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Climate change and weather variations have been one of the major problems of agricultural productivity most especially among crop farmers in Nigeria. This study therefore assesses farmer’s perception and their adaptation strategies to climate change in Ogo-Oluwa local Government area of Oyo State Nigeria. The survey research design was adopted in selecting 113 respondents, while the instrument of data collection was a structured questionnaire. The data collection was analyzed using both...
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This study focuses on the teachers and students understanding of the nature of science as predictors of students’ achievement in biology in senior secondary schools of Oyo State, Nigeria. To guide the study three research questions were raised. The study adopted an ex-post facto design. A sample of 400 students and 20 teachers were used for the study (420). The schools used were stratified into public and private and a purposive sample technique was used to select 20 schools. Simple random...
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This study was about Identifying climate change, by adopting the downscaling techniques in Umuahia metropolis.The study adopted ex-post-facto research design and data for maximum and minimum temperatures were collected from the archive of NIMET and for the period 1986-2015.On the other hand large scale predictor's data were collected from the archive of HadCM3 for these periods 1960-2001 (NCEP) and 1960-2099(HadGCM3).Analyses were done using SDSM, ANOVA, PPMC and MLR.The study unraveled...
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This study was about Identifying climate change, by adopting the downscaling techniques in Umuahia metropolis.The study adopted ex-post-facto research design and data for maximum and minimum temperatures were collected from the archive of NIMET and for the period 1986-2015.On the other hand large scale predictor's data were collected from the archive of HadCM3 for these periods 1960-2001 (NCEP) and 1960-2099(HadGCM3).Analyses were done using SDSM, ANOVA, PPMC and MLR.The study unraveled...
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Total Quality Management (TQM), a core strategic management approach is designed for quality of any organization (healthcare) based on the employer and employees’ participation for customers’ satisfaction, organization’s effectiveness, competitiveness and flexibility. The study aimed at evaluating the implementation of TQM and its impact on employees’ performance in a tertiary-level teaching hospital in Oyo State, Nigeria. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted, with designed...
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Africa's success in today's information-based world economy will require an accelerated demographic transition to a flexible, educated, and healthy workforce. An analysis presented in the World Bank's “Can Africa Claim the 21st Century?” states that African economies will need to replace reliance on natural resources with skilled labour in order to halt the erosion of its share in world trade and to achieve a reduction in poverty (World Bank, 2001). Tilak (2009) submits that only between 6...
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Science is taught as integrated science in colleges of education, Junior High School (JHS), Upper Primary (Basic 4-6) and Natural Science in Lower Primary (Basic 1-3). Analysis of the colleges of education integrated science curriculum vis-a-vis the basic school syllabus reveals how the subject is structured to prepare teachers to teach it at the basic level. A doctrinal research method design was used for the study. The study revealed that both colleges of education and basic schools...
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Teachers face considerable challenges when teaching Integrated Science at the various schools. This paper identifies some of the challenges faced by teachers that are possibly hindering them from teaching science effectively and suggests recommendations for school administrators. This study followed a mixed-methods research design. The instrument used was a structured questionnaire. Data for the study were obtained by administering 70 questionnaires to 70 teachers. Six (6) public and one (1)...
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In the western province of Nyanza in Kenya, girls and women face an issue all too common in the developing world—little or no access to affordable means to effectively managing their menstrual flow. As a result, many stay at home or drop out of school because they are teased and embarrassed. Some approach men for money to buy pads and are forced, in return, to engage in transactional sex. The girls may not be able to return to school at all due to pregnancy. The story literally and...
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Surgical training varies significantly amongst universities within the same country. This trend is reflected in South Africa and provides an opportunity for innovation to improve the quality of general surgical training.To assess the perceptions of South African general surgery registrars regarding surgical training.A prospective descriptive study was performed by means of a confidential questionnaire distributed to general surgical registrars at all eight training centers in South Africa....
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This chapter introduces a multiagency collaborative project of the Global Framework for Climate Services Adaptation Programme in Africa under the leadership of the GFCS (Global Framework for Climate Services) Office of WMO (World Meteorological Organization). It gives a brief overview of institutional setup and stakeholder engagements both from the relevant governments and from the partner agencies including the local communities from the project districts. It describes fundamental steps...
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AWARD OF MASTER’S DEGREE IN EDUCATION (INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY), DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CURRICULUM, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA