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Survey data collected from 2,000 Senior Secondary Two Students (SS II) in Cross River State, Nigeria were analysed to determine the influence of child abuse on the students’ locus of control. Four dimensions of child abuse such as: Physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and child neglect were considered in the study. Contingency chi-square (X 2 ) was used to determine the influence of child abuse on students’ locus of control at 0.05 Alpha levels. The result obtained showed a...

SUMMARY Background : Cameroon has adopted the organization of an annual awareness campaign during holidays as one of its measures to fight against AIDS amongst the youths called ‘AIDS free holidays’. During the campaign of 2010 we conducted a study involving 2509 young volunteers, with the aim to update and analyze the various risk factors for HIV infection, in a context characterized by high youth exposure to the infections. Materials and methods : All persons presented at the stands of...

One of the measures taken in Cameroon to respond to the infection of the human immunodeficiency virus is the organization of an annual awareness campaign called "Vacations without AIDS". During the 2011 campaign, we conducted a study involving 2509 young volunteers, with the aim to list the various residual and/or new behaviors exposing individuals to this infection, in a context characterized by a multiplication of awareness campaigns.All persons who presented at the screening booth were...

The past few decades has witnessed a shift of focus in the teaching profession both in Native and some Non-Native settings. The teaching enterprise now rests on the solid assumption that language should be taught for the purpose of effective communication. L2 instruction main concern in the 21 st century is to help learners become competent users of the language.  The teaching of English aims to help learners possess the essential weapons (required knowledge) for a sound linguistic...

This report focuses on a qualitative historical inquiry into the available literature on the economic, social, political and cultural factors that influenced the professional development of black South African nurses from 1908-1994. Historically rich data were analysed using time-specific a priori codes. The findings revealed that black South African nurses had to adapt to Western-dominated scientific health views using specialised formal Western terminology in a 'foreign' language...

Heavy metals were determined in topsoils around a major industrial estate co-located with a housing estate in the southwestern region of Nigerian.Samples were collected on three-monthly basis for 18 months, from the industrial waste dumpsites, industrial area, residential area, around an effluent channel, outskirts of the estate and control sites.Average levels of Cu (2850 ± 3340 mg/kg), Pb (768 ± 450 mg/kg) and Ni (105 ± 30 mg/kg) at the dumpsites were significantly higher than other...

The study was aimed at investigating the influence of family socio economic status and educational level of parents on delinquency among senior secondary school students in Calabar south. Cross River State, Nigeria. It was a survey research; as such the population used was 2640 senior secondary school students, using simple random sampling technique, 600 students were drawn for the study. For data analysis, independent t-test was used for testing the study hypothesis at 0.05 level of...

The study focused on the importance of marketing education courses for career preparation and job advancement in a global economy. The rapid advancement of the information age and increase in market size are some of the changes that have significant impact in the marketing profession. The primary purpose of the study was to determine the importance of marketing education in a global economy. Two research questions guided the study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 340...

Climate change is impacting on climate dependent activities such as agriculture in Africa and Ghana. The extent of the impact of climate change in agriculture depends on the level of vulnerability or exposure of farmers to these impacts. This study estimates the level of vulnerability of smallholder farmers to climate change and variability in northern Ghana using the Livelihood Vulnerability Index highlighting access to, and utilization of water resources. The approach estimates...

The use of online social networking tools like blackberry messenger, face book, 2go, Nimbuzz, yahoo messenger, etc, continues to increase rapidly among all age groups and segments of the society, presenting new opportunities for the exchange of sexual information  as well as for potentially unsafe encounters. This study using the survey research design and hinged on questionnaires and personal interview as instruments, explored the influence of social networking sites as tools for sexual...

This chapter explores factors that enhance and constrain the adoption and sustainability of Information and Communication Technologies in Universities and higher institutions of learning in South Africa. This study examines pedagogical, socio-economic and epistemological aspects of the paradigm shift in higher education delivery in Africa. Adopting and sustaining ICTs for educational improvement is a multifaceted process. As a dynamic process, all the vital elements of technology adoption...

This study examines the challenges facing the teaching of English language in secondary schools in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State Nigeria. The purpose of the research is to determine the basic factors that can be attributed to poor usage of the language by school leavers and graduates. The methodology of the study was the use of questionnaire to elicit response from English teachers. The questions contained in the questionnaire covered areas of perceived difficulties in...

This PhD dissertation focuses on mutual learning processes of governmental and non-governmental actors involved in Dutch-Moroccan and Dutch-Turkish municipal partnerships in the period 2007-2011. These partnerships aim at strengthening local governance in Morocco and Turkey as well as in the Netherlands. The research focuses on five case studies and indicate the partnerships lead to important forms of learning at both sides, including strengthening service delivery and working in multi-actor...

Climate change is often related to various adverse effects, among those endangering food security and raising the risk of conflict. But empirical evidence is rather inconclusive so far, particularly about its relationship to (mass) violence. In this letter, we provide a brief review of studies explaining connections between climate change and mass violence and discuss strategies how to properly address the issue in the future, focussing on sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) and climate effects on...

The main objective of this study was to examine the factors that influenced the retention or otherwise of administrative staff of the Ghana Education Service in the Northern Region of Ghana (ASGES). The study used the exploratory and descriptive research designs. Purposive as well as stratified and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select a sample of 63 respondents, consisting of 45 current and 18 former ASGES. Primary data for the study were obtained through focus group...