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Muslim children in Kenya attend several educational institutions including Qur’anic schools, Madrasa and secular public schools. Those who attend all the three tracks usually begin their lessons in Qur’anic schools at about 4.00 a.m. and move on to the secular public schools between 7.OO a.m. and 4.00 p.m. From the public secular schools, they again move on to Madrasa classes from 4.30 p.m. to about 6.00 p.m. Many of these children have ended up dropping out of either Madrasa or public...

The acquisition and learning of a language involve understanding and mastery of what constitutes its grammar.This paper assessed the performance of second language undergraduate students in the use of English prepositions and determined the likely sources of challenges in its correct use.One hundred and ninety eight undergraduate students were randomly selected from the Department of English Language of a Nigerian University.An assessment test on preposition use was the main instrument for...

In this study we investigated the English reading proficiency, reading behaviour and reading attitude of 496 first-year B.Ed. students in Ghana. A reading test was compiled from two internationally recognized tests: the Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE-Academic) and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The results of the experiment indicated that most students in the samples drawn could adequately deal with reading texts in English which they might encounter as...

This study sought to assess the knowledge of education practitioners of the education legal framework obtaining in Zimbabwe.

Gender is a socio-economic variable which can be used to analyze adaptation, vulnerability and resilience of people against climate change and variability in local communities in Sub Saharan Africa (Assan, 2014). Climate change refers to the variation in the global or regional climates over time. It describes changes in the variability or average state of the atmosphere over time scales ranging from a decade to millions of years (Ayoade, 2003). Gender-differentiated impacts of climate change...

In order to detect if our area is affected by a climatic tendency, a great number of indices was calculated on the basis of daily data from the Algerian meteorological service network. The maps analysis of the indices trend calculated using RclimDex, illustrated a significant change in the climatic parameters. Thirty statistical indices were selected among the twenty seven proposed by ETCCDI team. The calculation of these indices is based on maximum and minimum daily temperatures and...

<p>This study examined the effectiveness of the Secondary Education Bursary Fund SEBF in<br />enhancing equity in access to secondary school educational opportunities. The discussion is<br />guided by Rawls’ theory of social justice as fairness (1971) upon which the concept of equity is<br />grounded. The study is specifically influenced by the Difference Principle and the Criterion of<br />Reciprocity on the basis of reasonable citizenship as espoused by Rawls....

Dissertation presented la partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Degree of Bachelor of Music•

No AccessJun 2015Lessons in Resilience: Learning from the End of the Conflicts in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Côte d’IvoireAuthors/Editors: Alexandre Marc, Neelam Verjee, Stephen MogakaAlexandre MarcSearch for more papers by this author, Neelam VerjeeSearch for more papers by this author, Stephen MogakaSearch for more papers by this authorhttps://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0464-9_ch8View ChaptersAboutFull TextPDF (0.1 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations...

This paper reports on research into a continuing professional development (CPD) project, Projet de Renforcement de l’Enseignement des Mathématiques, des Sciences et de la Technologie (PREMST) [Strengthening Mathematics, Science, and Technologies in Education Project]. The literature review reveals few examples of CPD changing the teaching practices of teachers, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. By using the cases of five teachers, this research seeks to understand the complexities of...

Climate change and variability is among the first and crucial limiting factors of sustainable livestock production in southern Africa. This is on the background that southern Africa is one of the most vulnerable sub regions to climate change and climate variability, a situation aggravated by the interaction of the multiple stresses that occur at various levels and the agricultural systems’ low adaptive capacity. However, it is undisputable that many poor resource livestock farmers who are...

This study is a content analysis of three national Dailies (Vanguard, Guardian and Daily Sun Newspapers) to determine the coverage of climate change issues for a period of four months. The objectives of this study are to determine the volume of coverage of climate change issues, to find out the forms in which climate change issues were presented in the media and to determine the event/fora that drives the coverage of climate change issues by the Nigerian newspapers. The units of analysis of...

The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of an improvised furnace on students’ performance in heat treatment in technical colleges in Rivers State. The study adopted research and development incorporating quasi-experimental design. It involved the use of control group, pre-test – post test design. The population of 194 students from four technical colleges in Rivers State was used for the study. The instrument for data collection was made up of Heat Treatment Achievement Test...

This project work is about design and implementation of a web based distance education in Ethiopia. The effectiveness of any learning activity bases on proven learning theory. The web based distance learning is not any different. There are basically four types of learning theories: learner centered, Knowledge based, assessment based and collaborative based. The work focused primarily on assessment based strategy. It also considered the collaborative based learning strategy as a...

Millennium Development Goals are the most broadly supported, comprehensive and specific development goals the world has ever agreed upon. These goals provide concrete, a numerical benchmark for alleviating extreme poverty in its many dimensions. However, political instability and inconsistencies in the socio-economic policies of the government led to the emergence of a high level of unemployment in Nigeria with its attendant consequences on the attainment of MDGs. This paper, therefore,...

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B infection in pregnant women and to evaluate the risk factors of hepatitis B infection.The study was conducted during the period (March to June, 2010) in Khartoum state, Sudan.A total of 160 pregnant women who presented to the labor ward or antenatal clinic of Khartoum Teaching Hospital were enrolled.Socio-demographic characteristics were gathered, in addition to obstetric history through a structured questionnaire.Hepatitis...