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Context: This paper reports on a study of the progress of vocational education and training (VET) and the need for further profession-oriented training of lecturers in public, technical vocational colleges in South Africa, under the consideration of societal and political conditions.Approach: The study is based on a mixed methods approach in which an analysis of educational policy documents and a qualitative and a quantitative study with VET teachers and representatives of education...

Risky sexual behaviours are not uncommon among young adults particularly those in the higher levels of education. It is known that higher self-efficacy could contribute to better sexual and reproductive health outcomes including the use of condoms. However, there is limited research on the role of socio-demographic, behavioural and parental factors as predictors of condom-use self-efficacy. As a result, this exploratory study was designed to assess the predictors of self-efficacy for condom...

This study examined the effect of instructional materials on the teaching and learning of Basic Science in Junior Secondary Schools in Cross River State.The study examined the role of instructional materials in the science classroom and how instructional materials have affected the teaching and learning of Basic Science.The study employed quasi experimental design.Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study.240 students were randomly selected by simple ballot method from four...

International debates on technology integration in teacher education stress the potential benefits to students' learning. Realising this, the government of Ghana initiated the Basic School Computerisation Programme in 2011, distributing sixty thousand laptops from the onset to some 2,500 basic schools to improve quality teaching and learning. In the midst of this distribution, teachers generally do not really claim to be literate in basic computer skills, let alone having the ability to use...

(1) Introduction: Poor uptake of referral for ear and hearing services in Malawi has been demonstrated in previous research. A multi-component educational intervention was developed to address poor uptake. The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. In addition, we aimed to provide a case study of an intervention development and feasibility testing process in preparation for a potential randomised trial. (2) Methods: The intervention included...

WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Health systems in many low- to middle-income countries (LMICs) are heavily underfunded, and staff training opportunities are limited. There is a lack of empirical data on the development and use of sustainable training programmes in aggression management skills in LMICs. WHAT DOES THIS PAPER ADD TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: After RESPECT, participants showed greater agreement with statements about the role of environmental and relational factors as antecedents of...

Background: Nigeria is abundant in numerous agro-ecological resources, which should make it a major exporter of food items in the world. Regrettably, it has become a major food importer as a result of food scarcity. The state of food production in the country is worsened by the phenomena of climate change and global warming. These developments have deleterious effects on agricultural activities in general and food production in particular. While there are policies and agencies in the country...

South African universities produce fewer graduates than the number specified in the National Development Plan (NDP). According to the NDP, South Africa needs more than 5 000 doctoral graduates annually, against the 1 420 produced in 2010 and 2 258 in 2014. The 2030 target is to produce more than 100 doctorates per million people per year, as the current figures are below international standards. This study employed informetric research techniques as the main method, triangulated through...

This paper investigates the soft power of community archaeology in transforming isolated and diverse communities into a more inclusive society, by reviewing community archaeology as a concept, and as a process, through the case of inclusive cultural heritage in Mozan, Syria. A theory of change underpinned key interventions in Mozan to track shifts in the social behaviour of locals from cultural isolation towards participation, partnership and inclusion, while investigating the process of...

The purpose of the study was to ascertain the interactive effect of gender and teaching with or without kitchen resources on the academic performance and retention of secondary school students in Chemistry in Calabar Education Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria. The sample consisted of 120 students selected by stratified random sampling method. The pretest-posttest control group quasiexperimental research design was adopted in the study. The treatment lasted for a period of six weeks. The data...

The study determined the nutritional challenges of persons with disability in special needs centers in mainland, Lagos State.Three research questions guided the study.Survey research design was adopted.The population of the study was 57.No sampling was done since the population was a manageable size.Validated questionnaire was used for data collection.Data collected were analyzed using mean and standard deviation.Findings showed that the types of disabilities among children in special need...

The purpose of the study was to identify those challenges that hinder the day schools students/adult learners the opportunity to learn information, master new skills and improve old ones.The academic performance of day school secondary students' grades and adult learners in Nigeria were influenced by factors such as, socioeconomic status, the quality of the home environment, parental involvement, societal aspirations and the school factor continue to influence the course of school...

The purpose of the study was to identify those challenges that hinder the day schools students/adult learners the opportunity to learn information, master new skills and improve old ones.The academic performance of day school secondary students' grades and adult learners in Nigeria were influenced by factors such as, socioeconomic status, the quality of the home environment, parental involvement, societal aspirations and the school factor continue to influence the course of school...

After 1994, the South African government put in place an ambitious policy framework to transform the system of teacher education to promote equitable quality education for all. This framework has resulted in the merging and integration of all teacher training colleges into the university sector and ended the racially based apartheid system of teacher training. This ambitious policy program, however, is not underpinned by a robust implementation strategy that sufficiently tackles the...

Background. Burnout is a response to prolonged stress and consists of three elements: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalisation (DP), and feelings of personal accomplishment (PA). The existence of burnout in doctors is often not acknowledged but has major consequences for personal and professional life. Only limited research has been done on the prevalence of burnout among registrars in South Africa (SA). Objectives. To describe the prevalence of burnout in a cohort of SA registrars, and...

DNA methylation (DNAm) clocks are important biomarkers of cellular aging and are associated with a variety of age-related chronic diseases and all-cause mortality. Examining the relationship between education and lifestyle risk factors for age-related diseases and multiple DNAm clocks can increase the understanding of how risk factors contribute to aging at the cellular level. This study explored the association between education or lifestyle risk factors for age-related diseases and the...