitutes a serious academic impediment to lots of students in schools. This study investigated the Effects of Meditation technique on test anxiety among secondary school students in Anambra State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study and two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Quasi-experimental research was adopted in carrying out the study. A sample size of 101 adolescents was chosen from a population of 475 adolescents in SS2 with test...