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The satisfaction of the needs for both competence and self-regulation influence student motivation. Guided by Self-Determination Theory (SDT), this study examined the influence of gender, grade level, program type, and school sport participation (SSP) on perceived competence and self-regulation among secondary physical education students. Participants included 158 students (109 males and 49 females) aged 14 to 24 years old (M = 18.91; SD = 1.48) enrolled in compulsory second and third year...

Oppression manifests itself in various ways, such that intersections between different forms of oppression can be identified. This is also true for women living in South Africa, a country that has for years been plagued by many forms of oppression (racism, sexism, classism, etc.). Women are, amidst various forms of oppression, often left with few alternative options but to bargain with various forms of gender relations as a means to obtain basic human rights (like education). Recent student...

Background: Personal hygiene deficiency diseases have been found to be a serious public health problem and people often affected are school children.These have been attributed to inadequate knowledge of personal hygiene and its practices.Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study to investigate personal hygiene knowledge and practices of senior secondary school, Ile -Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.A pre-tested 25-item, purpose designed, self-administered questionnaires were used to collect...

ABSTRACT There has been an unprecedented transformation and revolution in human culture in the 21st century which cut across all sphere including sexual values. This transformation has also been noticed in consensual unions over the last few decades in many developed countries in the West most especially among students in the university (Blom et al 1993, Bumpass et al 1991, Kiernan 1996). This has given birth to a culture of cohabitation, and there is a growing trend of cohabitation and...

The major thrust of this paper was the survey of the perception of Basic Science teachers in Benue State on the new curriculum of Basic Science and Technology for Junior Secondary Schools. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population for the study was all the Basic Science teachers in all Junior Secondary Schools in Makurdi Municipal of Benue State. Three research questions and three null hypotheses guided the study. The sample was 114 Basic Science teachers....

The prevalence of whipworm infection (Trichuris trichiura) among primary school pupils in Dantube, Dawakin kudu local government Area of Kano State, between August, 2015 to January, 2016 was studied. Of the 400 samples collected and examined 101 (34.83%) were positive for single or multiple infections. The prevalence of the infection was significantly higher among males (75.25%, p-value 0.138) than females (24.75%, p-value 0.156) (p < 0.05). Children in the age group 4 – 6years had...

In order to have an intelligent education, we have to make use of all modern education techniques. One of these techniques is the integration of information and communication technologies in education according to the global trend. In other words, to prepare a creative environment using means of existing web tools, techniques, and services to provide Browser-Based-Application. Nowadays Arab countries have a big interest in E-learning techniques and put it into the form of services within...

In Nigeria, climate change impacts sectors of the economy: agriculture and food security, water resources, human health, energy, recreation and tourism. The signature of climate change is also seen on extreme meteorological events, such as floods, droughts, heat waves, ocean surges, strong winds and storms. These strong weather events have been identified to be impacting strongly on the hydrological cycle and water catchment systems in Nigeria. This paper captured both evidences and impacts...

It is a well-known fact that South Africa has, for many years, languished at the bottom of the list when it comes to the performance of school learners in science and mathematics. Three of the major constraints leading to poor performance of South African learners are that there are not enough well-qualified science and mathematics teachers in our schools, that affective outcomes are marginalised in an examination-driven school system, and that many schools have a lack of appropriate...

The current study examines the effect of the portfolio assessment method to assess writing ability of third year foreign languages learners enrolled at a secondary school in Laghouat, Algeria. The objective was to find out whether a particular portfolio assessment model was successful in helping the students to improve their English writing ability in general, and writing strategies and processes in particular. In doing so, four experimental tools were implemented: Pretest/Posttest, English...

Looking at the complexity of the post-revolutionary environment in Tunisia, this article proposes a model for renewal of teaching practices in social entrepreneurship in the framework of a partnership initiative between German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ ) and High Institute of Management-university of Tunis ( ISGT) as a case study  for the method of action research. The study embraces a conceptual framework inspired by effectuation theory. Our aim here is to provide an adequate...

With low participation in higher education, poor throughput rates, and an underfunded system (both at the level of institutional subsidy and financial provision for needy students), it is not surprising that many debates on higher education in South Africa focus on matters of efficiency. This also ties into a broader global consensus that conceptualises higher education primarily in economic terms. However, in this article it is argued that while understandable, this position is an...

This research aimed at knowing the standards of teaching reading that have been developed in Egypt at the secondary level through the period (2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015).And to what extent they are in line with the international standards applied in some international systems and achieved high scores in reading level of their students.There is a complaint from the weakness of the secondary schools' students in reading, and this is, of course,...

: What are the benefits or costs of allowing marginalized women and ordinary Ghanaians to participate in the policy development activities of national education commission? This paper focuses on this issue by analyzing the narratives of two former members of the Ghana Education Reform Committee, along with a review of the international literature. While the narratives are in favour of maintaining the status-quo, the paper argues for widening participation to include women and ordinary...

Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the five most important staple foods in South-Kivu, with high and increasing demand. The gap between the demand and supply has led to increased importation of rice in the region. Changes in climate are likely to further worsen this gap. This study determined the impact of future climate on paddy rice yield in high altitude plateau and semi-arid Lowland plain of South Kivu region. The Agricultural Production Systems Simulator Model (APSIM) was used to simulate...