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This bibliometric study investigates the research methodology practices of Master of Arts in Information Studies (MAIS) students at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The study established students’ insufficient understanding and application of research methodology concepts. Survey research was predominant, with purposive and convenience non-probability sampling methods being extensively used. Simple random sampling and stratified sampling were the probability sampling methods highly...

Introduction: The manner in which a child would cope with dying and death situation would be determined by what the child already know and what knowledge concerning thanatology the child had been exposed to previously. This study was concluded to determine the effect of thanatology intervention programme on knowledge and attitude of secondary school students in Anambra State Nigeria. Method: The study was delimited to Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Quasi-experimental...

This study investigated the determinants of selection of A-level subjects' combination for future career choice among private secondary school students.The study was guided by four specific objectives: to establish how personal interest determine the selection of A-level subjects combination for future career choice, to determine whether parents' economic status influences the selection of A-level subject combination for future career choice, to determine how parents level of education...

We investigate how smallholder farmers in drought-prone Koas Krala district, Battambang Province, Cambodia and Nguru district, Yobe State, Nigeria cope with climate stress resulting from the impacts of climate variability and extremes due to drought. Information was collected for this study through a survey of 70 and 116 farm households, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews in the respective districts in Cambodia and Nigeria. The study highlights the...

Having a gender-inclusive society through educational provision has great potential in promoting sustainable human development. This paper examined the role of women education in the promotion of the socio-economic development of economies. The two key concepts of education and gender as they relate to the Nigerian society were defined contextually to give a proper focus to the paper. Furthermore, the concept of social inclusiveness especially as it applies to education in the Nigerian...

This study was designed to determine the effect of computer simulation instructional strategy on primary school pupils’ achievement in basic science in Akure township in Ondo state, Nigeria. Constructivist theory was used as the framework, while the study adopted pretest-posttest control group quasi-experimental design. Four primary schools were randomly selected from Akure township in Ondo state, Nigeria, a total of four intact classes were used. A total of 151 primary IV school pupils...

Climate change is expected to substantially reduce future crop yields in South Africa, thus affecting food security and livelihood. Adaptation strategies need to be implemented to mitigate the effect of climate change-induced yield losses. In this paper, we used the WEAP-MABIA model, driven by six CORDEX climate change data for representative concentration pathways (RCPs) 4.5 and 8.5, to quantify the effect of climate change on several key crops, namely maize, soya beans, dry beans, and...

Candidiasis is by far the most common type of yeast infection, these fungi live on all surfaces of our bodies, under certain conditions, they can become so numerous to cause infections, particularly in warm and moist areas, typical affected areas in babies include the mouth and diaper areas, an in vitro antifungal evaluation study was carried out on 48 strains of Candida species isolated from children diapers using disc diffusion method with five different anti fungi drug such as Nystatin...

Our society is witnessing a dramatic change which is also significantly impacting both our social and economic spheres of life, most especially the education sector. The current Covid-19 pandemic has imposed a change in the way curriculum-based education is currently been run. Citadels of learning, the world over have been forced to either adapt or wait out the storm. Most institutions have however chosen the former option by switching all academic activities to online platforms. This has...

Objectives: Dysmenorrhea is an important health problem which may have a negative impact on female health, school activities and psychological status. This study assessed the prevalence, knowledge, perception and healthcare seeking practices of dysmenorrhea among secondary school students in Lagos State, Nigeria. The pattern of management of dysmenorrhea among respondents was also assessed. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted among 420 adolescents in public secondary...

Arts is a tool which enhances the ability of the student to communicate and solve problems and with enormous entrepreneurship opportunities.In spite of this, art education is given little or no recognition in secondary institutions where the foundation for motivation to study the subject is expected to be laid.The study seeks to appraise the current state of things in selected schools.A qualitative study was conducted to determine perspectives of teachers, parents and students on the...

As the world is grappling with COVID-19 Pandemic, education sector has been greatly affected.Schools have been closed.Therefore, strategies on how to recuperate from the damage caused by school closure should be developed to help in the schools re-opening process.The study therefore sought to scrutinize the outcome of application of TQM theory on supervision of COVID-19 pandemic matters in UasinGishu County, Kenya.Mixed research method, ex-post facto research design was engaged.The study...

Leaders and their leadership skills play important roles in the growth of every organization . Leadership refers to the process of influencing the behaviour of people in a manner that they strive willingly and enthusiastically towards the achievement of group objectives. It is said that a leader should have the ability to maintain good interpersonal relations with the followers or subordinates and motivate them to help in realizing set-objectives. Against the above background, this paper...

Women have contributed to the description of African languages in academia and in mission stations since the dawn of the twentieth century until the end of colonialism. From the beginning their publications were received as well as those of their male colleagues, even though they were disadvantaged in their scholarly work. In academia they had fewer opportunities to make a good career than their male colleagues and usually had less prestigious jobs. Some women assisted the male linguist in...

Previous research has reported higher percentages of at-risk development among children growing up in low-resourced communities, especially in perceptual-motor abilities. Such deficits can seriously hamper the acquisition of early literacy and numeracy necessary for formal school entry, while compromising the health and well-being of pre-schoolers due to physical inactivity. This study investigated whether pre-school teachers from a low resourced community, with no experience in conducting...

This study explored the views and experiences of teachers about their teaching of PhysicalEducation (PE) in the Intermediate Phase of primary schooling. The study was conducted amongeight purposively sampled Life Skills (LS) primary school teachers in the Thulamela municipality,Vhembe district, Limpopo province and the Gert Sibande district, Mpumalanga province of SouthAfrica. Semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with teachers from the selectedschools. Based on thematic...

The paper offers a critique of the ‘proposed’ potential universal inclusion of Kiswahili into the Namibia school curriculum. Drawing from and interrogating the Namibian language policy, and informed by Ngugi wa Thion’go’s views of language as culture, it argues that the ‘proposed’ introduction of Kiswahili into the Namibian school curriculum is potentially detrimental to the development of Namibian languages and cultures and could lead to their erosion in what is already a linguistically...

« Défier les approches disciplinaires », tout comme « l’apprentissage de l’océan », se fait seulement dans un contexte de confiance. Serge Bahuchet, qui a dirigé ma thèse de doctorat en ethnoécologie, a soutenu cette ambition scientifique qui consiste à aller au-delà de l’ethnographie et de l’anthropologie pour produire une compréhension approfondie des transformations sociétales. Le présent article décrit les choix méthodologiques réalisés pour décrire les changements qui ont marqué les...

Background:Irrational drug prescribing and inappropriate prescription writing have a serious medical and economicimpacton patients and society. Information on pediatric prescribing and quality of prescription writing in Libya are lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate the extent of rational prescribing using the WHO indicatorsand to assessthe completeness of prescriptions recorded informationat the outpatient department of Benghazi Childrens Hospital. Results:A total of 603...

This work aims to assess the simultaneous effects of the climate change and the hydromorphological modification of Vridi channel on its hydrochemistry. To best estimate, this fact, the seasonal dynamic of the particle size distribution, pH, redox potential, salinity, conductivity, moisture and organic matter contents of Vridi channel sediments have been followed and compared during two different annual periods, where the climate and the hydromorphology of this estuary have been different....