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Climate change has the potential to affect hydropower generation by either increasing or reducing flows (discharge) and the head. This paper assessed the impacts of climate change on hydropower generation with a focus on Lujeri micro-hydropower scheme in Mulanje district, Malawi. The study analyzed trends in weather time series (air temperature and rainfall) data from 1980 to 2011 in connection to changes in river discharge and their associated impacts on hydropower generation profile. The...

The aetiology of atopic dermatitis remains poorly understood in Namibia despite considerable research in other developing and developed countries. Although there is growing knowledge about factors that may predispose to the onset of atopic dermatitis (AD), as well as factors which may exacerbate existing disease among school children in Namibia very little is known about the epidemiology of atopic dermatitis (AD), and studies from Southern Africa and Namibia in particular are limited. The...

More than 32% of maternal mortality reported in Ethiopia is due to unsafe abortions. Women's knowledge of abortion legislation is a key determinant of the utilization of safe abortion services. The objective of this study was to determine knowledge of abortion legislation and associated factors among female students of Dabat Preparatory School. A quantitative school-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 25-June 7/2014. Data were collected from 234 randomly selected female...

This study assessed farmers' perception and adaptation options to climate change in six kebeles selected from different agro-ecological zones of Dire Dawa Administration, eastern Ethiopia.Data for the study were collected from 171 respondents selected through multi-stage sampling technique.Descriptive statistics were employed to assess climate change perception differentials among gender, social groups and institutional settings, while multinomial logit model (MNL) was used to identify...

Educational aspiration is one of the crucial determinants of a person’s success in life. It is influenced by a number of factors. The present study was an attempt to explore the influence of teachers’ gender on boy-child educational aspirations in secondary school in Nakuru County, Kenya. The question of educational aspirations among Kenyan boys has become the subject of concern. It is against this background that the need for this study was envisaged. The researcher employed a causal...

Academic dishonesty is an alarming issue in higher education which spreads increasingly into the academic discourse community. As such, the present study is concerned with the exploration of university English language teachers’ perceptions towards what might most bring about plagiarism among their students. The study attempted to figure out, through the teachers’ academic experiences regarding plagiarism, the main reasons behind students’ inclination to approach this issue at Algerian...

Commentary: A widespread student national boycott of classes and protests against the government of Peter O’Neill in Papua New Guinea during May and June 2016, supported by many civil society groups and activists. The epicentre of these protests was the University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) in the nation's capital, Port Moresby. Demonstrations stirred by allegations of corruption against Prime Minister O'Neill grew in intensity until police opened fire on peaceful protesters on June 8. The...

Abstract This is a mixed methods study examining the extent to which hardship that primary school volunteer teachers experienced deterred them from joining the teaching profession on permanent basis. The study involved a cohort of 107 volunteer teachers who had assembled for training. A questionnaire and interviews were used to collect data. Prospect Theory guided the study. The paper draws upon the concepts of dignity for and hardship in the teaching profession. The findings reveal that...

With the ever growing need for inclusive education, prosocial attributes are considered important in facilitating learning where teachers are key enablers. Today, universities are among core institutions entrusted with the responsibility of preparing teachers. However, little has been written about teacher preparation in Tanzania focusing on how universities prepare teachers in both the academic and prosocial sides of education so that they can transmit the same to learners as they embark on...

<p><strong>Background: </strong>The Maternal Mortality Ratio in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in 2008 was estimated at more than 700 deaths per 100,000 live births. In recognition of the high MMR, a Ministerial Taskforce was established in 2009 with recommendations to urgently address the workforce capacity in regard to maternal and child health services. In 2010, a new competency-based Bachelor of Midwifery curriculum was introduced into four universities in PNG and an increase...

chance error.Data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics.Results indicated that there was a significant difference in motivation between all Experimental groups (E1, E2 and E3) and the Control group (C) in favor of the Experimental groups.BOB, PICT and BO-PICT Instructional Strategies were found to be viable instructional strategies that could promote performance in mathematics.Recomemendations were made for the adoption of BOB, PICT and BO-PICT instructional...

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has brought about profound changes in this 21st century era.ICT has changed the way people communicate and do business. In education, the role of ICT and whether or not it positively influences the learners’ attitudes to work and particularly in language (Kiswahili) has been a matter of much debate. Globally, Kiswahili is taught as a language in universities such as Harvard, Yale, Germany, Osaka-Japan, China, South Korea, South Africa, Ghana and...

In this paper, we study the relationship between female education and fertility in thirty countries of Sub- Saharan Africa. Using data from the latest DHS surveys, we reconstruct the life histories of 260,000 mothers, who gave birth to 1,260,000 children, and use Cox regressions to analyze the inter-birth intervals. Our model includes covariates at the individual, family, household, community, and country levels. Furthermore, we explore interactions between education and all the other...

Access to new technology and the development of the necessary skills to master them are crucial aspects when developing countries aim to play a more important role in the current information age and knowledge-based society. New technology and the internet have the potential to enhance access to information for people and to help countries such as Papua New Guinea become active producers of knowledge, shifting away from the traditional role of passive consumption. However, new technology also...

International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT), 2016, Vol. 12, Issue 3, pp. 108-127.