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Premarital sex increases the risk of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections including HIV if unprotected and contraception is not used. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess premarital sex in the last twelve months and its predictors among regular undergraduate students of Wollega University.A cross-sectional survey using pretested, structured questionnaire was conducted on a total of 704 regular undergraduate students of Wollega University from February to March,...

Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, many children are not learning to read competently in the first 3 years of primary school; thus, both ‘reading to learn’ and ‘reading for pleasure’ in these early years, and in higher grades, are constrained. Two of the many reasons for reading failure are the absence of suitable materials in languages with which learners are familiar and teachers’ limited knowledge of pedagogic practices that support reading development. In this article, we describe the...

ملخص الدراسة: هدفت الدراسة إلى الكشف عن أثر توظيف الأناشيد والألعاب التعليمية في تنمية المفاهيم العلمية وبعض عمليات العلم الأساسية لدى طلبة الصف الثالث الأساسي في العلوم العامة بغزة، واستخدم الباحثان المنهج شبه التجريبي في الدراسة، والمنهج الوصفي وطبقت على عينة من طلبة الصف الثالث الأساسي من مدرسة الشاطئ الابتدائية المشتركة ب بلغ عددها (100) طالبا وطالبة، قسمت إلى ثلاث مجموعات: مجموعة تجريبية أولى بلغ عدد أفرادها(34) طالبا وطالبة درست بتوظيف الأناشيد، مجموعة تجريبية ثانية بلغ عدد أفرادها(34)...

Sexual violence against women and children in Tanzania and globally is a human rights violation and a developmental challenge.The aim of this study was to assess the impact of training health professionals on rape management. The specific objectives were to evaluate the changes of knowledge and attitudes toward sexual violence among a selected population of health professionals at primary health care level.A quasi-experimental design using cross-sectional surveys was conducted to evaluate...

<p>Using a survey, this study examines EFL teachers’ views on professional development, the models of teacher development they are familiar with, and their experiences in the area. The study also inquires into the teachers’ knowledge and opinions about inquiry-based teaching. The results indicate that though the EFL teachers often have the opportunity to participate in teacher development activities, these activities do not enable them to develop the skill of reflection and action on...

A dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Foundation, Faculty of Education, University of Botswana in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree in Masters of Education, Citation: Bathuleng, Tshupo B. (2015) Induction for newly appointed school heads in primary schools in Botswana – the case of Mahalapye sub-region, University of Botswana

South African higher education has faced much structural transformation since the dismantling of apartheid, and yet remains a racialized space. Despite a stated commitment to transformation in university policy nationally, lay discourses of transformation are highly contested. In these debates, black students are often represented in stigmatizing ways; which affect students’ self-esteem and academic performance. This paper explores black students’ experiences of transformation at the...

This study investigated the effect of the Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) on the performance of secondary school learners in stoichiometry in three selected schools currently doing Physical Science at Higher and Ordinary levels in the Zambezi Region, Namibia. Structured questionnaires were used to collect information bothering on learners’ knowledge of stoichiometry contents, perceived factors affecting learners’ performance in stoichiometry and strategies for improvingperformance in...

Despite the growing alcohol marketing activities of the transnational alcohol industries in Nigeria, little research has focussed on their effects on Nigerian youths. This study explores students’ awareness of electronic and outdoor alcohol advertisement on campus and around students’ off-campus residential and leisure sites, and the extent to which they perceive it to affect their drinking. Thirty-one in-depth interviews were conducted with male and female undergraduate students (aged 19-23...

A dissertation submitted to the Departmentt of Adult Education, Faculty of Education, University of Botswana in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of the degree of Masters of Education (Adult Education), Citation: Kgaditswe, Ookeditse (2015) An assessment of the relevance of the Diploma in Technical and Vocational Education (DTVE) for preparing teachers for the Botswana Technical Education Programme (BTEP), University of Botswana

A dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Botswana in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Education (Educational Management), Citation: Kgosi, Keitumetse K. (2015) Students’ tardiness and its effect on teaching and learning at Botho University, Botswana, University of Botswana.

A dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Foundations, Faculty of Education, University of Botswana in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Education, Citation: Molefhi, Thapelo (2015) Challenges facing the implementation of performance management systems (PMS): a case of South East Region Junior Secondary Schools in Botswana, University of Botswana

The job demand-control-social support model has been widely studied in western countries but has not been theoretically addressed on health workers of sub-Saharan African countries. Therefore, this study investigates the relationship between Job Demand-Control-Support Model and job satisfaction in specialized teaching hospitals in Ethiopia.A cross-sectional survey was conducted from September 2014 to May 2015 in three public specialized teaching hospitals in Ethiopia. Among 1371 nurses, 360...

This paper discusses the effects of strike on the academic performance of business education students in Nigerian Universities.It also discussed the labour disputes and their settlement recorded strikes, 1960-77, academic staff union of universities history and struggles, the effects of academic staff union of universities strikes on business education students as well as possible remedy.This paper uses historical survey in evaluating the views of various scholars in an attempt to inform...

Objective - The impacts of emissions from diesel fuelled generators used at base transceiver stations (BTS) of telecommunication industries in Nigeria on ambient concentrations of total suspended particulate (TSP) were investigated for the immediate neighborhood of the BTS. Method - To achieve this, Met-One GT 331 dust monitor was used. Observed ambient pollutant levels were translated into potential health impacts based on previously established relationships. 10 BTS locations powered...

This thesis explores the motivations and lived experiences of Nigerian Christian women engaged in postgraduate studies in UK higher education based on 20 semi-structured interviews. For this group of women, their educational quest abroad is happening at the phase in the normative life course when they are expected by Nigerian society to be wives as well as mothers. Such cultural expectations carry social sanctions for non-conformity. This thesis investigates the immense social pressures...