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Ponte Academic JournalJan 2023, Volume 79, Issue 1 AN EXAMINATION OF DIGITAL MARKETING AT A SELECTED HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTION IN SOUTH AFRICAAuthor(s): Luleka Velelo ,Stenford MatendaJ. Ponte - Jan 2023 - Volume 79 - Issue 1 doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2023.1.1 Abstract:This study uses digital marketing parameters to examine digital marketing at a selected university in South Africa. Data was collected using self-administered questionnaires that were distributed to employees and students. Fifty...

Abstract The current study aimed to explore Palestinian university students’ perceptions and concerns about COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy. Our sample comprised 50 university students selected using snowball sampling techniques from Palestinian universities in the West Bank, Palestine. Thematic content analysis was conducted to identify the main themes of semi-structured interviews with students. The results of the thematic content analysis yielded four main themes: Students’ perceptions and...

This paper examined the available literature on persons with disabilities (PWDs) in Nigeria with respect to empowering them through entrepreneurship. Using the integrative review research method, this paper highlighted some of the barriers faced by PWDs in becoming successful entrepreneurs as well as offered possible solutions/strategies to overcome these barriers. Three databases were searched with search terms carefully coined to generate relevant results. Based on the available...

The purpose of this study was to assess teaching and learning methods for the secondary school biology subject content as an approach to addressing environmental degradation in Malawi. The study was guided by specific research objectives, such as assessing how success criteria in secondary school biology syllabi are framed to address environmental degradation in Malawi, investigating the appropriateness of the methods of teaching and learning biology that address environmental degradation,...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of death worldwide. Available evidence suggests that air pollution is a factor associated with COPD. The present work aimed to review the epidemiological evidence for the effect of air pollution on COPD in Morocco. We conducted a literature search of the Scopus, Web of Science, Pub Med, and Google Scholar databases for published studies on the effect of air pollution on all respiratory diseases, including COPD. Any study on the...

Teachers as agents of classroom change: Focus on early years' classroom assessment was a 2-year (2015–2017) project in rural East Africa (Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya). The primary purpose was to first document teachers' assessment practices and then use this to implement an extended professional development program and an Instructional Rounds learning process to enhance teachers' assessment for learning skills and practices. The data obtained from the observations of teachers and their...

This study examined effects of personality traits on students’ academic performance in Business Studies in Public junior Secondary Schools in Rivers State, two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study, the study employed quasi-experimental design. Specifically, the study adopted pretest-posttest non- randomized control group design. The target population of the study was 1,500 students of business studies in all Junior Secondary School II (JSS 2) in public secondary schools in...

The buildings in the rural areas of Morocco exist in various shapes and sizes. They are randomly distributed and are generally constructed of primary materials such as clay, wood, and tin. For these reasons, their detection is generally difficult and inaccurate with optical satellite imagery and traditional image processing techniques, particularly in rural settlements. New approaches, particularly those of Deep Learning, are called for testing their contribution to the detection of...

The performance of locally hired contract teachers is one of the concerns for educational sector in developing countries where the supply of civil servant teachers is limited. In Republic of Kenya, 75% of public primary school employ at least one locally hired teachers. In past literature, randomized experiments show that the marginal product of teacher is positive and significant when pupils are taught by locally hired teachers (Duflo et al. 2015, and Bold et al., 2013), although those...

Test of Orals is an aspect of English Language, a requisite subject for Nigerian secondary school students to pass at a credit level before gaining admission for university education. However, increasing failure in the performance of the Nigerian secondary students in the English Language has been attributed to the consistent poor performance in the aspect of Test of Orals. Consequently, this mixed-methods research examined the effect of the discussion method of teaching on the Nigerian...

South Africa can be considered a post-conflict, although not conflict-free, society, given massive inequalities arising from poverty and unemployment, and social inequalities such as racism and gender violence. Nonetheless, since 1996, South Africa has had a robust Constitution underpinned by human rights, human dignity and democratic values and a functioning, if fragile, democratic system. It is a country in the process of reinventing itself politically and socially, which makes the present...

Sedert 1996 is die hoëronderwyslandskap talle kere deur die wetgewer ondersoek met die oog op verbetering. Die vernaamste wetgewing wat universiteite beheer, is die Wet op Hoër Onderwys 101 van 1997. Dié wetgewing is in vele opsigte merkwaardig. Die rede daarvoor is dat die rolspelers betrokke by hoër onderwys hard baklei het om hul eie belange voorop te stel toe die wetgewing ter tafel was. Op die einde is ’n spreekwoordelike pakt gevorm wat beoog het om drie ongedefinieerde en dikwels...

Under climate change and unpredictable rainfalls, rainfed agriculture faces a high degree of crop failure, especially when rainfall seasons portray onset and cessation anomalies. In this study, 30 smallholder farmers in Nambale sub-county of Busia county in Kenya were interviewed on the utility of seasonal and sub-seasonal climate forecast products in farming activities. Results showed that about 4 in every 5 farmers are largely unconscious of climate change and its effects and did not...

Recent years have seen China emerging as a new donor outside of the West’s club of traditional donors, seeking to fill the financing gap for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Chinese government has adopted a hybrid approach to international aid, in which it supplies trade credit and other types of loans to underdeveloped countries through its policy banks and state-owned enterprises in addition to traditional aid. As such a hybrid approach is considered more market-oriented than...

This exploratory study investigates the role of civic education in promoting students' public participation at Somali Nation University in Mogadishu, Somalia. The study aims to understand how civic education initiatives enhance students' engagement in public affairs, foster active Citizenship, and nurture democratic values within the university context. By conducting a case study at Somali Nation University, this research examines the effectiveness of civic education programs in developing...