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Creating an inclusive workplace for all potential and current workers has for some time been a matter of concern to management scholars and practitioners. There exists substantial evidence that stakeholders have been making efforts to create inclusive workplaces aimed at enabling PWDs to access, stay and perform. This study interrogated such efforts, and the lived experiences of PWDs in the workplace. The main questions were: Are the PWDs enabled to physically access the workplace? Are PWDs...

A new genus of Pselaphinae, Reichentomica gen. nov., and three new species, Reichentomica tasani sp. nov., Afroplectus turneri sp. nov., and Parasimus saotomicus sp. nov., are described for the first time from the island São Tomé. All three species were collected at the same locality close to Jardim Botânico do Bom Successo (00°16'31''N, 06°36'14''E) using flight intercept trap in the tropical forest at the elevation of 1324 m.

Student satisfaction (SS) is one of the strategic tools for a university in a competitive environment. Hence the need to investigate SS in universities. The aim of our study was to use the European Customer Satisfaction Index (ECSI) model to examine SS in universities in Uganda. The ECSI model suggests that SS is dependent on university image (UI), student expectations (SE), service quality of infrastructure and tangible service elements (SQITSE), service quality of people and processes...

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 This study sought to investigate the relationship between organisation justice and teachers’ job commitment in Kwara State public primary schools, Nigeria. The study adopted a descriptive survey of correlation type. Random sampling technique was used to select 72 schools out of 1,580 public primary schools in the three senatorial districts of the state. Fifteen respondents from each sampled school making a total of 1,080 respondents for the study. The instruments used were:...

A decolonial practice and understanding of education (whether theological or otherwise) requires engaging, subverting, deposing and reimagining a whole ecology of imaginaries, practices, structures, institutionalities, traditions, power asymmetries etc.: a task that is far beyond the capacities of any individual, community or even generation. Cognisant of this reality, the article foregrounds the question of pedagogy in theological education (but only as an integral part of the...


 
 
 This practice-based article describes a program that aims to instil an interest in entrepreneurship among African youth by helping them make a connection between the skills they have developed through their participation in sport and the skills required of successful entrepreneurs. The program was developed in partnership between scholars at four universities (University of Botswana, University of Dar es Salaam, University of Ghana and Michigan State University), as well...

This paper discusses the perceptions of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) lecturers’ work-integrated learning (WIL) to determine how they understood their learning in a South African context. This study explored TVET lecturer perceptions about WIL, which is not reported as much in the literature. Eighteen lecturers from the civil, electrical and mechanical trades were involved in the study. A multiple case study design was adopted. The non-probability sampling design,...

Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) is an intervention targeted at enhancing the socioemotional and regulatory functioning of at-risk infants. However, to use the ABC for infants/toddlers with intellectual disabilities/developmental delays (ID/DD) and in novel cultural contexts, such as South Africa, adaptations may be required. This study aimed, therefore, to explore the opinions of clinical experts and perceptions of caregivers regarding the use of ABC for children with ID/DD in...

Background: Rapid changes in the classroom and out-of-school life characteristics of this knowledge society make continuing professional learning for teachers an imperative. But what kind of continuing training model could be effective in diverse work situations such as under-resourced rural school environments? Aim: The aim of the project was to capacitate primary school teachers in their teaching of mathematics to encompass numeracy learning outcomes among their pupils. Setting: This...

In this paper, we investigate the teaching of science subjects before and after the lockdown and explore the factors that affect students’ confidence in passing national examinations. The research was carried out in the districts of the Kigezi region in Uganda, where 435 students from 12 schools and 60 science teachers provided both qualitative and quantitative data on the state of science education before, during and post the Covid-19-induced lockdown through interviews and questionnaires....

This article investigates the effect of personality traits and gender differences on risky behaviours among first-year students of a South African university. A sample of three hundred and twelve (312) first-year students comprising 59.6 per cent females was selected as participants. Data were collected with a questionnaire to measure risky behaviours, personality traits, and demographic information. Collected data were subjected to statistical analysis using the statistical package for...

Abstract Agriculture plays an important role in Senegalese economy and annual early warning predictions of crop yields are highly relevant in the context of climate change. In this study, we used three main machine learning methods (support vector machine, random forest, neural network) and one multiple linear regression method, namely Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO), to predict yields of the main food staple crops (peanut, maize, millet and sorghum) in 24 departments...

It has been observed that parents struggled to send their children to public secondary schools in Ilorin, which may likely be as a result of the expected private cost to be borne by the parents. In view of this paper examined the relationship between private cost and demand for secondary education, in secondary schools in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State Nigeria. The objectives of the paper include among others; to identify the cost incurred, and attitude of parents on the education of their...

Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) play an important role in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), one of the multiple approaches advanced in the last two decades to address the global sustainability crisis. The role of higher education, especially as a main driver of change, in ameliorating the immense sustainability challenges is widely acknowledged. Educators in higher education institutions must strategically engage in profound transformative programmatic,...

Climate impact mitigation through improved agricultural practices is one means by which agricultural productivity increases to meet the growing food demands in the world. This study evaluated the impacts of climate-smart Practices on rural households’ nutrition security. The study used both primary and secondary data sources. Primary data was collected from sample respondents in the 2020/21 production year. Descriptive statistics and econometric models were employed for data analysis....