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The literature has multiple reasons for child labour. Poverty, war, HIV/AIDS are amongst the most cited causes. In impoverished fishing communities, decisions by students to engage in labour might be different from the usual causes. This paper therefore, aims at understanding the factors that trigger off Junior High School (JHS) students’ decision to engage in child labour and bring out counselling implications. Using the causal network analytic approach of the qualitative methodology...

Abstract The aims of this study are to assess L1 and L2 variables that influence the reading acquisition of students of Moroccan origin in the South of Spain and compare their reading ability with native Spanish-speaking children. Participants were 38 students of Moroccan origin and 37 native Spanish-speaking students from the same classes. We used an oral vocabulary test and a reading comprehension test, which taps lexical, semantic, and syntactic reading processes, and reading fluency. The...

Climate change has been recognised as a key development issue in sub-Saharan Africa. This might be explained by the region’s peculiar vulnerabilities that could be related to climate change. Climate change is expected to significantly affect food security, increase flooding and droughts in specific areas of the sub-region, affect the production of major export cash crops in Africa and affect the economies and livelihoods with the resultant negative impact on poverty reduction. One major way...

The population boom of Uganda is resulting in the exhaustion of current water sources as well as an increase in water pollution and diseases. Due to Uganda s high rainfall records, rainwater catchers are a viable solution. Another solution would be to give the population further education on the maintenance of the new sources to keep up their efficiencies. Project Goals • Investigate ways to improve Uganda’s sanitation systems • Promote awareness to our local community as well as Kampala’s...

Background: Reports have shown significant increase in the prevalence of obesity in developing countries. There are limited representative data available from African countries on the trends in childhood obesity, because most public health- and nutrition-related efforts have been focused on under-nutrition. Aims: To determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity using body mass index (BMI) among school adolescents. Design: A cross sectional study involving apparently healthy school...

This investigates on the importance of information and communication technology (ICT) as a tool for teaching, learning and research that is dramatically changing the landscape of educational development globally. The ICT in the educational sector divulge a plethora of opportunities for different categories of educators to integrate ICTs their service delivery of teaching, learning and research. However, plenty of literatures suggest that do existed significant resistance to the technology...

During the twentieth century, the world underwent a great transformation from being an agricultural society where natural labour was a critical factor, to being an industrial one where management of technology, capital and labour provided a competitive advantage. In the ensuing 21 st century, however, a new society is emerging where knowledge is the primary production resource. The contemporary society is inevitably and irrevocably a knowledge-based unit where knowledge is closely supported...

Background: Pakistan occupies almost the middle of malaria belt. Malaria and Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) are endemic in Pakistan. Both of these infectious diseases have epidemic potentials but are preventable and treatable. Methods: A pre-tested questionnaire was self-administered to 450 participants from three universities of interior Sindh. Knowledge and perception regarding malaria and CCHF were recorded. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 17. Results: From...

The main objective of the study was to determine th e training needs of agricultural extensionists in Gezira Scheme in order to suggest appropriate training programs. The population of this study was all extensionists who were workin g at various irrigation divisions throughout the Scheme (47 respondents). The main instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The data were collected during the p eriod from January to February 2013. The data were statistically analyzed using...

Departing from commonly held fact that parental involvement increases students’ academicachievement; The Swedish Schools and parents are required to have close relations with each other. However, l ...

Ilorin is one of the major cities in Nigeria today and its growing capacity in both socio-economic affiliations is commendable. However, the city is potently polluted with heaps of refuse that are occasionally caused traffic hold-up in places in the urban centre. A lot of health incidence resulting from water, air and pest borne diseases are not uncommon within areas where prevalence of effluents prevailed. Current problems of poor waste management upon the government efforts is as a result...

Background: Healthy dietary behaviors are acquired during adolescence and track into adulthood. To promote dietary behaviors of adolescents, studying the predisposing and enabling factors that are associated with dietary behaviors is indispensible. Objectives: This study investigates the relationship between dietary behaviors and attitudes as predisposing factors, and availability and affordability of foods as enabling factors of young adolescents, in the context of a developing country...

Background: Healthy dietary behaviors are acquired during adolescence and track into adulthood. To promote dietary behaviors of adolescents, studying the predisposing and enabling factors that are associated with dietary behaviors is indispensible. Objectives: This study investigates the relationship between dietary behaviors and attitudes as predisposing factors, and availability and affordability of foods as enabling factors of young adolescents, in the context of a developing country...

The paper sampled 80 secondary school students in a local government council to find out causes of student low enrolment in science in secondary schools.The paper highlighted the history of science teaching and teacher's pedagogy of teaching in Nigeria as very germane to enrolment in schools.Questionnaire was used to sample students' opinion on causes of low enrolment.Statistical analysis considered best for this study was frequency count and percentage.Findings revealed that lack of...

The paper employed descriptive survey study of male and female performance in physics in four Colleges of Education in Kwara state, Nigeria. One hundred students were sampled for the study. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient, frequency counts and percentages were used to analyse the data collected. The results showed no relationship between male and female performance and male students performed better than female in physics. The paper concluded that Students’ performance in...

This is a review paper on using Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to reposition science education in Nigerian colleges of education.The paper looked at science education as the study of biology, chemistry or physics along with principle and method of education.Public-private partnership was viewed as voluntary arrangement between nongovernmental organization and government to execute or jointly carry out a project with the aim of sharing the profits and bear any involving risk...