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The study is a conceptual descrption of the effects of enterprise training on youth employment from disciplinary and methodological perspective within the kumasi metropolis of Ghana.

This paper is an attempt to shed the light on the teaching of the oral skill to ESP students in general, and more particularly to Computer Science students at a university level. In fact, what is mostly important is to understand to what extent oral proficiency is relevant for ESP students who are supposed to interact orally in seminars and conferences and be able to suggest some oral activities which could be of interest for an ESP teacher at the department of Computer Sciences.In this...

The aim of this research paper is to shed light on the students’ preoccupations at the university level, mainly the ones who have enjoyed learning English as an elementary subject in high school and, find themselves acquainted to a specialty that tends to neglect the use of the English language in the university studies. After passing the Baccalaureate exam, the students were orientated to specialize in German studies These students announce to the teacher they wish they mastered the English...

This study examines the nature of interethnic relations among students of Jimma University, Oromiya state, Ethiopia.It finds that the interethnic relation portrays both tension and agreement.More or less the relationships among students take ethnic lines.That is the relations are guided by nationalism and ´´Ethiopian Identity´.These two notions are a detour between students who strongly believe in a system that practically celebrates diversity based on equality and those who firmly advocate...

Teachers are employed in schools to perform specific roles that will support students’ crave for academic excellence. For students to realize this, the academic environment must be devoid of psychological disturbances and intimidation. Disappointedly, studies have shown that emotional abuse existed in schools and perpetrators included teachers. Researches in this area have shown variables such as parental education, family type and size, socio-economic status as correlates of teachers’...

Poverty has degraded lives for centuries; and human deprivation is still persistent in the developing countries of the world. It is in this regard that this study examined the impact of poverty on senior secondary school girls’ prospect for tertiary education in Nigeria. The aim was to ascertain the extent to which the prospect of senior secondary school girls for tertiary education is susceptible to poverty. The study was conducted adopting empirical design. The data used for the study were...

  Climate change and associated impacts are now widely acknowledged by most communities, institutions and organizations in the World to be affecting people’s livelihoods. The University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania through the Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA) implemented a three years research program to study the implications of climate change on natural and social systems in three agro ecolocilal zones in Tanzania.  The present paper presents finding obtained from one...

This paper investigated the role extension services plays in climate change adaptation in Limpopo province in South Africa. A representative sample of 300 farmers aged 16 to 65+ years (46% males and 54% females) participated in the study. The study involved Sekhukhune and Capricorn districts, with 56% farmers in Capricorn and 44% in Sekhukhune district. The following 10 local municipalities were visited: Elias Motsoaledi, Makhuduthamaga, Fetakgomo, Ephraim Mogale, Tubatse, Lepelle Nkumpi,...

Agricultural activities mostly food crop production are climate dependent, as change in the ideal plant requirement may affect the overall yield and productive capacity of the crop.The study examined farmers' perception on the effect of climate change and variations on urban agriculture in Ibadan Metropolis.Data were obtained through the administration of 145 copies of structured questionnaire to farmers in two prominent urban agricultural communities of Odogbo Barracks and Eleyele.The data...

Fishing industry has been earmarked as one of the key Economic pillar in vision 2030, If Kenya is to realize a middle income economy from a developing Nation. Yet the income of the self employed fishermen in the Fishing Industry continue to dwindle and is attributed to their educational level challenges. This has raised concern among players in the Fishing Industry. This book make an attempt to elucidate the influence of education on income and pertinent observations on how education can be...

  Volatile organic compound (VOC) species react at different rate and exhibit differences in reactivity with respect to ozone formation in polluted urban atmosphere. To assess this, the variations pattern, reactivity relative to OH radical and ozone creation potential of ambient VOCs were investigated in field studies at designated sites in urban centers of Akure and Ado-Ekiti, Southwestern, Nigeria, between June, 2009 and May, 2010. The ambient air samples were drawn into a tube using...

Foreign language learning is a hallmark of the internationalisation of university education and a key to enabling graduates to participate in a globalising world.Currently, China is both a global political player and a key market and trading partner for the West and for Africa.Linked to these economic and political factors, non-Chinese speakers in higher education systems worldwide are showing a rapidly expanding interest in learning Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language.Notwithstanding the...

The wadi Issil originates in the High Atlas of Marrakesh, at altitudes above 2000 m. The mountainous part of the watershed is characterized by significant slopes, a low-permeable bedrock and a widespread dense hydrographic network.Concerning precipitation, the upstream stations of the basin record heavy and high rainfall levels. The average value e.g. in Agaiouar is approximately 582 mm a year, which is close to what can be found in sub-humid lands.This hydrogeomorphic and rainfall situation...

The study examined the perceptions of Masvingo urban female students, parents and teachers towards the maternity leave policy for high school girls in Zimbabwe. A qualitative paradigm and the descriptive survey method were adopted. The qualitative paradigm was selected because the issue under study yields soft data. A descriptive survey was suitable for a relatively large sample. The paradigm lends itself to the use of in-depth interviews and open-ended questionnaires which were the two...

This paper analyses the time series characteristics of rainfall data for Sokoto metropolis for 40 years with a view to understanding drought management. Data for this study was obtained from the Nigeria Metrological Agency (NIMET), Sokoto Airport; Sokoto. The data was subjected to time series tests (trend, cycle, seasonal and decomposition analyses) using additive and multiplicative modeling approach. The results showed an increasing trend of rainfall amount over the metropolis within the...

The influence of soil fertility on the performance of any crop cannot be overemphasized. The study assessed cocoa farmers’ training needs on soil management techniques in Cross River State of Nigeria. Study data were obtained from random sample of farmers belonging to Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) in Cross River State. Average age of respondents was 54.4 years while many (53%) were between ages 41–60 years. On soil management practices, 67.9% did not spend any money to maintain...

This paper presents evidence from Rwanda's Girinka ('One Cow per Poor Family') program that has distributed more than 130,000 livestock asset transfers in the form of cows to the rural poor since 2006. Supply side constraints on the programe results in some beneficiaries receiving complementary training with the cow transfer, and other households not receiving such training with their cow. We exploit these constraints to estimate the additional impact of receiving complementary training with...

Purpose – This article aims to assess the awareness among educators of strategies put in place for peer teacher evaluation (PTE), and training opportunities availed to them in relation to PTE. Design/methodology/approach – The study was conducted in secondary schools in three selected districts of Western Province of Kenya using a descriptive survey design. Data were collected from school principals, senior teachers, heads of departments and teachers using questionnaires, interview schedules...

Purpose – The paper sets out to analyse the quality education curriculum innovations that have been implemented in Kenya since independence in 1963. The purpose of the analysis is to assess the success and or failure of the innovations and determine the lessons learned that can inform future design and implementation of curriculum innovations designed to improve the quality of education. Design/methodology/approach – This was a desk review of curriculum policy documents and related research...