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Introduction Education is generally acknowledged as an instrument for fostering the worth and development of individual, for individual sake and for general development of the society. One of the main goals of Education in Nigeria is that every child shall have a right to equal educational opportunities, irrespective of any real or imagined disabilities, each according to his/her ability (FRN, 2004). To give concrete meaning to the idea of equalizing educational opportunities for all...

The purpose of this study was to establish the challenges that confront principals of secondary schools in Nyamira County in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey and questionnaires were employed to collect data. The study sample consisted of 87 principals purposively selected from schools in the County. The quantitative data from questionnaires was analysed with the aid of SPSS (statistical package for social science). The study established that principals faced serious challenges...

Abstract Study abroad programmes attract considerable numbers of American college students; however, very few select an African country as their study-abroad destination. This article explores the experiences of American undergraduates who made the uncommon choice of a South African university as destination for a mid-length immersion type programme. The researcher examined the nature and purpose of, and trends in, study abroad by a literature review; a conceptual theoretical framework...

This article offers a case study of how three African American students enrolled in a first-year writing course employ Ebonics-based phonological and syntactical patterns across writing assignments, including those that also require students to compose multigenre essays.

This paper reports the findings of a research carried out at David Livingstone Primary School in Harare, Zimbabwe. The study sought to assess the impact of the medium of instruction on the performance of two Grade 6 classes. Data were collected through interviews, lesson observations and document analysis. From the findings of the study, it was concluded that learners learn better and benefit more from the education system if the medium of instruction is the same language they use at home....

Uncertainty and risk-aversion are notably absent in the modeling of farmers' adoption of climate change mitigation practices in developing countries even though most of the agricultural mitigation practices also have effects on yield variability. The objective of this paper is to explore the implications for climate change mitigation projects of modeling farmers as risk neutral while in actuality they behave as risk-averse agents. Results indicate that when risk averse farmers are modeled as...

This research aimed at investigating the legal framework for the implementation of Parental Involvement (PI) programmes and school governors’ and managers’ understanding of the legal documents. A survey design was used to gather data on the biographic information, legal statutes and perceptions of the respondents towards PI by means of a questionnaire consisting of twenty-four pre-coded response items. The combined responses of fifty-one education managers and forty-seven school governors...

Sumary African-Americans and Hispanics are disproportionally affected by disasters. We evaluated differences in the use and completion of a web-based mental health intervention, Disaster Recovery Web (DRW), by White, African-American and Hispanic adults in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Approximately one year after the hurricane, a telephone survey was carried out with adults from Galveston and Chambers counties. A total of 1249 adults participated in the survey (80% White, 14%...

Background The exodus of health professionals including surgeons from sub-Saharan Africa has been well documented, but few effective, long-term solutions have been described. There is an increasing burden of surgical diseases in Africa attributable to trauma (road traffic injuries), burns, and other noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, increasing the need for surgeons. Methods We conducted a Descriptive analysis of surgical academic partnership between Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH)...

This study explores teacher instructional practices within EFL secondary school class-rooms in Syria. In 2004, the Syrian Ministry of Education introduced a new national curriculum, English for Starters, which recommends a shift in EFL teachers’ instruc-tional practices. Despite this costly innovation, there has been no attempt to check whether it was working. Adopting a socio-cultural perspective on learning, the study looks at teacher-student interaction and discourse taking place during...

This report contains information from a fi eld assessment of risks associated with climate variability in eastern Kenya, and opportunities for adaptation options. It also includes the compilations of climate related agricultural risks gathered from a Kamba radio dialogue with local communities of eastern Kenya, aired from January to April 2012. It highlights signifi cant potential for improved management of agricultural land and crop and livestock husbandry practices in semi-arid areas. It...

Object: Increased importance on academic achievement has resulted in many school districts focusing on improved academic performance leading to reductions in physical education time. The purpose was to examine the effects of 45 minutes of daily physical education on the cognitive ability, fitness performance and body composition of African American elementary and middle school youth. Methods: Participants completing the informed consent in grades 2nd to 8th were included in the study. A...

Elsewhere, curricula for undergraduate and postgraduate psychiatry have been extended to include the role of spirituality. It has also become important to establish how, within accepted professional boundaries, spirituality should be incorporated appropriately into the current model for South African practice and training. The objectives included exploring, analyzing, and describing the views and experience of local academic psychiatrists on this topic.This study was designed as an...

A field of small (10s of km in diameter) volcanoes in the Syria Planum region of Mars is mapped to determine abundance, distribution, and alignments of vents. These data are used to assess possible variations in eruption style across space and time. Each eruption site is assigned a point location. Nearest neighbor and two-point azimuth analyses are conducted to assess the spacing and orientations between vents across the study area. Two vent fields are identified as unique volcanic units...

Abstract The aim of this paper was to review the contribution of private institutions to higher education in Africa and use Monash South Africa as a case study. A literature search was conducted to gain perspective on the current situation with respect to private higher education institutions in Africa and how they are perceived in relation to public higher education institutions. In comparison with public higher education institutions, private higher education institutions in Africa were...

The deterioration of place identity has been identified as one of the major urban design problems in Egypt. An integrative design framework, therefore, is needed to make use of design patterns, identity characteristics, and hidden features of traditional places. The task on architects and urban designers is preserving prominent elements of the traditional built environments rather than produce an Open Museum for the visitors.
 One of the mechanisms to achieve this objective is Place...