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The development of interest and engagement in science studies among junior learners is shaped by many factors within their learning environment, one of them being the social influence. However, in practice it has not been clear how such influence shapes learners’ interests and engagement in science studies. This study examined the social influences and their impact on students’ interest and engagement in science. The study was mainly a qualitative research involving teachers, parents, and...

This paper is concerned with the practical application of UNSCR 1325 and other related UN Resolutions and associated doctrine regarding gender training. It focuses in particular on training a group of individuals as culturally and educationally diverse as those trained by the EU in the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) Somalia. It serves as an Irish case study on a humanitarian and gender training mission, based on personal experience from the mission. The article considers how to teach...

Abstract : The program on Climate Change, State Stability, and Political Risk in Africa (also referred to as the Climate Change and African Political Stability program, or CCAPS) conducted research in three core areas. It investigated where and how climate change poses threats to stability in Africa, identified strategies to support accountable and effective governance in Africa, and evaluated the effectiveness of international aid to help African societies adapt to climate change. In its...

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the relationship between staff training programmes and employees’ productivity in Lagos State Ministry of Education in Nigeria. Four hypotheses were formulated and tested at 5% significance level to guide the study. The descriptive survey research design, which is “ex-post facto” in nature was adopted; and a total of 200 randomly selected subjects participated in the study. Data were analyzed using Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient and...

The National Special Needs Education Policy in Kenya (NSNEP) is in place to guarantee educational access to learners with multiple disabilities up to the highest level.However, there are evidences from Educational Assessment and Resource Services (EARS) that educational needs of Learners with Multiple Disabilities (LwMDs) has remained largely unmet in Kisumu County, as out of 350 LwMDs assessed and recommended for placement in 2015, only 95 (27%) are enrolled in special institutions.It...

The issue of curriculum relevance has attracted attention of academics and the general public in Lesotho where there are social, economic, environmental and political challenges confronting the society. To address these challenges education, through various school subjects, is expected to play a pivotal role. However, there are concerns that the current Lesotho secondary curriculum does not adequately prepare school leavers for the world of work and further education. This paper takes a...

<p class="1"><span lang="EN-US">This study investigates the acquisition of the English article system by Moroccan EFL learners. More specifically, the focus is on transfer and the extent to which it accounts for errors in the use of these articles by Moroccan university students. The study purports to investigate: 1- the effect of proficiency level on transfer errors by Moroccan learners in the use of articles, 2- the difference between transfer errors made in comprehension and...

In contrast to the technocentric emphasis on new irrigation infrastructure that has been the hallmark of Tanzania’s climate change adaptation policy, this paper examines challenges for local management of existing ‘traditional’ small-scale water resources through community-engaged research that is grounded in the emerging methods of community-based adaptation. We examine the shifting local institutional arrangements during the colonial and postcolonial periods that have shaped the social...

Vitamin A deficiency has long been a public health nutritional problem among children across the world, affecting mostly children in sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia. Vitamin A deficiency causes xerophthalmia, a range of eye conditions from night blindness to more severe clinical outcomes such as keratomalacia and corneal scars, and permanent blindness. Therefore, this study aimed to assess prevalence of xerophthalmia and associated factors among Fedis primary School...

This paper employs nationally representative household survey data on parents of adult individuals to analyze the intergenerational transmission of education in nine Sub-Saharan African countries. The paper provides the levels, trends, and patterns of intergenerational persistence of educational attainment over 50 years, with a special focus on gender differences. The study finds a declining cohort trend in the intergenerational educational persistence in all the countries, particularly...

<p>In recent decades, entrepreneurship has become a major economic and social phenomenon, a subject of research and a new field of education. While entrepreneurship is not a new concept, it regained importance particularly in scientific research. Entrepreneurship is seen as a vector for innovation and economic efficiency but also as a powerful job creator. Along with the evolution of entrepreneurship, there is a growing interest in the development of training programs to encourage...

Introspection into the factors that affect student success at higher education institutions has gained significant momentum in recent years. Teaching and learning has come under the spotlight with quality enhancement and teaching development funding focussing on student support, enhancing the student environment, and enhancing academics as teachers. Included in this are aspects that try to understand the student. An aspect that is not receiving attention is student health, specifically...

Worldwide, there has been renewed emphasis on reducing neonatal mortality in low-resource countries. The Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) programme has been shown to reduce newborn deaths. The aim of this study is to present provider-level perceptions and experiences of the HBB programme implemented at-scale in Tanzania and identify key lessons learned for scalability in similar and other settings.Focus group discussions with HBB-trained providers were conducted using a prospective longitudinal...

This paper investigated the use of graffiti by students in high schools in Kenya to bring out the issues that affect them. Specifically, it sought to establish the kind of social messages expressed by graffiti. Ten schools in an administrative County in Kenya were identified. A sample of graffiti texts in the schools chosen was collected and analysed. Fifty students and twenty teachers were also randomly selected and interviewed. Thereafter, the data was coded and analyzed using Critical...

This study examined the effectiveness of special and inclusive teaching in Early Childhood Education in Zimbabwe. Embedded within international research findings on effective teaching in special and inclusive education, this descriptive study drew on a purposive sample of 21 special and inclusive ECE teachers. A constant comparative approach of data organisation with continual adjustment was used throughout the analysis to ensure that the codes captured the range of participants’ ideas....

South Africa benefits from a symbolic hegemonic identity drawn from its enormous soft power resources. Whereas South Africa has been widely referenced as a regional hegemonic power capable of using its soft power influence to deepen its global status, there are contradictions to Pretoria’s increasing soft power claim. In this article we undertake a discursive analysis of some of these soft power limitations. The main argument raised is that despite the optimism, South Africa’s capacity to...

Transformation is often loosely defined. We argue that the reason for this is its inherent complexity. Paradoxically, its lack of definition is an asset, which provides an opportunity to rethink and research transformation in higher education, rather than an urgent problem to be solved. In this article, the possibilities for researching and rethinking transformation are based on an exploration of transformation in higher education and the policy directives that influenced its development in...

This series of working papers is intended to disseminate the Development Centre's research findings rapidly among specialists in the field concerned.These papers are generally available in the original English or French, with a summary in the other language.OECD Working Papers should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its member countries.The opinions expressed and arguments employed are those of the author.This document and any map included herein are...