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Kuenzi, Michelle T. Education and Democracy in Senegal, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, 190 pp. The introductory chapter in this book summarizes literature on relationship between education and democratization in context of modernization theories. The hypothesis is that there is a positive relationship between these two variables, education and This is so not only for democracy globally but also for derivatives such as political participation, democratic attitudes, political behaviour,...

Many studies by researchers and accounting educators explore various factors associated with the success or failure of accounting majors in college level accounting courses.This paper identifies and summarizes the main obstacles associated with low student academic achievement in introductory courses in the College of Accounting at Al-Jabal Al-Gharbi University, Libya.The research empirically investigates student perceptions of the difficulties of academic achievement in principles of...

This paper tries to answer the question: Do leaders in denominational founded schools practice faith based leadership? It attempts to give an explanation why the different stakeholders allege that school leadership is the prime cause for the diminishing presence of denominational identity in most these schools Uganda. The paper uses the Roman catholic founded schools as a case study. Subsequently, it discusses recommendations for reform, including the supposedly ideal qualities of a good...

Objective.Cross-sectional associations between childhood school segregation and adult sense of control and physical performance have been established in the African American Health (AAH) cohort. Here we extend that work by estimating the association between childhood school segregation and 2-year changes in adult sense of control.

Understanding the most prevalent species of Dermatophytes, the age group and sex most affected could form the basis for control and cure. Investigations were carried out on the distribution of Dermatophytes of the scalp (Tinea capitis) among primary school children in two primary schools in Mowe-Ofada area of Ogun State, Nigeria. One of the schools (NUD primary school) located in an urban area while the other (St David’s primary school) is situated in a rural area. A total of seventy-eight...

Schools in developing countries including Zimbabwe face a host of problems related to the twin concepts of poor classroom instruction and low student achievement.According to (Boaduo, 2011a, Glanz, 2010), developing countries face common problems in providing sufficient education of high quality to their learners.Typically these challenges breakdown to matters of instructional supervision, teaching behaviours and general low learner performance.Given this context, it becomes necessary to...

Teacher Development programmes seem not to be dealing with the challenges of integrating technology in their curricular. The issue of potentials of information and communication technology in teacher preparation needs to be debated, critiqued and examined. The paper surveys the potentials of ICT in teacher development with particular reference to 20 Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) Intakes 8 and 9 students at the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU). Questionnaires were administered on a...

In order to succeed in a globally competitive world, it is imperative to acquire knowledge and an understanding of the places and cultures outside the boarders of one’s country. Zimbabwe has one of the highest literacy rates in Sub-Saharan Africa but despite this, large gaps exist in the knowledge about the levels of geographic literacy among Zimbabwean students. A survey, adapted from the National Geographic –Roper Global Geographic Literacy Survey, was administered to 103 students (11%) in...

The research focused on the relevance of internal and external examinations and quality issues in Zimbabwean secondary schools. Qualitative data was collected from twelve (12) form four teachers, three (3) school heads and one (1) ZimSEC official who responded to interview questions and thirty (30) form four mid- year prize winning students responded to open- ended questionnaires from the three selected secondary schools. The research found that form four teachers abandoned total learner...

Implementing the curriculum has been Zimbabwe's weakest link in the whole curriculum development continuum.This case study sought to understand teachers and students' perceptions as well as challenges in the implementation of 'A' level English Language and Communication skills in Zimbabwean secondary schools.Six (6) 'A' level offering secondary schools, six (6) teachers who responded to interview questions and thirty (30) students who completed questionnaires were participants in this...

Background: Day time sleepiness remains an unexplored area of research in Nigeria despite its far reaching implication on cognitive function and productivity. This study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence of day time sleepiness among medical students in a Nigerian University. Methods: A questionnaire based cross sectional descriptive study involving medical students of a Nigerian University. All levels of the medical school participated except for 300 and 600 level students who were...

The aim of this study was to determine the association between digital dermatoglyphics of the hands and lip prints with cancer. Dermatoglyphics has proved to be a very important tool used for identification of many gene-linked abnormalities or diseases. Same can also be said of Lip prints which as dermatoglyphics are unique to individuals and has been shown to be a useful genetic markers in some congenital and clinical diseases. It has been used widely as a marker for the inheritance of...

Background Relationships between household air pollution (HAP) and risk of key disease outcomes suggest that low levels may be needed in order to realise the majority of the potential health benefit. Such non-linear functions are likely for child pneumonia and CVD, and may apply also to low birth weight (LBW). Aim To identify whether one or more solid fuel stoves, including forced draught models, are capable of both meeting user needs and delivering low HAP levels, and would hence be...

Background Nearly 3 billion people worldwide use solid fuel as their main household fuel source; household air pollution (HAP) from burning biomass fuels was identified as a risk factor for health effects including respiratory and cardiovascular disease. WHO recently concluded that improved combustion stoves, improved ventilation, and/or reducing solid fuel use can help reduce HAP. Aims Describe indoor and personal exposures to carbon monoxide (CO) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) for the...

Africa contributes least to but suffers most from the disastrous consequences of climate change. The industrialized and more affluent countries are rightly expected to take greater responsibility for the current environmental and economic crises, but Marshall Sahlins has emphasized the need for all peoples “to indigenize the forces of global modernity, and turn them to their own ends”, as the real impact of globalization depends largely on the responses developed at the local level. How can...

This paper introduces and discusses the current developments in architectural education through the debates about integrating mathematics courses to fulfill the accreditation requirements in the Egyptian faculties of engineering. The analysis and conclusions shed light on the math-based architectural education not only as a hope towards the accreditation of architectural education in Egypt, but also as a method to introduce the algorithmic thinking that helps students to examine the design process from a broad perspective.