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The title of this study was “Influence of Library service on Students Academic Performance in Ordinary Certificate of Secondary education examination in Mtwara Mikindani Municipality, Tanzania. The study was intends to fulfill the following objectives; firstly to identify schools with and without library services and uses, secondly to compare academic performance of students in secondary schools with libraries and without libraries, and thirdly to explore how students use library services...

needs to occur both formally and informally, specifically among children and young adults, some of whom will one day need to make use of such services.Naylor et al. [15] argue that educating young people in secondary schools about mental health disorders not only affects their understanding of mental health but that their family, friends and neighbors.In addition, research shows that programs aiming at increasing young people's knowledge of mental health through contact and education have...

Most university students do not write programming codes, because writing programming codes involves hard work, dedication, interest, self-motivation, perseverance, and access to the appropriate resources (i.e. textbook, hardware, and software). To address this issue, we conducted research using the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) as the theoretical background for our research model. The results from our structural equation modelling show that students write and use...

Psychological studies have shown adolescents to be the most highly associated with risk-taking behaviours (RTB) which lead to increased risks of accidents and untimely deaths. Studies have also linked psychoticism (P), extraversion (E) and neuroticism (N) to predict RTB to some extent but not on the moderation effects of self-esteem (SE) and gender on RTB bringing about inconsistencies hence the need for this study. The study used a cross-sectional research design with 491 randomly selected...

Perhaps the most critical shift in education in this 21 st Century has been a move away from a conception of “learner as sponge” toward an image of “learner as active constructor of meaning.” This perception and perspective have given rise to the term student-centered learning; that favours a wide variety of educational programs, learning experiences , instructional approaches, and academic-support strategies that are intended to address the distinct learning needs, interests, aspirations,...

INTRODUCTIONBackground to the studyInformation is power and a major asset to any individual that knows how to source, harness, organize and use it. It is in the realization of the significant role of information that academic libraries are established to provide information to their communities for teaching, learning, research and entertainment purposes. Libraries are repositories of information and knowledge from all fields of learning relevant to the academic community they serve...

Background: Presbyopia is an age-related loss of lens accommodation resulting in difficulty in performing near task with attendant effect on the quality of life. Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of presbyopia and presbyopic spectacle correction coverage among public school teachers in Ifo township, with a view to providing a baseline information that could be useful for advocacy and planning appropriate intervention. Study Design: The study was a...

This study investigates the preconceptions of junior secondary school students in Niger State on scientific ideas. The sample was made up of three hundred and sixty (360) junior secondary school students (JSSS I) who were randomly selected from twelve secondary schools. Four schools in each three educational zones with thirty (30) students from each school (15 males and 15 females) were used. The research instrument used was a 24 items of preconceptions on scientific ideas scale (POSIS)...

The renewed quest for specific climate change adaptation measures that will address the needs of rural dwellers in their specified location prompted this study. This study analysed climate change adaptation measures used by rural dwellers in southeast and Southsouth Nigeria. Structured questionnaire, interview schedule, focused group discussion and direct observation were used to collect data from 320 respondents selected using a multi-stage sampling method. Data obtained were analysed using...

The ability of passing through secondary school to the university level can be a stressful experience for many new undergraduate students. One of the challenges that they are confronted with is the need to develop their emotional intelligence and to adjust to the new environment. The present study was carried out to find out how emotional intelligence correlates with social and academic adjustment of first -year university students. A total of 200 first -year students from four functional...

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death among women worldwide. The incidence of the disease is now increasing in a population that previously had low incidence, moreover, the incidence of early onset of the disease is now on the increase. Mammography still remains the best method for breast cancer screening. Objective: To assess the knowledge of female nursing students in a tertiary health institution on the screening methods for breast cancer as well as...

Background..   Teachers are the builders of the society and their Quality of Life may significantly impact on the psychological well - being and educational attainment of the child.. The evidence from the literature suggests that Subjective Quality of Life is poor among school teachers and is influenced by socio - demographic characteristics and mental illness.. However,, no previous stud y has addressed the Subjective Quality of Life of secondary school teachers,, and its relationship to...

This paper examined information literacy skills among undergraduate students in Nigeria. The scope of the study covered two departments in Delta State University, Abraka namely: Library and Information Science and Guidance and Counselling. The study was limited to final year students of the two departments. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study and the population was 517. 103 or 20% of the population of 517 were sampled for the study. 97 questionnaires were retrieved and...

This study aimed to investigate the impact of PPMV training on their expertise to deliver quality healthcare services to the Nigerian public. The participants were trained on counseling and dispensing of family planning products diarrhea, and malaria products. The study adopted a multistage sampling method and selected a random sample of 1133 PPMVs trained by SFH between 2011 and 2014 who were interviewed between May and June 2015. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and logistic...