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Faced with the imperative to adapt to an environment marked by the internationalization of higher education and education policy transfers, universities in French-speaking sub-Saharan African countries adopted in 2006 a new policy called

This study assessed the trend of the reading culture of the students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria.The respondents' level of study, preferred language skill, frequency and duration of reading, and types of materials read were examined.Using a descriptive survey design, data was collected from 509 students in the first and last years of study across eight colleges by means of a questionnaire.The findings revealed that the most preferred language activity...

This study examined the perpetration of sexual violence within the institutional setting of primary schools in Liberia using secondary analysis of data collected from 811 Liberian school aged participants (298 girls and 513 boys). The study looked specifically at the perpetration of: 1) sexual violation, 2) transactional sex, and 3) sexual coercion. Sexual violation was the most common form of sexual violence experienced, followed by sexual coercion, and then transactional sex. Findings...

In the spirit of Max Gluckmans’s 1940 ‘The Bridge’ paper, this paper offers a situational analysis of the Kylemore versus Groendal High School Derby Day in the Western Cape’s Dwars River valley in 2014. I compare this Derby Day with an athletic event at my Former Model C (Whites-only during apartheid) school in 2004. Situational analysis allows us to track persistent racial disparities over time and ask how time is figured differentially in relation to belonging. I show how historically...

To assist the Kingdom of Eswatini to cultivate a skilled workforce that meets the requirements of the labor market, the International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) has promoted the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Enha

The study examined teachers’ workload and determined its implication on students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State. Descriptive design of the survey type was adopted and a stratified random sampling was used to select 12 schools, which were 6 public and 6 private secondary schools, involving 132 participants who included 120 teachers and 12 principals. A self-constructed questionnaire titled “Teachers’ Workload and Student’s...

The study examined teachers’ workload and determined its implication on students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State. Descriptive design of the survey type was adopted and a stratified random sampling was used to select 12 schools, which were 6 public and 6 private secondary schools, involving 132 participants who included 120 teachers and 12 principals. A self-constructed questionnaire titled “Teachers’ Workload and Student’s...

Elective placements are a relatively new aspect of paramedic practice, with few opportunities for student paramedics to experience this internationally. This article shares reflections from a student's perspective gained from experience of a 3-week elective placement in Johannesburg, South Africa, working on a frontline ambulance and fast response vehicle. It explores international differences in paramedic practice, reviews two case studies and discusses the importance of scene management...

<p>Achieving a near-native speaker’s pronunciation is so essential for EFL learners. However, many factors contribute to the challenges faced by EFL learners, mainly due to the difference in the sound system of English Language and that of their first language. For this reason, Arab learners of English Language may mispronounce some English sounds. This paper analyzed one of the few problematic sounds to the Arab Yemeni EFL learners - the pronunciation of the English voiceless...

Although the influence of procedural justice on citizens’ satisfaction and cooperation with police has been tested in several geopolitical contexts, this is the first study to examine the relationship between procedural justice and satisfaction with Kenya’s police and Kenya’s criminal justice system on a Kenyan college campus. Using a sample of 523 students from a prominent Kenyan university, we found that procedural justice and officer integrity predicted satisfaction with both Kenya’s...

Over the years, researchers have found conflicting results regarding the relationship between public education expenditure and economic growth in Nigeria and there seem to be no clear distinction regarding which of capital and recurrent components contributes more to the growth of a nation's economy.Hence, this work empirically investigated the impact of capital and recurrent public education expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria so as to ascertain which component contributes more to...

The climate change challenge and the growth of the Islamic finance industry, together with the increase in socially responsible investing, could position green sukuk as a key instrument for financing clean energy and resilient infrastructure projects as well as shorter-term energy efficiency projects. Expansion of a green sukuk market could promote environment-friendly projects and improve livelihoods, helping Islamic finance achieve its moral objectives. A roadmap shows how policy makers...

From its beginnings in 1827, an important goal of medical education in Egypt has been to qualify physicians who can provide high-quality health care services for their local community and other communities in the Middle East region. To describe the historical background, current status, and future challenges of medical education in Egypt, the authors conducted an extensive internet search, and made electronic communications as well as site visits to gather relevant data. In the final phase,...

Exercise-based Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) plays a major role in reducing mortality and morbidity in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). The standard protocol is usually of moderate intensity exercise. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) consists of alternating periods of intensive aerobic exercise with periods of passive or active moderate/mild intensity recovery.This study aimed to assess HIIT program for ischemic patients attending CR after percutaneous coronary intervention...

The purpose of this randomized clinical trial was to compare the effect of xylitol containing and sugar free brands of chewing gum on the salivary Colony Forming Unit (CFU) count of streptococcus mutans (SM) and lactobacilli (LB) cariogenic organisms in a group of Egyptian school children of different ages. This pragmatic randomized controlled trial (parallel group design) was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Dentistry, Ain Shams University. 42 high caries risk...

Objectives: Although many studies have been conducted worldwide to investigate the positive and negative experiences of the cadaver room, there is no documented research in medical schools delivering the new innovative medical education (NIME) curriculum which involves teaching students who already receive a bachelor degree in any natural science including health sciences and having at least two years of work experience. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the effect of cadaver dissection...

Objectives: Although many studies have been conducted worldwide to investigate the positive and negative experiences of the cadaver room, there is no documented research in medical schools delivering the new innovative medical education (NIME) curriculum which involves teaching students who already receive a bachelor degree in any natural science including health sciences and having at least two years of work experience. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the effect of cadaver dissection...