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Speakers: Dr Charles Nhemachema, EPDat HSRC, Dr Yacob Beletse, Crop Science, ARC, Dr Olivier Crespo, Climate System Analysis Group, University of Cape Town, 15 July

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Climate change remains a gigantic developmental issue the world over thus calling for sustainable intervention measures. Research shows that despite the potential dangers posed by climate change, public concern is low, a situation that tends to be linked to unfamiliarity with the nature of the climate uncertainties. One of the possible ways to address this scenario, it has been argued, is to apply research from communication and related fields to tailor messages to the existing perceptions,...

Orphan) hood) is) a) depressing) status) in) life) and) has) adverse) effects) yet) every) child) in) Kenya)has)a)right)to)quality)education)that)should)lead)to)good)learning)in)pursuance)to) Universal)Primary)Education)(UPE).)Majority)of)orphaned)learners)are)widely)affected) and)fail)to)attain)good)performance.)However)exceptional)few)perform)well)and)attain) high) grades) enabling) them) to) join) good) High) schools) and) pursue) their) academic) dreams.)The) study) therefore) assessed)...

This study analyzed the farmer-perceived importance of adaptation practices to climate change and examined the barriers that impede adaptation.Perceptions about causes and effects of long-term changes in climatic variables were also investigated.A total of 100 farmer-households were randomly selected from four communities in the Lawra district of Ghana.Data was collected using semi-structured questionnaires and focus group discussions (FGDs).The results showed that 87% of respondents...

Natural and man-made disasters have wreaked havoc in society since time immemorial. Kenya has not been spared by the wide spread of such disasters. As demonstrated, disasters keep on reoccurring with higher intensity than before with an attitude and mode of operation of responding after the disasters have struck. This happens in a back drop of a more conscious society which is aware of its rights. Such a society may demand its rights for protection as a basic right enshrined in the Kenya...

The study is designed to find out the availability and utilization of laboratory facilities and their implication in the performance of students in Biology in Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) in Zaria metropolis of Kaduna state.Random sampling technique was used to select 5 senior secondary schools from the 12 government senior secondary schools in the study area.The sample comprised 400 students selected from 5,423 students and all 16 science teachers of the selected...

The aim of the study was to investigate Strategies for adjustment to Loss and Grief among orphaned Kenyan secondary school students.The study was informed by Kübler-Ross Cycle model of loss and grief.Qualitative method research approach was used and with it, concurrent triangulation design was adopted.The target population consisted of 47 schools, 20 focus group discussion students, 10 personal interviews and 1,245 Form three orphaned students from public secondary schools in Kisumu Central...

Background:In South Africa, there is a strong curriculum imperative for school science teachers to not only involve learners in practical inquiry activities but also to support students in making a connection between the construction of substantive scientific knowledge to these activities. The research reported in this article investigated the extent to which South African teachers at historically disadvantaged township schools engaged students in the construction of science ideas in inquiry...

Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) remain a major public health problem, particularly in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. Though infections are prevalent among all age groups, the world health organization (WHO) considers Pre-school age children (PSAC), school-aged children, and pregnant women as segments of population at high risk of STH morbidities.This study aimed at determining the prevalence and infection intensity of STH and associated factors among PSAC in Butajira Town,...

This study was designed to evaluate the content adequacy and readability of computer studies textbooks in use in junior secondary schools in Ebonyi state of Nigeria. Eight research questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The sample of the study consisted of three (3) approved computer studies textbooks, 21 junior secondary schools randomly selected from the 3 education zones of Ebonyi State, and 56 computer studies teachers in Ebonyi State. Three (3) instruments were used for data...

Tropical Agricultural Research and Extension is a peer-reviewed international scientific journal covering a wide range of subject areas in tropical and subtropical agriculture published quarterly by the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. The journal is also available on the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna website https://www.agri.ruh.ac.lk/tare/index.htm .

It has been said that the debate over effectiveness of learning online has ended and that several large-scale studies are reporting better learning outcomes for online learning than for some face-to-face courses. In the Central Region of Ghana, a study was carried out to explore opportunities, challenges and expectations confronting adults who learn online. Adult learners’ completed a survey modeled on a five-point Likert scale. One hundred and fifty respondents from two districts completed...

Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is recognised as an effective method of sexual health education, with the school identified as a fitting site of implementation. Its holistic and participatory nature endeavours to develop the knowledge, attitudes and life-skills of students to help them secure their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This qualitative study aimed to better understand aspects of CSE implementation in one context. Specifically, it focuses on the effects of...

Reading habit is a fundamental skill necessary in the life of every student. It is essential in developing a more civilized and knowledgeable society. Therefore, the study investigated reading habit of secondary school students and ways of developing and improving of school libraries in Nigeria. The study reviewed the basis of reading skills, reading skill as a prerequisite of students’ development, strategies for improving reading habit in schools, guidelines for improving reading habit and...

Supporting and upskilling teachers are essential to enhancing the quality of learning in developing contexts – the focus of Education For All – yet little evidence exists concerning what kinds of teacher education are actually most effective and what changes in ‘quality’ are desired and feasible. This paper illustrates how a concrete, research-informed school-based, model of professional development in sub-Saharan Africa can address the quality agenda. It reports on a trial of a pioneering,...