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Tablets are a promising mobile device for disseminating e-Learning materials at schools in Africa. E-learning materials can be especially useful for the practice of early literacy skills. Introducing mobile devices to schools can be challenging as teachers are required to make changes to their daily routines and the use of technology can be problematic in overcrowded classrooms. This study aimed to find out the most optimal way of providing GraphoGame literacy intervention via tablets for...

AIM This integrative review synthesized research about Black nursing students’ experiences in primarily White nursing programs. BACKGROUND Provider diversity contributes to improved health outcomes for minorities. Black nursing students have higher attrition compared to White students. Minority student experiences in nursing school can contribute to poor academic performance. METHOD An integrative review examined data-based literature from nursing, education, and sociology. FINDINGS Three...

The wide use of ePortfolio (electronic portfolio) in higher education has been a great technological innovation. Currently, the ePortfolio is essentially used as a tool of learning and assessment, but less as a tool of orientation. The aim of our work is to provide IT tools to monitor, support and orientation for students in the academic and professional world. “The use of the portfolio as part of the orientation approach must engage the learner to develop a reflection on him, his education...

Several issues promote or hinder students’ progress in pursuit of their studies. The present study sought to establish enabling and constraining factors to students’ academic progress in one selected state university in Zimbabwe. The study adopted a descriptive survey approach which utilized both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Informed by Archer’s theory on structure, culture and agency, the study collected data from students in five selected faculties in the one selected...

The paper examined the influence of demographic variables on business education students’ choice of secretarial option in colleges of education in the North-west geo-political zone, Nigeria. Three null hypotheses were generated for the study. The descriptive research design was used for the study. A self-designed questionnaire was used to elicit responses from the respondents. Section A of the instrument dealt with the demographic data of the respondents while section B dealt with the...

Within this conference, I will explore the inherent tensions of the constructivist paradigm for teaching and learning within an online context for learners of African descent.  In particular I will elaborate on the constructivist paradigm and its dominant framework within western-postsecondary contexts and juxtapose this epistemological orientation against African paradigms of learning, with the goal to explore the challenges experienced by learners of African descent within our...

Studies of common heavy metals were conducted at Onitsha, Anambra State, the most urbanized city in Southeastern Nigeria.It was discovered that both surface and subsurface water were heavily polluted.Seven (7) heavy metals namely: arsenic (As +2 ), cadmium (Cd +2 ), lead (Pb +2 ), mercury (Hg +2 ), zinc (Zn +2 ), copper (Cu +2) and iron (Fe +2 ) were studied.Their major sources include wastes like refuse dumps, effluent from industries, sewage, fuel spills from dumps and mechanic workshops,...

Auditing has become a critical indispensable part of business and corporate life in today's world and it is receiving great entrenchment in national legal status of almost every nation.However, there are evidences that suggest that users of financial statements and the public at large do not have knowledge about auditors' responsibilities and this has resulted in what has become known as audit expectation gap.This study sought to investigate the level of knowledge of final year MBA...

The increasing utilization of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in addressing various societal needs has catalysed the need to deploy this all important tool in education in developing countries to address the need of the increasing student enrolment in universities. This study was conducted to assess students’ perception of blended learning environment. The blended learning environment was designed on a Moodle platform using an adaptation of the practical enquiry model. This...

The impact of climate change on the incidence of soil erosion was examined in the Benin-Owena River Basin, Southwestern Nigeria.Climate change was indexed by rainfall and temperature.Information was obtained on these parameters from 1960-2010 for some selected stations in the basin.Similarly, data on erosion control measures were obtained in the basin from 1990-2010.The results obtained showed gradual increase in temperature, vis-à-vis a fluctuating trend in rainfall.Erosion control measures...

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A study was conducted among 108 students and pupils of four selected schools in Umukabia Community in Ehime Mbano local government area of Imo State, Nigeria using their activities at Efuru and Okparadibia streams. Structured questionnaire was used to elicit information on water contact frequency and aetiology of the disease. Schistosoma haematobium ova detection was achieved by the microscopy. Results revealed that there was no significant difference in prevalence of S. haematobium between...

Abstract This research investigated the extent to which the 2006 Education Amendment Act was being implemented in selected Zimbabwean schools. The amendments were intended to usher into education most of the formerly neglected indigenous languages with the hope of propping up learner performance in schools. The research sought to establish the attitudes of teachers, school heads, pupils and parents towards the use of Shangaan as the medium of instruction in schools where the language is...

How competent are university teaching staff to deliver effectively their present and future university duties in Uganda? This question was explored in this study by collecting data from managers (n = 90), teachers (n = 126), and students (n = 179) through a questionnaire administered at Kyambogo University. The results show that teacher performance in the role of innovating; knowledge society facilitating; collaborating and networking; higher education designing and developing; and...

Levels of salt consumption and its awareness among medical students in Angola remain insufficiently studied. This study determined salt intake and assessed medical students' knowledge, attitude and behaviour regarding salt consumption.Were collected 24-hour urine samples from a random sample of 123 undergraduate medical students aged 17-43 years who were studying at the University of Agostinho Neto in Luanda. Their knowledge, attitude and behaviour regarding dietary salt were surveyed....

The social ecology of resilience perspective sees resilience as the capacity of individuals to negotiate and navigate their pathways towards the resources that sustain well-being, the capacity of the individual's physical and social ecologies to provide resilience resources, and the capacity of individuals, families and communities to negotiate culturally meaningful ways to share health-promoting resources. This means that resilience is a process that involves an individual's own assets or...