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The Department of Electronic Engineering at a South African University of Technology is currently conducting a research study to investigate the challenges associated with online teaching during the COVID-19 epidemic. Specifically, the study focuses on the perspective of educators in this context. In response to the outbreak, governments worldwide implemented nationwide lockdowns to curb the spread of the virus, leading educational institutions, including universities, to cease in-person...

Background: Historically, in South Africa (SA), single motherhood has been part of the landscape and continues to increase. Disability in children is also increasing, yet it remains under-researched. Mothers are often left to raise their children with a disability alone, yet their voiced maternal experiences continue to largely be unheard, particularly in SA.Objectives: This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of single mothers raising a child with a disability in SA. Furthermore,...

Climate change impacts threaten sustainable development efforts. The magnitude of the impacts, however, varies with socio-ecological characteristics of locations. This is the reason there is con-sensus on the necessity for climate change adaptive capacity building that is country driven, based on and responsive to local needs. However, information on context specific capacity building needs in developing countries is not readily available. The objective of this study was to establish...

The aim of this study was to find out the relationship between selected teaching cultures and academic achievement in the KCSE examination in secondary schools in Nakuru County, Kenya. This study was guided by the theories of educational productivity and organisational culture. The study adopted the descriptive survey design. The target population was comprised of all KCSE 2021 candidates and all principals of secondary schools in the county. The study used an outlier approach and a...

The study aimed to explore teachers’ perceptions and use of constructivist teaching approaches in Ghanaian junior high schools, specifically in the Sunyani-West Municipality. The research employed an explanatory sequential mixed-method strategy, with 254 teachers participating in the survey using the census method. Classroom observations and interviews were conducted to validate teachers’ claims regarding constructivist practices. Data were collected through the adapted Constructivist...

In the face of escalating global climate change concerns, nations, including Nigeria, are urged to enhance their climate governance strategies. Nigeria, a key player in Africa and particularly susceptible to climate change, confronts the critical task of addressing and mitigating its greenhouse gas emissions, with a significant focus on methane. This study explores the evolution of Nigeria's climate governance, emphasizing methane emission mitigation. It examines Nigeria's varied emission...

Abstract Background Approximately 34 million children younger than 15 years have hearing loss worldwide. There is strong and growing evidence of associations between social determinants of health, non-medical factors that influence health outcomes, and disability in general. However, little is known about the social determinants of health and hearing loss in children. We therefore examined parental socioeconomic status (education level, employment status and income level), non-medical...

Abstract Background The study aimed to estimate the attributable burden to kidney dysfunction as a metabolic risk factor in the North Africa and Middle East (NAME) region and its 21 countries in 1990-2019. Methods The data used in this study were obtained from the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) 2019 study, which provided estimated measures of deaths, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and other epidemiological indicators of burden. To provide a better insight into the differences in...

It is a widely known fact that salaries are one of the biggest factors affecting employees working performance regardless of the professional identity in any part of the world. As the title suggests this study was carried out on the issue of the administrative impact of low salary on teachers' performance in Liberia. The major goal was to uncover issues that both instructors and kids encounter as a result of low salaries. The study used a quantitative approach, with a total population of...

In the past, many South African students found it difficult to pursue higher education due to the high expense of tuition, which also restricted their prospects for development on both a personal and professional level. Fee-free education has helped to level the playing field and provide equal access to education, regardless of an individual’s financial background. Evidently, financially disadvantaged students now have better access to higher education, and this is attributed to fee-free...

Football is a popular sport among young people across Africa, incited by the heavy presence of European football that has become central to youth cultures, everyday social routines, forms of consumption and opportunities for establishing social status. A growing body of evidence suggests increasing trends in harmful gambling behaviours in African youth, while the proliferation of football betting particularly remains a critical potential risk for negative mental health outcomes among young...

Objective Increasingly unpredictable shifts in climate are triggering public health crises globally. Southern Madagascar is particularly vulnerable to climate impacts, despite contributing to only 0.2% of global emissions. Though endemic in Madagascar, climate impacts such as below average rainfall have increased the severity of droughts, putting over half of the population in southern regions at risk of being food insecure in 2022. The following review examines: How can interventions...

This study explored the opportunities and challenges of integrating social media into the teaching and learning process of Ethiopian universities. Universities have been under the influence of the impact of social media use among academia, students, and researchers. These inevitable academic needs addressed through a lens of uses and gratifications and social constructivism theory where used as a theoretical framework to conduct and analyze this study. A qualitative case study design used to...


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The focus of this article is to examine the implementation of inclusive education in private pre-schools in the urban setting of Lilongwe city in Malawi. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were used to explore the implementation of inclusive education based on Bronfenbrenner’s social ecological theory. In-depth, interviews and an...

Abstract Background There is a lack of evidence on the effectiveness of livelihood interventions amongst people with disabilities. In many countries, self-employment or micro-entrepreneurship is a dominant source of livelihoods for people with disabilities and their caregivers. However, this group may face heightened barriers to successful microentrepeurship, including discrimination, exclusion from training or inaccessible transport, infrastructure and communication systems. The InBusiness...

The purpose of this study was, therefore, to examine the determinants of poverty depth in pastoral households, and the impact of adopting livelihood diversification on the poverty level of households in the Arero district of Borena Zone and Rayitu district of Bale Zone, Ethiopia. A multistage sampling technique was used, and 396 households were selected from the Arero and Rayitu Districts. The cost of basic needs (CBN) approach was used to determine the study areas. Accordingly, the absolute...

With rising dropout rates and extended degree completion times in South African institutions, there's a pressing need to better understand and address the hurdles faced by students during their academic journey. This research harnesses the power of explainable AI to predict and classify students based on their likelihood of not completing their degrees on time. Utilizing synthetic data generated via a Bayesian network, we used predictive models that categorize students into four distinct...