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This paper discusses the findings of a research study on the relationship between integration of SNE in the PTE curriculum and instructional efficacy in terms of knowledge among the teacher trainees in Kenya. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected from 27 Education teacher trainers and a sample of 306 trainees using questionnaires, interviews and document analysis. The findings revealed that knowledge on categories of learners with SEN, their characteristics and how different...

This study was carried out to investigate school enrollment, participation and challenges of students with disabilities in Dire Dawa Administration, Ethiopia. To this end both quantitative and qualitative research method was employed. The data was obtained through interview with key informants, open and close ended questionnaire on the level of school enrollment, participation and challenges of students with disabilities from 98 students and 28 school principals and teachers who are...

Climate change is global environmental treat to all economic sectors, particularly agricultural sector, geographical location and topography in combination with heavy dependence on reified agriculture result in high vulnerability to adverse impact of climate change and variability. The study was carried in to two villages of Awaye and Burchana of Kacha Birra district, southern Ethiopia. The overall objective of this study was to assess farmers’ perceptions and adaptation strategies to...

Forest resources provide numerous ecosystems services that contribute to building resilient socio-ecological system in the Sahel. They are important natural capital used as safety net during times of drought, which is a common phenomenon in the Sahel region including Ethiopian highlands. The objective of this paper is to indicate the significance of the forests and vegetation of the Sahel region and Ethiopian highland for climate change adaptation and mitigation. There is high amount of...

This volume engages with the Fallist student protests of 2015/16 and the demand for a decolonized system of education in post-apartheid South Africa. It is based on Doreh Taghavi’s MA thesis, which was supervised by Prof. Michaela Pelican and supported with a research grant of the Thematic Network ‘Remapping the Global South - Teaching, Researching, Exchanging’ of the Global South Studies Center Cologne (GSSC). Doreh Taghavi’s study sheds light on the experiences, motivations, and visions of...

Background: Antepartum hemorrhage (APH) contributes significantly to maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality globally, particularly in the developing world like ours. Prevention, early detection, and prompt management cannot be overemphasized to significantly reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with this condition. Objectives: The study is aimed at determining the prevalence, etiology, sociodemographic characteristics, and the fetomaternal outcome of pregnancies complicated...

South Africa (SA) implemented the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) four times between 1999 and 2011. Data from the four surveys indicated that downward trends in cigarette use among students may have stalled. Understanding the effect of school anti-smoking education on current smoking among students within schools and variability across schools may provide important insights into policies aimed at preventing or reducing tobacco use among students. The objective was to assess the student-...

Intestinal Schistosomiasis is one of the most public health problems caused by blood-dwelling flukes in the world especially where irrigated Schemes established with bad sanitation.The objective is to determine the prevalence of intestinal schistosomiasis among school children in White Nile State-El Qeteena Locality, Sudan.A school-based descriptive study design was conducted among basic school children at White Nile sugar scheme, El Qeteena locality during the period December 2014 to April...

Objectives: This study aims to assess the susceptibility of depression among clinical students from two medical schools from South East Nigeria, using a screening test questionnaire. Methods: A total of 352 clinical medical students from two universities were enrolled by simple random sampling. A pretested self-administered depression questionnaire was used to evaluate degrees of depression among the participants. Result: Out of the 352 students studied, 14 (4%) of the students are...

Recently, overweight and obesity were found to be an increasing public health crisis in Botswana. Despite these findings, there is scant epidemiological studies carried out to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of obesity among tertiary students in Botswana. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with overweight/obesity among University of Botswana (UB) students. A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at University of Botswana between...

Background: Violence against girls takes many forms including rape, sexual harassment, intimidation, teasing and threats. It affects all girls, regardless of age, race, class, caste or location. Poverty, war and long journeys to school put girls at additional risk. The causes are rooted in male-dominated cultures which belittle or condone violence against girls and women. Therefore; this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of sexual violence against women among high...

Doctor of Philosophy in Social Science Education. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 2017.

This article examines the ways in which land reform beneficiaries in a selected community use their social networks to support a satellite school. Contemporary literature on the implications of land reform in Zimbabwe revealed a number of perspectives, which include the political, human rights, livelihoods, and agricultural productivity perspectives. However, a social capital perspective interrogating the educational benefits of land reform was absent. This paper reports on a study, guided...

A Thesis Submitted to the School of Science and Technology in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Degree of Master of Arts in Communication Studies

Recently, the academic profession has come under great pressure to transform in the way it does in business moving from the predominantly collegial to a managerialist model (Kogan and Teichler, 2007). With the advent of managerialism, universities have grown into large bureaucratic structures with professional managers (Kogan and Teichler, 2007).These changes tend to affect academics in certain ways, for example through growing internationalization, change in management style and the aspect...

The Perfect Storm : How Offensive Opportunity and Ideational Distance led to third-party interventions in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain.