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This study aims at identifying the degree to which teachers are practicing their roles and knowledge economy concepts from their perspective in Palestine. Which raises teachers’ efficiency and improves their performance by recognizing their roles. To achieve the objectives of the study, a questionnaire consisted of 35 items was developed. Also, an interview which was prepared to measure the teachers’ practice of knowledge economy concepts was applied in groups and individually. The sample of...

This study was set to determine the strategies of enhancing ICT use in the delivery of services in public secondary schools in Siaya County, Kenya. Although many secondary schools introduced computers in great numbers starting early 1990s, there are limited information on their use to facilitate delivery of services in school administration and management. The extent to which ICT is being used in school management in secondary schools, the types of administrative uses of ICT by school...

There has been a shift worldwide in the delivery of distance education from the use of print medium towards Information and Communication Technology (ICT) approach.However, print medium still remains the most preferred mode of transmission of distance learning especially in developing countries and Kenya being no exception.This is due to its usefulness in cases where infrastructure that supports the use of other media especially those that are webbased are still limited.This study was...

The study investigates the effect of English Language proficiency on student's performance in cataloguing and classification courses in polytechnic-based library schools in Nigeria.This is against the background of the phobia the students have for cataloguing and classification.Descriptive survey method was adopted while a questionnaire, English Language proficiency test and cataloguing and classification test were used for data collection.Total enumeration technique was used to select all...

The purpose of this study was to identify the type of short stature (SS) and to survey relationships between estradiol, ghrelin, osteocalcin, insulin, GH, IGF-1, IGFBP-3, TSH, FSH, LH, prolactin, progesterone, minerals and SS among secondary school girls, Gaza, Palestine.Nonexperimental case control study design was used to collect data from 90 subjects with SS (case group), and 90 subjects with normal stature (control group).After 12 hour fasting, blood samples were collected.There were...

Teacher education programs are increasing integrating aspects of international service learning (ISL) into student experience. While studies have about teacher-candidate experiences are published, less is known about the affect of these ISL initiatives on the host communities. There is a need to hear from and integrate host community voices into all dimensions of the ISL experiences. We honor the voices of ISL host participants by turning our attention to those involved in an ongoing ISL...

This study is related to the VOLUBILIS project "Moroccan and European students: a comparative approach”, which aims to identify the challenges and expectations of Moroccan students.The purpose of this research is to indicate information about the course of study and the factors of abandonment at University Hassan II of Casablanca.350 students participated in the survey. Their average age is 22 years and they have no physical or mental disability.Our results indicate that the students have...

This study is related to the Volubilis project "Moroccan and European students: a comparative approach”, which aims to identify the challenges and expectations of Moroccan students.The education system knows a big diversity In Morocco; primary and secondary schools are based on Arabic language, private system is based on international language like: French, English or Spanish, but a majority of private school use French language. However, Moroccan postsecondary studies are based on French...

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of hearing, voice disorder, stuttering and dyslexia on the academic performance, the feeling of social rejection, self-confidence of hard science major students in universities in Morocco. 229 students belonging to the University Hassan II Mohammedia –Casablanca representing a biology college and an engineering school participated in the survey. The average age of students is 22 years and suffers no physical or mental disability. Our...

We are in a society where availability of open courseware and countless internet-based online programmes are run by universities across the globe.The world is moving from the traditional face-to-face classroom teaching to a virtual classroom.There are concerns however; that this paradigm shift is limited by the understanding on what quality/standard is needed for a good e-learning resource.This concern has prompted the need to compare e-learning experiences in United States, South Africa and...

Parents’ choice of schools for their children has become particularly problematic in the current circumstances because of the fact that most schools have become secular and hence cannot support Christian parents in their task of educating children in line with the former’s baptismal vow. In addition to this, Philosophy of Education has all but disappeared from teacher education curricula. These circumstances have not, however, detracted from Christian parents’, teachers’, caregivers’ and...

School burnout reduces productivity and creativity and is related to low goal progress which subsequently leads to delay in studies and low educational aspirations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of school burnout and its relationship with gender and academic achievement The objectives of the study were to: Establish school burnout levels, determine gender differences in school burnout and Determine differences amongst high and low academic achievers in school...

This research applies the changing of cognitive mechanisms of University students through Entrepreneurship Education (EE). The study hypothesises that entrepreneurial orientation (achievement orientation, personal control, innovation and self-esteem) improves after completing the entrepreneurship module. The context of this research involves undergraduate commerce students from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa. The study involves quantitative research using...

This research applies the changing of cognitive mechanisms of University students through Entrepreneurship Education (EE). The study hypothesises that entrepreneurial orientation (achievement orientation, personal control, innovation and self-esteem) improves after completing the entrepreneurship module. The context of this research involves undergraduate commerce students from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in South Africa. The study involves quantitative research using...

The study was carried out to determine the effects of teacher-students ratio in the implementation of Blocklaying, Bricklaying and Concreting (BBC) curriculum in technical colleges in Niger State. Two research questions were developed and answered. The population consisted of thirty-seven (37) respondents made up of 7 principals, 7 BBC heads of department and 23 BBC teachers in technical colleges in Niger State. The 37 respondent were used and no sampling was conducted. Cronbach Alpha...

South African universities are under pressure to maximize the amount of accounting students, with specific reference to expand the number of qualified black African accountants, especially the Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA). Accountants are at the center of countries’ economy and act as lecturers in the academic institutions. Therefore, the issue of inadequate production of a new brand black qualified accountants may have something to do with accounting academic staff...

<p>This study sought to make a comparative analysis of the effects of formal education on rural and urban families in the Central Region of Ghana. The main objective of this research was to find out whether the changes that come as a result of formal education have strengthened or weakened the structure and function of the contemporary rural Watreso and urban Cape Coast families. Using a descriptive research design, the study employed a semi-structured interview guide and four focus...