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Mother tongue disability refers to some or total inadequacy in one’s native language. It implies a situation where individuals or groups of persons are unable to speak/ write their native language. This is a common phenomenon among Nigerian youths. As a result, research has shown there are over 450 indigenous languages in Nigeria, which may go extinct (Rotimi, 2012; Bankole, 2010). Colonization and the introduction of western civilization had often been blamed for mother tongue disability....

Although research indicates that the use of a local language of instruction produces dramatic improvements in learning outcomes, it is difficult to find conceptually complete, data-driven understandings of what is required for optimal learning in multilingual classrooms of the Global South. This study identifies a set of mother tongue-based multilingual education (MTB MLE) programme criteria that are associated with effectiveness in learning, and assesses the presence of those criteria in...

Abstract Introduction Kenya’s maternal mortality ratio is relatively high at 342/100,000 live births. Confidential enquiry into maternal deaths showed that 90% of the maternal deaths received substandard care with health workforce related factors identified in 75% of 2015/2016 maternal deaths. Competent Skilled Health Personnel (SHP) providing emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmOC) in an enabling environment reduces the risk of adverse maternal and newborn outcomes. The study objective...

The aim of this study was to assess wheelchair skills of persons with physical disabilities who attended the first Wheelchair Skills and Empowerment Camp in Morocco and their satisfaction with manual wheelchairs provided for the camp activities.19 persons (13 male and 6 female) with physical disabilities took part in the project. The average time since injury or illness was 24 years. To assess wheelchair skills/user satisfaction, the researchers used the Queensland Evaluation of Wheelchair...

This qualitative study was undertaken as part of the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) funded Inclusion Works programme which aims to improve inclusive employment for people with disabilities in four countries: Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Bangladesh. When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged early in 2020 the work of this consortium programme was adapted to focus on pandemic relief and research activities, while some other planned work was not possible.

Abstract Global climate change is altering the suitable areas of crop species worldwide, with cascading effects on people and animals reliant upon those crop species as food sources. Macadamia is one of these essential lucrative crop species that grows in Malawi. Here, we used an ensemble model approach to determine the current distribution of macadamia production areas across Malawi in relation to climate. For future distribution of suitable areas, we used the climate outputs of 17 general...

Initial Teacher Education is aimed at equipping preservice teachers with appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes or values about teaching. It is expected that some critical elements of teaching are learnt when newly recruited teachers commence their professional careers, through mentoring by more experienced teachers. A study on the mentoring strategies available in Kenyan schools for novice secondary school teachers of English language revealed that there were informational, emotional...

Economics is one of the popular subjects in the Senior Secondary School (SSS) curriculum, and it covers the fundamental aspects of human lives concerning scarcity of resources. Proper understanding of the basic concept will enable students to realize the benefit of the subject. This study examined the effects of the self-concept transformation package on senior secondary school student's academic achievement in the quantitative aspect of Economics in Central Zone, Plateau State, Nigeria. A...

The right to live independently and to be included in the community is especially important for persons with psychosocial disabilities as they often find themselves isolated from the community. This paper will delve into what the right to live independently in the community means for persons with psychosocial disabilities. Specifically, it will discuss the link between the right to work and employment, and the right to live independently and in the community. In fact, it will make the...

Abstract This study presents new field and petrological observations combined with geochemical data on a range of komatiitic to tholeiitic volcanic rocks from the ca. 3.48 Ga mid-lower Komati Formation type-section of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, South Africa. A range of mafic-ultramafic rocks is identified across a 1.44 km profile, leading to the proposition of a new preliminary volcanic architecture for the mid-lower Komati Formation type-section. Major, trace and rare earth element...

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of a novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a respiratory disease which started in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, to be a pandemic following a surge in case numbers in Italy, Iran, South Korea and Japan.1 In that same month, most African countries recorded their first COVID-19 cases.2 For Madagascar, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, this was barely a year after another humanitarian emergency. In mid-March 2019,...

Parents have a critical role to play in the education of their children. Their participation is likely to facilitate positive academic achievement and optimal development. In any case, parents’ participation is a gateway to realising full inclusion of Deaf children in schools. This study interrogated the participation of parents and guardians in the education and general development of their Deaf children. A survey of 85 parents and guardians was conducted in seven districts of six provinces...

This paper interrogates the right of access to justice for persons with disabilities in Malawi. It begins by noting that, from a normative perspective, significant progress has been made in terms of securing the rights of persons with disabilities. This progress is reflected in Malawi’s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the adoption of the Disability Act. The paper acknowledges that access to justice is a fundamental right for persons with...

The absence of sufficient and effective support from school principals towards teachers' challenges leaves most teachers to suffer a deficiency in their teaching-learning process, which of course makes it difficult to influence teaching quality and school improvement in general.From this background, this study aimed at increasing the understanding of leadership practices and strategies suitable for resolving teachers' challenges in Cameroon Secondary Schools.Based on this systematic...

Over 120 million youth with disabilities around the world face challenges related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, such as unwanted pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, and forced abortions and sterilisations. The main causes are cultural, legal, political, and social practices that restrict their rights. Our study explored sexual expectations and experiences of youth with disabilities. We conducted a qualitative study of 20 youth with disabilities using focus group...

تهدف هذه الدراسة الى توجيه الانتباه الى ان هناك فجوة بين منهج اللغة الانجيزية وبين التطبيق الفعلي للمنهج في فصول اللغة الانجليزية في المدارس العامة في مدينة طرابلس فيما يخص تدريس مهارة الاستماع . ولإثبات هذه الفرضية قامت الدراسة بقياس نسبة تدريس هذه المهارة في عدد من المدارس اختيرت لتشكل عينة الدراسة. الدراسة استهدفت ايضا تحديد عدد من الصعوبات التي تواجه مدرسي اللغة الانجليزية في تدريس هذه المهارة. استندت الدراسة على منهجية كمية لدراسة الظاهرة واستخدمت اداتين لجمع البيانات. الأول تمثل في...

Abstract Most climate change literature tends to downplay the gendered nature of vulnerability. At best, gender is discussed in terms of the male-female binary, seen as opposing forces rather than in varying relations of interdependency. Such construction can result in the adoption of maladaptive culturally unfit gender-blind policy and interventions. In Egypt, which is highly vulnerable to climate change, gender analysis of vulnerability is almost non-existent. This paper addresses this...

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