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It has been proven that acoustic conditions in classrooms have great influence on the performance of students and give stress to the teachers.Long reverberation time may also deteriorate speech quality by reducing the signal to noise ratio (SNR).This work aimed at predicting the absorption "a" and thereby calculating the reverberation time of some classrooms in Akwa Ibom State, South-South Nigeria using simple Sabin equations and to make appropriate recommendations where they fall short of...

This study aimed to investigate how Agency for the Development of Educational Management (ADEM) inservice training program enhances communication skills for human relations skills of Public Secondary school heads in Tarime District, Tanzania.The study was guided by one research question.Convergent design under mixed approach was used.The study targeted used a sample of 8 schools, with 8 heads of schools, 80 teachers, 16 non teaching staff and 192 form three students.Data was collected using...

There is an international consensus that climate change poses an imminent threat to development around the world.Egypt is not an exception; without a doubt, global warming has put Egypt among the countries that climate change is affected.Therefore, it has become necessary for Egypt to integrate plans of adaptation into its development strategies to overcome or cope with or limit the unavoidable impacts of climate change.Consequently, this study analyses the potential economic and social...

There is a broad consensus in the literature that the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become an effective tool that can be used for educational purposes.The use of ICT in the classroom creates better learning opportunities and enhances the quality of teaching.However, barriers to ICT integration hinder this process.The aim of this paper is to explore the perceived barriers to ICT integration that Moroccan secondary school teachers encounter in EFL classrooms.This...

For many years, the process of training a teacher has been extensively studied and discussed in the scientific and academic community worldwide.However, very few studies have been conducted on teaching practice in the developing world, which include Zambia.Teaching practice affords student teachers an opportunity to translate theory into practice in a real classroom situation.This study investigated challenges that the University of Zambia faces in implementing teaching practice in...

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Food safety receives minimal attention and only captures national attention during foodborne disease outbreaks.The objective of this study was to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices on food safety aspects related to Orange Fleshed Sweet potato (OFSP) along the food value chain in Kenya.A cross-sectional study was designed and investigated food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) among the OFSP processors, traders, and consumers of street foods in Kenya.A...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of students’ gender on their performances in mathematics periodic tests and terminal examination. The aim was to determine the contributions of students’ gender to performance of students in mathematics periodic tests and terminal examination. The study adopted an ex-post facto research design in which the researcher does not have direct control on the independent variables, since the manifestation had already occurred. It involves...

The objective of this review article was to summarize the current impacts and its implications of environmental pollution on the fisheries sector in Ethiopian fisheries.The materials for this review were kinds of literature (published and unpublished) including internet access and personal experiences were used for the source to obtain applicable data.Ethiopia has a potential source of water used for fisheries and irrigation-based agriculture.The Ethiopian Rift Valley is one of the potential...

The use of smartphone is gradually becoming a compelling learning tool used to enhance teaching and learning in distance education.Its usage ensures flexible course delivery, makes it possible for learners to access online learning platforms, access course resources and interact digitally.Students' use of smart phones and other convergent technological devices for study and social purposes has grown significantly in the past five years.This trend is part of a more general ICT revolution...

Nontechnical skills, such as situation awareness, decision making, leadership, communication, and teamwork play a crucial role on the quality of care and patient safety in the operating room (OR). In our previous work, we developed an interdisciplinary training program, based on the NOTSS (Non-Technical Skills for Surgeons) taxonomy. The aim of this study was to understand the challenges faced by Rwandan surgical providers, who had undergone NOTSS training, to apply these nontechnical skills...

Science evolve obligates those who work in educational process and creative people in the field of music in Sudan to adopt the project of music education in stages of general education at the Ministry of education – Sudan. The importance of the research is looking for to explicate the importance and necessity of musicale education in the stages of general education in Sudan The study problem was identified with a main question: Why were musical education curricula courses not included in the...

This research aims to identify quality in VLEs (Virtual Learning Environments), describes the development of a model, based on original research, describing the characteristics associated with the successful deployment of technology evidenced in the Egyptian higher education, and the alliance factors related to such implementation of quality in VLE. Research findings clarify the importance of quality for the accreditation of VLEs and demonstrate the proposed model that, based on the...

E-leaning has become every day and commonplace in higher education across the world. In some institutions, opportunities and finances of technology have yet to be fully utilised. To better enable the initial exploitation of e-learning, this paper describes the development of a theoretical construct, based on original research, describing the characteristics associated with the successful deployment of technology evidenced in Egyptian higher education supported by the concepts of a technology...

This study aimed to explore factors influencing students' transition from primary to secondary schools, the discrepancy of primary and secondary enrollments. The study used cluster sampling for identifying schools from the district of Assaba. The study aimed to explore the issue from teachers' perspectives. Classical Liberal Theory was adopted as a framework to guide this study.  The theory argues that all individuals have the right to access education without any disparity. So, education...

The study investigated the politicisation of funding of education in Nigeria. It is an explorative and qualitative study, which involved the use of descriptive statistics for analysis. The study revealed that the challenges befalling the education system is primarily due to politicisation of funding of education. The education sector is yet to witness the appropriate injection of funds that meets UNESCO’s recommended threshold of 26 per cent of the annual budget of the nation. This lack of...

Land use in much of sub-Saharan Africa is dominated by legislative frameworks based on a strong colonial legacy, focusing strongly on state control and minimal devolution of management responsibilities to local communities. However, attempts to reconcile conservation and socio-economic development by increasing stakeholder engagement in community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) have been undertaken since the late 1980s. Based on a review of published literature on historical...