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Graduate student-faculty relationships can impact student program completion, career path, attrition, success, and overall experience.With the increase of African graduate students in the United States, there is a need to understand the relationship dynamics between these students and American faculty.The existing research studies on African students tend to focus on student experience with discrimination, language difficulties, cultural adjustment, financial issues, isolation, and...

This article focuses on the role of access to music education as an agent of social change and as an important way of empowering previously disadvantaged learners, putting this forward as an argument against the proposed downscaling of music in schools as advocated by the government. This narrative inquiry shed light on the perceptions of participating teachers associated with various music programs in the same larger geographical area on the benefits of music education to learners,...

Online learning has become an integral component of higher education in the 21st century.Harnessing this potential has resulted in an increase in enrollment without the corresponding wear and tear on main campus infrastructure.Many institutions of higher education have incorporated online learning into their programs while recognizing that online learners are more likely to be adult students.As such, adult learners must have basic online skills that make them ready for online learning.Also,...

There is widespread concern regarding the size and capacity of the paediatric nursing workforce, which is an important contributor to improved health outcomes for South Africa’s (SA) children. As reliable information on the size of the paediatric nursing workforce and associated training activity was not readily available, a small, exploratory study was conducted to ascertain the extent of paediatric nursing training outputs. Data from a survey of training providers were supplemented with...

Eating disorders pose a serious challenge to health services due to psychosocial and medical problems. Binge eating disorder (BED) is characterized as a pattern of overeating episodes followed by shame, distress and guilty feelings. Among eating disorders, BED has the highest prevalence, especially among females. The literature reported that BED is associated with nutritional status, socio-demographic factors, and psychological factors in different countries. This study aims to examine the...

Background: Chronic kidney disease is a major public health challenge, globally.Inadequate excretion of metabolic waste products by the kidneys results in circulation of these toxic materials in the body.This can cause damage to tissues and organ systems including the auditory system which can lead to hearing loss.Aim: The study was aimed at determining the prevalence, degrees and types of hearing impairment among Chronic kidney disease patients on haemodialysis in Ghana.Methods: A...

Generally, in the tropical countries and particularly in Benin one of the main risks that threatens the life of the human, animal and plant beings is the drought. The objective of this research is to analyze the vulnerabilities to the drought of the study area, in order to evaluate their influences on the pastoral ecosystems of the center and north of Benin. For this to happen, the Pluviometrics Indications of Deficit and the pluviometrics discrepancy have been determined. The mapping...

Predominantly White Educational Institutions often fail to meet the needs of gifted African American students. Racial discrimination, lack of teacher cultural competence, and deficit ideologies create barriers impacting student academic success, emotional well-being, and sense of belonging. School counselors are in optimal positions to assist African American youth using targeted cultural strategies. This article offers a background on the issues many gifted African American children face...

This paper describes a research project investigating language and intercultural support for adult Syrian refugees in Ireland under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP). Learning the language of the host community has been identified as a crucial factor in resettlement satisfaction for adult refugees, with particular difficulties reported in relation to older refugees, women, and those with low levels of literacy. This paper focuses on the voices of twenty-six adult Syrian refugees...

This paper describes a research project investigating language and intercultural support for adult Syrian refugees in Ireland under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP). Learning the language of the host community has been identified as a crucial factor in resettlement satisfaction for adult refugees, with particular difficulties reported in relation to older refugees, women, and those with low levels of literacy. This paper focuses on the voices of twenty-six adult Syrian...

One prominent issue in developing education systems globally has been the relation between state and non-state actors. In this country case study, we explore how social, economic, and political changes in Kenya are impacting the mission, focus, and operations of faith-based—and specifically Catholic—schools. Drawing primarily from four focus group discussions with head teachers from 36 government-aided, Catholic-sponsored primary schools, we explore the question: How is the Kenyan state’s...

Integrating Hydro-Climate Science into Policy Decisions for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure and Livelihoods in East Africa (HyCRISTAL) is a Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) project funded to deliver new understanding of East African climate change and its impacts, and to demonstrate use of climate change information in long-term decision-making in the region. Here, we briefly summarise key findings from HyCRISTAL so far on climate change, as well as key findings from the pan-African FCFA...

Background: In South Africa, especially in the Eastern Cape province, despite reported high prevalence of underweight and obesity, little is known regarding the relationship of body composition (BC) with blood pressure (BP) in primary school children. Understanding the relationship between BC and BP in these children is important because it is associated with adverse effects on health and social repercussion in both adolescence and adulthood. Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the...

This article represents our attempt to establish a blueprint for a comprehensive refugee intervention program to be disseminated across the globe. Specifically, we describe a proposal to conduct a two-generation intervention program that addresses the socioemotional needs of both Syrian caregivers and their preschool children who have fled the atrocities of their home country and have settled in Turkey. The goal is to improve the school readiness skills of preschool children ravaged by war,...

Coaching life skills through sport: An application of the teaching personal and social responsibility model to youth sport in eSwatini Zenzi HuysmansAdolescence is a formative developmental period where youth learn the life skills and values needed to become compassionate and civically-engaged young people and navigate increasingly challenging global environments.Youth in eSwatini face major context-specific challenges that impede their healthy development as well as limited engagement with...

This is a paper on student mobilisation or youth activism in South Africa from a critical race theory, black consciousness and cultural studies perspective with an emphasis on meaning construction, symbolic action and locating the author centrally in the empirical-analytical process. It is presented through the personalised experiences and reflexive-narrative style (i.e. story-within-the-story) of the author’s own point of view, which makes it an auto- (personal experience), ethno- (rich...

This is a paper on student mobilisation or youth activism in South Africa from a critical race theory, black consciousness and cultural studies perspective with an emphasis on meaning construction, symbolic action and locating the author centrally in the empirical-analytical process. It is presented through the personalised experiences and reflexive-narrative style (i.e. story-within-the-story) of the author’s own point of view, which makes it an auto- (personal experience), ethno- (rich...

South Africa is exposed to climate vulnerabilities owing to its socio-economic and environmental situations. It is, therefore, not a surprise that it is a signatory to: the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change the Kyoto Protocol ; and the 2015 Paris Agreement, and has endorsed the Sustainable Development Goals, and thereby committed to contribute to the global effort to reduce and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.Both the Paris Agreement in its article 3 and SDG...

Women who experience gender-based violence (GBV) are at risk for adverse sexual health outcomes, as they may be unable to fully negotiate sexual encounters. This may be especially true for females at universities in Ethiopia, where women are the minority and patriarchal norms prevail. This study explored students’ experiences and faculty’s perceptions of GBV and sexual risk behaviours at two Ethiopian universities. Individual interviews were conducted with students, and focus group...