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The study took step in finding the effect of discussion on retention of chemistry concepts.The moderating effects of academic ability and gender were also investigated.The study adopted a pre-test, post-test, follow up test, control group quasiexperimental design with a 3 x 2 x 2 factorial matrix.The participants consisted of 224 senior secondary II chemistry students from intact classes in 9 selected secondary schools in Delta Central Senatorial District.The instrument for data collection...

The study compared the relative effectiveness of computer-assisted instruction (CAI) and demonstration method of teaching automobile technology in federal colleges of education (Technical) in Yobe and Gombe states, both in North-Eastern Nigeria. The students in federal college of education (Technical) Potiskum were taught using computer-assisted instruction. While those students in federal college of education (Technical) Gombe were taught using demonstration method of teaching. Four...

Entrepreneurs can be made when individuals imbibe entrepreneurial traits through training in technical and vocational Education (TVET). The Nigerian perspective seems to encourage the teaching of entrepreneurship education at peripheral level. This paper posits differently. The purpose of the study was to find out the determinants of entrepreneurial potentials among vocational technical teacher education students in North eastern states of Nigeria. The population of the study was 766 while,...

The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors influencing prevalence of illicit drug abuse among students in public secondary schools in Nakuru Municipality. The study was based on a co-relational descriptive survey research design. The target population for this study was 11,597 students and 23 teacher counsellors in public secondary schools in Nakuru Municipality. Stratified random sampling, simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used to select a sample...

Ethiopia has huge water resource potential. However, it contributed little to access to clean and safe drinking water supply and socio-economic development. The objective of this study was to assess water accessibility, its source and impact on females participation in education and other development activities at Wuchale and Jidda Woreda. To achieve this, multiple stage sampling system was used and in the first stage two kebele were purposively selected from each Woreda based on water...

Green ICT is the study and analysis of creating, improving and sustaining environmental ICT practices in an organization.Globally, innovative educational institutions focus on utilizing ICT such as lecture video recordings, lecture broadcasts, learning images, texts, and worksheets for idea generation and teaching/lecture purposes.Using Accra Polytechnic in Ghana as a case study, this paper analyzes the possible ways that educational institutions can implement green ICT in order to ensure...

The mining sector is a significant contributor to the gross domestic product of many global economies. Given the increasing trends in climate-induced disasters and the growing desire to find lasting solutions, information and communication technology (ICT) has been introduced into the climate change adaptation mix. Climate change-induced extreme weather events such as flooding, drought, excessive fog, and cyclones have compounded the environmental challenges faced by the mining sector. This...

Climate change and variability are a threat to sustainable agricultural production in semi-arid areas of Malawi. Overdependence on subsistence rain-fed agriculture in these areas calls for the identification of sustainable adaptation strategies. A study was therefore conducted in Chikwawa, a semi-arid district in southern Malawi, to: (1) assess community’s perception of a changing climate against empirical evidence, (2) determine their local adaptive measures, (3) evaluate the potential of...

The Rio+20 outcomes document, the Future We Want, enshrines green economy as one of the platforms to attain sustainable development and calls for measures that seek to address climate change and biodiversity management. This paper audits climate change policies from selected east and southern African countries to determine the extent to which climate change legislation mainstreams biodiversity and wildlife management. A scan of international, continental, regional and national climate change...

The study looked at Affirmative Action and its impact on women empowerment in the education sector of Mbizo Township. The objectives of the study are to assess the aims and objectives of government policy on empowerment of women in the education sector. Secondly to evaluate government policy on women empowerment and gender mainstreaming in the education sector. And thirdly to analyse the outcomes of government policy on Affirmative Action in the education sector. Descriptive survey was used...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has made it clear that anthropogenic greenhouse gasses are the main cause of observed global warming that leads to climate change. Climate change is now a global reality. In the South African political set-up, local municipalities are the structures that are in direct contact with communities and they draw up Integrated Development Plans (IDPs), which are reviewed and upgraded annually. The article seeks to investigate the extent to which...

Zambia's 2012 report on the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (RIO +20) identifies existing opportunities on the country's transitioning to green economy. The RIO +20 conference of 2012 has resulted in new momentum in addressing problems of sustainable development. However, this article argues that there are practical challenges that require paying attention to, especially those involving women. The article addressed one key question: To what extent can women participate...

Climate change is destroying Zimbabwean communal farmers' agricultural activities - a source of living for most people. As communal farmers struggle to adapt, the media is expected to assume a fundamental theoretical role of educating and informing them about the appropriate adaptation techniques. Located in Umguza District in Matabeleland North Province, the study explored how communal farmers created meaning out of climate change media content and its influence on their agricultural...

The world today is a global village, whereby all activities relating to the performance of works in the offices, teaching and learning are all tagged to ICT. A business educator upon graduation is expected to work in the office, as well as to teach students business subjects. The lack of the knowledge of ICT on the part of business educators poses a serious problem to the teaching of business education courses in Nigerian Universities where business education courses are being offered. This...

The study discusses local farmers' strategies of coping with and building resilience against the negative impact of climate change. Information for the discussion was from data collected using a set of structured questionnaires from interviews scheduled with 128 farmers. The questionnaire was based on previous literature and direct reconnaissance interview with farmers, which culminated in 13 strategies used for the study being reported. For each question, respondents were asked to choose...

Industry and economic growth demand various skills and expertise from the populace. As the industry grows, more specialised skills are required to match and meet the demand. However, in the case when industry growth is declining or when capacity utilisation is low skills level may fail to explain the scenario. This paper is a policy prescription and seeks to expound the importance of continuous evaluation of learners as they follow the learning path. While the level of unemployment has...

Historians have frequently suggested that droughts helped facilitate the African slave trade. By introducing a previously unused dataset on historical rainfall levels in Africa, I provide the first empirical answer to this hypothesis. I demonstrate how negative rainfall shocks and long-run shifts in the mean level of rainfall increased the number of slaves exported from a given region and can have persistent effects on the level of development today. Using a simple economic model of an...

Historians have frequently suggested that droughts helped facilitate the African slave trade. By introducing a previously unused dataset on historical rainfall levels in Africa, I provide the first empirical answer to this hypothesis. I demonstrate how negative rainfall shocks and long-run shifts in the mean level of rainfall increased the number of slaves exported from a given region and can have persistent effects on the level of development today. Using a simple economic model of an...