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The aim of this study was to investigate teachers' perceptions of the impact of Continuing Professional Development on promoting quality teaching and learning.This study adopted a mixed method approach using both quantitative and qualitative research designs.Closed-ended self-administered questionnaires and interview schedule were used to collect data.Two hundred teachers were sampled through simple random sampling procedure to complete the questionnaires, while ten teachers participated in...

Abstract A Qualitative First Look at African American Students’ Perceptions of Developing Engineer of 2020 Traits Through Non-curricular ActivitiesThis paper describes results to date of a qualitative research study investigating theinfluence of certain non-curricular organizations on the development of Engineer of 2020traits in African American students. The students and alumni members we focus onparticipated in at least one of the following types of organizations:: Black GreekOrganizations...

The aim of this study was to investigate teachers' perceptions of the impact of Continuing Professional Development on promoting quality teaching and learning.This study adopted a mixed method approach using both quantitative and qualitative research designs.Closed-ended self-administered questionnaires and interview schedule were used to collect data.Two hundred teachers were sampled through simple random sampling procedure to complete the questionnaires, while ten teachers participated in...

In this paper, we present the results of a survey of an environmental education program applied to a cohort of 542 students in six primary schools at Lake Alaotra, Madagascar. The educational materials used were a comic book and additional materials designed specifically for local conditions in rural Madagascar. The comic book conveyed mostly system knowledge and, to a lesser extent, action-related knowledge. The additional materials posed practical tasks to students and were meant to...

Seeking to improve retention of underrepresented minorities within the STEM fields, we often discuss why these students leave, but spend less time on the measures that support persistence.Research has shown that mentoring is one essential source of such support for students of color.But our current understanding of the role of mentoring or its critical components is incomplete, both in a general sense and for specific populations.For example, the mentoring experiences of undergraduate...

This dissertation aims to illuminate why Indigenous Knowledge is declining in Igbo land, southeastern Nigeria, and the possibilities of using Indigenous Environmental Education to re-generate Igbo Indigenous Knowledge. The research, focusing on both Nigerian Igbo and diasporic Igbo, has the potential to add nuance and complexity to the discussion of Indigenous Knowledge in the context of Igbo people. This study is motivated by the research question “why is Igbo Indigenous knowledge declining...

Urbanization and population growth have been the major forces driving natural forests depletion. Globally, 600 million people depend on forest resources. Specifically, 65 percent of workforce in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) and 80 percent in Rwanda greatly depend on forests for subsistence agriculture. However, the economic value attached to forest management attributes, and socioeconomic and institutional factors for a participatory decision making process are not well known. Despite different...

The anthropometric data of the students in secondary schools was obtained and possible mismatch between the relevant dimensions of students and the classroom furniture they use were examined. A total of 480 students in Junior Secondary 1 through Senior Secondary 3 in sixteen (Eight Public and Eight Private) Secondary Schools participated in the study with ages ranging from 10 years to 18 years. Fourteen anthropometric measurements and the dimensions of four types of chairs and four types of...

The emerging nature of climate change and events associated with climate change raises the question of to what extent and how the changing climate will affect the well-established property valuation processes and procedures.Events like the one in March 2007, when the KwaZulu-Natal coast was hit by storm swells which severely damaged coastal properties, is a typical example.The economic loss was estimated to be more than one billion rand.Risk associated with the changing climate is on the...

Kiremt-season (June–September) precipitation provides a significant water supply for Ethiopia, particularly in the central and northern regions. The response of Kiremt-season precipitation to climate change is thus of great concern to water resource managers. However, the complex processes that control Kiremt-season precipitation challenge the capability of general circulation models (GCMs) to accurately simulate precipitation amount and variability. This in turn raises questions about their...

Background Sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) is a global health and human rights problem which is of particular concern in sub-Saharan Africa because of the compounding effects of high HIV prevalence. In Swaziland a small, land-locked country of just over one million people women and girls face the disproportionate burden of both SGBV and HIV: Nearly half (48%) of those aged 13-24 years reported having experienced some form of sexual violence (including rape, threat of rape, unwanted...

Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) in Gram-negative organisms is now a major concern in Enterobacteriaceae worldwide. This study determined a point-prevalence and genetic profiles of ESBL-producing isolates among members of the family Enterobacteriaceae in Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Ikeja, Nigeria. Consecutive non-repetitive invasive multidrug-resistant isolates of the family Enterobacteriaceae obtained over a period of 1 month (October 2011) were studied. The isolates were...

This paper utilizes a multi-level governance framework to explain how and at what scale climate adaptation, exemplified by flood risk management, was governed in the medium-scale city of Saint Louis, Senegal. It explores how this policy sector worked toward a "resilient city" pointing to gaps between governance as prescribed and as practiced. The paper suggests that strong coordination of climate change adaptation and flood risk management should take place at city level, reflecting the...

Historically assessment of juvenile offenders began during colonial era, when every young people who disobeyed colonial rules of regional zoning, labour provision, and hut tax among others were considered offenders and detrimental to colonial interests. Subsequently, the colonial government sentenced such people to institutional rehabilitation, which employed punitive measures to deter the young offenders from reoffending, thereby protecting the colonial interests. The independent government...