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This article used personal narratives to discover factors affecting the decision of African American males to consider doctoral education. This study was based on qualitative interviews with 18 African American male doctoral students enrolled at predominantly white institutions as they reflected on their reasons for pursuing an advanced degree. The following were found to influence their decision: (a) need for faculty encouragement, (b) motivation to pursue a doctorate, and (c) their...

This quantitative study was executed from a realist‘s ontological perspective and its epistemological leaning is towards that of an empiricist. The study essentially sought to determine the existence or otherwise of entrepreneurial intentions among the students. Ample emphasis needs to be placed on entrepreneurship education and practical entrepreneurship schemes (such as mentorship programmes) if developing countries are to realise the goal of having a productive and virile youth...

Infection during pregnancy is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality. This study was aimed to determine the infection preventive health behaviours during pregnancy among pregnant mothers attending Antenatal clinic in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi Anambra State using a descriptive survey approach. A ten item self-structured questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.99 was used as instrument of data collection from a sample size of 120 randomly selected...

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the response of the ionospheric F layer in the American and African sectors during the intense geomagnetic storm which occurred on 30 September–01 October 2012. In this work, we used observations from a chain of 20 GPS stations in the equatorial, low- and mid-latitude regions in the American and African sectors. Also, in this study ionospheric sounding data obtained during 29th September to 2nd October, 2012 at Jicamarca (JIC), Peru, São Luis...

The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the response of the ionospheric F layer in the American and African sectors during the intense geomagnetic storm which occurred on 30 September–01 October 2012. In this work, we used observations from a chain of 20 GPS stations in the equatorial, low- and mid-latitude regions in the American and African sectors. Also, in this study ionospheric sounding data obtained during 29th September to 2nd October, 2012 at Jicamarca (JIC), Peru, São Luis...

A thesis submited in partial fulfillment of the degree of master of education (language education) in the School Of Education, Kenyatta University, February 2016

Purpose To provide screening services and obtain information on the eye health status and distribution of visual impairments in a refugee population of the sole refugee camp in Malawi. Methods A general eye screening at Dzaleka refugee settlement camp was organized in November 2012. Final-year optometry students conducted detailed optometry examinations, including visual acuity (VA) assessment for near and distance, retinoscopy, and subjective refraction in cases with distance VA less than...

A number of examples in this paper are used to demonstrate the efficacy of culture and indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in climate change adaptation. The analysis is based on examination of secondary sources. The paper advances the argument that climate change impacts on cultural communities differently because they live in diverse natural environments and experience it differently. This necessitates cross-cultural communication in the search of sustainable solutions to the challenges of...

The study used secondary sources to review best practices in community-based environmental resource management systems for sustainable livelihood and climate change adaptation in Africa. The best practices were drawn from different parts of the continent. They included water, community/school gardens for food security and renewable energy projects. They demonstrated the importance of putting all knowledge systems including indigenous knowledge on an equal footing to expand the global pool of...

We discuss the adaptation and piloting of the previously developed U.S.-specific measures of mathematical knowledge for teaching to the Malawi context.The purpose is to produce measures that can be used to evaluate changes in mathematical knowledge for teaching gained through primary teacher education, thus informing teacher educators on the most effective evidence-based practices.By interviewing 14 teachers, we first examine whether the 16 recurrent mathematical tasks of teaching tasks...

A research project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of degree of master of education (early childhood education), in the school of education of Kenyatta university July, 2018

This study sought to explore the influence of gender stereotyping on career choices among secondary school students in Moshi rural district. Specifically, the study sought to examine the knowledge of career requirements among secondary school students, assess gender differences in career choice among secondary school students and examine the extent to which gender stereotyping beliefs influence career choices among secondary school students Moshi rural district. A total number of 299...

Tourism represents an important source of income and employment in many Mediterranean regions, including the island of Sardinia (Italy) and the Cap Bon peninsula (Tunisia). Climate change may however impact tourism in both regions, for example, by altering the regions' climatic suitability for common tourism types or affecting water availability. This paper assesses the potential impacts of climate change on tourism in the case study regions of Sardinia and Cap Bon. Direct impacts are...

A Research Thesis Submitted to the School of Education in Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Kenyatta University February, 2016

This study reviews the classroom interaction discussions between the teachers and learners in a selected primary school in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The discourse analysis was used to examine verbal interaction as a significant component of teaching techniques for enhancing effective teaching of English language. The main objective of this study was to analyze the verbal communication between the teachers and pupils in the classroom during teaching and learning of materials...

Poverty within a developing context such as South Africa has been deepening, with the pressures of globalisation and neo-liberalism resulting in the widening gap between the rich and the poor. For students from a poor background an opportunity to study at a higher education institution is an opportunity to change their economic status at a personal and family level; however, it is difficult to achieve this goal when the very economic conditions they live in have an impact on their ability be...