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Religion CompassVolume 14, Issue 12 e12382 p. 1-5 TEACHING AND LEARNING GUIDE Teaching & learning guide for: “Religion in African Literature” Adriaan van Klinken, Corresponding Author Adriaan van Klinken A.vanKlinken@leeds.ac.uk University of Leeds Correspondence Adriaan van Klinken, Email: A.vanKlinken@leeds.ac.ukSearch for more papers by this author Adriaan van Klinken, Corresponding Author Adriaan van Klinken A.vanKlinken@leeds.ac.uk University of Leeds Correspondence Adriaan van Klinken,...

Under the influence of the common goals of Education For All (EFA), Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the international development realm, many countries around the world have reached a great level of development through continuous improvement in education since 2000. Meanwhile, Morocco could be one of the developing countries that struggle to resolve many problems resulting from having a weak educational system, which has been considered as one...

This paper is written to reveal the illegality of homeschooling in Nigeria, particularly at the Basic Education level; while it also aimed at providing clear explanation and rendering analytical interpretation of the review of an article entitled homeschooling in Nigeria for sustainable development authored by Abdulrahman Yusuf Maigida which the reviewer's appraisal misconstrued and overturned the thrust of the article.Basically, the contentious article was written to advocate for official...

Abstract Background: Currently, there has been a progressive shortage of not only the number of frontline healthcare providers but also a decline in the quality of nursing care. Reports about unethical and illegal practices, under standard care and malpractices, are not uncommon around the globe. There is a growing concern to rethink the approaches on how nurses are prepared, explore, and test novel approaches for delivering the nursing curricula. This study tested the effect ofthe Problem...

The age of the pandemic has seen a global imposition of lockdowns and obligatory social distancing rules by many of African countries. The paper shall draw upon Ugandan circumstances as a case study. The case study shall be used in advancing an explanatory account of how and why total lockdowns and social distancing rules are disproportionally affecting persons with disabilities (PWDs) in as far as their realisation of the right to health is concerned. This paper shall be underpinned by...

While internationalisation of higher education is a topical issue in globalscholarship, it attracts limited scholarly attention in the Zambian context.This article engages with the drive and nature of internationalisation ofhigher education in Zambia. Informed by a descriptive multi-site case studyof six higher education institutions (public and private) in which data werecollected through document analysis, interviews, and questionnaires, thearticle shows that internationalisation was...

Detailed consideration of divers emerging challenges and trends that have cropped up in the conceptualization of Technical and Vocational Education Training in Nigeria are well discussed in this paper. Despite the vital resolution of crisis experienced in Vocational Education in Nigeria in connection to human capital development, brought about emerged challenges that have resulted in malfunctioning and irregularity of Vocational Education in order to achieve the desired goal, the training of...

Abstract Over the past decade, justice and equity have become a quasi-universal answer to problems of environmental governance. The principles of justice and equity emerged as a useful entry point in global governance to explore the responsibilities, distribution, and procedures required for just climate change adaptation. These principles are designed primarily through the establishment of funding mechanisms, top-down guides, and frameworks for adaptation, and other adaptation instruments...

Background Sub-Saharan African countries are undergoing rapid urbanization resulting in vast changes in dietary habits. Dietary practices involving excess energy intake have been associated with overweight/obesity. We assessed the dietary behaviour of children and their relationships with weight status.Methods Data was collected in Kenya, as part of the International Study of Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle and the Environment (ISCOLE). The study recruited 563 children aged 9–11 years from 29...

Abstract Background Legal substances use is prevalent in Ethiopia. Substance use can have several health problems that are potentially harmful to educational performance, social issues, psychological and physical wellbeing. This study aimed to know the prevalence of lifetime and last month’s substance use and its associated factors among technical and vocational education and training College students in Ataye town. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 1...

Tropane alkaloids (TAs) are secondary plant metabolites derived mainly from Solanaceae plant families, with the most virulent invasive species being Datura stramonium. Datura stramonium commonly grows in cereal fields and produce TAs (e.g., hyoscyamine and scopolamine) which may accidentally contaminate cereals (and cereal-based foods) at occasionally high levels. Dietary exposure to TAs can be toxic and depending on the dose ingested can cause outcomes ranging from anticholinergic effects...

Learning and study strategies and student engagement are key factors in achieving the intended learning outcomes. However, relatively little is known about these two concepts among Egyptian undergraduates as a function of gender (males/females) and discipline (science/humanities). This study investigates gender and discipline differences in learning and study strategies and student engagement among 522 Egyptian undergraduates. An adapted Arabic version of the Learning and Study Strategies...

The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of internal control systems on financial accountability in national public secondary school in Kenya. The specific objectives were; to evaluate the effect of control environment on financial accountability, to determine the effect of control activities on financial accountability, to ascertain the effect of risk assessment on financial accountability to examine the effect of information and communication on financial accountability...

Background The potential role of perceived learning difficulty on depressive symptoms and substance use in the context of student population was seldom studied. This study aimed to investigate the association of perceived learning difficulty with depressive symptoms and substance use among university students in northwest Ethiopia. Methods A cross sectional study was conducted on 710 pre-engineering students. A locally validated version of Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to...

The crux of the study was to ascertain whether (and to what extent) the different deficit financing options impacted inclusive growth in India and Nigeria. The paper conducted an empirical analysis using data covering the period from 1989 to 2018 using the ARDL model. Some interesting results were obtained. First, foreign aid positively impacted inclusive growth in both short and long run for Nigeria. Contrarily, the results for India presented an inverse relationship between aid and...

Abstract Background : Nurses with degree qualifications offer better nursing care compared to nurses prepared at lower levels. University based nursing degrees have been sanctioned as entry into professional nursing and several low-resource states have introduced university based nursing degrees. The clinical teaching of students enrolled in such degrees is challenged, as most nurses in practice do not have university degrees and are incompetent in moulding the clinical reasoning processes...

Abstract Background In developing countries, abortion is often unsafe and a significant cause of maternal morbidity and mortality accounting for about 8% (4.7–13.2%) of maternal mortality worldwide. Internationally, safe abortion services are recognized as reducing maternal mortality, and liberalized abortion laws are associated with reduced mortality resulting from unsafe abortion procedures. However, health care providers have moral, social and gender-based reservations that affects their...

Background Patients with Diabetic Mellitus are at higher risk of different complications. Many previous studies show that anemia among diabetic patients is poorly diagnosed. Objective This study aimed to assess the magnitude and associated factors of anemia among adult diabetes patients having regular follow up at the diabetic clinic of Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Tigray, 2018/19. Methods This study was conducted the Diabetic clinic of Ayder comprehensive specialized hospital,...