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The aim of the study was to determine the socioeconomic factors influencing climate change adaptation among crop farmers in Umuahia South Area of Abia State, Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study were to determine socioeconomic characteristics of crop farmers in the area, determine farmers level of awareness of climate change in the area, ascertain effects of climate change in crop production, identify adaptation strategies adopted by the farmers in the area and determine...

A study on the nutritional status and anthropometric indices of primary school pupils in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State was evaluated. Their total iron, total iron binding capacity, haemoglobin, and ferritin levels were determined using spectrophotometric method, anthropometric indices was studied using the standardized method of WHO and UNICEF. The study subjects were selected by random sampling from four (4) different Schools and a total of two hundred (200) pupils, from...

The anthropometric characteristics of 600 apparently healthy children of ages between 5 and 10 years of Gbagyi tribe of Abuja Nigeria, consisting of males (n = 300) with a mean age of 7.10 ΁ 1.98 and females (n = 300) with a mean age of 7.68 ΁ 1.86 were selected for the evaluation of their nutritional status using different anthropometric variables. The anthropometric characteristic of their height, age, weight, mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), chest circumference and body mass index...

Mercury pollution from small-scale gold mining poses a serious threat to the global and local environment.Recycling of mercury for small-scale miners has been introduced over decades in Tanzania with little success.The environmentally benign borax gold extraction method invented more than thirty years ago in the Philippines and presently used by more than thirty thousand Philippine miners has proved to work on the gold ores in Chunya and Singida gold districts of Tanzania.By using borax...

The development of modern sectors has long been linked to the displacement of traditional agriculture. The economic literature has focused on explanations associated with input reallocation, but has neglected other mechanisms, such as pollution externalities. To explore this issue, we examine the case of gold mining in Ghana. We nd that mining has reduced agricultural total factor productivity, and increased rural poverty. Consistent with a pollution spillover, we document higher...

Resource inputs into school library media programme have been identified as major determinants of the success of service delivery in School Library Media Centres (SLMCs). The quality of outputs from any system cannot be better than the quality of inputs supplied. Therefore, this study investigated the state of resource inputs provision and service delivery in SLMCs in Nigeria. The study is part of a larger study on the assessment of school library media programme in Nigeria. The sample...

This study investigates the pattern of ICT access and use among science teachers in Federal Unity Schools (FUSs) in Nigeria. A total of 464 copies of the questionnaire were administered on science teachers in 25 FGUSs that were systematically selected from the 104 FGUSs in Nigeria out of which only 353 copies were returned with useful responses. The findings of the study revealed a low level of access to laboratory-based ICT facilities (Mean = 2.18). Moreover, the findings of the study...

Inquiry into Palestinian film education, or film education for Palestinians, are two quite different explorations, because of the conditions of dispossession and diaspora in which Palestinians live. Each of the lines of inquiry thus requires a definition of the geographic scope in question, and of what is meant by “Palestinian.” This chapter will focus on the Post-Oslo years, after the formation of the Palestinian National Authority in 1994 in certain areas of the West Bank and in Gaza. The...

The article has several theses. First we propose that there is a new method of constitution-making today, the two-stage, post-sovereign one perfected in South Africa. Second, we admit the path-dependent nature, and difficult pre-conditions, of this method. Third, we maintain that even when the full method is unlikely in a given context, its legitimating principles nevertheless can play a role through international dissemination. We explore that possibility in the context of the projected...

This chapter forms part of the book: Design Research Plomp, T & Nieveen, N (Eds.), design – Part B: Illustrative cases (pp. 71-93). Enschede, the Netherlands: SLO. The book Educational design research comprises two parts: Educational design - Part A: An introduction Part A provides an introduction into educational design as a suitable approach either to address complex problems in educational practice or to develop or validate theories (e.g.) about learning processes, learning...

Quality education does not occur miraculously but can be achieved through continuous improvement efforts by the stakeholders in the education enterprise.  The aim of this paper is to discuss what can be done to improve internal quality assurance practices within Nigerian public universities. It starts by examining the concept of quality and quality assurance.  Following this is the discussion on the rationale for the concern for quality in the public universities. The paper ends with an...

In spite of the Republic of Kenya’s (ROK) efforts to make primary education free and accessible to all, approximately  3.9 million children still remain out of school due to hidden costs (Census Report ,2009), hence the government‘s initial objective of every child attaining primary education remains unattained. In addition, prior researches have established increase in non – enrolment and drop-out in various parts of the country due to these hidden costs. The study sought to establish the...

This study is on the trends and decadal analyses of drought characteristics in areas above latitude 8 0 N of Nigeria. Analysing tools such as Von Neumann ratio, Cramer t k test, Students t-test and Mann-kendall rank statistics were used to identify the drought characteristics between 1941 and 2010. This is with the aim of making recommendations in order to minimise the adverse effects of those characteristics on the populace, community and environment. Results showed that the area is...

Pollution of terrestrial ecosystem is a serious environmental problem worldwide. Earthworm is considered as a domain soil organism. It has been recommended test species to evaluate soil contaminations in acute toxicity. Earthworm density and biomass are strongly influence by pollution. In this study, mortality, biomass, cocoon number of Eisenia fetida were examined during 14 days of exposure to series percentage (100, 75, 50, 25%) for each soil of (Bouatni, Hawari, Lowifia, and Jarotha)...

This dissertation traces the history of mathematics education in Palestine Hebrew secondary schools from the foundation of the first Hebrew secondary school in 1905 until the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The study draws on primary sources from archives in Israel and analyzes curricula, textbooks, student notebooks, and examinations from the first half of the 20th century as well as reviews in contemporary periodicals and secondary sources. Hebrew secondary mathematics...

The study was designed to examine factors that account for female dropout in Junior High Schools (JHS) in Kassena Nankana West District and to make recommendations. Sample for the study comprised 50 JHS female dropouts. The likert-scale type questionnaire was used to gather data for the study. Data collected was analysed by using frequencies of the responses and their respective percentage. Results of the study revealed major and minor causes of the high rate of female students dropout. The...