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Researchers and policy makers agree that teacher quality is a pivotal issue in education. Quality education begins with quality teachers. Excellent teachers do more than teach the curriculum content: they inspire and enthuses their pupils and serve as role models in terms of attitudes and social relationships. This paper discusses factors that may affect the productivity of teachers in promoting the quality of education in Kenya. DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n2p365

Universities have play key roles in development human resources necessary for the growth of the institutions of the society, be it economic, political or social. To this regard university education has been regarded as the most important cycle in the education system. This explains the rapid expansion of university education in Kenya both in the public and private sector. Postgraduate education has become more marketable than ever before. This is because it provides candidates with...

The authors of this work inquire into the aberrations in the universal basic education (UBE) program in Nigeria with particular reference to the type of philosophy that underpin it. The outcome is that there is an over-whelming influence of pragmatism and empiricism in the UBE scheme; that pragmatism and empiricism were borrowed from British and American philosophy which do not really suit the Nigerian experience. The crux of the Nigerian problems is corruption which cannot be conquered...

Technician Engineering Training (TET) is a component within the Technical, Vocational, Education and Training (TVET). TVET is the provision of skills, knowledge, attitude, and values needed for the place of work. TET as a component of TVET is a necessary intervention in attempts to empower people, reduce poverty, and realize the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). TET is a priority area in achieving Kenya’s Vision 2030 which is anchored in Science, Technology and Innovation. There has...

Abstract This article will explore the development and expression of disability identity and agency through a cross-cultural communal art experience, the creation of comic book heroes with disabilities. The narrative voice of youth participants with disabilities from the U.S. and Syria was examined to understand ways in which this group learning experience in visual art facilitated their causal agency and the development of disability identity. This article explores artistic expression and...

<h3>Background</h3> HIV prevalence among 15–24 year-olds in South Africa is amongst the highest in the world. A cluster-randomised trial began in 2012, assessing the effectiveness of a sport-based HIV prevention intervention in reducing age-disparate partnerships, multiple partnerships, and perpetration of gender-based violence. <h3>Methods</h3> Forty-six schools in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth were randomised to either receive sessions led by trained Grassroot Soccer Coaches or standard...

<h3>Background</h3> A 2009 survey of adult men in South Africa found that 27.6% reported ever having perpetrated rape. The majority reported first perpetrating rape before age 20. Intimate-partner violence and rape are associated with HIV. We assessed the prevalence and predictors of reported rape perpetration among in-school, adolescent males at baseline of a cluster-randomised trial. <h3>Methods</h3> Grade-nine males at 46 secondary schools in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth townships...

Hydropower is an important energy source in Malawi because it provides almost all of the country’s electricity generation capacity. This paper has reviewed the impacts of environmental degradation and climate change on hydropower generation in Malawi. Energy scenario and other issues that contribute towards the current state of environment have been discussed. All of Malawi’s hydropower stations are run-of-river schemes cascaded along the Shire River with an installed capacity of nearly 280...

Despite international studies and evidence into religion’s protective mechanism against suicidal tendencies, within South Africa there has been a lack of research investigating this relationship. This quantitative study investigates the relationship between religiosity and suicidal tendencies in a sample of Muslim students (N=111) at tertiary institutions in the greater Durban area. Two scales were used to test the hypothesis: the Religious Orientation Test (ROT) to measure religiosity and...

We evaluate a “girl-friendly” primary school program in Burkina Faso using a regression discontinuity design. After 2.5 years, the program increased enrollment by 19 percentage points and increased test scores by 0.41 standard deviations. For those caused to attend school, scores increased by 2.2 standard deviations. Girls' enrollment increased by 5 percentage points more than boys' enrollment, but they experienced the same increase in test scores as boys. The unique characteristics of the...

This article uses panel data from 94 LGAs in Tanzania mainland over the period 2005/06 to 2009/10, to examine the impact of Fiscal Decentralization on education spending and provision of quality education. Using local share of total fiscal expenditure as a proxy for fiscal decentralization, this article concludes that Fiscal Decentralization exerts significant impact on education spending and quality of education in Tanzania. Keywords : Fiscal decentralization, education, government spending, Tanzania

This article uses panel data from 94 LGAs in Tanzania mainland over the period 2005/06 to 2009/10, to examine the impact of Fiscal Decentralization on education spending and provision of quality education. Using local share of total fiscal expenditure as a proxy for fiscal decentralization, this article concludes that Fiscal Decentralization exerts significant impact on education spending and quality of education in Tanzania.

Faced with the prospects of a changing climate, a small but increasing number of countries are developing legal and regulatory frameworks that explicitly address climate change. Moreover at least some of these laws and policies carve out substantial roles for local governments. The present paper surveys three countries from different regions in the Global South that have developed or are developing such laws and policies: the Philippines (Asia-Pacific), Mexico and more specifically its State...

Abstract Two contrasting Neoproterozoic volcano-sedimentary successions of ca. 600 m thickness were recognized in the Hamid area, Northeastern Desert, Egypt. A lower Hamid succession consists of alluvial sediments, coherent lava flows, pyroclastic fall and flow deposits. An upper Hamid succession includes deposits from pyroclastic density currents, sills, and dykes. Sedimentological studies at different scales in the Hamid area show a very complex interaction of fluvial, eruptive, and...

On May 21st, 2003, the north Algeria was stricken by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake which was felt over a distance of 250 km from the epicenter, which is localized in Mediterranean Sea at 10 km from the coast. During this event, several ground accelerations were recorded by the instrumentation network of the National Center of Applied Research in Earthquake Engineering (CGS). The records analysis revealed an important difference in peak ground acceleration (PGA) between two close stations (0.58g...

The continued use of European languages in African classrooms has been labeled by some as ‘linguistic imperialism’ in the literature. Questionable arguments have been advanced to justify the official neglect of indigenous African languages in education, but the reality is that such arguments are no longer valid. Efforts by some African governments to remedy the situation have been mediocre at best. For instance, South Africa has 11 official languages but English and Afrikaans remain the de...

AbstractThe role of language in education was clearly indicated in 1958 when UNESCO declared that ‘it is axiomatic that the best medium for teaching a child is his mother tongue’. However, African languages have suffered the indignity of playing second fiddle to European Languages in African classrooms. This paper discusses this issue in the context of South Africa, where a new language policy has been introduced, which constitutionally recognises eleven official languages. Language...

This study jointly investigates factors driving the processes of accessing and staying in school in sub-Saharan Africa. We explicitly account for the fact that staying in school or its converse, dropping out, is observed only among children who ever attend school. We use data from Demographic and Health Surveys from 12 countries. We find that access to school is typically lower for females, rural youth, and those from poorer households. Conditional on having ever attended school, these...