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This paper examines transport energy of secondary school students and its implication for learning science in Plateau State, Nigeria. It defines science, gives the importance of science, and discusses energy and its impact to education and the role of transport on education. Factors militating against effective learning of science which include transportation cost, poor transportation, inappropriate transport for students, irregular school attendance and unpunctuality of students, time...

There is a high prevalence of substance use among youth in South Africa (SA), and adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) experience high rates of depression and anxiety. Substance use behaviours and mental health are associated with other public health problems among AGYW such as HIV and unintended pregnancy. Therefore, understanding the relationship between substance use and mental health is imperative to improve AGYW's health.To examine the association between heavy drinking, marijuana,...

We investigate the impact of household air pollution on household health outcomes using the Uganda National Household Survey (2017) and employ a probit model with selection. Results reveal that exposure to household air pollution is significantly associated with cough and fever incidences among household members, with the young ones being more vulnerable. Also, low education level of household head, cooking indoors in a living house, and poverty significantly increases chances of contracting...

Abstract In 2015, the Australian government committed to take an additional 12,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq prioritizing those considered most vulnerable including people with disability. The aim of this preliminary study was to understand, from multiple stakeholder perspectives, the experiences of settling in Australia for people with disability from Syrian and Iraqi refugee backgrounds living in Sydney. Interviews were conducted with nine family members of 11 people with disability...

This paper discussed COVID-19 emergency lock down and its educational and instructional implications on children’s learning in Nigeria. Facts about COVID-19, such as meaning, symptoms, treatment and prevention were discussed.COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the education divide in Nigeria and also unmasked substantially inequality in the education sector. Therefore, the period of digital learning as a result of the emergency lock down, has caused children in rural and disadvantaged communities...

Women’s underrepresentation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) impedes progress in solving Africa’s complex development problems. As in other regions, women’s participation in STEM drops progressively moving up the education and career ladder, with women currently constituting 30% of Africa’s STEM researchers. This study elucidates gender-based differences in PhD performance using new survey data from 227 alumni of STEM PhD programs in 17 African countries. We find...

AbstractCurriculum discourse in South African higher education has always involved debates around responsiveness and how best to make the curriculum respond to local needs. This was amongst the reasons for the call to decolonise the curriculum. With encounters in education being a function of the curriculum at play, it follows that the curriculum shapes the educational experience, and how prepared students are for the job market, be it to create employment or to seek such. With the rate of...

This paper contributes to the ongoing debate in innovation and development studies on renewable energy projects and their contributions to sustainable industrialization through the accumulation of innovation capabilities. Based on a case study of a large wind power project in Kenya, this research explores technology transfer and interactive learning processes to accumulate local capabilities. The study emphasizes the multiplicity of actors involved in complex infrastructure projects and...

Abstract Introduction: Helicobacter pylori colonize the stomach of about ~50% of the world’s human population and infection is more in clients with dyspeptic conditions and its associated with the severity of gastritis. The present study revealed that the magnitude of H. Pylori and burden of the bacterial infection as well as the contribution of H. Pylori for gastritis and also assesses the current prevalence of H. Pylori infection. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of Helicobacter...

Education is a fundamental and universal basic need for all, especially orphans and vulnerable children in Tanzania. Education imparts knowledge, skills, and competencies to individuals. This study assessed educational opportunities and the support available to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Bagamoyo District to determine socioeconomic and psychological factors that limit access to education. Data were collected using in-depth interviews, non-participant observation and documentary...

In the last decade, Eswatini has been affected by moderate to severe droughts, leading to huge impacts on the economic, environmental and societal sectors. The frequency and magnitude of drought have also increased, emphasising on the importance of drought monitoring. In view of the impacts of drought, it is of critical importance to monitor drought in near real-time and provide early warning information to stakeholders. The challenge however is the fragmentation of climatic data collection,...

Poor nutrition knowledge coupled with poor dietary practices are factors in the development of malnutrition. This study aimed to assess the nutrition knowledge underpinning the food choices and factors influencing food choices of primary school learners in selected rural schools of Limpopo Province, South Africa. The study followed a mixed-method approach and involved 474 primary school learners (grades three to seven) aged 10 to 15 years. Learners who participated in this study received...

COVID19 pandemic forced most countries to lockdown, leading to the prolonged closure of many learning institutions. This dramatic shift led to increase of mental illness symptoms among university students.To determine the prevalence and factors associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress among Uganda's university students during the COVID-19 lockdown.We conducted a one-month online survey using the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21).Participants n=321 were enrolled...

Nigeria has one of the largest concentration of human resources for health in Africa. There are 46 accredited medical schools and the majority are owned by the various State Governments. The COVID-19 outbreak was declared a global pandemic on the 11th of March 2020 by the World Health Organization. The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Federal Ministry of Education closed all tertiary institutions in Nigeria including the medical schools on the 19th of March 2020 so as to curtail the...

One of the emerging philosophies of management is that of TQM. It has received wide acclaim enhancement in industry as well as school nowadays. This means ensuring that all students are able to develop their cognitive, social, emotional, cultural, and physical skills to the best of their abilities and preparing them for their further school career. For that reasons, this research is conducted to evaluate the level of physical education teachers’ knowledge of TQM practices. Descriptive and...

Cross-cultural adaptation and cross-sectional study.The aim of this study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) into Hausa language, and evaluate its psychometric properties in mixed rural and urban populations with low back pain (LBP).The RMDQ is one of the most commonly used and recommended condition-specific measures of disability related to LBP. However, no formal adapted and validated Hausa version exists at the time our study was...

Climate change has a major impact on productivity of different economic sectors as well as different labour groups. Here we study the crucial linkage between gradual climate change and availability of low-skilled labour in rural areas of South Africa. Using a nationally representative panel of micro-survey data, we derive marginal impacts of rising temperatures on labour availability. Our econometric findings suggest that optimal conditions maximizing weekly labour supply are heterogeneous...

This paper aimed to assess climate-smart agricultural practices in Ethiopia, discuss the contribution of climate-smart agricultural practices for mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, and examine determinant factors of climate-smart agricultural practices in mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. Conservation agriculture, integrated soil fertility management, agroforestry, crop diversification, and improved livestock feed and feeding practices are among the best climate-smart agricultural...

AbstractThe purpose of this chapter was to explore the experiences of teachers who taught reading in a deprived context. This was an interpretive case study of three teachers who taught reading in Grade Five classrooms under the curriculum assessment policy statement (CAPS) in township primary schools. Purposive sampling was used to select the most knowledgeable teachers, in order to achieve the study aims of exploring experiences of teaching reading in township schools. One-on-one...

Natural hazards disrupt the daily lives of people and communities. Consequently, social workers, like any other stakeholders, deal with community predicaments arising from the effects of natural hazards. The social relief distress (SRD) programme of government utilises needs-based, top-down government-driven interventions in communities affected by natural hazards, focused on what communities lack, as opposed to what communities have. This research study involved a community that experienced...