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The purpose of this study is to investigate career advancement and Participatory decision making of the teachers by head teachers as a predictor of job satisfaction in public primary schools in Nandi County, Kenya .This study was guided by the following objectives: To determine the extent to which head teachers encourage Career advancement influence teachers’ job satisfaction .To determine the extent to which participatory decision making by head teachers influence teachers job satisfaction....

On the night of 1 June 2021, the northern region of Maputo and Matola city was buffeted by hailstorms of various sizes, the most predominant ranging from 0.5 cm - 4.5 cm. This study aims to analyze the impacts of hailstorms on urban horticulture in the northern strip of Maputo City and Matola. We also observed the effects on domestic horticultural production in some neighbourhoods affected by hailstorms. A mixed methodology was chosen, supported by the following methods and techniques:...

This study aims to examine the psychosocial behaviours of male learners after undergoing traditional male circumcision (TMC) in the urban townships of Mdantsane, in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 25 recently circumcised leaners, as well as 17 school teachers and four parents of sons who had the procedure. Data were then coded and thematically analysed by means of six coding phases to identify two themes. The first theme...

In the present paper, we propose a new approach for monthly streamflow prediction based on the extreme learning machine (ELM) and the metaheuristic bat algorithm (Bat-ELM). The performance of the Bat-ELM was compared to that of ELM, support vector regression (SVR), Gaussian process regression (GPR), multilayer perceptron neural network (MLPNN), and generalized regression neural network (GRNN). The proposed models were applied using data from three hydrometric stations located in the Cheliff...

Cloud computing is becoming increasingly popular in the twenty-first century, with demand coming from all sectors of industry, including higher education institutions. In this paper, we address the benefits and limitations of cloud computing in the context of higher education institutions in DRC. Adopting modern cloud computing technology is projected to minimize the cost of IT-based solutions and services, as well as ICT infrastructure. The purpose of this work is to establish a system on...

Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, this article examines how 8–9-year-old South African boys construct and negotiate heterosexual masculinities in the primary school. Situated within a racially diverse schooling context comprised of a mixed class of middle and low income Indian and Black boys, we offer insights into how race and class structures intersect with masculinities to create hierarchies of power as boys navigate the pressures of compulsory heterosexuality. Boys’ investment in the...

Abstract Academic advisors assist students in academic matters such as registration, warning, probation and other personal matters. Successful advising systems increase student retention, improve graduation rates and help students meet educational goals. Research in academic advising shows a trend of integrating electronic technologies that advisors must adopt to increase their roles in student education, while resources are limited and the proportion of students increases. The main...

The global need for well-trained field epidemiologists has been underscored in the last decade in multiple pandemics, the most recent being COVID-19. Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs) are in-service training programs that improve country capacities to respond to public health emergencies across different levels of the health system. Best practices for FETP implementation have been described previously. The Uganda Public Health Fellowship Program (PHFP), or Advanced-FETP in Uganda,...

Africa is one of the continents with the least inclusive finance. However, with increasing use of mobile phones for financial services or financial technology (Fintech), there are improved opportunities to ‘bank the unbanked”. Also, there is a significant increase in both the presence of foreign banks and Fintech usage. Hence, we examine the moderating role of foreign bank presence on the Fintech-inclusive finance nexus over the period, 2000–2018. The results show that foreign bank presence...

Abstract Background Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa still face sexual and reproductive health challenges. Contraceptives have been used to address these challenges. Despite efforts at national and global levels, contraceptive uptake among young people in Africa remains a challenge due to personal, societal, and health systems-based barriers. We estimated the prevalence and correlates of condom use and other birth control methods among sexually active school-going adolescents in nine...

Adverse impacts on persons with disabilities occur disproportionately during landslide hazards in a rugged landscape. Coping with climate-induced hazards to boost disaster resilience among persons with disabilities is directly influenced by the deepseated power relations in society. The study explored coping mechanisms and assessed their perceived effectiveness in boosting resilience of persons with disabilities in the Ugandan fragile ecosystem. A cross-sectional design with 55 in-depth...

This paper investigates the determinants of school acquisition at the end of primary school in Cameroon. To do so, we use a two-level hierarchical linear modeling on data from the 2014 survey of the “Programme d'Analyse des Systèmes Éducatifs” of CONFEMEN (PASEC). We found that the socio-economic level of the student's families, the language spoken at home, the size of the school, the gender of the teachers, and the legal nature of the school explain significantly and positively the level of...

Poverty, inequality, and unemployment are on the rise in South Africa. The focus of this study is on school-age children in poverty. Education is a critical policy imperative for the country. Model-based small area estimation was conducted to estimate the different poverty measures for lower and upper bound poverty levels. The primary data sources are the Income and Expenditure Survey 2010/2011 and the 2011 national population census. The model diagnostics and the validation of the estimates...

E-learning development can be effectively run by using an organized approach such as the ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library)’s service portfolio. In this study we create service level agreements (SLAs) for Ethiopian e-learning vocational teacher training using the service portfolio approach, in the case of Ethiopian Technical University (ETU) and its 15 satellite campuses. Earlier, we have defined four core ICT services and in this current study the requirements for these services are shown from users’ perspective.

The surge and expansion of Private Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) in South Africa is an indication that the private sector education is making significant progress. As a result, the PHEIs are considered as being in competition with Public Higher Institutions. This situation is envisaged to influence the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) to tighten its policies in order to control the PHEIS. Using the Octet quality theory, developed by Zaki and Zaki Rashidi. and the...

Differentiated instruction hasn’t been commonly practiced in Ethiopian EFL class and its effectiveness on struggling, grade level and advanced students hasn’t been empirically evidenced on high school students English grammar learning achievement. Consequently, this study investigated effectiveness of differentiated instruction on the struggling, grade level, and advanced students’ English grammar learning achievement. The study adopted the quasi-experimental design. A total of 47 grade...

Partnerships in Inclusive Education span a range of options, supports and activities including with specialpopulations. An increasing prevalent population is learners with ASD. This chapter will address issues aroundpartnerships in the identification of learners with ASD in the Zimbabwean education system, inclusive supportoptions for them, their families and communities. Early identification of learners with ASD is crucial as it facilitatesthe process of early intervention such as...

AimThis study aimed to assess the awareness and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines and associated factors among pharmacy studentsin Zambia.Materials and MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study among 326 undergraduate pharmacy students in Lusaka, Zambia, from February to April 2021.Data were analysed using Stata version 16.1. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine key factors influencing vaccineacceptance.ResultsOf the 326 participants, 98.8% were aware of the COVID-19...

Background The COVID-19 pandemic related restrictions and lockdown measures had compromised the routine delivery and access of sexual and reproductive health and rights services to the population including the teenage girls. However, the teenage pregnancy rates during COVID-19 pandemic period were poorly documented. This study aimed at determining the prevalence and the factors associated with teenage pregnancy among in-school teenage girls during the COVID-19 pandemic period in Hoima...