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Science has been approaching atmosphere, change in global temperature, oceans and seas for a long time; however as the climate change becoming a serious man made environmental challenge with its serious impact on livelihood, the role of science and new innovations and technologies became even more important than ever. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a scientific body for the assessment of climate change, established to provide the world with a clear scientific view on...
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A cross-cutting issue like climate change, cannot be managed by one government department or single ministry. Assessing of the impact of climate change and effectively integrating adaptation and mitigation measures has to involve almost every sector in government with their administrative system mainstreaming climate change into their strategies and development policies and plans. Successful climate change governance systems should ensure the implementation of climate policy integration at...
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The international community has developed the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that include specific elements to enhance sustainable agricultural production and food security. SDG 13 “take urgent actions to combat climate change and its impacts” calls for enhancing the adaptive capacity and build resilience to climate change as well as mainstreaming climate change measures into policies and planning processes of the countries. According to the IPCC assessment, Near...
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If you attend a public elementary school in the United States, chances are you will not experience being taught by an African American male. Yet, research about African American male elementary teachers is rare and usually focuses on a pathology of their absence, rather than the experiences that drew and retain them in the profession. In order to add to the scholarly discourse of why African American males choose to become and remain elementary teachers, this study utilizes portraits to...
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Qur’anic schools in Sahelian Africa suffer a terrible reputation. They are accused of delaying development and progress by teaching a form of obscurantism that stands in the way of Western-inspired modernity. Worse still, they are accused of being a breeding ground for jihadist terrorism. Yet, to assess these assertions, it is necessary to question the link between illiteracy, jihadist indoctrination, and participation in armed conflicts. Drawing on qualitative and quantitative data...
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The importance of city-to-city learning processes in urban development has been gaining traction over the last two decades, particularly in the global North. Little empirical work has been done however, to critically analyse exactly how knowledge is transferred and the conditions under which these happen in order to facilitate better policy transfer between southern cities and regions. This paper focuses on the experiences of urban planning practitioners and key stakeholders from cities in...
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Hayo Reinders, Christine Coombe, Andrew Littlejohn, Dara Tafazoli (eds) 2019 Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-3-030-13412-9 (hbk), xxv+285 pp. $139.99
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In this paper we report on ways of fostering an integrated tourism curriculum by employing a community participation approach.As a vocational subject, tourism is intended to provide learners with practical and entrepreneurial skills.However, tourism is taught largely as a theory-based subject, and this is not in accordance with the demands of an integrated curriculum that aims to strengthen survival skills and self-reliance.We used a community participation approach to show how much cultural...
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Author(s): Morganthau, Tamara; Reisch, Nikki | Abstract: Communities facing extractive industry and destructive land-use projects in Africa have appealed to the continent’s human rights bodies and subregional courts to protect their lives and livelihoods, and the environments on which both depend.n To date, most of these cases have not been considered “climate change litigation.”n But the rights they have championed and the legal decisions they have produced are vital to climate change...
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This paper introduces the reader to global- and WHO regional-scale comparisons of visual impairment data. It then identifies the context of my research in a rural village in Tanzania. Its qualitative methodology is briefly outlined (Shank in Qualitative research: A personal skills approach. Pearson, NJ, 2006). Initial research findings from my analysis of interview data are reported, set in the context of “assistive technology” (AT). For the purposes of this paper, AT is defined as “any...
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A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Inclusive Education to the Wits School of Education, Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2020
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Several studies have shown the impact of professional development to teachers. Despite the importance of such studies, studies on professional development to teachers of open secondary schools are few. Thus, this study aimed to investigate challenges facing educational leaders on provision of professional development to teachers of open secondary schools in Tanzania: A case of Kaloleni Ward. Professional development plays an important role to teachers. It refers to a process embracing...
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Available in print form, East Africana Collection, Dr.Wilbert Chagula Library, class mark (THS EAF LB 1027.T34M67)
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Advancement in information and communication technologies has made it easier for researchers to capture and store myriad data at a higher level of granularity. Higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide are incorporating research data management (RDM) services to enable researchers to work with their data properly. This chapter focuses on creating awareness amongst researchers on how researchers and HEIs can form strategies, design and restrict data management plan (DMP), integrate...