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Adaptation has the potential to significantly contribute to reductions in negative impacts from changes in climatic conditions. The study investigated the factors influencing farmer's choice of adaptation measures to climate change among smallholder arable farmers in Kogi State, Nigeria. Multistage random sampling technique was used to select one hundred and sixty (160), respondents. Data collected from the study were analyzed using descriptive statistics, logit regression and constraints...

Peasant association plays a central role in climate change adaptation. Farmer-based associations serve as a conduit for the implementation of climate change adaptation practices by contributing to knowledge sharing and assimilation. In Ghana, the role of peasant associations in climate change adaptation is unnoticed. Employing a mixed research approaches the procurement of data, this study gives a deeper understanding of peasant associations and their activities of two regions in the...

The aim of this research is to analyze the pedagogical management system of students in Science and Technology of Physical and Sports Activities in initial training at the National Institute of Youth, Physical Education and Sports (INJEPS ) during their internships in secondary schools. From a reading grid composed of the systemic model of the intervention process of Dunkin and Biddle (1974) and that of Chevallard (1992), this study problematizes on the one hand the didactic fact based on...

The purpose of this research was to explore how sharing information through social media can facilitate dialogue, learning and community engagement in the management of water resources. The intention of this study was to go beyond using social media to share information by investigating how information was shared before the use of social media was implemented in the Save Midmar Dam Project; the justification for and selection of suitable social media platforms; how information is shared; the...

This study mainly investigated whether there is any correlation between the Big Five Personality Traits of pre-service teachers and their performance in Practicums I&II, and attempted to identify the extent to which the personality traits affect pre-service teachers' performance. To fulfill the purpose of the study, a sample of 110 fourth-year student-teachers; 86 females & 24 male, of the English Department, in the Faculty of Education at Hodeidah University, was selected‎. ‎They...

Entrepreneurial orientation of students in Morocco is a potential driver of economic growth, job creation and development of self-employment. The proposed paper aims to present in the first part the evolvement over time of the definition of the entrepreneur, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial orientation. In the second part, the analysis is oriented towards the objectives of ten academic programs in entrepreneurship that have been implemented in Moroccan public universities from the 2000s...

School mapping in secondary education has witnessed a lot of distortion in Nigeria largely because the allocation of educational resources is embedded in politics of education. Consequently, the paper examined trends in the politics of school mapping and spatial distribution of secondary schools in Rivers state. Three research questions guided the study. The document analysis research method was utilized which involved extensive analysis of records and documents. Data collected were...

A written test has been administred to 226 pupils of the fourth form scientific, chemistry-biology option of 11 schools of Bunia town in DR Congo in order to evaluate the level of acquisition of total ionic reactions by the surveyed pupils. The obtained results at the end of these tests have shown that these pupils do not master correctly the notions of total ionic reactions taught to them (38,94 % of success). These pupils are very skillful in the explaination test (60,18 %) rather than in...

A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Educational Management, Policy and Curriculum Studies, School of Education, Kenyatta University. April, 2019

The main purpose of this study was to explore the role of self-governance in mitigating the effects of mine water pollution. Based on a case study of the Anglo Coal eMalahleni Reclamation Plant in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, the objectives of the study were to investigate the nature of water quality management in eMalahleni; to probe the water institutional arrangements of Anglo Coal mine; to establish how the self-governance principle of rulemaking in the reclamation plant helps in...

The historical method of data collection, analysis and discussion was used to study and report on the role of the National Universities' Commission (NUC), an agency set up by the Federal Government for all universities, irrespective of ownership (federal, state or private) in ascertaining quality assurance in the management and administration of university education in Nigeria with reference to setting up of minimum academic standard for all academic programmes.The objective was to determine...

Teaching Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in medical schools is becoming prevalent worldwide. Few studies have been conducted to evaluate medical students’ knowledge and attitude toward CAM. Therefore, this study was designed to assess CAM knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among Palestinian medical students. This study was developed in a cross-sectional design. It targeted medical students at An-Najah National University, between January and April of 2018. We gathered the data...

Deforestation and forest degradation are major contributors to recent increases in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and changes to the world's hydrological cycle.For instance most of the European countries, the industrial process emissions are typically 1-2% of total emissions in the world.In Ethiopia, the current contribution is very low as compare to a global scale, but will more than double from 150 MtCO2e to 400 Mt CO2e in 2030.Realizing the threat of global warming, reducing...

Discipline in schools is about positive behavior change in order to create conducive environment for learning.When discipline is achieved in secondary schools, it becomes instrumental in students academic performance.This study focused on assessment of the influence of teachers' discipline management strategies on KCSE performance in public secondary schools in Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya.The objective of this study was to establish the influence of school rules on KCSE performance.The...

Trees in agroforestry systems are potential sinks of atmospheric carbon (C) due to their fast growth, productivity, high and long-term biomass C stock.Soil under forest and agroforestry also plays a major role in global C sequestration.This study was initiated to assess woody species and soil C sequestration of traditional agroforestry practices.Three study sites (namely: Buriketu, Chire and Erba) were systematically selected based on the presence of traditional agroforestry practices.Forty...

Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural SeriesVolume 56, Issue 3 p. 22215A-22216C Internal Developments CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: New Inclusive Cabinet First published: 11 April 2019 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-825X.2019.08760.xRead the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text...

Providing guidance and counselling in schools is one of the most important services a school has to have and it is the reason why the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) introduced guidance and counselling in both primary and high schools of Eswatini.However, there are obstacles that affect the effective implementation of guidance and counselling in schools.Thus, there was a need to find out the challenges teachers face in the implementation of guidance and counselling in Eswatini...

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