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<p>Early childhood curriculum development is challenged by the vast contextual variability of sites in South Africa. In this article, the author reports on the implementation of an early childhood development programme at an informal rural settlement community by an external societal agent. The article looks at the complex dynamics at play within such an early education development situation and examines the main themes that emerged from the process. Referring to the tensions that...

Background: Health system strengthening continues to be a moving target for developing countries with the human resource factor the most critical bottleneck towards universal health coverage.The human resource management cycle revolves around three interdependent factors: production, recruitment, deployment and retention. The most elusive is retention where both monetary and non-monetary reward systems are equally important. The purpose of this is to document establishment of e-learning as a...

In 2008, the Egyptian Ministry of Education introduced a new national textbook, Hello for Secondary Schools, which recommends a shift in EFL teachers’ instructional practices. Since then, very little attention has been paid to teachers’ techniques in EFL writing classes. Hence, this paper aims at investigating teaching writing practices in secondary schools and exploring the teachers’ attitudes towards EFL writing skills in addition to exploring the difficulties that teachers encountered in...

Traditional methods of teaching are widely used; these methods are based on giving lectures to students.Besides, Problem Based Learning (PBL) is a modern teaching strategy and is widely used for medical teaching.The Libyan International Medical University (LIMU) is attempting to contribute in improving the situation of higher education in the county, it has taken the challenge to do something new in Libya and make changes by implementing PBL to improving the quality of teaching and...

Although the validity of Maslach burnout scale is established across different countries and cultures, there is a minimal research on burnout in Morocco especially among university teachers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess burnout among university teachers in Morocco. Burnout was diagnosed by using the Maslach Burnout inventory (MBI), which examines symptoms of burnout (emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP) and the loss of personal accomplishment (PA)). MBI...

Abstract Background Besides the right to freedom, human rights can be seen as a basic requirement also for the maintenance of human dignity and the opportunity to thrive – particularly in the case of children with disabilities. It is imperative to explore primary caregivers' awareness of the human rights of their children with intellectual disabilities in view of the role they may play in either facilitating or restricting these rights. This paper explores the awareness of 219 primary...

Why more crises in Africa? This is not only a simple question but a theme suggested in this paper. It is viewed for us a big concern as a typical African man. There is who wonders deeply about his deity situation, future, looking how his setting is destroyed by different unstable situations facing his continent since a certain time. In our thinking, we have initially depicted some crises which destroy our continent and the lives of African people. Secondly, we have shown the variables which caused the non

The study investigated access and utilization of climate change information and support services among vulnerable communities in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. The study sought to answer how farmers perceive climate change and its local impacts on their livelihood activities; what are the climate information and support services that farmers would like to access, which pathways are most useful for climate information dissemination and support services, in what ways are...

West Africa is a hot spot region for land–atmosphere coupling where atmospheric conditions and convective rainfall can strongly depend on surface characteristics. To investigate the effect of natural interannual vegetation changes on the West African monsoon precipitation, we implement satellite-derived dynamical datasets for vegetation fraction (VF), albedo and leaf area index into the Weather Research and Forecasting model. Two sets of 4-member ensembles with dynamic and static land...

Findings from developed countries demonstrate a positive relationship between children's educational outcomes and parental perceptions of the...

Internal challenges of the higher educational system in Libya that affecting its own performance are presented in this paper, even though this does not under estimate the effect of other external threats, but they just remain beyond the scope of this paper. These challenges include; lack of a national strategic plan, poor primary and secondary school output, excessive students’ admission, structural problems, poor infrastructure, administrative and legal problems, poor academic staff...

he right to education and academic success of all are the concerns of all time regardless of the contexts (UNESCO, 2008). Unfortunately, despite the solemn affirmations and commitments to education for all and inclusive education, the question of the effectiveness of including all-out pupils with disabilities remains a relatively unexplored topic. Inclusive education implies a paradigm shift in which the conditions for success are based on the ability of the school to adapt to the diversity...

Background: There is paucity of data on rational drug use studies at tertiary hospitals in Zambia. The aim of this study was to assess the extent of rational drug use at the adults and paediatrics outpatient departments of the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) using World Health Organization (WHO) standardized drug-use indicators.Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive, retrospective study of prescription encounters, selected using systematic random sampling methods was conducted at the adult...

The role of parents in children’s education globally is a central issue in education policy and research. This study sought to ascertain the influence of parental involvement in school related activities on students’ academic achievement in public day secondary schools in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. A sample size of 180 respondents consisting of 175 form 3 students and 5 head teachers from 5 schools was used in the study. Data was collected using...

The recruitment and selection of academic staff, who are the most valuable assets of a university, is critical for the standard of education to remain competitive at international levels. The education sector requires academics with relevant qualifications from credible universities, with relevant experience, who are capable of contributing to teaching, research and community service. The study explores recruitment and selection of academic staff and the implications on the learning...