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Class size is one of the many factors in education that have been thought to influence student learning and academic achievement. It is no exception therefore that the mode of instruction used by teachers is based on the number of students a teacher has to attend to. Geography lessons can be taught both theoretically and practically providing exposure to the students beyond the closure of classroom work. Latest findings by World Bank (2015) have shown that pupil-teacher ratio in Kenyan...

This chapter examines the institutional sustainability of internationally financed support for rural climate change adaptation in Uganda. The most common approach for such support is the 'planned climate change adaptation approach', which relies on projects as a mechanism for implementation and governance. This raises two concerns. Firstly, a project mode of implementation frequently establishes structures, procedures and funding mechanisms parallel to those of government, have limited time...

The study investigated examination malpractices as the bane of Nigeria education system with attention on its implications for educational planning and management. Descriptive survey design was adopted; population of the study consisted all lecturers in the 40 federal universities in Nigeria. Purposive sampling was used to select 24 universities and 2,400 lecturers across the 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria. Three research questions guided the study while test-retest method in testing...

Allogeneic blood for transfusion is in short supply in most parts of the developing world. Cord blood for transfusion can be a significant source of blood supply to our health institutions.This study aims to investigate the knowledge and attitude to the donation and use of umbilical cord blood (UCB) for transfusion among the patients receiving services in a tertiary health institution in South-East Nigeria.This was a cross-sectional study; an anonymous structured questionnaire was used. A...

This study explains the factors that influence the acceptance of blended learning and the level of acceptance of the features of blended learning by undergraduate students in Landmark University. Questionnaires were used as the data collection instrument and the acceptance of blended learning was tested using UTAUT model. Data was analyzed using SPSS .Frequencies; Principal Component Analysis and Regression Analysis were used in analysis. The study found that Performance expectance and...

The paper explains that the organized contents of secondary school subjects have relevant knowledge, facts and skills that citizens need to acquaint themselves, particularly during difficult periods, such as a recession in a country. It examines the curriculum at the Secondary school level in Nigeria and advocates a more effective teaching of school subjects in order that learners can benefit immensely from the schooling process, thereby making it more effective and rewarding. It offers...

Nigeria, like other Sub-Saharan African countries contribute less to climate change but the country is vulnerable to climate change-induced dangers of desertification, corrasion, flooding and other bionomic complication. This paper appraises the use of space technology as an instrument in climate change tracking system in the effort to mitigate disaster in Nigeria to ensure sustainable development. The paper observed that if Nigeria had properly utilized its space resources, the effect of...

The study aimed at evaluating the learning and teaching environment of undergraduate students of the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria.The study was a descriptive, cross-sectional survey. The Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) questionnaire was self-administered to the final year medical students during the second semester of 2013/2014 academic year. The 50-items of the questionnaire were sub-divided into five sub-groups: perception of learning, perceptions...

The greatest challenge that confronts man and societies today and the generations to come is that issue of climate change. Nigeria is no stranger to the menace of climate change and as such, efforts should be geared towards creating awareness to mitigate its quandary. The study examined the sources of climate change awareness in the study area; perceived evidence of climate change by farmers in the area and the effect of climate change on the performance of farmers in the study area. Two...

Introduction: cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the developing countries and the seventh commonest cancer in the developed countries. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is now known to be the main factor in the aetiology of cervical cancer with over 99.7% of cases being associated with previous high risk HPV (hrHPV) infection. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors for genital hrHPV infection among women attending the out-patient clinics of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.

This study was aimed at determining the knowledge and acceptability of HPV vaccine among women attending the gynaecology clinics of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).This was a descriptive cross-sectional study involving 148 consecutively selected women attending the gynaecology clinic of LUTH. Relevant information was obtained from these women using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. The data was analysed and then presented by simple descriptive statistics using tables...

The inability of government to satisfy the growing demand for tertiary education has necessitated the entry of the private sector operators into the Nigerian tertiary education system to solve access and funding problems. This study assesses the importance of user fees as alternative mode of financing tertiary education to achieve sustainable transformation in Nigeria.

Loneliness is a hurtful feeling that has been attributed to a discrepancy between desired and achieved levels of social contact, self esteem has to do with an individual's overall evaluation of his or her sense of worth, whereas depression was associated with isolated lives, the absence of pleasure as well as social and vocational impairment.The UCLA loneliness scale (version 3), the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (SES), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-2) were used to assess loneliness,...

This chapter examines the rationale for TVET in Uganda, identifying the challenges it faces and suggesting possible solutions. It is premised on the assumption that education; especially TVET, is the supply side of the economy in Uganda; whereas the labor market and job enterprises are its demand side. For effective and sustainable employability of graduates, there should be a balance between them. But despite its potential, TVET in Uganda still faces a variety of challenges; including...