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Abstract A holistic well-being approach, understood as an approach that pays attention to the promotion of individual, relational and collective well-being in a particular context, is proposed as a way to address the fragmented nature in which mental health and well-being programmes are implemented in school communities in South Africa. The goal of this paper is to indicate key aspects for sustainable coordination of a process to facilitate holistic well-being in South African schools....

The trends and variability of climate change were studied through analyzing the trend of change in the annual temperature and rainfall averages during the period (1960 – 2016) in Al-Sheikh Badr Region by using Normal Distribution and De-Martonne index. The results showed a (-189 mm) linear decrease in the general trend of the rainfall, associated with a (+0.9o C) increase in the general trend of the temperature between 1960 and 2016. Also, Normal distribution showed that the probability of...

The paper seeks to demonstrate how societal constructions and gender policing inform male teachers’ identities in the schooling context of Foundation phase teaching in South Africa. This is a phase that has been historically dominated by women and is often regarded as a ‘women only’ space. The study was conducted using a case study methodology and a total of nine men from rural schools in the province of Mpumalanga participated. The data was generated using two sessions of semi-structured...

The study investigated the challenges of 2018 Computer Based Test (CBT) Jamb examination for senior secondary school students’ academic performance in Anambra State. Three research questions and one hypothesis guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted. 650 senior secondary final year students constituted the population of the study; while simple random sampling was used to obtain 325 as the sample, spread across the three Education Zones of the area. A 20 item...

Climate change has brought about unprecedented new weather patterns, one of which is changes in extreme rainfall. In Kenya, heavy rains and severe flash floods have left people dead and displaced hundreds from their settlements. In order to build a resilient society and achieve sustainable development, it is paramount that adequate inference about extreme rainfall be made. To this end, this research modelled and predicted extreme rainfall events in Kenya using Extreme Value Theory for...

Scientists recently reach a consensus that the climate change experienced currently is an outcome of human activities and this has been proven through the tests by atmospheric models and the measurable investigations of verifiable information records. This article aimed to assess the perception of the indigenes of Katsina state on the human influence in relation to the current changing climate through a larger step to cover both the urban and rural areas. 100 Questionnaire and/or a checklist...

The study investigated the influence of course-load and marital status on business education students’ academic performance in colleges of education in North-West Nigeria. The study had three objectives, and three null hypotheses. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling procedure was used to select five Federal Colleges of Education in North-West, Nigeria and Random sampling was used to select the one hundred and eighty-two Nigeria Certificate in Education...

This study aimed at determining the prevalence, pattern, sociodemographic features and effect on the quality of life of sinonasal diseases among the primary school children. This community-based descriptive cross-sectional study of school children with sinonasal diseases was carried out between October 2017 and March 2018 in Ibadan-Nigeria, using multistage sampling technique. Data was taken using a pretested, interviewers assisted questionnaire and statistically analyzed using SPSS IBM...

This study was carried out to investigate impairment testing of intangible assets as it affects the quality of financial reporting in Nigerian manufacturing companies, considering the conflicting interests of managers and owners of corporate firms, as established by the agency theory. Secondary data mainly audited annual reports for two years - 2012 and 2013 of 50 listed manufacturing companies which comprised the sample size for the study, were used and necessary data extracted for...

Academic achievement of students in schools is believed to be on the decline across the country. The blame can easily be placed at the doorstep of students, but the schools are also responsible. The research work develops a statistical model which can be used to assess average students’ performance in two subjects in 10 schools around Akure metropolis, Nigeria. Latent factors were extracted from students’ scores in 2 subjects in the 10 schools using principal component method. The factor...

We examined cross-cultural variation in children’s learning-through-participation in economic work in two forager societies; the Hadza of Tanzania and the BaYaka of the Republic of Congo. We used observational data from 46 Hadza (41% female) and 65 BaYaka (48% female) children and adolescents between the ages of 3 and 18; interview data from 73 Hadza (49% female) and 52 BaYaka (56% female) adults; and ethnographic observations from both populations. Results showed that by providing tools,...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate to what extent the socio- economic background of parents influence the academic performance of students in public secondary schools in Ikolomani Sub- County, Kakamega County. This study was guided by the following research questions: How does parental level of education influence students’ performance? How does parental occupation level influence students’ performance? How does parental income level influence students’performance? What...

Stress has been recognized as a 20th century disease and donates to health problems worldwide, nursing students are exposed to numerous stressors during their studies and clinical training.Determining stress and coping strategies among them will have significant consequences for the nursing career.Aims: to illustrate level of stress and identify coping strategies among nursing students at Damanhour University, Egypt.Research design: A descriptive cross-sectional study was used.Setting: the...

This study investigated the associations between gratitude, measures of well-being, and indicators of psychological distress (depression and negative emotion) among South African university students. Data were collected from 198 first-year university students (female = 69.70%; mean age = 20.55 years, SD = 1.70 years) using measures of gratitude, flourishing, well-being, depression, and negative emotion. The results showed that gratitude is positively associated with measures of well-being,...

Abstract The devastating socioeconomic impacts of recent droughts in the Western Cape have intensified the quest for future drought mitigation measures. While ongoing global warming may increase atmospheric evaporative demand and worsen drought conditions, most studies on drought in the Western Cape have overlooked the role of potential evapotranspiration (PET). The present study examines the role of PET on future drought characteristics, focusing on four river catchments. Two drought...