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La croissance rapide de la population de Bamako induisant une augmentation du trafic automobile et de motocyclettes de l’agglomération a entraîné une augmentation significative de la pollution atmosphérique. Pour diagnostiquer ce phénomène, un état des lieux de cette pollution atmosphérique avec des mesures de la qualité de l’air ambiant en un certain nombre de points, ainsi que des comptages de circulation ont été faits. Cette étude a pour objectif de caractériser les différentes sources...

This chapter identifies the strategies employed to enhance the quality of practical skills assessment by Zimbabwean higher education institutions (HEI). Quality practical skills can be drivers for the accomplishing of excellence in organisations. Hence, it is necessary to explore how practical skills can be enhanced. Methodologically, the systematic literature review methodology was employed to review 33 published empirical studies in peer-reviewed journals on enhancing the quality of...

This study examined practices and challenges in inclusive education in an African context. Embedded in international research findings on inclusion in multigrade teaching, this descriptive study drew on a purposeful sample of eight mainstream primary school teachers in Zimbabwe. Non-participant observations and semi-structured individual interviews were used to collect data. A constant comparative approach of organisation of data with continual adjustment was used. Teachers understood...

This study examined the professional preparation of school administrators for inclusive education. Embedded in Ubuntu philosophy, it is based on a qualitative interpretive study that drew on a sample of 24 Zimbabwean primary school administrators. A constant comparative approach was used throughout data analysis. Participants had inadequate professional preparation for inclusive school administration. The entrenchment of inclusive education in Ubuntu and its social, educational, economic,...

Covid-19 has disrupted normal working conditions as people were not allowed to assemble in one place. There is a limit that is placed on the number of people congregating in public areas, and these measures also affect the education system worldwide. The purpose of the study was to explore nursing students' experiences in a historically disadvantaged rural-based university on the impact of Covid-19 on teaching and learning. The study employed an exploratory-descriptive qualitative design...

This study examined the enrichment of school quality assurance (SQA) practices in public primary schools (PPSs) in the Arusha region, Tanzania, adopting a descriptive cross-section research design. Data was collected using interviews and questionnaires from 226 respondents. Qualitative data were analyzed using a thematic approach and quantitative data via descriptive statistics. Findings indicated availability of funds, adequate School Quality Assurance Officers (SQAOs), effective...

Introduction Healthcare students are often required to perform predetermined numbers of clinical skills to prove competence. The pressures of meeting predetermined clinical skill numbers may result in students overtreating patients. Overtreatment is not without consequence to the patient. This study aimed to investigate perceptions related to possible overtreatment of patients by emergency medical care students in three South African higher education institutions (HEIs). Methods This...

This chapter discusses the situation of science education in Kenya. In this discussion, the geographical and political system of Kenya is given as well as an overview of its educational system and its development. The policies governing science education since independence are also considered including curriculum reforms. The number of schools, students, and teacher profiles is given as well as their gender segregation. Kenya's standing in educational research as well as international...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the extent to which open, and distance education universities are fulfilling their stated purpose as higher education institutions in Sub-Saharan countries. The starting point of understanding the purpose of an institutions is to analyse the content of mission statements and the context in which the universities operate. The content of the mission statements of the six selected open and distance universities from Sub-Saharan countries were analysed using...

Abstract As leaders of distance education in sub-Saharan Africa were dealing with myriad challenges of high numbers of young people seeking access to higher education, lack of technologies, and inadequate expertise for online teaching, Covid-19 pandemic emerged, and, almost overnight, quick decisions had to be made to pivot to online spaces to ensure that learning occurred even in the midst of the crisis. Leaders who were flexible and adaptive to changing environment were able to respond...

Information and communication technology (ICT) has never been more important in schools than in the current context of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many more teachers to use ICT for teaching, even in less resourced countries such as Lesotho. In this quantitative study, teachers’ ICT practices in Lesotho during the year 2020 were examined through the lens of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK). The objectives were to investigate the ICT tools...

This chapter presents findings of the study that investigated the prevalence of online violence against female students at the University of Livingstonia in Malawi. The study noted that female students experienced online bullying, online harassment, online defamation, online stalking, sexual exploitation, online hate speech, and revenge pornography. Perpetrators used digital platforms such Facebook, WhatsApp, dating sites, and smartphones to carry out their evil acts. The motivations by...

This article explores perceived influences of traditional initiation training on primary school girls' attendance and academic performance in Tanzania. It reveals that the form and content of the trainings have negative influence on girls' academic performance as they emphasise maternal and marital responsibilities which neither reinforce the primary school curricula nor provide them with competencies necessary to meet developmental challenges of the current age. Furthermore, initiates are...

Highlights• Togo in west Africa experiences air pollution levels damaging to human health• Mitigation assessment evaluates emission reductions from Togo’s climate plans• Ten priority mitigation measures could reduce Togo’s greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2030• Simultaneously, particulate matter air pollutant emissions are more than halved• Action on residential biomass cooking key to achieving Togo’s climate and clean air goals

The trending definition of the computer architecture course involves the teaching/delivery of instruction set architecture design, micro architecture design, logic design, and implementation. Historically, the RISC vs. CISC wars raged in the 1980s when chip area and processor design complexity were the primary constraints and desktops and servers exclusively dominated the computing landscape (Patterson D.A & Ditzel D.R, 1980). Today and particularly in developing economies like Nigeria,...