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Research consistently shows a positive association between racial discrimination and problematic alcohol use among African Americans, but little is known about the micro-processes linking this pernicious form of stress to drinking. One possibility is that the cumulative effects of discrimination increase individuals' likelihood of negative-mood-related drinking. In the current study, we examined whether individual differences in lifetime perceived racial discrimination among African American...

Submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of degree of master of education in the school of education of Kenyatta University, March 2015 PE 1074.85 .E39

In this research, the researcher sought to examine the contribution that continuing professional development makes to national development. Particular reference is made to teachers’ continuing professional development as one of the most dominant social services that has enhanced the development of Nigeria in the last thirty years. Theories and policies related to continuing professional development as well as the international and national dimensions that have been dominant in the field are...

IntroductionInformation seeking as an underlying feature in education is not done without an enabling environment where needed resources and services are provided. Understanding the barriers to information seeking of Secondary School Students is a big step towards understanding the information seeking behaviour of students in Nigerian tertiary institutions.Secondary school students are teenagers (who are in between primary school and university or higher education) who are provided with...

The attitude of agricultural science teachers (ASTs) in secondary schools within south -western zone of Nigeria was assessed towards the extra -ministerial duty of extending agricultural information to farmers within their school communities through the use of pre- tested and validated Likert -scale questionnaire. Random sample was drawn from the stratified population (states) in the zone. All the ASTs in the selected schools were involved in the study. Results reveal that the agriculture...

Overweight and obesity have been identified as increasing public health problems among adolescents in many developed and developing countries. This study aimed at measuring the determinants of overweight and obesity, namely body mass index (BMI), dietary intake and physical activity levels of students (15-19 years) at public (less affluent) versus private (more affluent) schools in Kisumu East District of Kenya (n=387). A 24-hour dietary recall and 7-day food frequency were conducted with...

Many studies have been undertaken in Nigeria on maxillofacial trauma. However, only a few have considered both the skeletal and soft tissue injuries (in general) involving all the aspects of the maxillofacial region or considered other etiological sources of trauma apart from road traffic crashes. Fewer still have reviewed the outcome of management of facial injuries in our low-resource environment. This study sets out to examine the recent trends in both the clinical and epidemiological...

In recent years attention has focused on malignant prostatic lesions due to the perceived high incidence of prostatic carcinoma in different geographical areas worldwide. Unfortunately, African American race/ethnicity is one of the three primary non-modifiable risk factors confirmed for prostate cancer. To analyze the pattern of distribution of prostate cancer among men in Zaria, Northern Nigeria. This is a 10-year retrospective histopathological analysis of all prostate cancer cases...

In classroom situations teachers speak of learners’ motivation or lack thereof and its relationship with achievement. The present study explored the influence of affect (attitudes, motivation and emotions) on the assessment and performance of English second language learners who lack proficiency in the language of teaching and learning in mainstream classrooms in Nigeria. The methods used included observation of test taking behaviours, post-test debriefing and mediation. The findings...

Penile fracture though an uncommon urological emergency, can be associated with significant morbidity when it is not properly treated. Its etiology and management vary with geographical location. There are few reports on it in Nigeria. The aim of our study was to prospectively analyze the aetiological factors, presentation and management of all cases of penile fracture presenting to our hospital over a 5-year period. All the patients that presented to our hospital with penile fracture over a...

IntroductionWikipedia defines distance education as a method of teaching and learning in which the learners are not required to be physically present at a specific location during the term (Wikipedia 2005). Most often, regular mail is used to send written materials, videos, audiotapes and CD-ROMs to the learners and to turn in their exercises. At this point in time, e-mail, the web and video conferencing over broadband network connections are also used. Students are required to come to...

The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of dental caries in premolars and molars of adolescent school children in Ibadan, Nigeria with a view of comparing findings from this study with previous African studies. A cross section of 12-19 year-old school children from the five local government areas in Ibadan were examined over a period of three months by two examiners (OD and DA), using the WHO criteria for diagnosing dental caries. Only premolars and molars were examined but the...

Primary Education is the bedrock of any given national education system.It is the terminal education for a great percentage of Nigeria children and among other States in the global south.Therefore it requires a solid foundation, for on this hinges is the success of subsequent levels.The focus of attention had been on the provision of educational services in the public primary school with the attention effect on the status and quality of public primary products.This paper examines the status...

The aim of this study is to understand the education of the upper bourgeoisie in the late 19th century, focusing on the education of the upper bourgeoisie of the Greek diaspora in Alexandria, Egypt.This research evaluates the educational content, practices, purposes, and ideals within this context.This study uses, as research data, the literature work of the author Penelope Delta , daughter of Emmanuel Benakis, a wealthy merchant of the Greek diaspora in Egypt.Her autobiographies and novels...

The study sought to determine the teaching staff welfare practices and their effect on work performance of secondary schools teachers in Bondo Sub-County.The study was necessitated by discrepancy in work performance out put of the teaching staff as observed in achievements in curricular and co-curricular activities in secondary schools in Bondo Sub-County.The objectives of the study were to: assess the challenges faced by the school administration while carrying out various welfare practices...

The ultimate goal of this study was to find out the extent to which the students’ enrolment in regular and parallel undergraduate study platforms are influenced by gender and socio-economic factors. The study has used secondary data collected from the admission records of University of Nairobi (UoN), Kenyatta University (KU) and Moi University (MU). In addition, primary data were collected from students and lecturers from the three public universities (KU, MOI and UoN), as well as education...

Depressive disorders in adolescents and young adults are a source of concern, especially in view of their negative impact on general functioning and efficacy in daily life. Moreover, the treatability and prognosis in most cases of depression encourage early detection. In this regard the present investigation sought to examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms in young college students in the small Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Using the University Student Depression Inventory (USDI)...