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The presence of daylight affects human beings both physiologically and psychologically. Admitting daylight into an indoor enclosure improves mood, enhances morale, lowers fatigue, and reduces eyestrain. To adequately capture the characteristics of current daylight design practice in typical Algerian classroom A field observations was carried out in the study area which comprises the school buildings and including performing a series of measurements for daylighting inside the classrooms. This...

This article undertakes a systematic study of press articles on climate change in the rich West (Norway), the emerging East (China) and the developing South (Ghana) to explore the cognitive basis for collective climate policy action. Newspapers depict Ghana moving out of a climate-victimhood towards a more active climate policy for development; China figures as spearheading energy efficiency and clean technologies for growth; while Norway is described as exporting its climate action. Our...

Recent moderately sized earthquakes (18 November 2013 and 2 December 2013) occurred in the Johannesburg area (M L = 3.6) and southern Limpopo Province (M L = 3.9) respectively. The earthquakes vigorously shook the epicentral areas. Following the shaking, many people submitted reports to the Council for Geoscience (CGS) through an online questionnaire which recorded their experience, whilst others reported the earthquake and its effects on social networks like Twitter. Following both...

Academic literacy development within the secondary schooling system in South Africa has reached crisis proportions, with a large number of students exiting the system unable to function adequately within the tertiary sector or labour market. Attempts to remedy this crisis by introducing curriculum reform over the past few years have yielded little success, with universities having to take on the literacy problem by offering a variety of remedial programmes to ensure that students are...

A Research Project Submitted in Partial Fulfilment for the Degree of Masters of Education in the Department of Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies Kenyatta University November 2015

Cloud computing is fast gaining popularity in educational institutions of developing countries like Nigeria. Software as a Service, Platform as a Service and Infrastructure as a Service are the three key models through which cloud computing services are delivered to end-users. A number of studies have been conducted to identify the enabling factors as well as the issues being faced as regards the adoption of cloud computing in the Nigerian context. In this study however, Strength, Weakness,...

Egypt is characterized by moderate size seismicity where earthquakes are distributed within several active regions. In the present study, we investigated the source mechanism of earthquakes using the digital waveform data recorded by the Egyptian National Seismic Network (ENSN) during the period from 2004 to 2008. The focal mechanisms are constructed with high reliability based on the polarity of the first motion of P-wave.These solutions are used to examine the mode of tectonic deformation...

Education is one of the priority areas of the state. The Department of Education is mandated by the South African Constitution to provide quality education to all learners. As such, huge amounts of money have been spent on education, but the question is, are these public funds spent for a good cause or not; if yes, what impact have they made and if no, why not? The study was carried out following mixed research methods. The primary data was collected from the key informants using...

<em>Tertiary education especially in Youth Polytechnics has been identified as the means to provide relevant and adequate technical skills for industrial and economic development consistent with aspirations of Kenya Vision 2030. Youth Polytechnics being accountable to the public as stakeholders need to guarantee that they offer quality training. However, with the diminishing number of students seeking education through Youth Polytechnics, the question of quality is critical and...

The purpose of this study was to explore the reasons for absenteeism from clinical settings among first- and fourth- year student nurses at the East London Campus of the Lilitha College of Nursing (LCN), Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The sample consisted of 60 randomly selected first- and fourth-year student nurses from LCN. Data were collected using a 23-item Likert scale questionnaire. Most of the participants (76.6%; n = 46,) were 35 years and younger. Seventy-five percent (n = 45)...

The current study sought to identify the social agents that influenced Black African students in choosing a career-related field. An ex post facto study was used to conduct the study. Participants were a random sample of 200 students drawn from a rural-based university in South Africa (gender: male = 98, female =101; mean age = 22.31 years; ethnicity = Black African). Data was collected using a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. The findings suggest that...

This paper reports on findings about the involvement of stakeholders in school improvement planning (SIP) in primary schools based on the perceptions and experiences of teachers; and proposes recommendations for improving their participation.The stakeholders include the head teachers, school management committee (SMC), teachers, inspectors of schools, pupils, and the community.A mixed methods approach involving survey and interviews was utilised to address research questions.The findings...

A research project submitted to the school of education management, policy and curriculum studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of Degree of Master in Education of Kenyatta University. December, 2015

Today, students completing basic education in Nigeria are unable to read and use reading as a tool for learning. This problem is attributed to inadequate methodologies arising from poor teacher preparation. The problem also seems to be related to teachers’ faulty understanding of reading and how to teach it. Using a sample of 163 teachers, this study investigated the development of reading, the reading methodologies, teaching and assessment strategies used and the criteria used for...

Textbooks are crucial resources in the teaching and learning of History in Kenya. In Kenya, where I have taught History at Secondary School level for the past twenty years, textbooks are generally used by teachers for their own preparation as well as for the actual teaching or instruction in the class. Th roughout my teaching career, I have found textbooks to be a vital tool in preparation of my lessons. As a matter of fact, I have used diff erent textbooks to enrich my knowledge of the...

A Research Project Submitted To The School Of Education In Partial Fulfilment Of The Degree Of Master Of Education In The Department Of Educational Management, Policy And Curriculum Studies Of Kenyatta University, December, 2015

A Research Project Submitted To The School Of Education In Partial Fulfilment Of The Degree Of Master Of Education In The Department Of Educational Management, Policy And Curriculum Studies Of Kenyatta University, December, 2015

Background: Despite numerous calls to diversify the nursing workforce, little progress has been made in increasing the numbers of African American graduates from prelicensure nursing programs, thus widening the diversity gap in the number of African Americans who enter the RN workforce. Method: An integrative literature review was conducted to determine whether, from the students' perspective, the institutional climate and culture influenced their academic success. Results: Themes of...

A Research Project Submitted to the School of Education in Partial fulfilment of the Degree of Master of Education in the Department of Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies of Kenyatta University, December, 2015