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Special Studies Experience, Summer 2013 -- Arusha, Tanzania -- Partner Agencie(s): New Vision School

Prominence has been given to science and technology (S&T) education of women in recent years.  This is because they constitute a critical mass of non-harnessed potentials in the country that if given the opportunity, would contribute to national development.  Thus the objective of this work was to study the enrollment, graduation and staffing pattern of the male and female gender in S&T fields in tertiary institutions within a span of 10 years (1997-2006), specific motivational factors for...

This paper deals with the development of expressions relating structural seismic response parameters to the epicentral distances of an earthquake and the natural period of several reinforced concrete buildings (6, 9 and 12 storey), with three floor plans: symmetric, monosymmetric, and unsymmetric. These structures are subjected to seismic spectrum of accelerations collected during the Boumerdes earthquake (Algeria, May <TEX>$21^{st}$</TEX>, 2003, Mw=6.8) at different epicentral distances....

School-age children are both growing and learning, and anaemia can affect cognitive function, motor performance and educational achievements of this age group. Nutrition education has not been given the priority it deserves in primary schools due to the busy school curriculum. It is in this light this study was designed for one teaching calendar year. Subjects &amp; methods: Pupils (n=601) covering the age 11-18 years were included. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the...

This research explored metacognitive knowledge of the University of Botswana (UB) students taking the Advanced Writing Skills course, and related this knowledge to their writing performance. The specific objectives of this study were:  (a) To explore the metacognitive knowledge of the Botswana students taking the Advanced Writing Skills (GEC 211) course; (b) To examine the relationship between the metacognitive knowledge of the students and their writing performance. Data for this study were...

Background:In Nigeria HIV infection is transmitted mainly through heterosexual route, affecting mostly individuals within reproductive age groups.As a result, HIV/AIDS education is advocated as a strong component of family and reproductive health education in the school curriculum which should emphasize responsible sexual behavior, premarital chastity and protective sexual practice.Aims/ objectives: To evaluate student's knowledge of HIV/AIDS, premarital HCT, and reactions to possible...

Peer tutoring plays a very significant role in teaching and learning, its gain is not limited to positive academic performance but extends to social life development. This work seeks  to identify the impact peer tutoring  has on librarians in training at the University of Ibadan, including the motives and strategies of the participants, the benefits derived and the way forward in peer tutoring. Questionnaire instrument was used for data collection. Survey questionnaire was designed to elicit...

This paper investigates the perceptions of teachers from one Sabaot dominated primary school in western Kenya regarding the medium of instruction (MoI) policy in different class levels. While their ‘ideal’ MoI policy bears some resemblance to the official policy which advocates mother tongue (MT) as medium in lower primary and English in upper primary, it also has significant differences because of the teachers' desire to move learners as quickly as possible from MT to Kiswahili and English....

Education remains a potent and dynamic instrument for national development and social transformation, and now internationally accepted as a key development index. It is in recognition of this importance that governments all over the world have made commitments for its citizens to have access to education. Over the years, Nigeria has expressed commitment to education with special emphasis on female education.

The populations, infrastructure and ecology of cities are at risk from the impacts of climate change which affect urban ventilation and cooling, urban drainage and flood risk and water resources.Built areas exert considerable influence over their local climate and environment, and urban populations are already facing a range of weather-related risks such as heat waves, water pollution and flooding.Although climate change is expected to compound these problems, building designers and spatial...

In South Africa the submission of a portfolio of learning has become a national requirement for assessment of family medicine training. A national portfolio has been developed, validated and implemented. The aim of this study was to explore registrars’ and supervisors’ experience regarding the portfolio’s educational impact, acceptability, and perceived usefulness for assessment of competence. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 17 purposively selected registrars and supervisors...

This study assessed the spatial pollution of groundwater around Karu abattoir by the abattoir effluents by analysing the physical, chemical and biological parameters of water samples collected from different wells at different distances around the abattoir comprising Group A (within abattoir), Group B (60m from abattoir) and Group C (200-300m from abattoir). Parameters analysed were temperature, turbidity, TDS, TSS, pH, DO, BOD, total hardness, conductivity, iron content, nitrate, sulphate,...

Gilgel Abbay catchment, is one of cereal producing area of Ethiopia, where its productivity is entirely dependent on climatic conditions. This study was aimed at assessing climate change for the last 30 years on this important catchment. Rainfall and temperature data obtained from the catchment stations were used to examine the changes in climate. The mean annual and decadal rainfall and temperature were analyzed to evaluate changes over time. The maximum, minimum and coefficient of...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most contagious blood borne pathogen. The risk of occupational exposure to HBV among health care workers is a major concern, especially medical trainees. In this study we describe the knowledge of risk factors for HBV infection, history of accidental exposure to blood, awareness of HBV vaccine and the vaccination status among medical students in Cameroon.In April 2012, a cross-sectional survey was carried out using a pretested self-administered questionnaire...

This study examined Teachers' Perception on Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra.Four hypotheses guide the research work.The population of the study comprised 361 teachers.The sample size were 140 teaches.The instrument used for data collection was a self-designed questionnaire.It had a reliability coefficient of 0.83.One hundred and forty copies of questionnaire were administered and one hundred and twenty wee retrieve.The z-test statistics was...

Air pollution by volatile organic compounds is based on the principles of dilution, diffusion and dispersion. The air samples were collected by passive sampler (ORSA 5). The air samplers were exposed to a height of 1.5 - 2.0 m and sampling was carried out four times a month for a period of 12 months. The adsorbed VOCs were desorbed with carbondisulphide (CS2) and the solution analysed using Gas Chromatography (GC) fitted with Flame Ionization Detector (FID). The results from analysis of the...