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The main purpose of this study was to explore college tutors’ attitudes towards inclusive education in Tanzania. Fifty five college tutors, from two teacher training colleges were involved. The Attitudes Towards Mainstreaming Scale (ATMS), was used as the main data collection instrument. The majority of the respondents were positive about inclusive education in general, but differed on including students with different disabilities. There was no significant difference in teaching...

This study x-rays the conception of quality assurance in business education schemes in African nation with specific relevance its constraints and management measures. The importance of quality business education in nation building can't be overemphasized. The total essence of quality assurance in business education is to boost and improve the effectiveness and potency of the system towards achieving the set standards. However, in recent times, evidences abound that the education system in...

This paper invested on the increased pressure on prime arable land for agriculture to meet food demand for global population has resulted in shifting agriculture to marginal areas where drought is frequent

A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfillment for the Degree of Master of Education in Educational Planning, University of Nairobi

A Research Project submitted in partial fulfillment for the Degree of Master of Education in Curriculum Studies, University of Nairobi

No Nation can toy with the education of the girl-child because the saying goes that educate a woman and you educate a nation. Yet girls are often dogged with challenges of access, equity, performance and retention/dropout in terms of schooling. The study sought to establish the factors of dropout among secondary school girls in Nembe Local Government (LGA) of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. One research question was formulated to guide the study.  Survey design was utilized; sample of 240 was drawn...

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the relationship that exists between organisational behaviour and teachers' work performance in secondary schools in Cross River State, Nigeria. It would provide literature and as well enlighten the reading public on different ways of managing teachers to influence their work performance. Ex-post facto research design was adopted and three hypotheses were isolated for this investigation. Stratified random sampling technique was used to sample 500...

Background: Currently, in developing countries, there is a paradigm shift in the mortality patterns from communicable to non-communicable diseases. Objective: This study is aimed at providing a broad spectrum on the mortality patterns in elderly within a 5-year-period in a tertiary healthcare provider in Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This study is a retrospective review of mortality patterns of elderly patients from January 2007 to December 2011 occurring in Irrua specialist teaching...

This paper evaluates students’ perspectives on the teaching and learning of property investment valuation through an empirical study of 84 graduating real estate students in a Nigerian university selected through purposive sampling technique. It was found that the students’ overall level of understanding of the basic topics in property investment valuation was highest in the definition of property investments and lowest in hedonic modelling of property investment values. Analysis of Variance...

It is an undisputable fact that we are now in the Computer age. The computer system as used now is based on the digital technology. The digital technology is based on the use of 0 and 1 which are the principle digits of the binary digits. Many people are finding it difficult to reconcile this fact. This must be the reason the number system is not given its right of place in today’s school curriculum. This study investigated the inculcation of the knowledge of the binary numbers by student...

This study is aimed at assessing the cause of air pollution and Environmental health effect on people living in Cross River State using cigarette smokers as a case study. Data was gathered through a well designed and articulated oral and written questionnaires, direct and first-hand observation of the environment, and comprehensive interview sessions were carried out with community Heads (Royal Authorities where possible), patients and youths. A total of one hundred and seventeen thousand...

In the health care industry in Nigeria, the salesforce is the one group that directly generate the revenues for the firms. Thus the salesforce is directly involved in carrying out the company’s strategic marketing plans. How well these plans are implemented depends to a great extent on the choice and training of salespeople to do the implementing. There is no question that sales training is an important function. However, this study was undertaken to determine the attitudes of the drug reps...

Most, if not all, sales managers agree that sales’ training is very important not only for new recruits but for experienced sales people as well. Of the new recruits entering the sales force, some have no previous sales experience while others may have considerable sales experience in both related and nonrelated industries. Sales managers, for the most part, are not willing to send new recruits into the field armed with only product descriptions, an order book, and the instructions to ‘go...

Sales training program is a vital link in the process of converting the recruit into a productive salesperson. The money which is spent on recruiting and selecting salespeople may be wasted if their selection is not followed up with the proper training programs. Additionally, experienced sales people may not improve or even maintain the productivity if they are not provided with an adequate amount of continual training. However, this study was undertaken to know the top management commitment...

Introduction: Lumbar spondylosis is an age-related degenerative disk disease of the lumbar spine. It could be preceded by known discovertebral lesions resulting in secondary lumbar spondylosis. Objectives: To determine the incidence of secondary lumbar spondylosis using lumbosacral radiographic evaluations. Study Designs/Settings: A cross-sectional prospective study. Radiology Department, University of Uyo teaching hospital, Uyo, Nigeria. Patient Sample: Two hundred and sixty-two patients....

Teacher trainers assume that when students join the School of Education from high school they have basic knowledge and skills of the subjects they are expected to teach when they graduate as professional teachers. The main purpose of this study was to introduce the concept Place Names as a tool to help teacher trainees learn the geography of Kampala district in which their University is situated. Specifically the objectives were; to establish their understanding of the history, economy,...