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ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Studies on sexual and reproductive health education (SRH Education) in universities are rare, and yet there is evidence of knowledge gaps and misconceptions in sexual and reproductive issues among students. This study sought to assess the need for SRH Education in order to strengthen health knowledge and practices of Makerere University female students.METHODS: Using stratified simple random sampling, a total of 450 questionnaires were administered, of which 398 (88.4%)...

The study reported here focuses on integrating climate change issues in School curriculum in The Gambia. The objectives are to determine the extent to which climate-related themes presently feature in the Upper Basic (lower secondary) schools of The Gambia; propose an integration plan for enhanced climate themes in the school curriculum; and identify suitable teaching methods for conveying climate change information to students. A curriculum audit of two subject areas in the Upper Basic...

In this study, a descriptive qualitative approach was followed to explore early childhood teachers’ perspectives and practices about using play as a means of teaching in classrooms. This qualitative research study is guided by two research questions, (i) What do early childhood teachers see as the benefits of play as a means to learning. (ii) What do early childhood teachers see as obstacles to using play as a means to promote learning? The subjects of the study were all randomly selected...

The study aimed to identify the necessary requirements needed for Using Computer in Teaching at Higher Education from the Point of View of Educational Specialists, The researcher used the analytical descriptive method , the size of the sample in which the study was applied was (50) from the teaching staff, The researcher has used questionnaire as a study tool, The most important findings of the study are: The study has come to the fact that the majority of the researchers managed to answer...

Parents form the core unit of a family and are at the very basic in the growth and development of their children. This includes moulding the children’s behaviour at different stages of life. While studies have been conducted to establish what influence parenting styles have on their children, there is no consensus on how the behaviour of children is influenced by the method used by parents in bringing them up. This paper, therefore, is a result of a study that sought to establish the effect...

This study investigates the impact of higher education on economic growth and is based on a sample of 18 African economies over the time period 1980–2015. The research makes use of a Panel Vector Autoregression (PVAR) framework to account for potential dynamic and endogenous relationship in modelling of the tertiary education–growth nexus. The findings show that higher education significantly increases the economic growth of the sample of African countries understudy with a lagged time. The...

The study investigated the benefits and challenges of the Freetown Teachers College Distance Education Programme for serving primary and junior secondary school teachers in Sierra Leone.The distance learners here are referred to as student-teachersor serving teachers.The distance education programme of Freetown Teachers College has been in operation for over a decade now.It has been receiving and continues to receive and turn out student-

In recent years, we have witnessed rapid growth of tertiary institutions in Africa and this expansion has led to the massification and privatization of higher education."Massification has been defined as the mass adaptation of a phenomenon by the suppression of its distinguishing features".Scott (1995) "used the term massification in the context of higher education (HE) systems to describe the rapid increase in student enrolment in the latter part of the twentieth century".Lesotho has not...

This study identifies and describes the problems of teaching and learning of the Igbo language at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria. In the last two decades, it has been observed that there has been a substantial decrease in the proportion of students who applied for or even enrolled to study the Igbo language at university level in Nigeria. Using survey design, this study investigated the problems associated with the teaching and learning of the Igbo language. Fifteen Igbo...

Background of StudyEducation is one of the fundamental factors of development and achieving of sustainable economic development.It enriches peoples understanding of themselves and world.It improves the quality of their lives and leads to broad social benefits both to individuals and society.It raises people productivity and creativity and promote entrepreneurship and

Nigeria IntroductionIt is not a gainsaying that acquisition of knowledge by means of summaries and explanations by the teacher will not suffice to develop learners' skills and new behavioral attitudes until learners are fully involved in classroom activities.Therefore, learners must carry out learning activities to strengthen the effectiveness of instruction; this is considered an important component of learning.Teaching and learning activities are guided by the teacher who finds pointers...

Medical education in Africa is in desperate need of reforms, evident in widespread diseases, and an inability to mobilise and train the required medical workforce to deal with these health issues. However, the exponential rise in the use of mobile technologies due to the spread of the Internet and increased telecommunication networks offer an opportunity for the transformation of medical education and practice through the deployment of mobile devices as a medium for learning and conveying...

Community participation, the central principle of the primary health care approach, is widely accepted in the governance of health systems. Health Committees (HCs) are community-based structures that can enable communities to participate in the governance of primary health care. Previous research done in the Cape Town Metropole, South Africa, reports that HCs’ potential can, however, be limited by a lack of local health providers’ (HPs) understanding of HC roles and functions as well as lack...

Background: In Burkina Faso, the disability movement is rather weak, both in terms of funding and staffing – its range does not extend far outside the capital city and is largely dependent on international non-governmental organisations (INGOs). Despite the huge number of grassroots disabled people’s organisations (DPOs), many of these organisations do not function beyond the occasional meeting and celebration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The reasons for this are...

Air pollution causes about 780,000 premature deaths per year in Africa, according to a modeling study (J. Geophys. Res.: Atmos. 2019, DOI: 10.1029/2018JD029336). The extent of air pollution across the continent, and how it affects people’s health, has been difficult to quantify. In the new study, researchers used satellite data, and models of atmospheric chemistry and health to fill in some of the gaps. Surprisingly, they found that a majority of deaths attributed to poor air quality are...

The impacts of the Namibian School Admission Policy on high school learners have major contributions to social problems experienced by stakeholders as learners advance with their education.Social problems such as sexual relations, substance abuse and learner drop-out have become a social trend.However, other factors like peer pressure and poverty should not be overlooked.Learners admitted in schools after the age of six ( 6) experience problems that makes them vulnerable.This leads to high...

The study evaluated the interpretation and implementation of the newly revised curriculum in primary and secondary schools in Chongwe district of Lusaka province in Zambia.The ascertaining of the effectiveness of the newly revised school curriculum calls for establishing the purpose of learning in Zambian schools today.The study employed a descriptive survey design.The target population comprised of the public and private school Head teachers, teachers, pupils, and district education...

Social amenities in primary schools play an important role in the provision of quality education. Social amenities include play materials and sanitation facilities. This study aimed at examining the impact of social amenities on academic performance in primary schools in Gichugu Constituency, Kenya. The objectives of this study were to assess the status of social amenities, to establish how sanitation amenities influence pupils’ performance and lastly, to evaluate challenges facing provision...