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Background: Hospital sharps pose a substantial health risk to health workers, patients, waste collectors and the environment. Training has been used among health workers to improve safety at the work place. This study aimed to assess the effect of training on sharp handling and management among health workers in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State. Methodology: The study was a quasi-experimental study conducted in three phases. Data collection tools included an individual...
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This study presents culturally responsive mentoring as a theoretical framework for supporting the high school to college matriculation and retention of African American males. In secondary and post-secondary education, strategic interventions such as pre-college programs and mentoring are not new to educators, administrators, and policymakers. Notwithstanding, given the recent educational achievement challenges faced by African American males in the United States, implementing...
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The current status of indigenous African languages in South Africa has caught the attention of language experts, academics and the general public. The main focus of this article is on the role which schools can play to promote and develop indigenous African languages. Schools are viewed as a fertile ground where second languages can be grounded, particularly urban schools which are multiracial, with learners from different linguistic backgrounds. The article observes that while the South...
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In South Africa there are many signs that show that there is a crisis in education. With high enrolment rates each year, and increasingly poor grade 12 output, it is clear that more concentration needs to be focused on the quality of education. Quantity should, however, also be considered when the majority of those learners who pass matric do not meet the minimum requirements for university entrance. In addition, of the number of learners enrolled in grade 1, only half make it to grade 12....
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This study was carried out to design, implement and evaluate the impact of civic information, education and communication (IEC) programme on College of Education Students in Lagos State. The study utilized a participatory research model within the action research paradigm and employed a 2x2, non-randomized factorial design. Hypothesis were generated and tested in the study at 0.05 alpha level. Focus group discussion guide and civic knowledge attitude (CKA) questionnaires were used for the...
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This study aims to investigate the perceptions of Libyan accounting graduates regarding the teaching methods that Libyan accounting educators practiced in their classrooms, the adequacy of teaching and learning resources at Libyan universities, and to test whether or not there is any relationship between adequacy of teaching and learning resources at Libyan universities and the teaching methods used by Libyan accounting educators. Quantitative data was collected from fifty four Libyan...