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This study describes the collaboration among a school counselor, a school counselor intern, an Advanced Placement Psychology teacher, and a counselor educator to improve African-American access to Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and increase success on the AP Psychology national examination. The team initiated a process that recruited African American students into AP Psychology and supported them through group and individual counseling to create an achievement-minded cohort that emphasized peer relationships and academic success.

This study describes the collaboration among a school counselor, a school counselor intern, an Advanced Placement Psychology teacher, and a counselor educator to improve African American access to Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and increase success on the AP Psychology national examination. The team initiated a process that recruited African American students into AP Psychology and supported them through group and individual counseling to create an achievement-minded cohort that emphasized peer relationships and academic success.

The purpose of this study was to identify factors that influenced the college choice process for high-achieving, low-income African American students, and to understand the effect of the Gates Millennium Scholarship on their college choice. Drawing from the Gates Millennium Scholar Tracking Database, a College Choice Survey, and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 231 high-achieving, low-income African American students who were selected as part of the 2012 cohort of Gates...

The success of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in any country can be considered a key indicator of the country's advancement in technology. For a country to evolve into a technologically advanced one, TVET must have played an active and vital role. With a growing population like Nigeria, youth placement in education and/or work is very critical. Studies have revealed that youth participation in education and skills training in Nigeria is inadequate, hence their...

The standardization and undertakings for recognition and respect of human rights dates back to 1948 with the adoption of the UDHR. The understanding towards the universality of human rights is reached relatively later at the third World Human Rights Conference in Vienna in 1993. Despite this, until recently, little attention has been afforded to addressing the serious human rights violations suffered by PWDs. In response to the long reigned neglect and the advocacy works by different...

The standardization and undertakings for recognition and respect of human rights dates back to 1948 with the adoption of the UDHR. The understanding towards the universality of human rights is reached relatively later at the third World Human Rights Conference in Vienna in 1993. Despite this, until recently, little attention has been afforded to addressing the serious human rights violations suffered by PWDs. In response to the long reigned neglect and the advocacy works by different...

Land is one of three major factors of production in classical economics (along with labor and capital) and an essential input for housing and crop production. Land use is the backbone of agriculture and it provides substantial economic and social benefits. Assessing past-to present land use patterns associated with the crop production helps to understand which climatic effects might arise due to expanding crop cultivation. This study was conducted to evaluate the land use pattern and its...

This chapter discusses the principles and processes of the participatory learning and action-research approach to integrated rice management (PLARIRM) in Africa, as well as the application of PLAR-IRM in a rainfed lowland rice system in Madagascar. Prospects for the wider use of PLAR-IRM in Africa are mentioned.

The historic and contemporary global concern over youth violence and indiscipline/subordination in schools has educators, school administrators and policy makers working hard to ensure that schools are welcoming and safe spaces for learners. Social harmony can only be achieved by understanding and addressing the causes of youth violence and indiscipline as part of a curriculum of values and character education to ensure effective learning outcomes for all. While the engagement of local...

This study sought to establish the level of relationship between teachers’ nomination of gifted and talented children and their demographic variables; (gender, age, qualification, teaching experience and type of school). Four hundred teachers made up of 215 males and 185 females were selected from the Senior High and the Basic schools from the Central Region of Ghana through a multistage simple random sampling method. An Adapted and simplified version with a Chronbach reliability coefficient...

Nurses in Malawi play a vital role in the health system particularly in the public health service where they provide the bulk of primary health services. However, Malawi faces critical shortage of this important cadre of health workers. At the current nurse patient ratio of 38 nurses per 100,000 people, Malawi does not have anywhere near enough nurses to meet its health care needs. Nursing shortage can partially be addressed by reinforcing the motivation factors that attract and retain new...

This research investigated sex differences in academic self-esteem of secondary school students in FCT, Abuja Metropolis, of Nigeria. To achieve the objectives of this study, a total of 250 senior secondary class two (SS2) students consisting of 125 males and 125 females were randomly selected as sample for this study. The Self Descriptive Questionaire (SDQ) of Marsh, Parker and Smith, (1983) was used as the main instrument for data collection and Schiraldi’s Self-esteem Enhancement...

T he recent trends of increasing global temperatures and incidences of extreme climate events in Africa—mainly droughts and floods—are likely to continue. These severe climate events demonstrate the level and depth of the impact that climate change has on African economies. African policymakers should prioritize climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in the development agenda of 2014 and beyond in order to continue and sustain its current growth. Furthermore, despite the fact...

Mental distress is becoming a common health problem among university students. There is limited information in this regard in Ethiopia. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of mental distress among students in Adama University.A cross-sectional study was conducted in March2011. Four hundred and thirteen students were participated in the study. Simple random sampling technique was applied to select the study participants. Self-Reporting...