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This study used qualitative research methods to explore the educational experiences of four African American women with disabilities, revealing how each participant developed a critical consciousness in response to the dominant ideology surrounding the discourses of African American, woman, and disabled. The development of a critical consciousness led participants to counter the oppressive nature of their educational experiences by engaging in acts of resistance. Recommendations are made...

The efficiency of any education and training system is often judged by how well this system prepares the recipients for gainful employment and thus bring about a positive social and economic change in them. Students in Eritrea are expected to acquire appropriate knowledge and skills as part of their education and training. This paper focuses mainly on education and economic development, education and youth. In addition, it also highlights some of the problems and challenges of education in...

Education has long been considered as a corner stone in economic development. The 21st century has brought new challenges and opportunities for higher education. In the wake of the transition from elitist to mass education, universities worldwide are under pressure to enhance access and equity, on the one hand, and to maintain high standards of quality and excellence, on the other. Papua New Guinea is a developing but an emerging economy in the South Pacific strenuously working to improvise...

Abstract. A field survey was organized on the French Mediterranean coasts to investigate the effects of the tsunami induced by the 21 May 2003 Boumerdès-Zemmouri (Algeria) earthquake (Mw=6.9). The results show that eight harbours were affected by important sea level disturbances that caused material loss. Unfortunately, the low sampling rate of the French tide gage records (10 min) does not allow for a proper evaluation of the tsunami wave amplitudes since these amplitudes were probably...

This paper examines the state of Education in Nigeria, the current educational reforms and their implications for science and technology education. It reviews various score sheets for the state of the countries educational system pointing to indicators of the system being inefficient, and attendantly calling for a reformation. The paper looks into the present educational reforms and reveals that all the federal government policies on educational reforms since 1999 have been informed and...

Objective: This study was embarked on to investigate the pattern of blood collection and transfusion in Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), Jos between 2000 and 2005 in the face of the present human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic.Methodology: Blood bank records of blood donors and transfusions were obtained. Comparison of the blood collected against the demand for each year studied was done. Records of pre donation screening for transfusion transmissible infections were also...

Background: A Malawian nursing college and a Norwegian university college have agreed to cooperate in facilitating clinical exchanges for nursing students at their respective institutions. This study describes the experiences of students in an innovative exchange. Norwegian and Malawian nursing students shared clinical placement in pairs of two in Malawi for 8 weeks. This study shows that both host and guest students benefit from the clinical placement as it enhances development of clinical...

A study of intestinal helminth parasites was carried out in three primary schools in Osogbo metropolis between January 2007 and October 2007, feacal samples from 479 pupils were examined using direct smear and formol ether concentration methods out of these 365 (76.2%) were positive. Five helminthic parasites were identified in the feacal samples; Ascaris lumbricoides (50.70%), hookworm (23.00%), Strongyloides stercoralis (0.85%), Trichuris trichuria (0.42%) and Schistosoma mansoni (1.30%)...

The purpose of this research work was to appraise Home Economicsstudents’ perception of the Relevance of Consumer Education to ClothingChoice. To carry out this work three research questions were raised. All 78300 and 400 levels Home Economics students enrolled in Delta StateUniversity in the 2008 academic session made up the population of the study. The study adopted an ex-post facto descriptive research design. A structured Questionnaire was used to elicit response from the respondents....

This research project examined “Classroom climate and its relationship with students’ academic achievement in Social Studies”. Ex post facto design was adopted. The population of the study comprised 14,297 JSS III students and the sample was 1,200 JSS III students selected through stratified random technique from the three Educational Zones in State Secondary Education Board, Cross River State. The instrument used was a structured six-point Likert scale questionnaire, the reliability...

This study examined application of models in the design of non-formal education programmes for capacity building among abused children for societal reintegration.It is observed that various strategies for enhancing capacity building for abused children, most of whom are victims of the maladjustment and inadequacies of the formal educational system, have suffered neglect and unsustainable.The study adopted the survey research design.Using a sample size of 898 participants selected purposively...

The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the African American’s experience following Imago education. Six women and six men were interviewed for this study. Qualitative data analysis resulted in the following themes: (a) improved communication between partners, (b) increased understanding of self, (c) increased understanding of partner, (d) increased understanding of one’s own and one’s partner’s childhood, (e) revealed more of one’s authentic self, and (f) expressed need for more...

The introduction of organizational climate as a variable that affect students' performance has attracted the interest of economics educators and researchers.This concern arose from the fact that students' achievements in the Secondary School Certificate Economics have remained poor.Several studies have explained students' poor performance in economics through the isolation of one factor but this study combined student and school factors It is against this background that this study...

This study compared study habit, self-concept and science achievement of students in public and private junior secondary schools in Ogun State, Nigeria.Twelve secondary schools were randomly selected from Egba and Ijebu divisions of the state.A sample of three hundred and sixty (360) students participated in the study.Three research instruments were used to collect data.There was no significant difference in study habit and selfconcept of students in public and private schools.However,...

Given association of the parasite Schistosoma haematobium with coastal and rural/agricultural populations, there is little documentation to date of infection patterns in today’s rapidly urbanizing non-coastal regions. We conducted an observational study of 5–17-year-old school children (N = 1583) in peri-urban compounds of Lusaka, Zambia. Demographic information, medical history, physical examination findings and urinalysis results were recorded. Prevalence of schistosomiasis in the...

The interactions of learners from distant contrasting cultures through the use of modern communication technologies are integral part of global learning experience leading to globalization.Globalization rides on the crest of technological and information revolution and has numerous gains.Unfortunately, globalization also breeds violence and conflicts.In Nigeria today, violence is one of the major causes of death for the adolescents.Teaching and earning have been impaired by violence in...

The growing complexities of university governance and the challenges posed to university managers in Africa makes the application of Hi-Tech information and ICTs indispensable for quality assurance and goal attainment.The crucial role that ICTs play in effective management of university education for sustainable development in Africa was the focus of the paper.The paper analyzed the variables ICTs in students' learning, ICTs in teaching and research, ICTs in university administration, and...

Students' discipline is critical to the attainment of positive school outcomes.This paper presents and discusses findings of a study on the relationship between principals' management approaches and the level of student discipline in selected public secondary schools in Kenya.The premise of the study was that the level of students' discipline depends on whether the principals' discipline management approach is inclusive or exclusive of teachers' and parents' involvement.Data were collected...

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To report on the prevalence of overweight and obesity among pre-school children in Kenya and examine the associations between childhood overweight and selected maternal and child-related factors.Demographic Health Survey data, multistage stratified cluster sampling methodology.Rural and urban areas of Kenya.A total of 1495 children between the ages of 3 and 5 years in Kenya.Over 30 % of the children were stunted, approximately 16 % were underweight, 4 % were wasted, approximately 18 % were...