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It is a greater work to educate a child, in the true and larger sense of the word, than to rule a state.
 Education has, since the beginning of time, been regarded as the formal process by which society conveys its accumulated knowledge, skills, customs and values from one generation to another. Today, education is a human right, and the right to education and specifically the right to (a) basic education is acknowledged and emphasised worldwide. In South Africa the right to a basic...

The study sought to examine the relationship between training strategy and employees’ performance at Kenya Power. The study was motivated by concerns on employee performance in the organization despite the consistent training practices that the organization undertakes to enhance employee performance. Descriptive research design followed by a quantitative approach was used. The target population was 300 employees drawn from energy transmission division of Kenya power. Using stratified...

This study is an attempt to examine the perceived socio-economic impacts of higher learning institutions to the local community in Iringa municipality, Tanzania. A cross sectional research design with quantitative and qualitative methods was employed to 180 people aged 18 years and above. Interviews, focus group discussion, documentary review and field observation were used in data collection. Descriptive statistics including frequencies and percentages were used to analyze quantitative data...

This study was focused on the impact of peer counseling on the relationship between prefects and the students’ body in public Secondary Schools in Migori district. Despite the significant role that peer counseling plays in enhancing healthy relationships through peer support, there has been persistent conflict, resentment and harassment of prefects by the student’s body. Specifically, the study sought to assess the role of peer counseling on the relationship between prefects and the...

<p>This study was designed to investigate the influence of the implementation of the best practices in repayment in the pre college preparation, in the in college period and in the after college period (the grace period and repayment) in increasing collections of the due students’ loans. The study was geared towards achieving the following objectives: (1) To assess the influence of the implementations of the best practices in repayment in the Pre college preparations in improving...

This paper intended to assess the impact of marketeering tertiary education in Zimbabwe. The paper revealed that marketeering of tertiary education in Zimbabwe has drastically impacted on access to higher education and training. Poor and vulnerable students have found it difficult to access tertiary education due to escalating commercialized fees. Literature indicates that, even in developed countries like UK, marketeering tertiary education has led to decreased enrolments, diminishing...

This study examines the living conditions of children from single-parent and two-parent families to assess their academic performance and have an idea of the impact of these two family models (single-parent, two-parent) on the academic success of children in the municipality of Ketu. The quantitative and qualitative survey involved 90 people including 60 students from single-parent and two-parent families on the one hand, and 30 parents in a situation of single parent or two-parent families...

Peace is a sine-qua-non for development all over the world. The current trend of terrorism reflects the need to deliberately teach culture of peace and tolerant attitude among youths. According to Ogunyemi and Adetoro (2013), the need to ‘catch them young’ to curtail culture of violence and aggressive behavours among the adolescents needs urgent attention. Most nations in West Africa had witnessed and are still witnessing several political, religious, socio-cultural and ethnic-related...

BACKGROUND It is important to know the pattern of disease in any environment as this information is useful in planning intervention strategies. There is however a paucity of studies on the pattern of surgical diseases in Nigeria. We therefore aim to document the pattern of surgical diseases in adult surgical in- patients at the Niger delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri, Bayelsa State. METHODS All adult surgical patients admitted into the wards at the Niger delta University teaching...

High communication anxiety (HCA) dispossesses individuals’ inter-personal communication skills that are needed in the academia and at other public places. Admittedly, research on HCA abounds but lack holistic remediation in providing a comprehensive cure. In Ghana, knowledge on how teachers can effectively manage HCA and its instruction is limited. Moreover, most teachers have limited knowledge of how instruction may be ineffective due to HCA.Interestingly, nursing is constantly evolving....

This is a descriptive study carried out to assess the effect of Stress on academic performance among Senior High School (SHS) students in Ghana - a case of New Juaben municipality. The main objective of the study was to verify the effect of Stress on academic performance among Senior High Students in the municipality. The study population comprises the entire New Juaben SHS students’ population. Primary and secondary sources of data were employed for this study. Stratified sampling technique...

Internationalization of higher education is one of the dynamism of globalization which has reduced institutions of higher learning to a global village by facilitating teaching and learning across Nations and Continents.Not fewer than 4.3 million students chose to study abroad in 2011 and projected to increase to approximately 5.8 million by the year 2020.The trend now is that international certificate is seen as a symbol of prestige worldwide with the development of knowledge based...

The study examines the refusal and acceptance strategies of invitation adopted by two different groups of Egyptian EFL tertiary students, majoring in English and ESP.This examination was conducted in terms of participants' L1 culture including social distance and social power.Thirty Egyptian EFL tertiary students participated in the study.They were divided into two groups with fifteen students each.Data were collected using a 12-item discourse completion task (DCT) questionnaire.Data were...

This paper examines key stakeholders evaluations of the Technical, Vocational, Education and Training (TVET) processes in Kenya. The paper responds to on-going debate in the business community, media and training practitioners to the perceived mismatch of the skills required in the industry and those produced by the TVET program. Data for this paper were collected from government documents, previous research papers, and business reports and editorials. In addition, primary data were...

The purpose of the study was to identify alternative corrective measures used by teachers to manage students' behavior problems in secondary schools.The study was informed by Assertive Discipline Model and Thorndike's Behavior Modification Theory.Mixed methods research approach was used and with it, concurrent triangulation design was adopted.Target population of the study was composed of 308 teachers from a total number of 34 schools that had 34 Heads of Guidance and Counseling, 34 Deputy...

To assess patient' reaction towards bedside teaching at the University Hospital of Monastir (Tunisia) and to identify the factors that may influence it.A cross-sectional study was conducted during December 2012 at the University Hospital of Monastir. Each department, except the psychiatric department and the intensive care units, was visited in one day. All inpatients present on the day of the study were interviewed by four trained female nurses using a structured questionnaire.Of the 401...

This is a survey research to obtain the opinions of staff and students of secondary schools in Delta State of Nigeria on the corruption in the country. It is a replica study of an earlier one carried out among primary school teachers. Secondary school teachers are part of the societal agents charged with the character development of citizens.
 Analysis of available data indicated that both staff and students agree that there is corruption in Nigeria and that Nigerians are corrupt. They...