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Kenya government has initiated a number of education investment fundings such as Free Tuition Secondary Education, Constituency Development Fund and District Education Board Bursary in secondary schools in an attempt to promote retention and reduce dropout rate among the students.However,the national dropout rate of students in secondary schools in Kenya was 42,272 (7.8 percent) and retention rate was 419,608 (76.7 percent).In Seme Sub-County, the proportion of 16 and 17 year old without...

This study sought to evaluate the National Literacy Acceleration Programme (NALAP) on the teaching of language and literacy from the Kindergarten to primary three (KG1-P3).The scope of the study covered only lower primary teachers.The design was cross-sectional research design.Three instruments; namely, questionnaire, interview guide, and document analysis were used for the data collection.The population for the study comprised 1852 lower primary teachers of the Upper West Region with an...

The purpose of this study was to examine the interaction effects of gender and programs of study on attitudes of postgraduate diploma in teaching (PGDT) students towards the teaching profession.The main aim of the study was to find out whether there are any significant interaction effects of gender and programs of study of PGDT students' attitude towards the teaching profession.A descriptive survey was carried out among PGDT students during the year 2016/2017 regular session with a...

One of the most salient features of developing countries is the preponderance of the informal sector.This sector employs more than 90% of the labour in Cameroon.The main objective of this paper is to empirically examine gender factors that determine informal labour force participation in Cameroon with particular emphasis on the role of education.In order to achieve this objective, the paper used probit model on data collected from the second Cameroon Labour Force survey.Three models were...

The study reported here focuses on integrating climate change issues in School curriculum in The Gambia.The objectives are to determine the extent to which climate-related themes presently feature in the Upper Basic (lower secondary) schools of The Gambia; propose an integration plan for enhanced climate themes in the school curriculum; and identify suitable teaching methods for conveying climate change information to students.A curriculum audit of two subject areas in the Upper Basic School...

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for providing a quality education for all by 2030.In order to achieve the SDGs and improve educational outcomes globally, it is essential to understand what teaching strategies teachers use and to comprehend if students are learning.The purpose of this study is 1) to understand what teaching pedagogies Ghanaian teachers use in their Low-Fee Private Schools (LFPSs); and 2) to determine whether students stay on task.Using the Stallings Snapshot...

Maternal mortality has become one of the major problems that has plagued the world, particularly in developing countries including Ghana.The overarching objective of this paper is to explore the maternal health service delivery in Ghana.Specifically, the study assessed the performance of service delivery of maternal health care with regards to the MDG 5; examined patients satisfaction with maternal health service delivery; and analyzed the effectiveness and efficiency of maternal health...

The study was conducted to investigate the perceived effectiveness of performance appraisal system in government owned secondary schools of Sidama Zone, Ethiopia.The study used teachers, school principals and experts from District education office as a unit of analysis.Descriptive survey method of quantitative research supported by qualitative study was employed to investigate the reaction of teachers and principal against the standards set for effective implementation of performance...

Background:In Egypt utilization of pre-marriage counseling and testing (PMC) is still limited.Objective: To identify knowledge and attitude of medical students towards PMC.Method: A cross sectional study at Tanta Faculty of Medicine on 379 students using a predesigned questionnaire.Results: The majority admit that PMC can detect hereditary diseases (79.4%) and sexually transmitted infections (73.8%).Among participants, 76.2% were willing to use free PMC and 18.8% expressed awareness of...

Background: Physical inactivity (PI) became an alarming epidemic.University students are considered an interesting group for studying the prevalence and determinants of PI.Interventions for promotion of healthy lifestyle, including physical activity in this group is a way of ensuring a good physical and mental health not only as young adults but also later in life.Objectives: This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of physical inactivity and its determinants among Assiut...

The main purpose of this study was to assess the practice and challenges of appraising teachers' performance appraisal in the preparatory schools of Wolaita Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's Region.The objectives were attained by analyzing how teacher's performance is appraised, identify the methods and criteria employed in appraising teachers performance, determining the extents to which teachers performance appraisal is used and identifying the challenges encountered in...

The purpose of this review is to examine the existing practices of quality teaching in Mizan_Tepi University.Specifically, it is to discuss on how the knowledge, experiences and skills acquired from higher diploma program training is linked to quality teaching-learning.Higher diploma program training is effectively undertaking in Mizan_Tepi University.About 572 university academic staffs have been completed this training program within the last ten years.However, the impact of this training...

The youth in Eswatini are facing several challenges which require a comprehensive, coordinated, and multisectorial response from the government and other relevant stakeholders.Cases of high school dropout rate, HIV/AIDS prevalence, violence, drug and substance abuse, and poor academic performance, are on the rise in the country.The learners' behaviours indicate inadequate knowledge of Life Skills Education which are indicators of ineffective implementation of the programme in high schools in...

Purpose:The number of secondary schools in Uganda (private or public, and rural or urban) exponentially grew in the last decade up to 3,070 by 2017.While this was matched with a rise in enrolment, there was no corresponding growth in the number of competent teaching staff, nor other quality inputs.The objective of the study was to determine the influence of school quality on the pass rates at O'Level in two selected districts of Iganga and Jinja in the Eastern region of Uganda.Method: A...

The majority Ethiopian women are largely engaged in the agricultural sector, which is highly vulnerable to climate changes.This study, aims at analyzing the determinants of women's response measures of climate change in the Dubti Woreda.This article designed as a cross-sectional research design and employed qualitative and quantitative research approaches.Data was obtained from primary and secondary sources.Moreover, both the probability and non probability sampling techniques were...

A thesis submitted to the college of economics and management in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of masters’ degree of human resource management of Kampala International University

A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF EDUCATION DEGREE IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CURRICULUM, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA

Food for education (FFE) programs that include school meals are widely used to improve school participation and performance, but evidence on nutritional benefits is limited.This study tested whether food fortified with multiple micronutrients provided in FFE programs reduced anemia prevalence of primary-school-age adolescent girls, adult women, and preschool children.Through the use of a cluster randomized controlled trial with individual-level repeated cross-sectional data, we measured...

There is limited data on risk factors associated with childhood overweight and obesity in Ghanaian school children. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of overweight and obesity and associated risk factors in Ghanaian school children.Data for this study were obtained from a cross-sectional survey of 543 children aged 8 and 11 years, attending private and public primary schools in the Adentan Municipality of Greater Accra Region, Ghana. Anthropometric, dietary,...