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The study examined the out-segment component of the 3-Year Teacher Training College Programme with the intent of identifying its prospects and challenges The survey method involving the use of questionnaire and interviews were used to collect data on views on the out-segment as perceived by some stakeholders namely; teacher trainees, headteachers, Principals, of Teacher Training Colleges, mentors, link coordinators and community members. A sample of 510 stakeholders comprising 56 link...

In this paper, an attempt had been made to provide a historical background to the development of school mathematics in Ghana since the nation‟s independence from British rule in 1957 and how these have influenced current practice in teaching mathematics and the culture of learning the subject. Some recommendations have been made to improve students‟ performance in the subject.Keywords: new math, mathematics content emphasis, mathematics teaching, learning culture of mathematics

The study was premised on the fact that instruction tailored to the level of cognitive development of the students is more effective than using one instructional strategy and hoping that all children in the class would understand. Unfortunately, it is impossible to tailor instruction to the level of development of all children in the class unless steps are taken to identify the levels at which children are operating. Consequently, in this study the level of development of 30 first- and...

Health worker training is a key component of the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI). However, training coverage remains low in many countries. We conducted in-depth case studies in two East African countries to examine the factors underlying low training coverage 10 years after IMCI had been adopted as policy. A document review and in-depth semi-structured interviews with stakeholders at facility, district, regional/provincial and national levels in two districts in Kenya...

A beginning teacher is a teacher in his probationary year. In Ghana, this is the first year after pre-service education. The need to provide support for the beginning teacher has become more necessary than before because there has been a drastic reduction in the ages at which most beginning teachers enter the service. Since students can now enter Initial Teacher Training College (ITTC) with Senior Secondary School qualifications, we now have situations whereby many very young entrants enter...

This is an investigation of the moderating effect of socio-economic background on the relative efficacy of self drills on factual recall and students‟ achievement in Mathematics in senior secondary school. The aim was to facilitate the improvement of factual recall and academic achievement among students of diverse socio-economic backgrounds. The study adopted an experimental research design using a 2×3 pre-test, post-test, randomized factorial design. Sample consisted of 120 Senior...

Analysis of data from the 1999 National Education Forum report indicates that though there was gradual reduction in the number of Untrained Teachers (UTTs) in the first ten years after the 1987 educational reforms, the proportion of UTTs that remained in the nation‟s basic schools was still substantial. By the 1997/98 academic year the number of UTTs in primary and junior secondary schools had reduced to about 17,800. Data obtained by Teacher Education Division (TED) of the Ghana Education...

Changes and fluctuations in sea surface temperature (SST) around the South African coast are analysed at a monthly scale from 1982 to 2009.There is a statistically significant negative trend of up to 0.5 °C per decade in the southern Benguela from January to August, and a cooling trend of lesser magnitude along the South Coast and in the Port Elizabeth/Port Alfred region from May to August.The cooling is due to an increase in upwellingfavourable south-easterly and easterly winds.There is a...

Changes and fluctuations in sea surface temperature (SST) around the South African coast are analysed at a monthly scale from 1982 to 2009.There is a statistically significant negative trend of up to 0.5 °C per decade in the southern Benguela from January to August, and a cooling trend of lesser magnitude along the South Coast and in the Port Elizabeth/Port Alfred region from May to August.The cooling is due to an increase in upwellingfavourable south-easterly and easterly winds.There is a...

Changes and fluctuations in sea surface temperature (SST) around the South African coast are analysed at a monthly scale from 1982 to 2009.There is a statistically significant negative trend of up to 0.5 °C per decade in the southern Benguela from January to August, and a cooling trend of lesser magnitude along the South Coast and in the Port Elizabeth/Port Alfred region from May to August.The cooling is due to an increase in upwellingfavourable south-easterly and easterly winds.There is a...

Changes and fluctuations in sea surface temperature (SST) around the South African coast are analysed at a monthly scale from 1982 to 2009.There is a statistically significant negative trend of up to 0.5 °C per decade in the southern Benguela from January to August, and a cooling trend of lesser magnitude along the South Coast and in the Port Elizabeth/Port Alfred region from May to August.The cooling is due to an increase in upwellingfavourable south-easterly and easterly winds.There is a...

Changes and fluctuations in sea surface temperature (SST) around the South African coast are analysed at a monthly scale from 1982 to 2009.There is a statistically significant negative trend of up to 0.5 °C per decade in the southern Benguela from January to August, and a cooling trend of lesser magnitude along the South Coast and in the Port Elizabeth/Port Alfred region from May to August.The cooling is due to an increase in upwellingfavourable south-easterly and easterly winds.There is a...

Students at every stage of their learning need props to help them achieve their learning goals. Part-time students are no exception. Support services are essential for part-time adult students since they often have to combine their learning with work, maintenance of a home and social activities. This study looks at support services available to students at the family, work and institutional levels; likewise peer support, financial support and support from friends. Using descriptive...

Language, language policy and curriculum issues occupy very important and strategic places in educational planning in any society. In a multilingual Nigerian society as well as in similar countries like Australia, India or even in seemingly homogenous linguistic societies like Britain, language planning, development and policies are sin qua non. In this paper, the author has tried to look from the perspectives of the provisions of the National Policy on Education (1981) and the Constitution...

This study investigated the adoption of low cost mobile phone and its influence on the social behavior, schooling and academic works of young adolescent students in a selected university in Nigeria. It also examined whether there is any difference in the rate of adoption among the sample and the different ways mobile phone influenced the school. Its impact on student's projects, assignments and performance was also investigated. The study was conducted in Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife...