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Sorghum (Sorghum bicolour (L.) Moench) grown under rain-fed conditions is usually affected by drought stress at different stages, resulting in reduced yield.The assessment of variation in morpho-physiological traits contributing towards drought tolerance at these stages is of vital importance.This study was conducted using a split plot design with three replications to evaluate 25 sorghum accessions at post flowering stage under well watered and drought stress conditions at Hamelmalo...

Introduction: Uncorrected refractive error (RE) is the most common cause of visual impairment (VI) in the world. It has significant effects on individuals and community, restricting some educational and occupational employment opportunities of the otherwise healthy individual. A significant percentage of the world population is visually impaired/blind from uncorrected RE. Aim: To determine the pattern of REs in ophthalmic outpatients in a teaching hospital. Materials and Methods: Records of...

Role models was one of the themes for lessons in the Foundation Phase in the South AfricanRevised National Curriculum Statement of 2002 (RNCS; Department of Education, 2002).The focus of the article is to discuss how teachers understood, interpreted and presented thetheme to their pupils and how their pupils responded to it. The study is based on policy texts,observation of lessons and textbooks. Foucault’s concepts of normalisation and normalisingjudgment and Connell’s concepts of...

Female Genital Mutilation is a cultural tradition, recognized as a violation of human rights and dignity of girls. Many countries develop educational programs that offer alternatives to the ritual. The research questions to which we are seeking answers are: what was the meaning of the practice to the populations? In the community educational programs, what does the alternative ritual consist of? The aims of the study were: to explore the experiences of Guineans immigrant women that lived in...

The study examined gender differences on the perceived effectiveness of physical punishment among selected secondary school students in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. This was with the view of investigating and evaluating gender differences on the effects of physical punishment in encouraging or discouraging effective and conducive learning environment hence, fostering generally accepted behaviours vital for the nation's growth and development among secondary school students. The quantitative data for...

The study was conducted in Tanga City Council to investigate the factors causing secondary school teachers delay in reporting and not staying long after reporting in their work stations. The first objective was to find out proportion of reporting and non-reporting teachers for the last four years, 2011-2014. Secondly finding out how long teachers take to report in work stations. Thirdly to investigate reasons given by teachers for late reporting and not staying long in the work stations...

Livestock farming is an important part of the Nigerian agricultural sector. The demand for livestock products in Nigeria is on the rise owing to growing population, changes in income and food preferences. However, despite several efforts by Government and NonGovernmental Organizations to increase efficiency and boost production, the desired result is yet to be achieved, because most of the agricultural and rural development programmes have centered only on increased productivity rather than...

Spontaneous reporting (SPR) and intensive monitoring are the conventional systems used for detecting, recording, and reporting adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Using spontaneous reporting a lot of successes has been made as existing ADRs were identified and new ones prevented through this methods. The aim of this appraisal was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and the practice of medical students with regards to ADRs reporting and to see if differences exist between the level of study and...

This study investigated the effect of Further Mathematics on students’ achievement in mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics in Katsina State, Nigeria. One hundred and fifty (150) students from seven (7) Senior Secondary Schools were purposively selected for the study. Three Research Questions that correspond were formulated for this study. Experimental research design was employed. All the students selected were offering mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics. A 100 -item...

Background: The pattern of Caesarean section rate is on the rise with emergency surpassing elective caesarean deliveries.This could not be unconnected to the safety of anaesthesia in modern obstetrics.Method: Data on Caesarean deliveries conducted from January, 2005 to December, 2009 was analyzed using Epi Info Statistical Software.Results: The Caesarean section rate was 18.75%.The mean age was 28.02±5.86years.Emergency Caesarean section was the majority (59.4%) while the remaining (40.6%)...

This study focused on teachers’ perception about curriculum development and barriers to their participation. The sample size was 130 teachers who responded to a questionnaire. The analyses made use of descriptive statistics and descriptions. The study found that the level of teachers’ participation in curriculum development is low. The results further showed that the importance of teachers taking part in curriculum development include contributing to successful implementation of curriculum,...

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B infection in pregnant women and to evaluate the risk factors of hepatitis B infection. The study was conducted during the period (March to June, 2010) in Khartoum state, Sudan. A total of 160 pregnant women who presented to the labor ward or antenatal clinic of Khartoum Teaching Hospital were enrolled. Socio-demographic characteristics were gathered, in addition to obstetric history through a structured questionnaire....

The current condition of our learning environment is in a deplorable state which is hardly conducive to normal study. The huge increase in student numbers in several institutions in Nigeria exceed the available seats in the lecture theatres coupled with inadequate public-address systems. The traditional learning method is not flexible as it does not permit access to educational resource at any time or place feasible. Additionally, most students possess personal computers which they use for...

A research project submitted to the school of education in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree of masters of education of Kenyatta University November 2015

Society has a way of categorising and assigning expectations to its members. There are also rules regarding the norms and processes of dealing with problems of daily life. If a rule is broken during interactions between individuals in society resulting in abnormal situation, it can be labelled as stigma. When people perceive individuals as possessing socially unacceptable attributes, they assign negative qualities to the person and results in devaluation of the individual. Data was collected...