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This is the first issue of the African Disability Rights Yearbook (ADRY). Drawing inspiration from the European Yearbook on Disability Law, it is the first publication of its kind that focuses on Africa. It aims to bring into prominence an area traditionally neglected by both African governments and academics. Following in the wake of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, it is the first peer-reviewed journal to focus exclusively on...

A new initiative teaches marketable skills, engages students in research projects at Brookhaven National Laboratory, and fosters professional career tracks of underrepresented minorities.

Abstract Many predominantly White universities and colleges are seeking ways to both recruit and retain Black students (Simmons, J., Lowery-Hart, R., Wahl, S. T., & McBride, M. C. (2013). Understanding the African-American student experience in higher education through a relational dialectics perspective. Communication Education , 62 (4), 376–394. doi: 10.1080/03634523.2013.813631). With lower academic results from the K-12 system, it is specifically harder for these universities and...

This article critically evaluates a comparative ethnic studies course that I have taught at three different universities during the past fifteen years, called “African American and Latina/o Histories.” I am especially interested in the impact this form of education has on participants, many of whom are first-generation college students of color, as well as the ways that course alumni have taken what they have learned in the classroom into their work as community organizers, teachers, prison...

This research paper investigated the awareness, the use and factors hindering the adoption of web 2.0 tools for academic knowledge creation and sharing in higher learning institutions in Tanzania.Structured questionnaires were used to collect data from the targeted respondents (i.e.lecturers and students).Findings from the study revealed that majority of both students and lecturers are very much aware of the different web 2.0 tools, however the academic use of web 2.0 tools is still very...

In order to realize the ideals of the 2010 Constitution and the government of Kenya’s 2030 Vision, which aims to transform the country into a newly industrializing, middle income, globally competitive and prosperous country, it will be imperative for Kenya to expand equitable access to quality tertiary education in alignment with the economic and developmental needs of the country. The analysis contained in this report, and the accompanying and policy options, are intended to support the...

Video is one of the most diversified and distinct virtual learning mediums that capture and present information and offer a sensory learning environment, which enables learners to understand more and retain information better. This study sought to assess the perceptions and attitudes of students at the University of Ghana towards the use of videos as a medium for teaching and learning. Qualitative data was collected using semi structured interviews. Participation was entirely voluntary and...

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Abstract Introduction: The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has been touted as a major breakthrough towards achieving equal rights for persons with disabilities. The promulgation of the convention provided clear guidelines for signatory countries to revise their legislation as well as to formulate policies that will take into consideration the needs of persons with disabilities. As Cameroon is a signatory to the convention, it is expected that disability-friendly...

In an effort to understand why recent initiatives to promote learner-centred pedagogy in science teaching made a little change in the actual teaching practices of science teachers, this study explored pre-service science teachers’ beliefs about science knowledge and their teaching practices. Six pre-service science teachers were interviewed to explore their beliefs. Moreover, lessons taught by pre-service teachers were observed to see how their beliefs manifest in their teaching practices....

The study was carried out to investigate the factors that affect non-teaching staff development in campuses of Kenyan universities.In light of theoretical literature reviewed and empirical studies related to employee development, the research focused on the five sub-variables considered in this study, namely work environment facilities available, technology development, staff training and development, policies and work systems (infrastructure) and number of non-teaching staff working in...

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Geography studies and describes the earth.It concentrates on both physical and human or cultural features of the earth.The study of which should not be limited to the classrooms.Geographical fieldwork is essential for a better comprehension of phenomena that are being studied from time to time, and it is also required for the purpose of acquisition of right skills among others.However, in Nigerian schools especially at primary and secondary levels, geographical fieldwork appears to be at...

Regulatory bodies such as the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) provide a framework of formal criteria to be addressed by providers of initial teacher education (ITE) but these  criteria can be interpreted in many different ways. The Initial Teacher Education Research Project (ITERP) has investigated the preparation of intermediate phase (grades 4 to 6) teachers of mathematics and English at five South African universities, selected as representative of the major...

A research project submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science Education in the Faculty of Science. The University of the Witwatersrand. February 2016

Background Burkina Faso is endemic with soil-transmitted helminth infections. Over a decade of preventive chemotherapy has been implemented through annual lymphatic filariasis (LF) mass drug administration (MDA) for population aged five years and over, biennial treatment of school age children with albendazole together with schistosomiasis MDA and biannual treatment of pre-school age children through Child Health Days. Assessments were conducted to evaluate the current situation and to...