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Madagascar is renowned for its unique biodiversity but also for the continuous degradation of its natural environment and its high poverty rate.In order to achieve sustainable development, environmental education has been assigned a key role.In the lake Alaotra region, Madagascar's most important rice and inland fish production area, primary schools are the sole formal education for the majority of the population.In order to gain an overview on the education of 'tomorrow's' resource users,...

Aim: We explored sources of psychoactive substances in public secondary schools and the means through which adolescents obtain those substances.  Methods: The study was qualitative and exploratory, using purposive sampling of participants. We employed thematic content analysis, a phase by phase manipulation of thematic categories of data to obtain common themes. Results: Findings show that small shops, kiosks and bars around schools were the major sources of psychoactive substances talked...

The increase in technology use in Africa provides an opportunity to advance training delivery. The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO-AFRO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed an electronic learning course targeting district and national surveillance health officers responsible for disease prevention, detection and response functions. The e-Learning course is based on the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response framework which incorporates...

Helminths and malaria are among the most prevalent infectious diseases in the world. They both occur in tropical area where they often affect the same populations. There are studies suggesting an effect of helminths on malariometric indices. For example, malaria attacks as well as disease severity has been shown to be influenced by a concurrent chronic helminth infection. However, there are also studies that show no effect of concurrent helminth infections on malarial outcomes. To start...

Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is widely recognized as a vital driving force for the socio-economic growth and technological development of nations.In achieving the goals and objectives of TVET in Nigeria, the quality of the programme needs to be improved and sustained.The purpose of this study is to ascertain the challenges and improvement strategies of attaining quality TVET programmes in Nigerian tertiary institutions.Four research questions were raised to guide the...

This article refers to:Exploring the autonomous adaptation strategies to climate change and climate variability in selected villages in the rural northern savannah zone of Ghana

The study sought to investigate curriculum issues, teaching and learning for sustainable development in secondary schools in Zimbabwe.Education for sustainable development (ESD) aims at changing the approach to education by integrating principles, values, practices and needs in all forms of learning.Literature has documented the importance of problem solving, ecologically relevant education, project based and interactive education as the basis for sustainable development.Emphasis has also...

Student science teacher attrition under VODL has been a critical concern in the field of education for many years. Student teacher attrition is another term used for student teacher turnover, which are changes in student teachers’ status from Semester to Semester. Student Teacher turnover may include Student teachers leaving the course, or Student teachers leaving the university. This study sought to find out the major reasons for student teachers’ attrition under the VODL mode of delivery...

The paper investigated the relative effectiveness of Guided Inquiry Strategy and Demonstration Method on the performance of students in practical Chemistry in the secondary schools in Osun State, Nigeria. The study also examined the effects of these methods on the retention ability of the students. The study adopted the non-equivalent pre-test, post-test, control group experimental design. There were two groups; the Guided Inquiry Strategy (GIS) group and the Demonstration Teaching Method...

Students’ academic performance in the sciences is crucial for national development and the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals. With a year to the end of the MDGs, this study assessed the trend of students’ academic performances in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and English in West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from 2008 - 2012. The results of the entire students who sat for this examination in Nigeria in the 5 subjects were studied. Ex-Post...

The financing of public or state universities has been problematic since the rise of neo-liberalism in the late 1970s as some developed countries began to scale down expenditure for social services as a new drive in their social policies. They chose to advance the ideology of maximising profits for private business by advocating the withdrawal of the state from social policy and the economic sector, giving free reign to private capital. The main trigger for this was the oil crisis of 1973-4...

This discussion deals with a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe, ruling that the expulsion of six year-old Farai Dzvova from the Ruvheneko Government Primary School because of his expression of his religious belief through wearing dreadlocks is a contravention of section 19 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe. This contribution argues that the judgment in Farai is progressive and should be welcomed. It further argues that the reasoning by Cheda J, demonstrating why Rastafari...

This study explored identities commonly used in teacher education and student teachers’ motives for becoming a teacher. The qualitative case methodology employed interviews and biographical questionnaires data collection methods. Data was gathered through interviewing student teachers and lecturers. Qualitative data analysis began by defining a priori themes and identifying parts of the interview transcripts that were relevant to these a priori themes. The initial coding was then refined by...

Effective utilization of computers and their applications in medical education and research is of paramount importance to students. The objective of this study was to determine the association between owning a computer and use of computers for research data analysis and the other factors influencing health professions students' computer use for data analysis.We conducted a cross sectional study among undergraduate health professions students at three public universities in Uganda using a...

This study assessed the utilization of ICT resources in teaching among business educators in tertiary institutions in south Nigeria.Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study.Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study.The population and sample for the study comprised all 240 business educators in colleges of education and universities in south Nigeria.A 28-item structured questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection.Copies of the instrument...

Background: Reducing under-five mortality rates is a global priority. Although under-five mortality has decreased in South Africa, it is still unacceptably high. The implementation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) guideline is a key World Health Organization intervention aimed at reducing under-five mortality. Most primary care consultations are with professional nurses and they are usually trained in IMCI in a year-long primary healthcare diploma, which qualifies...

Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are major health concerns in South Africa. According to the life cycle approach NCD prevention strategies should target children. Educators are important external factors influencing behaviour of learners. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of selective NCD risk factors in educators of primary school learners. A cross-sectional design was used to assess the body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), blood glucose (BG),...

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) needs to transform from an information society that consumes information technologies into a knowledge economy that creates technologies. Key domains for transformation include computer science education, research and development. The lack of research culture and support for research activities often results in low research outcomes, and slows down the development of innovative and independent thinkers and problem solvers. To increase research capacities, we have...