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This paper explores the factors that influence the implementation of m-learning and proposes a model for implementing m-learning in Tanzania. The study was conducted in ten secondary schools in the Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania. Purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used to determine students majoring in science subjects. Findings indicate that majority of students own mobile phones and have access to the Internet connectivity. However, m-learning platforms that are currently...

Mutations in the CLDN14 gene, encoding the tight junction claudin 14 protein has been reported to date in an autosomal recessive form of isolated hearing loss DFNB29. In order to identify the contribution of CLDN14 to inherited deafness in Moroccan population, we performed a genetic analysis of this gene in 80 Moroccan familial cases. Our results show the presence of 7 mutations: 6 being conservative and one leading to a missense mutation (C11T) which was found at heterozygous and homozygous...

The relationship between poverty and academic performance of children is far from simple and direct. It is more complicated than just the effects of poverty alone. The Poverty Assessment Study Survey (PASS) conducted by the Government of Zimbabwe in 2006 revealed that AIDS and poverty have reversed progress towards millennium development goals. It is estimated that about seven out of ten families in Zimbabwe live in dire poverty because of political unrest, socio-economic instability,...

This paper describes the development and preliminary validation of the Developmental Trauma Inventory (DTI), which is a 36-item, retrospective, self-administered screen for interpersonal childhood trauma experiences developed specifically for the South African context. Preliminary validation of the inventory was conducted using a sample of 720 school-going adolescents attending a high school in the Durban Metropolitan area (South Africa). Factor analysis produced the best fit for a 10-factor...

A new joint venture company established between DRA and ELB Engineering - ARDBEL - aims to redefine massive materials handling projects in Africa and was officially launched on 1 July, writes Laura Cornish.

A new joint venture company established between DRA and ELB Engineering - ARDBEL - aims to redefine massive materials handling projects in Africa and was officially launched on 1 July, writes Laura Cornish.

We present an analysis of the distribution, timing, and characteristics of the volcano‐tectonic activity on the western margin of the Southern Main Ethiopian Rift in the Soddo area (latitudes between ~7°10'N and ~6°30'N). The margin is characterized by the presence of numerous normal faults, with limited vertical offset and often sigmoidal in shape, which accommodate a gentle transition from the rift floor to the Ethiopian plateau. New radiocarbon dating indicates post‐30 ka fault activity,...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes account for one-third of the mortality difference between African American and white patients. We evaluated the effect of a CVD risk reduction intervention in African Americans with diabetes. We randomized 359 African Americans with type 2 diabetes to receive usual care or a nurse telephone intervention. The 12-month intervention provided monthly self-management support and quarterly medication management facilitation. Coprimary outcomes were changes...

This research aims at identifying the entrepreneurial characteristics of university students in Gaza Strip using Exploratory Factor Analysis EFA. It also aims at testing the relationship between their entrepreneurial characteristics and entrepreneurial inclination using two multivariate techniques (discreminant and logistic analyses). Respondents were classified as entrepreneurially inclined and non-entrepreneurially inclined based on their desire to establish their own business after...

Teachers, through their teaching and support practices, are strategic role-players in girls' access to education and inclusion at schools. In Tanzania research shows that the socio-cultural practices of teachers in schools are blocking the throughput of secondary school girls (Tanzania Gender Networking Programme 2004: 7; United Nations 2006; Ministry of Education and Culture 2000). These studies have found that hostile school environments lead to disempowering educational experiences for...

Inter-annual variability, which characterizes the climate of Northern Algeria, is accentuated by climate change. In the steppe, where agro-pastoral activities are strongly dependent on rainfall, the increase of rainfall variability augments the vulnerability of agro-pastoralists, particularly those weakly endowed with resources, and compromises reproduction of their farming systems. Faced with this situation, these agro-pastoralists develop different adaptation strategies. A study of...

"Teacher education in sub-Saharan Africa: closer perspectives." Professional Development in Education, 39(3), pp. 445–446

"Social work in Africa: exploring culturally relevant education and practice in Ghana." European Journal of Social Work, 16(3), pp. 445–446

This research evaluates the English Language teacher education programme in two Colleges of Education, institutions that award the National Certificate in Education (NCE) which is the minimum teaching qualification in Nigeria. The research is centred on the objectives of the English Language teacher education programme at the NCE level. It seeks not only to identify the programme objectives but to also examine how the said objectives are interpreted by the lecturers through their...

This paper examined colonialism and education; the challenges for sustainable development in Nigeria. It reveals that during the colonial period, that the type of education introduced did not meet the aspirations of the people. It was manly for the electives. The colonial powers only need those reliable natives they could hand over power to and not the people who could actually manage the economy and the resources in the country. The policy of the colonial education was not geared toward...

This study examines campus conflicts involving students’ and university management in the University of Ibadan with emphasis on why university students’ behave the way they do in conflicts and crisis situations. The study discussed the various types of students’ conflicts in the university, the empirical incidents of campus conflicts in Ibadan, the relevant campus conflicts involving university students’ and the university management, and or the government and the different factors...

The novelty of modern architecture in the former Portuguese African colonies derives from the fact that the ideology of the Modern Movement was interpreted locally. This built heritage is represented in terms of its responsiveness to the physical environment in which it operates, by means of Design with Climate–A Bioclimatic Approach to Architectural Regionalism (Olgyay, 1963). Combining tradition and innovation, this approach sought to address the specific socio–cultural context within...

African American youth have been disciplined and dismissed from classrooms for engaging in culturally-based communication practices that teachers misinterpret and perceive as disruptive. Teachers have significant power in how they communicate with their students. White teachers should be especially aware of this power because misunderstandings around communication often stem from cultural differences. This study illustrates the promising practice of a white teacher who integrated African...