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When local communities are allowed to participate fully in tourism trade activities either through supplying goods and services or direct employment in the tourism sector-inclusiveness of tourism, trade can be realized in a practical sense. Research indicates that, in most tourist destinations in Africa, the tourism trade continues to be characterized by environmental and social-cultural degradation and inadequate local community participation associated with revenue leakages and weak...

The purpose of the study was to compare the mean achievement scores of students taught indices using the inductive and the deductive methods and to ascertain which of these two methods could minimise gender inequality in the learning of indices. The study adopted the quasi-experimental research design where two Form Three intact classes were sampled using both the purposive and the simple random sampling techniques. A pre-test and a post-test were administered to the two intact classes to...

The use of mobile phones among secondary school students is of concern when looking at the increase of violent behaviors in schools. The mobile phone use and the psychological wellbeing of secondary school students has become an issue of interest for research. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the time spent on mobile phone use and the psychological wellbeing of secondary school students in Nairobi County, Kenya. The study used an embedded mixed method research...

The concept ‘Education for All ‘calls for all children to be afforded the chance to go to school, with an emphasis on ECD as their main driver of diverse elementary and formative learning experiences in the classroom. This inclusion movement concept was passed at the Jomtien Conference in 1990 and reaffirmed by the Salamanca statement in 1994.The Salamanca statement. Many governments, including Zimbabwe have developed interest in embracing inclusive education. There has not been emboldened...

Technological developments, especially social networks, have brought about changes in social and educational conditions. These technological developments also apply to the reading habits of secondary school learners. The general purpose of this study is to examine the adoption of social networking sites in cultivating the reading habits of secondary school learners in Bulawayo Metropolitan province in Zimbabwe. The study employed a multiple-case study with 14 focus groups, consisting of 210...

Abstract Peridotite xenoliths of wehrlite composition, scarcely known in Adamawa plateau, Cameroon, were sampled by Mio-Pliocene basanites from Hosséré Do Guessa volcano. Their origins are discussed and elucidated trough petrography and mineral chemistry. Studied wehrlites exhibit poikilitic or protogranular textures and are composed of four main mantle phases (high Mg-olivine, augite, enstatite and Al-spinel). Petrographic and microprobe (Camebax SX100) chemical data (Fo90.8-91.4 olivine,...

Introduction: Helminthic infection (HI) is one of the neglected tropical diseases that affect the poorest and most deprived communities, affecting individuals of all ages. The study aimed to determine the prevalence and predisposing factors of HIs among primary schoolchildren in the rural and urban communities of Gboko, Benue State, Nigeria.Materials and Methods: It is a cross-sectional survey of 414 randomly selected pupils from six primary schools. Stool samples collected were processed...

With the introduction of IWRM, local government institutions are expected to control water-related pollution, which is often associated with new water resource management, supply, and sanitation responsibilities devolved to them as part of decentralisation. The aim of this study was to look into eco-efficiency, environmental performance, physical scarcity and economic scarcity trends, sustainable variables, and externalities associated with the introduction of IWRM in Malawi. Focus group...

African experts remain underrepresented in global climate change work and assessments, potentially from patterns of international funding, collaborations, or funder mandates. We evaluated authorship and funding of African climate science by searching Web of Science Core Collection for studies published between database inception and 31 October 2018, identifying 12561 journal articles reporting climate research in Africa. We exported the funding information, and ranked funders by the number...

In Cameroon, more insight is needed into how information and communication technologies (ICTs) are used in secondary school administration. Thus, we conducted a study to determine how ICTs facilitate teaching and learning in Cameroonian schools, taking the Fako Division as a case study. A survey was administered in selected secondary schools, and the data collected from 90 respondents were analyzed using descriptive statistics based on frequencies and percentages. Findings from the study...

In the Global South, tourism is credited for employment and income generation, infrastructure development and poverty reduction. However, opportunities to maximise the impact of tourism through backward linkages, such as linking tourist consumption to local food production, have not been widely exploited. Many scholars advance the view that most national governments in sub-Saharan Africa tend to maximise tourism impacts by promoting initiatives to grow tourism demand increase tourist length...

Epistemicide is the exclusion or elimination of indigenous knowledge systems at the expense of the imperious, domineering, and colonial knowledge systems. To combat epistemicide in Africa and liberate the minds of the current generation, the authors propose a comprehensive ubuntu based model of education. This model suggests four interrelated strategies of liberation: 1) decolonization, 2) revalorization, 3) revitalization, and 4) construction and creation (DRRC) of knowledge. This chapter...

The success of any preventive healthcare programme is reliant on a functional healthcare system. Within this system of care, healthcare professionals, including audiologists, can only practice safely and effectively if they possess an appreciation of the complexities and challenges that exist in that context. Where healthcare professionals have such awareness that aids them to recognise opportunities for errors that can cause patients harm and where they take steps to prevent these mistakes...

This book is an original scholarly book that introduces the concept of preventive audiology, with a specific focus on the African context, which is in line with the South African re-engineered primary healthcare strategy as well as the World Health Organisation’s approach. The book reflects on contextually relevant and responsive evidence-based perspectives, grounded in an African context on preventive audiology, in four major ear and hearing burdens of disease within the South African...

The intention of this chapter is to contribute to the scholarship of diversity, equity, and inclusivity in contemporary higher education. Its purpose is to develop an understanding of pedagogical issues concerning the inclusion and support of students with disabilities in the South African higher education system through literature review. The chapter will contribute to debate on policy imperatives and how these have informed practice, the social model of disability and its role in shaping...

This study examined the role that input, process factors and school context play in the effectiveness of Junior High School education in the Central Region of Ghana.Descriptive survey design was employed in the conduct of the study.The target population for this study was made up of public and private JHSs in all the 20 Metropolitan/Municipal/District Assemblies in the Central Region.Proportionate stratified random sampling was employed to sample 126 head teachers for the study.Questionnaire...