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Basically, the result of a diligent and successful research work contributes significantly to some already existing body of knowledge. Therefore, it is on the basis of this that researches are conducted in various fields of human endeavour to either validate or invalidate previously conducted works. Education generally has undergone series of microscopic transformation over the years. Thus, business teacher education which is a component of general education has equally experienced a series...
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Given the apparent chronological association between the Howieson’s Poort (HP; ~65–60 ka)—a sub-stage of the southern African Middle Stone Age (MSA) showing evidence for advanced technology and material culture—and a glacial period, the innovations evidenced in the HP have long been modeled as an adaptation to a particular set of environmental conditions. In this paper, I use faunal data from the HP and post-HP MSA deposits at Sibudu Cave to explore the relationship between environmental and...
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TVET is key solution to poverty eradication, job c reation, reducing unemployment, economic expansion, and improve social and economic well-being of a nation. For years TVET programme in Nigeria has been confronting with unresolved problems such as, misconception of the TVET by the public, low status of T VET teachers, less concern by the government. Thus, thi s study present “An Assessment of The Effectiveness of Technical Teacher Training Programme in Katsina State, Nigeria” the specific...
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The paper examined the effect of algebraic game on students’ achievement in algebraic linear graphs. A sample of 130 junior secondary three students from two secondary schools in Makurdi Local Government Area were used for the study. Two research questions were asked while two hypotheses were formulated and tested. Algebra Substitution Achievement Test (ASAT), a 20-item instrument was developed by the researchers. The instrument was validated by three experts in mathematics education and two...
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As part of the process of assessment of Masters Real Estate (MRE) curricula in South Africa, real estate professionals in the property industry were surveyed to rank topics included in the curricula in order of their importance. Results reveal that professionals consider property finance as the most important topic in the curriculum and information technology as the least important topic. Findings will guide universities offering MRE programmes in South Africa and elsewhere in the processes of curriculum improvement.
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This study is a collection of oral personal experience narratives from four selfidentified Black female student activists – two from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (1960-1966) and two from the contemporary movement (20022012). I investigate general aspects of their experiences of being Black, female, students and activists within the context of their communities and educational institutions. My research questions are: 1) What were/are the cultural and historical factors...
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For a long period from the late 1970s, Botswana was one of the most rapidly growing economies in the world. Education at all levels also rapidly expanded, and it would not be wholly unfair to say that for a long period the response to any education difficulty or problem was to throw more money at it and start a new initiative. The international financial crisis of 2007-8 signaled the end of Botswanas rapid growth, and the anticipated decline of diamond extraction and subsequent government...
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The study examines the perception of students and course tutors about the performances of distance education students in mathematics in the central region of Ghana. It is essentially diagnostic in its quest to discover the problems distance education students encounter in their study of mathematics. The population for the study was made up all level 200 and 300 distance education students at the Cape Coast study centre. A simple random sampling was used for the selection of 196 students and...
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The study assessed the perception of farmers on the awareness, causes and impact of climate change on their farming activities. The study further identifies and describes the various coping strategies adopted by farmers and ways of improving upon them to effectively tackle change in climatic conditions. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, such as frequencies, and percentages. The other key technique that was employed to address the objective includes the Chi square...
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The aims of this study were firstly, to determine whether gender differences influence visual-motor status and secondly, if visual-motor integration, visual perception and motor coordination of Grade 1 learners correlate in the North-West Province of South Africa. A cross-sectional design was used. The subjects consisted of 816 (419 boys and 397 girls) Grade 1 learners with a mean age of 6.78 years. The Developmental Test of Visual-motor Integration (4th ed.) was used to evaluate the...
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Current education-specific law and policy do not provide clear guidelines for schools when it comes to adopting policy for managing learner victims of sexual misconduct. It is contended that these policies should be formulated in a manner that will guarantee compliance with international and national victims' rights and minimum standards because that would ensure more effective management of learner sexual misconduct victims. If minimum standards are not upheld, victims' rights are not...
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Since the Post-9/11 GI Bill an increasing number of veterans and military students are seeking to complete degrees online and through enrollment at campuses across the nation (Brown 2011). The increased number of military students in postsecondary education settings presents challenges and opportunities for both the veteran student and institution of higher education. Military students also referred to as veteran students are choosing to pursue postsecondary education for occupational and...
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This study is an investigation into teacher perceptions of the role of a primary school principal in supporting their well-being: learning from a South African public school in challenging conditions. As a grounded theory study using a classical grounded theory approach it proposes a substantiated theory based on the synthesis of findings from a single case study of a school. This grounded theory proposes that teacher well-being is a dynamic, fluctuating and holistic state of LOVING, BEING,...