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From arrival in New Zealand refugee students are disadvantaged as they will often not have had the experience of formal education. In New Zealand, the mismatch of age and placement in classes contributes to educational failure. Additionally, Somali and other refugee-background parents are often poorly engaged with their children's schools and with their education. This article reports on the findings of an evaluation of a student-centred approach to improving educational achievement, the...
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School safety and security continue to demand attention at schools worldwide and in particular, South Africa, where numerous events expose schools as unsafe environments.Legislation and various policy directives do provide for safety measures to be enacted at schools.Added to legislative provisions, are best practices in safety and security, which should engender the implementation of legislative provisions and behavioural practices aimed at keeping schools safe and secure.With this study, I...
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In the context of climate change, security is not only a relationship between countries, but also the interdependence between issues. In the African region, water, energy, and food form a security nexus with great sensitivity and vulnerability. Security nexus provides a new explanation for resources competition, cooperation, and conflict in the African region, and promotes water-food-energy research shift from the technical aspects to foreign policy level, and finally provides new...
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The quality of governance and teaching public administration are two interrelated issues that were addressed together, especially in the case of an emerging country as Morocco (UN, 2007). Previous research shows evidence of a strong correlation between education and, more specifically, higher education, and the current stage of structures for the modern state through training (Jaramillo, 2013). This research explored the Moroccan experience in its endeavor toward a more democratic government...
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The evidence of the huge challenges of literacy development faced by South African learners is primarily gleaned from the results of learners’ external assessments. There is little research which explores, in-depth, the strategies used by teachers to teach reading literacy and reading comprehension specifically. Questions remain about what is going wrong and, most importantly,what can be changed to rectify the poor outcomes of learners. To gain insight into the poor achievement of Grade 4...
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Climate change impact assessments on agriculture in Southern Africa are mostly carried out at large spatial scales, risking missing out on local impacts and adaptation potential that reflect the range of multiple and unique bio-physical and agronomic conditions under which farmers in the region operate. This study investigated how climate change may affect yields of various major food crops in specific locations in the region; maize and sorghum (Mohale’s Hoek – Lesotho and Big Bend –...
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The poor academic performances of Microbiology students in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the increasing number of students transferring to the department prompted this study which determined the effects of the choice of Microbiology as career on the students’ academic performance. Eighty five students that consented, out of a total of 106 eligible students that were in 300 level and 400 level in the department were enrolled in the study. A Likert scale questionnaire and students’...
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlates of examination malpractice among secondary school students in Oyo State, Nigeria. The instrument used for the study was tagged Predisposing Factors towards Examination Malpractice Questionnaire (PFTEMQ). The instrument was administered to 300 students randomly selected from 20 multi staged selected secondary schools of five randomly selected local government areas of the state, whereby 15 students were randomly selected from each...
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In this article, the power of musical sound and its transformative effects on human beings are explored, as perceived since ancient times and discussed in recent literature. An evolving research project is then reviewed, with a group of primary school children from disadvantaged backgrounds with no prior formal musical training.In essence, the aim of the study in progress is to determine how musical sound can be used to facilitate mindfulness, develop wholeness and facilitate the holistic...
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ABSTRACT Various governments in Nigeria have made attempts to transform the nation but none has successfully taken her to the desire destination. Effort of the current government is also commendable. Though worthwhile, character reforming education for its success has being neglected, this implies a vicious circle. The challenges of greed, lack, disorderliness, insecurity, sentiments and corruption through education have not been properly addressed. Hence, this paper investigated how...
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Reasons for participation in sport differ and intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation and even amotivation can influence the decision. In the South African context, little research has been done on the differences of motivation among male and female students to participate in sport. This study sought to understand the relationship between certain motivation drivers and sport participation. It also explored the gender variable and whether there are differences between male and female...
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The study examined ICT skills and internet usage of undergraduates of Library and Information Science Departments in Delta and Edo States. The descriptive design was employed for the study. Sample consists of 238 undergraduates. The questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents. Findings revealed that there was no significant relationship between the ICT skills possessed by undergraduates of LIS Departments in Delta and Edo states and their internet usage. However, the...